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Jamaica Looking to Grow Tourism from United Kingdom, Ireland

Jamaica is planning a major push to increase its market share in the United Kingdom and Ireland, according to Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett. The island received about 229,000 visitors from the United Kingdom last year. By 2025, Jamaica is looking […]

Jamaica Lifts United Kingdom Travel Ban

Jamaica has officially ended its ban on travel from the United Kingdom. The island had banned flights from the United Kingdom at the end of 2020 amid concerns over a new strain of COVID-19. “This will enable the critical gateways […]

United Kingdom, Caribbean Hold High-Level Talks in London

Above: regional flags at the talks in London (Photo: UKG) By the Caribbean Journal staff Officials from the British government and across CARICOM met in London this week for high-level talks. The UK side included Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister […]

St Lucia Tourism Names New Director for United Kingdom, Europe

Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff The St Lucia Tourist Board has named Atlyn Forde its new acting director of marketing for the United Kingdom and Europe, the board announced Monday. Forde’s apointment takes effect July 7; she […]

Belize and United Kingdom Strengthen Military Ties

Above: the HMS Argyll (Photo: UK Gov) By the Caribbean Journal staff A delegation from the Belize Defence Force and the Belize Coast Guard recently concluded an official visit to the United Kingdom. The delegation included Brigadier General David Jones, […]

Cayman Enterprise City Courts Tech Sector in United Kingdom

Above: Cayman Enterprise City By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cayman Enterprise City special economic zone has begun a campaign to court tech and media companies in the United Kingdom. The economic zone project says it is looking for companies […]

Cayman Islands, United Kingdom Sign “FATCA-Type” Agreement

Above: UK and Cayman Islands officials (Photo: Ministry of Financial Services) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cayman Islands and the United Kingdom signed what the former called a “FATCA-type” agreement on Tuesday. The agreement paves the way for Cayman […]

Grenada Names New Ambassadors to United States, United Kingdom

Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada has named Angus Friday its new Ambassador to the United States, according to Foreign Minister Nickolas Steele. Friday is Grenada’s former Ambassador to the United Nations. He replaces Ambassador Gillian […]

Turks and Caicos Governor Heads to United Kingdom to Brief Ministers

Above: Turks and Caicos Governor Ric Todd By the Caribbean Journal staff Turks and Caicos Governor Ric Todd is heading to the United Kingdom this week to brief United Kingdom Ministers, his office announced Monday. The main purpose of the […]

United Kingdom Names New Minister for Caribbean in Cabinet Reshuffle

Above: British PM David Cameron’s first cabinet meeting since the reshuffle (Photo: UK PM) By the Caribbean Journal staff United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron has announced a new ministerial team at the Foreign Office. Mark Simmonds, the Member of […]

William Hague: United Kingdom Has “Strong Interest” in Supporting Haiti

Above: UK Foreign Secretary William Hague and Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe (Photo: FCO) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe met with United Kingdom Foreign Secretary William Hague in London, where he is leading the Haitian […]

Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe in United Kingdom for Official Visit

Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe has arrived in London for an official visit to the United Kingdom. The trip, which began Wednesday and lasts through Saturday, […]

United Kingdom to Contribute Funding for Citizen Security in Jamaica

By the Caribbean Journal staff A citizen security programme aimed at reducing crime and violence in Jamaica’s high-risk cities will receive a $11.2 million from the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development. Jamaica, which has the highest homicide rate in […]

United Kingdom to Establish First Embassy in Haiti Since 1966

Above: British Foreign Secretary William Hague (Photo: FCO) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti will soon be home to the first United Kingdom diplomatic representation in Haiti since 1966, according to UK Foreign Secretary William Hague. The new British Embassy […]

Cayman to Host Visit from United Kingdom Minister for Overseas Territories

Above: Minister HEnry Bellingham (Photo: FCO) By the Caribbean Journal staff United Kingdom Minister for the Overseas Territories Henry Bellingham will visit the Cayman Islands beginning Wednesday, seeking to reinforce ties between the UK and the territory. Bellingham will meet […]

British Virgin Islands Artists Developing Strategies for United Kingdom Market

Above: a work by artist Reuben Vanterpool By the Caribbean Journal staff A joint programme from the British Virgin Islands London Office and the H Lavity Stoutt Community College is training artists in the territory in new strategies to prepare […]

United Kingdom to Develop Climate Change Plan for Overseas Territories

By the Caribbean Journal staff Four agencies of the United Kingdom plan to develop a Climate Change Programme specifically targeted for the UK overseas territories. The programme will fill a perceived gap identified in recent reviews of current climate change […]

IMF Urges Montserrat to Reduce Dependence on United Kingdom Grants

By the Caribbean Journal staff The International Monetary Fund is urging Montserrat to reduce its dependence on recurrent and capital grants to fuel its economy, along with maintaining its ongoing reforms by the fund’s executive board. In the IMF’s recent […]

United Airlines Adds Year-Round Flights to Meet “Huge” Barbados Demand

In a significant boost to Barbados’ continued tourism renaissance, United Airlines has announced plans to launch year-round service to the island from two major cities in the United States. United will now be operating year-round, nonstop flights from both Newark […]

Haiti’s Michel Martelly, United States’ Barack Obama to Meet in Washington

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly will meet next week with United States President Barack Obama in Washington, the United States government announced. It will be the first official […]

Cayman Islands and United States Sign FATCA Agreement

Above: the US Treasury Department in Washington By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cayman Islands and the United States have signed an agreement that will pave the way for the automatic exchange of tax information under the US’ FATCA law. […]

Vanderpool-Wallace: The United States of the Caribbean

By Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace CJ Contributor IN THE MIDDLE of musing about regional cooperation, tourism Ministers and Commissioners were recently invited to imagine a gestalt entity, “the United States of the Caribbean.” They were invited to consider what such an entity […]

Bahamas Appoints New Ambassadors to United Nations, UK, Cuba

Above: Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie (centre) introduced the country’s new ambassadors to the UN, the UK and Cuba (BIS Photo/Derek Smith) By the Caribbean Journal staff Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie Wednesday announced the appointment of the country’s new […]

Bahamas and United States Begin Negotiations on Maritime Boundaries

Above: Bahamian Foreign Minister Brent Symonette and US Charge d’Affaires John Dinkelman (BIS Photo/Kris Ingraham) By the Caribbean Journal staff The governments of the Bahamas and the United States are in the process of negotiations to define the maritime border […]

UK Visitors Are Flocking to the Turks and Caicos Islands As Airlift Grows

Thanks in large part to last fall’s launch of Virgin Atlantic’s first-ever flight to Providenciales, the Turks and Caicos is in the midst of a boom in travel from the United Kingdom. For the first three months of this year, […]

The Bahamas’ Legendary Graycliff Hotel and Restaurant Just Made History Again

NASSAU — For more than a half century, Nassau’s Graycliff has been the premier restaurant in the Caribbean (and the home of the region’s largest wine and spirits collection). More than that, it has set the standard for food and beverage […]

For Cayman Islands Real Estate, a “Year of Opportunity”

“2023 can be described as a year of resilience,” Jeremy Hurst, the president and broker/owner of Cayman Islands-based IRG International, tells Caribbean Journal. “If you look at the past two decades with Hurricane Ivan here in 2004, the financial crash […]

Sandals Is Opening Its New St Vincent All-Inclusive Resort in March

It’s the most anticipated new resort on the island of St Vincent, well, maybe ever. In just two months, Sandals is opening the new Sandals Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, an all-inclusive resort that should inject significant new energy into […]

Montego Bay Is Getting a New Riu All-Inclusive Next Month