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Bonaire Tourism Saw Another Slight Decline Last Month

 Chacha Beach in Bonaire.

Bonaire welcomed 13,387 stayover visitors in June, according to preliminary data released by the Tourism Corporation Bonaire. The total represented a 1.6 percent decrease from June of last year, when the Dutch Caribbean island received 13,606 stayover visitors. The Netherlands remained Bonaire’s largest source market, while the United States continued to account for nearly one-third of all arrivals. […]

Interview With Resorts World Bimini President Dana Leibovitz

Above: the Bimini SuperFast (All photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell BIMINI — When it launched in July, Genting’s new Bimini SuperFast cruise ship was a bit of a mystery – what would it mean for the economy of Bimini? What kind of response would it get from travelers in Miami? In the two months […]

Caribbean Cruise Industry Gathers in Cartagena, Colombia

Above: Cartagena By the Caribbean Journal staff The annual Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association Conference and Trade Show has begun in Cartagena, Colombia, bringing together more than 1,000 cruise professionals. That includes delegates from more than 100 companies, according to the FCCA, including cruise executives, presidents and CEOs. The conference in the heart of Colombia’s Caribbean coast […]

Miami Heat Train in the Bahamas

Above: the Miami Heat at Atlantis (BIS Photos/Derek Smith) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Miami Heat’s bid for a third consecutive NBA championship is starting in the Bahamas. The Imperial Ballroom at the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island has been transformed into a basketball court for a three-day preseason training camp for the Heat, […]

Caribbean Cruise Industry Gathers in Cartagena, Colombia

Above: a Bahamasair flight By the Caribbean Journal staff Bahamian national carrier Bahamasair is launching service from West Palm Beach to Nassau, according to the company. The thrice-weekly flights will operate on Monday, Thursday and Sunday, beginning Nov. 10, the company said. The Nassau flights will leave at 12:45 PM and arrive in West Palm […]

New Culinary Team at El Conquistador Resort in Puerto Rico

Above: El Conquistador Resort & Las Casitas Village, a Waldorf Astoria Resort By the Caribbean Journal staff El Conquistador Resort & Las Casitas Village, a Waldorf Astoria Resort has unveiled a new executive culinary team. The property has named Al Amengual as Director of Food & Beverage and Donovan Campbell as executive chef, effective immediately. […]

Eastern Caribbean Environment Ministers to Meet in Anguilla

 Above: Anguilla By the Caribbean Journal staff Ministers of Environment and Sustainable Development from the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States will meet in Anguilla next week. The meeting is the seventeenth annual conference of Environment Ministers from the region. Bentley Browne, director of social and sustainable development at the OECS Secretariat and Jerome Roberts, Anguilla’s […]

Improving Caribbean Connectivity

Above: a panel discussion at the Caribbean Internet Governance Forum last month By the Caribbean Journal staff Are external factors holding back the Caribbean’s Internet entrepreneurs? The answer is yes, particularly the apparent underdevelopment of critical Internet infrastructure in the region. Across the Caribbean, local Internet service providers (ISPs) are paying overseas carriers to exchange […]

New Chief Executive Officer for Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association

Above: Jeff Vasser By Alexander Britell MIAMI — Atlantic City tourism official Jeff Vasser will be the next CEO of the Miami-based Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association, Caribbean Journal has learned. Vasser has served since 2002 as president of the Atlantic City Convention & Visitors Authority. His decision to accept the CHTA post was also […]

Haiti Recalls Its Ambassador to the Dominican Republic

 Above: the National Palace in the Dominican Republic By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti has recalled its Ambassador to the Dominican Republic, Dr Fritz Cineas, it announced Monday. The move came in response to a decision by the Constitutional Court of the Dominican Republic that could revoke citizenship for several hundred thousand Haitians born in […]

Eight Special Small Inns in Jamaica

 Far away from the large resorts and expansive all-inclusives, there is another Jamaica. It’s quiet, laid back and unique in the Caribbean. The best way to experience it is as some of the island’s charming small hotels, which are spread across the country from Negril to Port Antonio. Here are some of our favourite small […]

Major Hospital Project Set to Open in Grand Cayman Next Year

Above: a rendering of the project By the Caribbean Journal staff The 150-bed Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospital is set to open in Grand Cayman’s East End in February, according to cardiologist and medical entrepreneur Dr Devi Shetty. The project is called “Health City Cayman Islands.” Shetty, who oversees a network of 14 hospitals in India, told […]