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Dominican Republic Keeps Rewriting Tourism Records, Topping 8 Million Visitor Mark By August

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The Dominican Republic continues to rewrite its own records, welcoming 8,005,257 visitors in the first eight months of 2025, according to new data released by Tourism Minister David Collado. The figure represents a 49 percent increase compared to the same period in 2019, a 13 percent jump over 2023 and a 2.8 percent rise against […]

St Lucia Villa Lists for $10 Million

Above: the Caille Blanc Villa in St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caille Blanc Villa in St Lucia has been listed for sale for $10 million. The six-bedroom, six-bathroom property is located in the Anse Chastanet area of the island. The 8,750-square-foot property has a 65-foot infinity pool facing St Lucia’s Pitons, a […]

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Names New Chief Information Officer

Above: Starwood’s St Regis Bahia Beach in Puerto Rico By the Caribbean Journal staff Starwood Hotels & Resorts has named Martha Poulter its new executive vice president and chief information officer. Poulter, the former Chief Information Officer of GE Capital, will officially begin work on June 23. She will be a member of Starwood’s Senior […]

Ranking the Caribbean on Internet Use

Above: St Kitts (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Which Caribbean countries use internet the most? We took a look at the recently-released World Development Indicators report, which we used in last week’s story on mobile phone use in the Caribbean. The World Bank’s data, which was based on the International Telecommunication Union’s World […]


Starwood Hotels & Resorts Names New Chief Information Officer

Above: a LIAT plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Caribbean regional air carrier LIAT is undertaking a “wide-ranging review of its commercial activities,” the company said in a release this week. The purpose of the review is to enhance the company’s revenue-earning potential, new LIAT CEO David Evans said in a monthly letter. “To this […]

St Barth Villa Lists For $10 Million

Above: the Villa Luis at Le Sereno hotel in St Barth By the Caribbean Journal staff A villa at the Le Sereno hotel in St Barth’s has been listed for sale at $10 million, Caribbean Journal has learned. The Villa Luis, which is part of the Le Sereno Villa Collection, is being listed with St […]

Jamaica Sets World Record in Men's 4x200M at IAAF World Relays

Above: the Jamaican squad in Nassau By the Caribbean Journal staff Yohan Blake helped Jamaica’s men set a new World Record to win gold at the 4x200M event of the first-ever IAAF World Relays in Nassau this weekend. The team of Blake, Nickel Ashmeade, Warren Weir and Jermaine Brown topped the previous world record, which […]

Beaches Turks and Caicos Officially Opens Key West Luxury Village

Above: the opening ceremony of the Beaches Turks & Caicos Key West Luxury Village (photos by CJ) By Joshua Martinez CJ Contributor PROVIDENCIALES — The Beaches Turks and Caicos all inclusive resort officially unveiled its new Key West Luxury Village with a gala ceremony last week. The star-studded affair included visits by Sandals Resorts International […]

Rum Journal: A Recipe For "Bahamian Summer Night Heat"

Above: Twilight on Paradise Island in the Bahamas (CJ Photo) THE LATEST edition of Rum Journal heads to the Bahamas, home to mixology expert and Chef Charon McKenzie. The Chef, who will be representing the Bahamas this year at the Taste of the Caribbean culinary competition in Miami, has been kind enough to share his […]

Caribbean Economies to Grow By 3.6 Percent in 2014: Report

Above: St Vincent and the Grenadines (Caribbean Journal photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean region is projected to see 3.6 percent growth in Gross Domestic Product this year, according to a mid-year update of the United Nations’ World Economic Situation and Prospects Report. The region’s 3.6 percent economic growth rate comes after an […]

Caribbean Photo of the Week: On the Beach in St Kitts

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Robyn Folmar, who took this snapshot of the beach in St Kitts. Do you have a great photo of the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line. It could be the next one! — CJ

Jamaica Finalizing $50 Million "Growth and Competitiveness" Project

Above: Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister Anthony Hylton By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s government is currently in the midst of finalizing a $50 million “growth and competitiveness” project with the World Bank, according to Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister Anthony Hylton. The loan project, which will take place over a four-year period, will be […]