Anguilla
St Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla National Bank Reports Increase in Assets
February 8, 2012 | 9:45 am | 0 Comment
Above: Charlestown, Nevis (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The St Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla National Bank is reporting a growth in total assets from $840.7 million to $918.5 million as of the end of June. Net income before and after tax also increased in that period, the banks aid. National Bank Chairman Walford Gumbs said the asset increase was a more...
Caribbean Hotel Industry Has Best Year Since 2008: Report
January 26, 2012 | 10:42 am | 0 Comment
Above: the Viceroy Anguilla By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean's hotel industry reported improvements in three key metrics in 2011, according to data from STR. Hotel occupancy in the region rose by 2.6 percent to 61.8 percent, the average daily rate jumped 2.6 percent to $167.54 and the revenue available per room rose 5.2 percent to $103.57. The more...
iPhone 4S to Hit Caribbean Next Week
January 4, 2012 | 9:20 am | 0 Comment
Above: the iPhone 4S (Photo courtesy of Apple) By the Caribbean Journal staff Apple's iPhone 4S will be released across the Caribbean on Friday, Jan. 13, the company announced today. The company will begin a rollout in Anguilla, Antigua, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago more...
Anguilla , Antigua , British Virgin Islands , Cayman Islands , Dominica , Grenada , Jamaica , St Vincent and the Grenadines , Trinidad , Turks and Caicos
For Large-Scale Earthquake in Eastern Caribbean, a Question of When, Not If
December 20, 2011 | 1:20 pm | 0 Comment
By Alexander Britell Could the Caribbean experience another earthquake like the devastating one in Port-au-Prince in 2010? The answer is yes – and it could be even more powerful, according to Dr Joan Latchman, the director of the Seismic Research Centre at the University of the West Indies. The Eastern Caribbean is a subduction zone, which makes it one of the areas more...
Anguilla , Antigua , News , St Kitts and Nevis , Trinidad
Series of Earthquakes in Caribbean
November 28, 2011 | 12:50 am | 0 Comment
By the Caribbean Journal staff There was an earthquake early this morning with an epicentre in the Saint Martin region of the Leeward Islands felt across the area, including Anguilla, Puerto Rico, Guadeloupe and Sint Maarten. The quake, which registered at 4.7 on the Richter scale, was one of a series of similarly-rated earthquakes worldwide, including in Papua New more...
Anguilla Chamber of Commerce President Keithley Lake Talks Business
October 17, 2011 | 12:12 am | 0 Comment
Above: the Viceroy Anguilla By Alexander Britell While Anguilla saw a wave of luxury resort development during the economic boom in the middle of the decade, like the rest of the Caribbean it was hurt by the economic downturn. Some positive signs exist, however, including the early success of the Viceroy hotel in Anguilla, the island's first major branded resort. more...
Unfinished Anguilla Resort Sells for $15M
June 13, 2011 | 10:58 pm | 0 Comment
The still-unfinished 280-acre Temenos resort on Anguilla was purchased by an American home-goods executive for $15 million. Leandro Rizzuto, who owns the nearby CuisinArt Resort & Spa on the island, paid around 10 percent of the balance owed to the mortgage holders of the property. Temenos' original developers, Flag Luxury Properties, ran out of funding in 2008 and halted more...
Inspirato’s Brian Corbett on Caribbean Travel and the Promise of Anguilla
May 31, 2011 | 11:28 pm | 0 Comment
Sheriva in Anguilla By Alexander Britell Luxury destination club Inspirato was founded in part by brothers Brent and Brad Handler, who also started Exclusive Resorts, the ultra high-end vacation club. The company is now in nine cities in the Americas and Italy. Anguilla's Sheriva project is the company's first foray into the Caribbean, and according to Handler, the more...
Study: Caribbean Will See 7.4 Million Travelers in Next Ten Years
May 12, 2011 | 1:59 pm | 0 Comment
Anguilla The Caribbean could see as many as 7.4 million visitors in the next ten years, according to a joint study by Ypartnership and the U.S. Travel Association. "There is no way the current capacity can handle that, so it's encouraging," said Adam Sacks, managing director of Tourism Economics. "The U.S. and Canada will lead growth markets. The longer-term outlook more...
