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Month: October 2014

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Jamaica Finance Minister Visits New York

Above: Jamaica Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips began a three-day visit to New York City on Wednesday. The visit will include a meeting with 50 of “the most prominent […]

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This Caribbean Island Is Getting a New 400-Room Golf Resort and Casino

Above: St Croix (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Croix will soon be home to a major new resort. Developer Golden Resorts is planning a resort on the US Virgin Island that would include 400 rooms, along with […]

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Playa del Carmen Resort Planning $40 Million Expansion Project

Above: the Azul Fives Hotel by Karisma in Playa del Carmen By the Caribbean Journal staff Azul Hotels by Karisma is planning a $40 million expansion of its property in Playa del Carmen on Mexico’s Caribbean coast. The expansion of […]

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JetBlue Officially Begins Service From Fort Lauderdale to Cartagena

Above: Cartagena By Alexander Britell JetBlue has officially launched its new service from Fort Lauderdale to Cartagena on Colombia’s Caribbean coast. The first JetBlue flight from Fort Lauderdale to Cartagena touched down in the Caribbean city just before 7 PM. […]


100 Dresses for Haiti

Above: some of the 100 dresses  for the initiative on display  By the Caribbean Journal staff A new charitable initiative based in Florida is looking to bring brand-new dresses for young girls in the orphanages and resettlement camps of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. […]


In Curacao, Cactus for Lunch

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor I’ve eaten goat, tripe and ostrich in my travels but this is a first. As the Curaçao sun beats mercilessly down on our jeep pulled over on the arid north coast, tour guide Michel […]

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Major Arts Project For St Lucia

bove: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff A major arts project is coming to the island of St Lucia. The project will involve the reconstruction of the Walcott House, home of brothers Derek and Roderick Walcott, the former of […]


These Will Be the First Four Restaurants at the Baha Mar Resort

Above: Katsuya’s South Beach location By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean’s largest resort project, the Baha Mar, is set to open next spring, and the project has announced its first slate of culinary offerings. The property will include Deuce, […]


Hilton Planning New Caribbean Hotel

Above: Santa Marta (Photo: Proexport Colombia/Carlos Sueskun) By the Caribbean Journal staff Hilton Worldwide has announced it will be opening a hotel in the Caribbean port city of Santa Marta, Colombia. Hilton signed a management agreement with Fidelcomiso Santa Marta […]

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A Sunset Board Meeting in Curacao

Above: the Board Room beach bar at the Curacao Marriott By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor CURACAO — “I make my drinks the way I like to drink them – strong,” says Cerita, the gregarious Jamaican bartender at Curacao Marriott […]


Caribbean's Largest Oil Refinery Sold

Above: US Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh By the Caribbean Journal staff HOVENSA, the St Croix-based oil refinery that was the largest in the Caribbean until it shuttered in 2012, has a new buyer. And it could mean an […]


20 Must-Shop Caribbean Boutiques

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Souvenir shopping in the Caribbean? For the love of God, put down that fridge magnet, shot glass or oversize sombrero. And don’t get me started on those knitted hats with the faux dreadlocks! I’ve […]


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