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

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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 […]

Doubletree By Hilton San Juan Names New Executive Chef

Above: the Doubletree by Hilton San Juan By the Caribbean Journal staff The Doubletree by Hilton Sasn Juan hotel has named Patrick Dawson the property’s new executive chef. Dawson comes to the Doubletree from the Mahogany Run Golf Course in St Thomas, although he has spent time in Puerto Rico, including as sous chef at […]

Bahamas Breaks Ground on National Baseball Stadium

Above: the groundbreaking last week (BIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas has officially broken ground on a national baseball stadium. The Andre Rodgers National Baseball stadium, named for the first Bahamian to make the Major Leagues, will be completed in 2015. The stadium, designed by architect Michael Foster, will “support the nation’s […]

This is the Best Caribbean Island For Starting a Business

Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Continuing our look at the 2015 Doing Business Report, we looked this week at how long it takes to start a business in the Caribbean. The report’s “starting a business” rankings look at the number of procedures, time and cost for small and medium-sized limited liability […]

Bahamas Breaks Ground on National Baseball Stadium

 Above: St Kitts viewed from St Eustatius (Caribbean Journal Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The islands of St Kitts and St Eustatius have reached an agreement on their maritime boundary, according to a statement from the government of St Kitts and Nevis. The two sides recently met to negotiate their maritime boundary under the […]

Cayman's Morritt's Resort Names New General Manager

Above: Morritt’s Resort in Grand Cayman By the Caribbean Journal staff The 206-suite Morritt’s Resort in Grand Cayman has named industry veteran Willy Giger its new resort general manager. He had previously served as senior vice president and general manager of Morritt’s Tortuga Club from 1992 to 1999. “Morritt’s Resort has achieved much success in […]

Palace Resorts Begins Transformation of Moon Palace Jamaica Grande

 Above: a rendering of the project By the Caribbean Journal staff Palace Resorts has launched its multimillion-dollar enhancement project on the Moon Palace Jamaica Grande in Ocho Rios. The project will be the company’s first resort outside of Mexico. The company said it was retaining all of its original employees, including longtime general manager Clifton […]

Rum Journal: Cockspur Old Gold

 THE NAME was immediately intriguing. “Old Gold.” How can you turn down a taste of that? Old Gold Special Reserve Rum comes from Cockspur, which calls the venerable Barbados’ West Indies Rum Distillery home. Cockspur is one of the most popular brands on an island that rather legitimately claims to have invented the stuff. On to […]

American Airlines: Caribbean, Latin America Numbers Continue Decline

Above: an American Airlines flight in Miami (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff American Airlines Group is seeing a continued slump in the Latin America and Caribbean region. Revenue passenger miles to the region fell by 5.2 percent in October to 2.178 billion, compared to the same month in 2013. It was another monthly […]

Haiti's Michel Martelly, Lamothe Meet With President of Ecuador

 Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly with Ecuador President Rafael Correa in Quito (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly and Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe met Monday with Ecuador President Rafael Correa in Quito. The meeting was part of an official visit to the country, which has been steadily deepening its […]

Kenneth Cole Opens Store in Haiti

 Above: Kenneth Cole and his team wore these shirts to debut the new boutique By the Caribbean Journal staff Designer Kenneth Cole has opened his first-ever boutique in Haiti. The store, located in the recently-expanded Kinam Hotel, is located in the Port-au-Prince suburb of Petion-Ville. It is the first Caribbean boutique which Cole has opened. […]

Puerto Rico is "Ready" for Mega-Ships

Above: The Bay of San Juan (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico is “ready” to receive the new wave of “mega” cruise ships, according to Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla. Old San Juan’s port recently completed a project to extend the cruise pier an additional 183 feet into the Bay of San Juan. […]