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Month: January 2015

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St Barth Resort Debuts New Identity After $40 Million Renovation

Above: Le Guanahani By the Caribbean Journal staff A landmark St Barth hotel has a new identity: Le Guanahani. The boutique hotel formerly known as Hotel Guanahani & Spa has debuted after completing a $40 million renovation project. The four-year […]

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Cayman Taps Firm for Airport Terminal Expansion Project

Above: Owen Roberts International Airport By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cayman Islands has tapped a Jacksonville, Fla.-based firm to provide design and construction consultancy services for the planned expansion of Owen Roberts International Airport. The RS&H won the bid […]

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Playa del Carmen Resort Reopens Following $10 Million Renovation

Above: a bungalow at the Mahekal Beach Resort in Playa del Carmen By the Caribbean Journal staff The Mahekal Beach Resort in Playa del Carmen has reopened following a $10 million “re-imagination” project. The 122-room hotel is made up of […]

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These are the New Rules For United States Travel to Cuba

Above: Havana, Cuba By the Caribbean Journal staff Following this month’s historic thawing of relations between Cuba and the United States, the US government has announced a series of diplomatic and economic changes. Those changes include major shifts to the […]


The Cool List: The Caribbean's Coolest Hotels in 2015

A cool hotel. It’s not a luxury hotel, or a boutique hotel, or a large resort, necessarily. You simply know it’s cool the moment you step inside, because you feel it. It’s when that combination of design, comfort and intimacy creates […]


Colombia’s Promotion Agency Rebrands With an Expanded Mission

Above: Cartagena By the Caribbean Journal staff Since 1992, Colombia’s promotion agency has been Proexport, with a mission to promote all exports, from energy to tourism. Now, the country has announced a rebranding and an expanded mission, all under a […]

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At the Edge of Hipster Miami, Home-Cooked Jamaican Food

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor MIAMI — When you’re craving ackee and saltfish nothing else will do. Which is why last week I ventured to Wynwood to check out Palatino, a Jamaican restaurant on the edge of Miami’s burgeoning hipster […]


A New Kind of Caribbean Guesthouse Opens in Puerto Rico

Above: the Dream Inn By the Caribbean Journal staff This is the Caribbean’s newest bed and breakfast, and it’s not quite like any other guest house in the region. It’s modern, it’s artful, it’s a bit funky. It’s called the Dream […]


Google Is Testing Its New Modular Smartphone on This Caribbean Island

Above: the Ara smartphone (all photos by Google) By the Caribbean Journal staff Google’s revolutionary new smartphone project is getting its first test in the Caribbean. The global tech giant will be launching the pilot test of its Project Ara smartphone […]

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Pedro Martinez Named Goodwill Ambassador By Dominican Republic

Above: Pedro Martinez, his wife Carolina Cruz Martinez and Dominican President Danilo Medina By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina has named Pedro Martinez as the country’s newest goodwill ambassador, following a meeting on Wednesday. Martinez’s new […]


Another New Condo-Hotel Project Breaks Ground in St Kitts

Above: a rendering of the project By the Caribbean Journal staff Another new condominium-hotel project has broken ground in fast-growing St Kitts. The T-Loft hotel and condo project at Pirate’s Nest in Frigate Bay has officially launched. The $40 million […]


American Airlines’ Latin America, Caribbean Traffic Declined Last Month

Above: an American airlines plane (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff It was a rough month for American Airlines in December in the Latin America and Caribbean region, with revenue passenger miles dropping by 6.2 percent year over year. […]


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