Tourism

Bonaire’s Big Travel Summer Continues

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With its turquoise waters, legendary dive sites and easygoing Dutch Caribbean vibe, Bonaire has become one of the region’s fastest-growing escapes, with a tourism renaissance for most of the last three years. That demand showed no signs of slowing in Aug. 2025, when the island welcomed 14,435 stayover visitors — a 15.6 percent increase over […]

Solar Lights for Jamaica's Streets

Above: a technician installs a solar LED panel in Clarendon (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A new pilot project in Jamaica will help light a number of new street lamps in the country through solar power. The project will begin in three parishes in Jamaica over the next six months. The first set […]

Newly-Enhanced Azul Villa Carola Debuts in Mexico's Riviera Maya

Above: the Azul Villa Carola By the Caribbean Journal staff Azul Hotels by Karisma has unveiled the newly-enhanced Azul Villa Carola in the Riviera Maya, the company announced. Azul Hotels by Karisma is a collection of Gourmet Inclusive properties located across the Riviera Maya. The renovated Azul villa Carola includes six bedrooms, six bathrooms across […]

Caribbean Postcard: Dreams of Paris in Saint Pierre, Martinique

It was once the “Little Paris of the Caribbean.” Saint Pierre, Martinique, at the end of the 19th century, was arguably the most cosmpolitan of all the cities of the Caribbean. That all changed, however, in 1902, when Martinique’s Mount Pelee volcano erupted, destroying 30,000 lives and almost the entire city. There are some ruins […]


Newly-Enhanced Azul Villa Carola Debuts in Mexico's Riviera Maya

Above: Little Dix Bay By the Caribbean Journal staff British Virgin Islands Premier Dr Orlando Smith has named Sharon Flax-Mars as the new director of the British Virgin Islands Tourist Board. Flax-Mars, a 25-year veteran of the industry, has served as a member of the board across three administrations. “I am aware that it takes […]

Haiti's Royal Oasis Hotel Joins Occidental Vacation Club

Above: a restaurant at the Royal Oasis hotel in Haiti By the Caribbean Journal staff Spain-based Occidental Hotels & Resorts, which recently opened the five-star Royal Oasis hotel in Haiti, will be placing the hotel into its Occidental Vacation Club, the company announced. Occidental Vacation Club, a partial vacation ownership programme, will be an “important […]

One & Only Ocean Club to Host Bahamas' First LPGA Golf Tournament

Above: the One & Only Ocean Club Golf Course at Atlantis By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas will be hosting its first-ever official LPGA tournament this year, according to the LPGA. The Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Classic will take place from May 23 to May 26; it will include four tournament rounds with 72 […]

Starwood Opens Second Westin in Panama

Above: Panama City (Photo: Panama Tourism) By the Caribbean Journal staff Starwood Hotels & Resorts has opened its second Westin hotel in Panama, the company announced today. The property in Panama City’s Costa del Este corporate and financial centre is the third Starwood property developed by Panama developer Bern Hotels & Resorts. Starwood now has […]

Haiti, Canada's Transat to Sign Tourism Partnership Agreement

Above: Le Lac du Bossier in Haiti (Photo: MT Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin is heading to Montreal to sign a tourism partnership agreement with Canadian tour operator Transat. The partnership agreement will involve the promotion of tourism packages to Haiti, as reported by Caribbean Journal last month. Villedrouin’s […]

Puerto Rico: US Customs Seizes Gold Bars Arriving from Curacao

Above: the seized gold bars (Photo: CBP) By the Caribbean Journal staff US Customs and Border Protection in Puerto Rico has seized several courier packages containing 11 cast-gold bars arriving from Curacao, officials announced Tuesday. The packages were seized at the Rafael Hernandez International Airport in Aguadilla. In mid-December, officers at the Aguadilla facility came […]

Chicago Tribune Editorial Calls Jamaica "Greece of the Western Hemisphere"

Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica is the “Greece of the Western Hemisphere,” according to an editorial published Tuesday by the Chicago Tribune newspaper. The editorial, subtitled “The Greece of the Western Hemisphere,” said that while Americans have paid more attention to the debt problems in Greece, Jamaica, too shows the […]

St Kitts and Nevis Showing Growth in Luxury Tourism Sector

Above: St Kitts (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The luxury travel market in St Kitts and Nevis continues to grow, according to new data from the government. The twin-island federation is seeing an increase in both yacht and private and corporate jet arrivals; yacht calls to St Kitts and Nevis showed an increase […]