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This Caribbean Floating Bar Has World-Class Tacos — And You Can Only Get There by Boat

You come in by boat, cut the engine, and drift into Lindbergh Bay with a floating taco bar ahead of you. The water here is clear enough to see sand patches under the surface as you slow down. Small boats move through the bay. People sit in float seats with drinks in hand. Others climb […]

Antigua Prime Minister Visiting Lebanon, Dubai, Qatar

Above: Antigua and Barbuda PM Gaston Browne (Photo: ABG) By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne is visiting the Middle East this week to court investment in the twin-island country. The Prime Minister’s schedule this week includes stops in Lebanon, Qatar and Dubai; he is being joined by Foreign Affairs […]

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 […]

First W Hotel Opens in Colombia

Above: the Living Room at the W Bogota By the Caribbean Journal staff There’s a new W in Colombia. Starwood Hotels and Resorts debuted its new W Bogota hotel in Colombia’s capital city on Monday. The hotel is the latest brand to debut in Colombia, which has seen a wave of brands big and small […]

Haiti Reporting 21 Percent Jump in Tourist Arrivals in 2014

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 […]

American Airlines Adds Second Daily Flight From Miami to St Kitts

Above: St Kitts (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff American Airlines has added a second daily nonstop flight from Miami to St Kitts. The move was announced by American Airlines’s operations manager in St Kitts, Hugh Mallalieu. The flights begin operating on Thursday. The service operates departs Miami at 10:55 AM and 5:10 PM, […]

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 […]

Haiti's Current Crisis

By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor AFTER THE earthquake in Haiti in 2010, former US president Bill Clinton championed the term “build back better” to emphasize that the post-earthquake Haiti should be better than the one that Haitians experienced before. Haiti was probably the most unstable country in the region during the 20 years post-dictatorship (1986-2006). […]

A Unique Food Truck in Anguilla

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Typical food truck fare might include French fries, sandwiches, cupcakes and burgers. But Hungry’s, in Anguilla’s capital, The Valley, is no typical food truck. Irad Gumbs’ painted green 1984 Grumman, parked next to the Valley Bistro, serves up local eats such as bull foot, conch and goat soup to […]

Caribbean-Mexico Hotel Construction Pipeline Continues Growth

By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean-Mexico hotel development pipeline stood at 165 hotels and 29,252 rooms in November, an 18 percent increase in rooms under contract compared to the same period in 2013. That was according to the latest STR Construction Pipeline Report. The total number of rooms under contract included rooms in the […]

Capella Marigot Bay Opens in St Lucia

Above: the Capella Marigot Bay resort By Alexander Britell The Caribbean’s newest luxury resort has opened its doors on the west coast of the island of St Lucia. Capella Hotels’ first-ever Caribbean property, the Capella Marigot Bay, officially launched operations on Monday. The West Indian-styled property includes a total of 124 rooms and suites, along with […]

Jamaica Receiving Funding to Improve Climate Change Resilience

Above: Jamaica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica is receiving new funding from the Inter-American Development Bank to improve the country’s resilience to climate change. The funding includes a $10 million “highly” concessionary loan and a $7,895,000 grant approved by the Inter-American Development Bank. The project is the first adaptation programme implemented by […]

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