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Adanna Salmon
Founder & CEO
Former diplomat (Caracas, Brussels). MA Applied Linguistics, UWI. Speaks EN/ES/FR/PT.
About us
A Caribbean agency, built to translate ambition.
Lingua Caribe was founded in Kingston in 2014 with a simple thesis: the next generation of Caribbean businesses, students, and professionals deserves world-class language and consulting partners — without having to leave the region.
Our story
From a small studio on Trafalgar Road to the region's most trusted language partner.
It started in 2014 with three tutors, a borrowed conference room, and a hunch: that Caribbean professionals shouldn't have to fly to Madrid or Montreal to learn well. A decade later, Lingua Caribe has coached over 12,000 learners, trained 80+ corporate teams across the region, and become a quiet partner behind dozens of cross-border deals.
We're proud to be Jamaican. And we're proud to help the rest of the Caribbean — from Bridgetown to Castries to Nassau — show up confidently in any language room.
Founded
2014
Cohorts run
340+
Instructors
42
Countries served
17
Our values
Four ideas that shape every cohort, every contract.
People first
Behind every fluency goal is a person with deadlines, fears, and family. We coach humans, not metrics.
Outcomes over hours
We measure success by deals closed, exams passed, and confidence earned — never seat-time.
Caribbean-rooted, global-facing
Our content, examples, and case studies are built for the realities of life and business across the islands.
Stay curious
Every member of our team studies a new skill every quarter. We can't ask learners to do what we won't.
Meet the team
Educators, strategists, and globalists.
A blended team of certified instructors, MBAs, and former diplomats — based in Kingston, with collaborators in Bogotá, Paris, and Miami.
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Mateo Villanueva
Head of Languages
12 years teaching Spanish & EFL. Instituto Cervantes-certified. Lead curriculum architect.
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Camille Beaulieu
Director, Consulting
McGill MBA. Ex–Société Générale, Caribbean Development Bank. Cross-border M&A, francophone markets.
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Tariq Grant
Lead English Coach
CELTA + DELTA certified. Specializes in business English, exam prep (IELTS, TOEFL), and academic writing.
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Laetitia Renaud
French Program Lead
Native Parisian, 8 years in the Caribbean. Specialist in hospitality, luxury, and diplomatic French.
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Jordan McKenzie
Operations & Tech
Builds the LMS, the app, and the rest of the things that make our cohorts run smoothly across time zones.
Want to work with us?
Whether you're a learner, an HR lead, or building a partnership — we'd love to hear from you.