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10 Barbados Hotels for Labor Day Weekend Getaways, From Sandy Lane to a Pink-Sand Beach Resort

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Barbados is looking especially good for Labor Day this year. JetBlue is flying nonstop from New York to Barbados, and American Airlines is serving the island from both New York and Miami, giving travelers in two of the Caribbean’s biggest U.S. gateways several ways to turn the holiday into a long weekend. Labor Day falls […]

Rum Journal: A Frozen Mojito From Anguilla's CuisinArt Resort

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon Hooray, it’s National Rum Month! And to celebrate, we’re sharing the recipes for some rummy Caribbean refreshers. First up, this minty mouthful from Anguilla’s CuisinArt Golf Resort & Spa (where the mint comes fresh from their hydroponic farm). Cheers! CuisinArt’s Fresh Frozen Mojito Ingredients 2 oz. white rum 1/2 oz fresh lime […]

Caribbean Photo of the Week: Antigua's Secret Islet

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Stephanie Baumeister in Pewaukee, Wisconsin, who sent in this snapshot of Great Bird Island near Antigua. 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 Caribbean Photo of the Week! — CJ

For Cayman Islands, a Big Boost in Tourism Arrivals

Above: the Cayman Islands By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cayman Islands is reporting a significant increase in tourism numbers. The British Overseas Territory received 210,491 tourist stopover arrivals in the first half of 2014, a 9.4 percent improvement over the first six months of 2013, according to Caribbean Tourism Organization data. The territory reported […]

Caribbean Photo of the Week: Antigua's Secret Islet

 Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia will be requiring yachters to complete immigration cards upon entry to the island, the government announced Friday. The new policy will take effect on Sep. 1, 2014. In a statement, the Ministry of Tourism said the move would help “accurately account for yachting and stay-over […]

Blue Diamond Acquires St Lucia's Smuggler's Cove Resort

Above: the Smuggler’s Cove Resort and Spa in St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff Blue Diamond Resorts has acquired the Smuggler’s Cove Resort & Spa in St Lucia, the Canada-based company announced this week. The all-inclusive beachfront resort is the latest Caribbean property for Blue Diamond, whose portfolio includes the Royalton, Memories and Grand […]

Dominican Republic Lightly Shaken By 4.5-Magnitude Earthquake

 Above: a map of the quake (graphic: United States Geological Survey) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dominican Republic was shaken Saturday morning by a 4.5-magnitude earthquake, according to data from the United States Geological survey. The epicentre of the quake was about 3 kilometres south-southeast of Licey al Medio, and about 118 kilometres north-northwest […]

Antigua Sees Rise in Tourism Arrivals

 Above: Antigua By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda had a very strong first half of 2014 in the tourism sector, according to new data from the Caribbean Tourism Organization. The twin-island state received 138,317 stopover visitors in the first six of months of 2014, compared to the same period in 2013. That represented […]

Copa Airlines to Expand Fleet

Above: a Copa Airlines plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Copa Airlines has signed a letter of intent agreeing to lease three new planes, the Panama-based carrier announced this week. The company will lease three new Boeing 737-800 aircraft, it said in a second-quarter release. The carrier will take delivery of the planes in August, […]

A Venture Capital Fund in Dominica?

 Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Invest Dominica Authority is exploring the possibility of establishing a national venture capital fund in the country. The IDA’s proposed project would augment the government’s current structural reform programme. The IDA recently led a stakeholders’ forum on the idea, under the theme of “Enabling the […]

"For Us In the Caribbean, Climate Change Is An Existential Issue"

By the Caribbean Journal staff Climate change poses a “clear, present and potent threat to our survival,” St Lucia’s Minister for Public Service, Sustainable Development, Energy, Science and Technology, Dr James Fletcher. The Minister, who was speaking to the opening of the Inaugural Meeting of the Regional Coordinating Committee on Climate Change, said “for us […]

Island Shop: An Ode to Jamaican Sculptor Gene Pearson

 By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor What do I have in common with Nelson Mandela, Maya Angelou, and Bill Clinton? Not a whole lot. Except that we’re all fans of celebrated Jamaican sculptor Gene Pearson. His work caught my eye back in the ‘90s, and I fondly remember my first Pearson purchase, a ceramic mask, […]