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I couldn’t help but wonder — if paradise had a cocktail, what would it taste like? Maybe a little Sauvignon Blanc, a hint of watermelon, and just enough sunshine to blur the line between day and night. On the edge of the Caribbean, where the sea turns gold at dusk, Royalton CHIC Antigua has found […]

Grenada, United States Come to Agreement on FATCA Law

Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada and the United States have reached an inter-governmental agreement under the latter’s Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, the Grenadian government announced Monday. Grenada’s government said it completed the negotiation of a model 1 inter-governmental agreement on June 16 to enable FATCA compliance. The agreement requires […]

A New Place to Stay in Aruba

Above: a studio deluxe at the Bubali Bliss Studios in Aruba By the Caribbean Journal staff Aruba has a new boutique accommodation: the Bubali Bliss Studios. The 10-unit property consists of 10 apartments and studios in what it calls a “retro-Caribbean” style with a mix of regular studios, deluxe studios and larger apartments. Each apartment […]

Delta Adds Three Caribbean Routes

Above: a Delta plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Following the lead of JetBlue, Delta is ramping up a Caribbean expansion of its own. The Atlanta-based carrier will be adding three new routes to the Caribbean, including a pair to Barbados. The carrier will be adding nonstop routes from New York City’s JFK Airport and […]

A New Place to Stay in Aruba

 Above: the solar plant at the Petite Martinique reverse osmosis facility By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada has completed construction on a solar energy plant that will power a new reverse osmosis facility on the island of Petite Martinique. The work was done by local firm Grenada Solar Power. The osmosis plant is one of […]

A New Tech Park in Trinidad

 Above: Tamana InTech Park in Trinidad By the Caribbean Journal staff A new technology park has opened its doors in Trinidad. The Tamana InTech Park Facility, located in Wallerfield, officially opened on Tuesday, with Trinidad Trade Minister Vasant Bharath on hand for the inauguration. The opening marked the completion of the first phase of the […]

Dominica, Chile Sign Visa Exemption Agreement

 Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica and Chile have signed a new visa exemption agreement, the two sides announced. The agreement covers holders of diplomatic and official passports; it was first submitted as a draft agreement in October of last year. The official signing took place on Monday at the Ministry […]

Ranking the Caribbean on Tax Revenue

Above: Trinidad and Tobago (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Which Caribbean countries collect the most in tax revenue? To find out, we looked at recently-released 2012 World Bank data on tax revenue collected by central governments around the world, as a percentage of GDP. Tax revenue refers to “compulsory transfers to the central […]

Rum Journal: Making the Bacardi Pilgrimage in Puerto Rico

 WE ALL have our favourite rums in the Caribbean. But however we feel about rums from this island or that island, we cannot ignore the impact of Bacardi on the world of rum. And that makes the company’s Puerto Rico headquarters outside of San Juan a must-visit for any rum enthusiast. We made our recent […]

Tessanne Chin Comes Full Circle in St Kitts

 Above: Tessanne Chin at the St Kitts Music Festival (photos by CJ) By Alexander Brtiell BASSETERRE – It was a year ago that Tessanne Chin was slated to perform here at what was the 17th annual St Kitts Music Festival. But at the last minute, Chin was let out of her contract by organizers, for […]

Caribbean Photo of the Week: Cayo Arena in the Dominican Republic

 THE LATEST Caribbean Photo of the Week comes from Caribbean Journal reader Evelyn Paiewonsky, who sent in this photo of Cayo Arena (also called Cayo Paraiso) in the Dominican Republic. 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! […]

Caribbean Style: In St Kitts, the Art of Arrival (And Departure)

 YOU GET picked up in a Mercedes-Benz right on the tarmac, and that’s just the beginning. This is the Caribbean’s newest airport lounge, YU Lounge, at the Robert L Bradshaw International Airport in St Kitts, and it’s immediately one of the region’s best. The lounge, which opened last month, has both an arrival and departure […]