15 Great Summer Vacations in the Caribbean For 2014

By: - May 22nd, 2014
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Cool down with cocoa in St Lucia

The romantic island of St Lucia has a secret — it’s a great destination for Caribbean chocolate, in large part thanks to the Boucan By Hotel Chocolat hotel, where you can do everything from a cocoa massage to create your own chocolate.


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Sonesta Coming to Curaçao

Above: the Kura Hulanda Village Curaçao (Caribbean Journal photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Sonesta is coming to Curaçao. The brand will be taking over at the Kura Hulanda hotel properties on the island, parent company GHL Hoteles announced on their Facebook page. Both the Kura Hulanda Village & Spa and the Kura Hulanda Lodge […]

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Ranking the Caribbean on Cell Phone Use

Above: Grand Cayman (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Where do people use cell phones the most in the Caribbean? To find out, we looked at the most recent edition of the World Bank’s World Development Indicators report, which has data on a number of specific business and economic indicators in the region, including […]

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Afternoon in a Saint-Pierre Café

Above: Saint-Pierre, Martinique (all photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell SAINT-PIERRE — IN THE shadow of the volcano, St Pierre is silent. It is 3 o’clock in this corner of Martinique, once a bright cosmopolitan light of the West Indies. The storefronts and snacks are closed; few walk the streets. The sun is strong. It […]


JetBlue Adding Service to Cartagena

Above: Cartagena By the Caribbean Journal staff JetBlue has announced the addition of a new daily nonstop route from Fort Lauderdale to Cartagena, Colombia. The new route will begin on Oct. 29, 2014, departing at 12 PM and arriving at 1:54 PM in Cartagena. The return flight will leave at 2:50 PM and arrive at […]

St Kitts and Nevis to Sign Tax Information Agreements With Ireland, South Africa

Above: Basseterre (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts and Nevis will be signing tax information exchange agreements with Ireland and South Africa following approval by Cabinet, the government announced. In a post-cabinet briefing, St Kitts Information Minister Nigel Carty said the purpose of the TIEAs was to “promote international co-operation in tax […]

Haiti's Michel Martelly, Cuba's Raul Castro Meet in Havana

Above: Cartagena By the Caribbean Journal staff JetBlue has announced the addition of a new daily nonstop route from Fort Lauderdale to Cartagena, Colombia. The new route will begin on Oct. 29, 2014, departing at 12 PM and arriving at 1:54 PM in Cartagena. The return flight will leave at 2:50 PM and arrive at […]

US Virgin Islands Solar Project Gets $3 Million in Funding

Above: St Croix By the Caribbean Journal staff A solar energy project at the University of the Virgin Islands will be receiving a $3 million award from the United States Department of Agriculture’s High Energy Cost Grant Programme. The project between Veriown Energy and the University of the Virgin Islands will see the deployment of […]