The Cool List: The Caribbean’s Coolest Hotels For 2014

By: - January 9th, 2014
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Cocos Hotel — Antigua

Chic, open, breezy, the Cocos Hotel is a hidden gem in Antigua. The property is a collection of 26 cottages that dot a hillside in Valley Church. It’s romantic, intimate and comfortable.


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Dominican Republic Receives $30 Million Loan For Small Business Development

Above: Santo Domingo By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dominican Republic will be receiving a $30 million loan from the Inter-American Development bank to boost productivity in the micro, small and medium-sized business sector. The project will provide access for medium and long-term credit, the bank said, aiming to improve both the management of MSMEs […]

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Suriname Approves Donation For St Lucia

Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of Suriname has approved the donation of around $185,185 USD to help St Lucia with relief efforts following last month’s devastating trough system. The donation, announced in a diplomatic note from Suriname’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is being made available by the Central Bank of […]

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Red Stripe, Jamaica Sign Agreement on Cassava Project

Above: Red Stripe By the Caribbean Journal staff Brewing company Red Stripe and Jamaica’s Ministry of Agriculture have officially signed a lease agreement that will pave the way for a project that will eventually replace some barley used in beer production with cassava. The lease deal signed this week covers the provision of 36.2 acres […]


St Kitts and Nevis Approves Formation of Reparations Committee

Above: St Kitts (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of St Kitts and Nevis has approved the formation of a committee on seeking reparations for slavery, the country announced Wednesday. The committee follows a growing movement in the region to seek reparations from European countries for the enslavement of people of African […]

Baha Mar to Set Up Hong Kong Office to Court Tourists From Asia

Above: the Baha Mar By the Caribbean Journal staff The Baha Mar project in the Bahamas is being built in partnership with China. That’s led many to speculate whether the resort can court long sought-after tourists from the Far East. That’s exactly what it plans to do. On Wednesday, the project announced that it had […]

Aruba Marriott Resort Debuts New $1.5 Million Ballroom

Above: St Kitts (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of St Kitts and Nevis has approved the formation of a committee on seeking reparations for slavery, the country announced Wednesday. The committee follows a growing movement in the region to seek reparations from European countries for the enslavement of people of African […]

Michael Misick Formally Charged With Conspiracy to Bribe

Above: Supreme Court in Grand Turk By the Caribbean Journal staff Former Turks and Caicos Islands Premier Michael Misick was formally charged with conspiracy to bribe on Tuesday following his arrival in Grand Turk. Misick, who was extradited from Brazil, initially had his bail application rejected by the Magistrate. His application was later accepted on […]