Month: November 2012

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Haiti President Michel Martelly Meets With Pope Benedict XVI

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly and Pope Benedict XVI By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly continued his trip across Western Europe Thursday with a visit to Vatican City and a meeting with Pope Benedict XVI. Martelly was […]

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Jamaica Begins Laying Pipe for Major Water Project in Portmore

Above: the first batch of pipe By the Caribbean Journal staff Workers have begun laying pipe on the Portmore Pipeline Project, a plan to improve the delivery of potable water to communities in the eastern portion of Jamaica’s St Catherine. […]

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Hilton Curacao Completes Renovation

Above: the Hilton Curacao The Hilton Curacao resort has completed a renovation of its executive floor, the company announced in a release. The renovations mean the debut of 34 new executive rooms, along with a new executive lounge, all located […]

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Juan Mari Arzak Named Gastronomic Ambassador at Grand Velas Riviera Maya

Above: the Grand Velas Riviera Maya By the Caribbean Journal staff World-renowned Spanish chef Juan Mari Arzak has been named the Gastronomic Ambassador for the Grand Velas Riviera Maya Resort on Mexico’s Caribbean coast. Arzak, considered one of the leading […]


At St Lucia's BodyHoliday Resort, Spinning Among the Tree Tops

Above: the BodyHoliday resort’s new TreeHouse spin studio By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia’s BodyHoliday Resort, which completed a $20 million renovation last year, will soon debut its Tree House spin studio, the property announced in a release. The […]


St Kitts and Nevis and Kuwait Establish Diplomatic Relations

Above: St Kitts (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The governments of St Kitts and Nevis and Kuwait have established diplomatic relations. The joint communique establishing the ties was signed last week by Delano Frank Bart, QC, St Kitts […]

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Dominican Republic Receives $25M IDB Loan to Improve Drinking Water Access

Above: Santiago By the Caribbean Journal staff Almost 330,000 inhabitants in the Dominican Republic’s Santiago de los Caballeros could see improved access to drinking water, following approval of a $25 million loan by the Inter-American Development Bank. The project is […]


BP Trinidad & Tobago Discovers 1 Trillion Cubic Feet of Offshore Gas

Above: a BP offshore platform in Trinidad (Photo: BPTT) By the Caribbean Journal staff BP Trinidad & Tobago has discovered approximately 1 trillion cubic feet of gas off the coast of Trinidad, doubling the estimated gas in the Savonette gas […]


Guyana's Government Signs Bioethanol Contract With London-Based Whitefox

Above: sugar cane being transported in Guyana By the Caribbean Journal staff London-based Whitefox Technologies and its partner, Brazil’s Green, have signed a bioethanol contract with the government of Guyana. The project will install units for a bioethanol demonstration plant […]

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Barbados Tourism Minister: Winter Season "Will Be An Improvement"

Above: Bridgetown (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados’ winter tourist season “will be an improvement on where it was last year,” according to Tourism Minister Richard Sealy. The Minister said there were a number of “encouraging developments” that […]


Elite Island Resorts Launches St James's Club, Morgan Bay in St Lucia

Above: the St James’s Club, Morgan Bay, St Lucia By Alexander Britell Elite Island Resorts has completed its renovation and rebranding of the new St James’s Club, Morgan Bay in St Lucia. The property, which was formerly known as the […]


Rum Journal: From Bermuda, a Proper Holiday Egg Nog

Above: Bermuda As many of our readers celebrate Thanksgiving on Thursday, and as the holidays come upon us, we thought it best to offer a rum cocktail appropriate for the season. This recipe comes from Bermuda and Gosling’s Rum, and […]