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These 5 Puerto Rico Resorts Deliver the Beach Vacation Most Travelers to the Island Miss

Most people don’t book Puerto Rico for the beach. They choose it for Old San Juan’s fort walls and blue cobblestones. For Santurce’s restaurant scene. For music spilling out of open doors at night. For rum cocktails and galleries and late tables that stretch past midnight. San Juan has ocean views. It has hotels near […]

Jamaican Bobsleigh Team Qualifies For Sochi Winter Olympics

Above: Winston Watt in action By the Caribbean Journal staff Cool Runnings is back. The Jamaican bobsleigh team has officially qualified for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, with a two-man team comprised of veteran Winston Watts and Marvin Dixon, officials said. While the team continues to struggle to find funding, it’s a significant event […]

A New Beach Bar in Montserrat

Above: Monty’s By the Caribbean Journal staff The island of Montserrat is home to a brand-new beach bar in the Marine Village at Little Bay. It’s called Monty’s Dive Centre/Beach Bar, and it’s owned by Monty Burns, a former officer of the Royal Navy. The boat-themed bar is open Mondays to Sundays from 10 AM […]

Anthony Bourdain, Eric Ripert Headline Start of Cayman Cookout

Above: Michelin three-star Chef Eric Ripert (in grey shirt) of Le Bernardin (NYC) laughs as Jose Andres prepares a paella at Cayman Cookout By Steve Blount CJ Contributor GRAND CAYMAN — Hundreds of foodies and some of the world’s best-known chefs have gathered in Grand Cayman this week for the 2014 edition of the Cayman […]

A New Beach Bar in Montserrat

Above: the University of Technology By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of Antigua and Barbuda has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Technology in Jamaica. The agreement, which was signed by UTech President Professor Errol Morrison and Antigua Prime Minister Dr Baldwin Spencer, will explore areas like joint degree programmes, collaborative […]

A New Noodle Bar in Turks and Caicos

Above: the West Bay Club in Turks and Caicos By the Caribbean Journal staff The West Bay Club, a Grace Bay Resort in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos has unveiled a new signature restaurant concept called Noodle Bar + Kitchen. The new eatery is part of a series of renovations for the 46-suite resort, which was […]

LaRocque: ICT Is the New Frontier For Caribbean Integration

Above: CARICOM Secretary General Irwin LaRocque By the Caribbean Journal staff Information and Communication Technology is the new frontier for regional integration in the Caribbean, CARICOM Secretary General Irwin LaRocque said in a speech Friday. The Secretary General, who was addressing the opening ceremony of the Forty-Eighth Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and […]

Anguilla's Cap Juluca Names National Sales Manager

Above: Cap Juluca By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cap Juluca resort in Anguilla has named John Hector as its national sales manager. Hector will serve as the resort’s primary liaison to travel agents and wholesale providers. “We are thrilled to have John join our sales team as we further raise the profile of this […]

Dominica Unveils New Tourism Commercial to Court Caribbean Visitors

Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica has unveiled a new tourism commercial aiming to court visitors from the local Caribbean market. The video is called “Just Next Door,” and was released by the Discover Dominica Authority this week. It’s hosted by Miss Dominica 2013, Leslassa Armour-Shillingford. “Dominica is a haven for […]

Which Caribbean Countries Have the Most Female Members of Parliament?

Above: Grenada By the Caribbean Journal staff Across the world, female political representation continues to be an issue. Most recently, it’s become a significant issue in Jamaica, where the 51 Percent Coalition has been pushing for more women in Parliament (and in boardrooms) in the country. So we decided to take a look at the […]

Bermuda's Elbow Beach, Mandarin Oriental Parting Ways

Above: the Elbow Beach Bermuda Resort By the Caribbean Journal staff The Elbow Beach Hotel & Development Company will be taking over management at the Elbow Beach, Bermuda resort when the management contract of Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group expires later this year. Mandarin’s management contract expires on March 31. It had managed the property since […]

At the Hotel Saint-Barth Isle de France, the Lens of Baryshnikov

Above: a photo from “Dance This Way” By the Caribbean Journal staff A new exhibition at the Hotel Saint-Barth Isle de France in St Barth is featuring the photography of world-renowned dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov. The exhibition, called “Dance This Way,” is being presented by Space SBH — Contemporary Art Gallery. It lines the corridor of […]

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