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These Caribbean Beach Bars Come With Their Own Hotels

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Some people book a hotel for the pool, others for the spa. But for a certain kind of traveler, it’s all about the bar — and not just any bar, but one that’s right on the sand, where the sound of the surf mixes with music and cocktails. These are the beach bars that became […]

Caribbean Photo of the Week: Panama Hats in Puerto Rico

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from CJ reader Peter Stuart, who sent in this photo of the Ole Panama Hat shop in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. Do you have a great photo of the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line. It could be the next one! — CJ

Rum Journal: Finding the Perfect Bar on a Caribbean Cruise Ship

Above: the Ensemble Lounge (All photos by CJ) MONDAY night in a dimly-lit bar. Slow jazz plays. There are high-backed chairs and muted conversations. The bartenders mix and pour and mix again. Then the whole room moves. Not a lot, but enough to remind you that you’re not in a jazz club in Midtown Manhattan […]

Antigua and Barbuda Plans New Tourism "Action" Agenda

Above: Antigua and Barbuda By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda is planning to implement a new tourism “action” agenda, the country said this week. The plans come after consultations with at least 50 tourism stakeholders in the public and private sectors, according to a government statement. The plan will focus on three initiatives: […]

Rum Journal: Finding the Perfect Bar on a Caribbean Cruise Ship

 Above: an Avianca plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Avianca is continuing its fleet expansion plan. The Colombia-based carrier took delivery of 10 new planes in the July-September quarter, the company announced. The refleeting included the phasing out of two ATR 42 planes, meaning the carrier ended the quarter with an operating fleet of 165 […]

Richard Branson Announces New Venture: "Virgin Cruises"

 Above: Richard Branson By the Caribbean Journal staff Is Richard Branson about to disrupt the Caribbean cruise industry? The global mogul and British Virgin Islands resident announced plans last week to form “Virgin Cruises,” a new cruise line that will be headquartered in South Florida. “We plan to shake up the cruise industry and deliver […]

Dominica, Venezuela Partnering on Link Road Project

 Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Venezuela and Dominica are partnering on a link road project on the Caribbean island. The Petit Soufriere-Rosalie Link Road is now in its fifth phase, with the most challenging portion set to begin in 2015. That phase will include the blasting of the Roche Mark, which […]

LIAT Launches New Flights

Above: a LIAT ATR plane (Photo: LIAT) By the Caribbean Journal staff Regional carrier LIAT has officially launched seven new flights per week. The company has begun four new flights per week between Dominica and St Maarten and three new flights per week between Barbados and Guyana’s Ogle Airport. The Dominica-St Maarten flights operate on […]

Caribbean Art: A Solo Exhibition in Miami on Contemporary Haitian Art

Above: Amour a Soweto by Charles Philippe Jean-Pierre By the Caribbean Journal staff Miami’s Haitian Heritage Museum is launching the fourth edition of its popular Les Jacmeliens art exhibit timed for the city’s famous Art Basel cultural week. This year’s exhibition, Haiti Contemporary-Les Jacmeliens IV, is a solo exhibition by Haitian-American artist Charles Philippe Jean-Pierre. […]

ALBA Funding St Lucia Jobs Plan

Above: St Lucia (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia’s National Initiative to Create Employment is getting a boost from its new relationship with the Venezuela-led ALBA alliance. The country announced this week that the ALBA Bank would be extending grant financing in the amount of $10 million over two years to St […]

OAS to Observe Dominica Elections

 Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Organization of American States will be sending an electoral observation mission to Dominica for the country’s national elections next week. Dominica will be holding elections on Dec. 8. The OAS and Dominica signed an agreement stipulating the conditions for that mission this week, with OAS […]

St Vincent and the Grenadines Sees Decline in Visitor Arrivals

 Above: The island of Bequia (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Vincent and the Grenadines is seeing a decline in tourism arrivals in 2014, according to new data from the Caribbean Tourism Organization. The archipelago’s arrivals were down 2.5 percent year-over-year through the end of August, the biggest decline of any Caribbean destination […]