Air France, MSC Cruises Open France-Dominican Republic Flight
Hotels

Turks and Caicos Has a New Marriott Option, with a Spa, Tropical Cottages, and a Wellness Focus

 turks and caicos marriott villas

There are starfruit on this path, a short stroll past the koi pond and the turtles. The yoga class just finished, and I’m walking through a canopy of green, hearing nothing but tropical birdsong. I’m hidden away in a lush garden in Providenciales, when I run into a collection of bright-yellow carambola fruits — with a […]

Is It Time for a Regional Caribbean Dialogue on Energy?

Above: Dr Devon Gardner By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s time for a regional dialogue on energy, according to Dr Devon Gardner, programme manager in energy at the CARICOM Secretariat. Gardner, who was speaking at the recent CARICOM Energy Week launch in St Vincent and the Grenadines, said there was “urgent need for dialogue that […]

InterContinental Hotels Group Expanding Presence in Colombia

Above: Medellin By the Caribbean Journal staff InterContinental Hotels Group is expanding its presence in Colombia. IHG announced the signing of a new-build Crowne Plaza project in the Colombian city of Medellin. The 199-room project will be located in the city’s “El Poblado” neighbourhood in one of the towers of the Palmanova mixed-use development. It […]

Robert De Niro to Develop $250 Million Hotel Project in Barbuda

Above: Robert De Niro signs the agreement By Alexander Britell Film star Robert De Niro has signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a hotel project on the island of Barbuda. De Niro signed a memorandum of understanding with Prime Minister Gaston Browne this week for an investment project pegged at around $250 million. De […]

InterContinental Hotels Group Expanding Presence in Colombia

 By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor “Have you ever tried drinking a cactus?” the tour guide asks, knowing full well what my answer will be. But I’m here at Cadushy of Bonaire, where they make a liqueur of the same name from the Dutch Caribbean island’s Kadushi cactus, to remedy that situation. In the town […]

Island Bites: French Fry Hopping in Willemstad, Curacao

 If you travel anywhere in the Dutch Caribbean, you’re likely to find terrific french fries, something these islands have in common with their mainland countrymen in the Netherlands. And that’s nowhere more true than in Willemstad, Curacao, which happens to have some seriously good fries — and in abundance, too. And while you can scour the […]

Caribbean Photo of the Week: The North Coast of Haiti

 The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Tony Marcelli, who sent in this beautiful shot of the Rivière Petite Bourg which flows into the Atlantic Ocean at the town of Le Borgne on Haiti’s north coast. Did you take a great photo of the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the […]

Jamaica's Fundamental Challenges

 By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor ONE of the things I pointed out early in my second book is that before we can solve a problem we need to understand what the fundamental issues are. I say that because over the years I find that we tend to address the symptoms of our problems rather than […]

Jamaica's First "Smart City?"

 Above: the audience at the Western Jamaica Economic Forum By the Caribbean Journal staff Could Montego Bay become Jamaica’s first “Smart City?” That’s the possibility under the Inter-American Development Bank’s Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative, which will be launched next year. Jamaica’s Local and Community Development Minister Noel Arscott said the forecast was based on […]

This Caribbean Island Is Getting Two "Major" New Hotel Projects

 Above: Grand Anse Beach in Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The island of Grenada will soon be home to what the government is calling two “major” new hotel projects, Grenada Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell announced in the 2015 budget address. Work is about to commence on two new projects, Mitchell said: the […]

How Long Does It Take For a Caribbean Company to Pay Taxes?

Above: downtown Nassau, Bahamas (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Paying business taxes takes a long time, no matter where you are in the world. In the United Arab Emirates, it takes about 12 hours every year — that’s the low end. In Brazil, at the high end, it takes a whopping 2,600 hours every […]

Earthquake Shakes Panama, Colombia

Above: a map of the quake (graphic: USGS) By the Caribbean Journal staff An earthquake caused shaking in the border region between Panama and Colombia late Thursday evening, according to data from the United States Geological Survey. The 5.1-magnitude quake struck at around 11:36 AM local time, at a depth of 51 kilometres. Its epicentre […]