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This All-Inclusive Resort Is Putting Sarah Jessica Parker’s Wines on the Cocktail Menu

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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 […]

St Kitts: Pirate's Nest Condo-Hotel Project Moving Forward

Above: a rendering of the Pirate’s Nest project in Frigate Bay By the Caribbean Journal staff The Pirate’s Nest condominium-hotel project is moving forward with the next phase of construction. The 246-room project in Frigate Bay has already begun clearing land, with heavy equipment already on site. “We are cutting the roads and removing the […]

Martinique: Strong Tourism Growth in First Quarter of 2014

Above: Martinique (Caribbean Journal photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Martinique is reporting strong growth in tourist arrivals in the first quarter of 2014. The French Caribbean department received 159,253 tourist stopover arrivals in the first three months of 2014, a 5.1 percent improvement over the first quarter of 2013, according to new data released […]

Puerto Rico Hosts Tech Summit

Above: Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla at Tech Summit 2014 in Puerto Rico on Wednesday (Photo: OG Puerto Rico) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Puerto Rico Convention Centre hosted the second-ever edition of the Puerto Rico Tech Summit on Wednesday. The summit has quickly become one of the leading technology conferences in the […]

Martinique: Strong Tourism Growth in First Quarter of 2014

 By the Caribbean Journal staff The Trinidad-based University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre has received funding to strengthen its earthquake monitoring. The funding will help a recently-launched project to install instruments “which will improve understanding of the effects of strong earthquakes in the region,” the centre said in a statement. The installation will […]

SLS Hotels Coming to Baha Mar

 Above: the Baha Mar project in the Bahamas By the Caribbean Journal staff SLS Hotels is coming to the Bahamas. The luxury hotel brand will be managing a 300-room hotel at the Baha Mar resort project, which will include 107 residences. SLS at Baha Mar is the first international venture for Sam Nazarian’s company, which […]

St Maarten PM: Caribbean Should Look at Tourism as "Tool of Development"

Above: St Maarten Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell NEW YORK — Caribbean is the major economic driver in the Caribbean. So it would be natural that it should be viewed as the major mechanism for dealing with many of the region’s developmental issues. That was the view put forth here Wednesday by […]

Barbados' Best-Kept Secret

 The Baron’s Smokehouse at Pablo Donte’s in Barbados (All photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell ST LAWRENCE GAP, BARBADOS — I might have walked past Pablo Donte’s 99 times out of 100. It was set at the very back of a tourist village made up of colourful shacks set on a cul-de-sac on a small […]

Understanding the Path to Jamaica's Development, Part 1

 By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor ALMOST daily I get questions on what will happen to the Jamaican economy and whether or not we are moving in the right direction. Or sometimes, get a comment that my expressed cautious optimism is misguided, as things are difficult in the economy. I can understand the frustration of many […]

New Condominium Development Opens in Dominican Republic

 Above: the Las Olas By Metro condominium By the Caribbean Journal staff The Las Olas By Metro condominium project has been inaugurated in the Dominican Republic. The beachfront residential tourism project has a total area of 40,000 square feet, with 246 apartments and 525 rooms. President Danilo Medina was on hand for the opening ceremony […]

Antigua Plans "Complete Overhaul" of Port of St John's

 Above: the harbour in St John’s, Antigua (Caribbean Journal photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda’s government has announced plans to undertake a “complete overhaul” of the Port of St John’s, the government announced Tuesday. Plans have already been put in motion for the project, which will include the construction of new buildings […]

Wyndham Names Chief Marketing Officer

Above: the Wyndham Grand Rio Mar Beach Resort and Spa in Puerto Rico By the Caribbean Journal staff Wyndham Hotel Group has named Josh Lesnick as the company’s new chief marketing officer, the company announced Tuesday. Lesnick will be responsible for “the company’s brand, loyalty and online marketing; e-commerce; global sales; hotel system strategy; and […]