News Island Shop: Bermuda’s Sunken Scent
By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Something smells good on Bermuda – and it’s not just the flowers. The Bermuda Perfumery has just released Mary Celestia, a limited-edition fragrance that replicates a scent discovered, corked and intact, on the wreck […]
Hyatt House Opens in San Juan
Above: the new Hyatt House in San Juan By the Caribbean Journal staff Hyatt has debuted its first Hyatt House hotel outside of the continental United States. The new Hyatt House San Juan has officially opened in the Miramar neighbourhood […]
News Suite Spot: The House, Barbados
THERE’S NO reception desk at The House, Elegant Hotels’ hip, adults-only boutique in St James, Barbados. Instead, there are “ambassadors,” a versatile crew who are ready to tend to every request, from helping you check in right in your room […]
Beach Collector: Foul Bay, Barbados
“There’s really fowl here,” my guide says, pointing to the crowing rooster, a play on words of course. This is Foul Bay, an under-the-radar Atlantic coast beach not too far from the far more famous Crane Beach on the southeastern portion […]
St Vincent Offering Grants, Training to Budding Tech Businesses
Above: St Vincent (CJ Photo) By Gerard Best CJ Contributor St Vincent and the Grenadines is making strides towards creating a new cadre of local entrepreneurs. Vincentians with dreams of developing their own businesses can now apply for government grants […]
News Haiti PM Visits Washington
Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe is visiting Washington, DC this week. The purpose of the Prime Minister’s visit is to urge donors to mobilize funds toward […]
American Airlines: Latin America, Caribbean Traffic Continues Slide
Above: an American Airlines plane (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff American Airlines Group saw another year-over-year monthly decline in Latin America and Caribbean traffic in September, according to the company’s latest traffic report. Revenue passenger miles to the […]
New Executive Chef at Puerto Rico's El Conquistador Resort
Above: El Conquistador By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico’s El Conquistador Resort and Las Casitas Village, a Waldorf Astoria resort has named Ernie Reyes its new executive chef. The move represents a promotion for Reyes, who had been serving […]