Caribbean Photo of the Week: On the Beach in Barbados

By: - September 28th, 2014

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Alexandra Burggraf, who took this beautiful snapshot from the beach in Barbados. 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

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Fairmont Barbados Resort Sold

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Chile, Barbados Hold Talks

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Rum Journal: Mount Gay's Black Key

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Barbados' Richard Sealy New Chairman of Caribbean Tourism Organization

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Barbados Reforms Tourism Authority

Above: Barbados By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados is reforming the Barbados Tourism Authority. The island announced this week that it would be reforming the original authority into two new divisions: Barbados Tourism Marketing, Inc. and the Barbados Tourism Product Authority. The new divisions will “work together to transform the current tourism landscape creating a […]

Caribbean Plate: Crispy Plantain-Stuffed Chicken From Barbados

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Barbados to Host Meeting of Latin American, Caribbean Tourism Ministers

Above: Barbados Tourism Minister Richard Sealy and OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza in Washington (OAS Photo/Maria Patricia Leiva) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados will soon play host to the 22nd Inter-American Congress of Ministers and High-Level Authorities of Tourism. The meeting, which will be held Sep. 3 and 4 in Bridgetown, will take […]