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The Best Room at Park Hyatt St. Kitts Is a Two-Story Villa With a Rooftop Infinity Pool

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A look inside the resort’s two-story villa, where the entire upper floor is a private rooftop with an infinity pool, dining pergolas and sunbeds — and the deck nearly outsizes the rooms below. Most hotel rooms give you a balcony. The One Bedroom Bi-Level Villa with Rooftop Pool at Park Hyatt St. Kitts gives you […]

The Caribbean's Newest Boutique Hotel Opening in Vieques

Above: El Blok in Vieques By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean’s newest boutique hotel is readying for its soft opening this month in the town of Esperanza on the Puerto Rican island of Vieques, and it’s not quite like any other hotel in the region. El Blok, Puerto Rico’s newest offering, is a something […]

Island Shop: Cayman Pepper Jelly

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor It’s not every day that I recommend buying a $20 condiment. But it’s not every day that I come across a pepper jelly that tastes this good. The pricey-but-worth-it spread is the creation of Caymanian Carol Hay, who uses fiery Scotch Bonnet peppers and 15 other secret ingredients in […]

Colombia Ambassador Visits Puerto Rico

Above: Acting Governor David Bernier and Colombia’s Ambassador to the United States, Luis Carlos Villegas (Photo: OG Puerto Rico) By the Caribbean Journal staff Colombia’s Ambassador to the United States, Luis Carlos Villegas, visited Puerto Rico this week, the first-ever official visit of a Colombian Ambassador to the island. Villegas met with Acting Governor David […]


Island Shop: Cayman Pepper Jelly

Above: Scilly Cay, Anguilla By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor You have to look hard to find bargains on the pricey Caribbean paradise of Anguilla, but they do exist. Our favorite? The rum punch served up at Scilly Cay, an islet just offshore from Island Harbour pier. The specialty of the house is the creation […]

New Ecuador Ambassador to Dominica

Above: Dominica (Caribbean Journal photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Ecuador has named its new Ambassador to Dominica. The country’s new envoy is Ambassador Dr Galo Yepez Holguin, who presented his credentials to Dominica President Charles Savarin at a ceremony last week in Roseau. “My country considers this step as the beginning of a new […]

Guyana, Panama Agree on Rice Deal

Above: Panama President Juan Carlos Varela and Guyana Agriculture Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana will soon be supplying around 5,000 tonnes of rice each month to Panama, following a newly-signed agreement between the two countries in the Caribbean basin. The deal was agreed upon during a meeting between Guyana President […]

Southwest Launches More Cancun Flights

Above: the JW Marriott in Cancun By the Caribbean Journal staff Southwest Airlines has launched new service from Milwaukee to Cancun, the carrier announced. The new service officially began on Saturday with a flight from Milwaukee’s General Mitchell International Airport to Cancun. “Today’s flight wouldn’t be possible without the roots laid down by AirTran Airways,” […]

New Hotel, Airport Terminal, Golf Course, Planned For Barbuda

Above: Barbuda By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda’s government says it has big plans for the island of Barbuda. New Governor General Dr Rodney Williams said in his Throne Speech last week that the government had high hopes for the island, with tourims a major prong of that push. First, the government said […]

Nevis to Partner With US Company on Waste-to-Energy Plant, Solar Farm

Above: Nevis (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Nevis’s government is planning to partner with United States-based company Omni-Alpha, LLC on the development of a waste-to-energy plant. The move was announced by the Ministry of Health in the Nevis Island Administration, the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Nevis Electricity Company. The plant will […]

Puerto Rico Governor Does ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, Nominates Ricky Martin

Above: Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla became the first Caribbean leader to perform the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge on Sunday. The challenge sees participants dump buckets of cold ice water over their heads in an effort to raise awareness for the neurodegenerative disease. […]

The Caribbean's Best Juice?

By Alexander Britell ROSEAU — “The best juice in the world.” If I had come across this sign in Times Square, or on Hollywood Boulevard, or in a host of major cities in the Caribbean full of bold street booths, I’d have never given it a second glance. But here on a quiet corner of […]