Rum Journal: The Rum Awards 2014

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - December 17th, 2014

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It’s getting to the point where we might have to change the name of this category to Siesta Key Rum of the Year. Three years, three wins by the boutique distillery in Sarasota, Fla. This year, distiller Troy Roberts unveiled an even smaller-batch rum, Distillers Reserve, a solera-aged rum that achieves something almost unheard of in the spiced category: it’s so good you can drink it neat.

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LIAT to Operate Holiday Service Between Antigua, Santo Domingo

Above: a LIAT plane By the Caribbean Journal staff LIAT is launching holiday service between Antigua and Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, the carrier announced Tuesday. The flights will operate on Dec. 19, Dec. 21, Dec. 23, Dec. 28 and Jan. 2, the company said. “We are aware that this time of year is […]

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Haiti Reporting 21 Percent Jump in Tourist Arrivals in 2014

Above: Ile a Vache in Haiti By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti is reporting a 21.1 percent increase in tourist arrivals in 2014, according to third-quarter numbers reported by the country’s Ministry of Tourism. Haiti welcomed 362,890 stayover arrivals in the first nine months of 2014, according to the Ministry, up from 299,686 for the […]

Grenada, St Kitts and Nevis Join ALBA

Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada and St Kitts and Nevis have officially joined the Venezuela-led Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America,” better known as ALBA. The two countries are the final two independent Organization of Eastern Caribbean States to join the regional alliance, after St Lucia acceded earlier […]

First W Hotel Opens in Colombia

Above: Ile a Vache in Haiti By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti is reporting a 21.1 percent increase in tourist arrivals in 2014, according to third-quarter numbers reported by the country’s Ministry of Tourism. Haiti welcomed 362,890 stayover arrivals in the first nine months of 2014, according to the Ministry, up from 299,686 for the […]

St Lucia Eyes Investors to Revive Long-Stalled Hotel Project

Above: the project in St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff It was once set to become an expansive hotel and golf club. Now, it’s a long-stalled project on 500 acres in St Lucia. But they may change, as the government of St Lucia seeks investors to revive the Le Paradis hotel project on the […]