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This Bahamas Island Is Just Off the Coast of Florida. And It’s Having a Moment

 bimini island in the bahamas

There aren’t many places in the Caribbean where you can leave Miami after breakfast and be standing on a white-sand beach before lunchtime. Bimini has always occupied a unique place in The Bahamas: close enough for a spontaneous escape, yet far enough away to feel like you’ve crossed into another world. The water is startlingly […]

Caribbean Home: A Garden Villa in the Hills of St Barth

Above: Villa GAN By the Caribbean Journal staff The latest Caribbean Home heads to the luxurious island of St Barth, home to a spectacular three-bedroom villa called Villa GAN. The three-bedroom property is currently listed with Sibarth Real Estate for around $7.08 million USD (6.5 million Euro). The villa, located on the Petite Saline hillside, […]

Caribbean Photo of the Week: Waiting for the Green Flash in Mustique

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Mike Velthaus from HIllsdale, New Jersey, who sent in this beautiful shot while waiting for the green flash at Basil’s in Mustique. 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 […]

The Caribbean’s Chocolate Hotel

Above: Boucan by Hotel Chocolat in St Lucia (All photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell SOUFRIERE — I am a cacao grower. The sun is beaming on this morning in St Lucia. There is little shade among the leaves of Soufriere. I’ve been gathering cacao fruit (and chewing beans) and grafting cacao trees all morning. […]

Caribbean Photo of the Week: Waiting for the Green Flash in Mustique

 Above: the event in Curacao last week By the Caribbean Journal staff Caribbean Small Island Developing States have to diversify their economies. Next to tourism services, the future of the Caribbean depends how competitive they become in Information Technology and Science. That means that investment in education can’t start soon enough. It also means that […]

Where is Jamaica's Private Sector?

 By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor LAST year I sat on a panel to discuss the state of the economy. Someone in the audience correctly stated that much work was being done by the government to improve the business and economic landscape, but asked why the private sector will not invest if the government has done […]

Caribbean Home: A Dorado Beach Property Lists for $8.5 Million

 Above: the property is located across from the Dorado Beach, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve resort By the Caribbean Journal staff A property in Puerto Rico’s Dorado Beach with some Rockefeller history has hit the market. The parcel, which includes a 4,000-square-foot home where Laurence Rockefeller once lived, is being listed by Christie’s International Real Estate’s Trillion […]

CARICOM Sending Science, Technology Delegation to Cuba

 Above: Havana By the Caribbean Journal staff CARICOM is looking to deepen its science and technology ties with Cuba. The Caribbean Community announced that it would be sending a CARICOM Science Delegation to Cuba “in an effort to strengthen technology links between the region and its Spanish speaking neighbor,” according to a statement. The delegation […]

Bonaire’s Month of Food

 Above: the At Sea restaurant in Bonaire By the Caribbean Journal staff When it comes to diving and snorkeling, Bonaire is right at the top of the list in the Caribbean. But it’s quietly been developing a rather significant culinary scene in recent years. That’s why the island has announced that it will be hosting […]

Expedia Is Making Big Moves in Haiti

 Above: the Moulin Sur Mer Hotel, one of Expedia’s partners in Haiti By the Caribbean Journal staff Travel giant Expedia is making big moves in Haiti. The company reported this week that it had been making a “significant” expansion in Haiti, as the country looks to build its tourism sector. “Although not traditionally recognized as […]

A Nickelodeon Hotel in the Caribbean

 Above: a Karisma hotel By the Caribbean Journal staff There’s a new hotel brand coming to the Caribbean, with a familiar name: Nickelodeon. Karisma Hotels and Resorts and Viacom International Media have announced an agreement to develop a new brand called Nickelodeon Hotels, an all-inclusive collection of family-friendly properties. The first hotel planned to debut […]

Carnival Planning Fleet Expansion

 Above: a Carnival ship By the Caribbean Journal staff Carnival is planning a new fleet expansion. Carnival Corporation announced Thursday that it had signed two memoranda of agreement to add a total of nine new cruise ships to the country’s fleet. The deal with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri S.p.A. and German shipbuilder Meyer Werft will pave […]