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Saving Jamaica's Athletic Reputation

By Kent Gammon Op-Ed Contributor THE REVELATIONS of eight positive steroid tests by Jamaican athletes this year sent shockwaves through the sporting world. As an island renowned for its track and field prowess this sounded alarm bells for WADA and […]

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Caribbean Hotel Development Pipeline Continues Growth

Above: construction at the Baha Mar in the Bahamas By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean/Mexico hotel development pipeline continues to grow, according to the latest STR Construction Pipeline Report. At the end of October, the total development pipeline in […]

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JetBlue Gets Final Approval For Service to Trinidad and Tobago

Above: Port of Spain (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago’s Civil Aviation Authority has issued JetBlue its operating licence to begin service to Port of Spain, the Ministry of Transport announced. The New York City-based carrier […]

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BVI's Biras Creek Resort Reopens Following Enhancements

Above: the Biras Creek Resort By the Caribbean Journal staff The Biras Creek Resort in the British Virgin Islands has officially reopened after the conclusion of a renovation project. The $500,000 project involved “significant upgrades” to each of the property’s […]


British Virgin Islands' Seismic Monitoring System Gets a Boost

Above: the BVI By the Caribbean Journal staff The British Virgin Islands’ seismic monitoring system has gotten a new boost. The territory recently saw the installation of a tide gauge that is part of a regional tsunami warning system currently […]


IAAF Names Usain Bolt, Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce Athletes of the Year

Above: Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (centre) with their awards By teh Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s sprinters remain on top of the world. Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce swept the IAAF’s Athlete of the Year awards, with both receiving their […]

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IMF: Baha Mar to Help Lead Economic Pickup in the Bahamas

Above: the Bahamas By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas should see a boost in economic growth beginning in 2014, according to the International Monetary Fund. The fund said that a reduction in tourist arrivals and in the completion of […]


Haiti: UN Expresses "Concern" Over Violence in Cite Soleil

Above: UN peacekeepers in Haiti (UN Photo/Jesus Serrano Redondo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Sandra Honore, the head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti, issued a statement this week expressing concern over recent incidents of violence in the […]


Tour and Attraction Operators Association Launches in Grenada

Above: Grenada By the Caribbean Journal staff The Grenada Tour & Attraction Operators Association launched operations this week. The group said it was established by a group of industry stakeholders. “Both groups, tour and attraction operators, work closely together and […]

Caribbean Photo of the Week: On the Beach in Negril

This week’s Caribbean Photo of the Week come to us from CJ reader Doris Gross, who took this snapshot of the beach in Negril, Jamaica. Do you have a great photo of the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with “Caribbean […]


Jamaica Expresses "Grave Concern" over Dominican Citizenship Ruling

Above: Jamaica PM Portia Simpson Miller By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica Prime Minister has expressed “concern” with the recent constitutional case in the Dominican Republic that could strip hundreds of thousands of Dominicans of Haitian descent of their citizenship. […]


Two Former Jamaican Cabinet Ministers Resign From Senate

Above: Jamaica’s Parliament By the Caribbean Journal staff Christopher Tufton and Arthur Williams, both former Cabinet Ministers, have tendered their resignation from Jamaica’s Senate. The decision by Tufton, a former Industry Minister in the previous Jamaica Labour Party government and […]