The New List: 10 Caribbean Hotels We’re Excited About in 2014

By: - January 21st, 2014
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Sandals LaSource Grenada Resort

Sandals’ re-imagining of the former LaSource resort opened at the end of December and is already generating a large amount of buzz.


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Haiti, Guyana to Lead Caribbean Economic Growth in 2014: Report

Above: Haiti (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff How will Caribbean economies fare in 2014? The United Nations released its annual World Economic Situation and Prospects report this week, which projects GDP growth across Latin America and the Caribbean. So which countries will take the lead in 2014? Guyana and Haiti, according to the […]

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Light Earthquake Causes Shaking in Haiti

Above: a map of the quake (graphic: US Geological Survey) By the Caribbean Journal staff Parts of central Haiti were lightly shaken by a 3.3-magnitude earthquake early Monday morning, according to data from the United States Geological Survey. The quake’s epicentre was about 6 kilometres south-southwest of Carrefour and 13 kilometres southwest of Port-au-Prince, according […]

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Haiti Begins Preparations For National Carnival in Gonaives

Above: carnival last year in Cap-Haitien By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti officially launched the 2014 carnival season on Monday with a press conference at the Ministry of Culture in Port-au-Prince. Following a trend of holding the country’s national carnivals outside of the capital, this year’s National Carnival will be held in the city of […]


BVI: Disney, NCL Deal "Guarantees" 425,000 Annual Cruise Visitors By 2015

Above: the Disney Dream By the Caribbean Journal staff A newly-signed berthing agreement with Norwegian Cruise Line and Disney Cruise Line will mean a total of 425,000 passengers setting foot in the British Virgin Islands by mid-2015, according to Premier Dr Orlando Smith. Each year, Norwegian will guarantee 350,000 passengers, while Disney will guarantee 75,000. […]

US Virgin Islands Unveils First-Ever Tsunami Evacuation Maps

Above: the USVI By the Caribbean Journal staff As last week’s earthquake in Puerto Rico reminded, the Caribbean is a seismically active region — and particularly the northern Caribbean. That’s led the US Virgin Islands to debut its first-ever tsunami evacuation map, which covers St Croix, St john and St Thomas. The maps “delineate coastline […]

St Maarten Looking to Strengthen Ties With Rest of Region

Above: the Disney Dream By the Caribbean Journal staff A newly-signed berthing agreement with Norwegian Cruise Line and Disney Cruise Line will mean a total of 425,000 passengers setting foot in the British Virgin Islands by mid-2015, according to Premier Dr Orlando Smith. Each year, Norwegian will guarantee 350,000 passengers, while Disney will guarantee 75,000. […]

In Dominica, a Boost for Small Hotels

Above: the Champs hotel in Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica is looking to reach 90,000 annual stayover visitors by 2015, and enhancing the island’s small hotel industry will go a long way toward achieving that. Accordingly, Dominica’s AID Bank announced that it would be working on a new programme to help […]