Air Travel

How Air Caraïbes and Caribbean Airlines Are Making the Caribbean Easier to Reach From Europe

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For travelers in Europe, the Caribbean just got closer. Caribbean Airlines and Air Caraïbes have signed a new codeshare agreement that links Paris-Orly directly to the wider Caribbean through seamless connections in Martinique and Guadeloupe. It means that a traveler boarding in Paris can now check in once, collect all boarding passes up front, and […]

Guyana’s New Cabinet

Above: Guyana Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo is sworn in By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana has a new Cabinet, following swearing in ceremonies this week. The 15-minister Cabinet includes members of both the A Partnership for National Unity and Alliance for Change parties, the coalition that ended 23 years of rule by the PPP/C party. […]

“There Is a Future for the Caribbean as a Financial Services Hub”

Above: the Westin Dawn Beach St Maarten, home of this year’s STEP conference By Joshua Martinez CJ Contributor ST MAARTEN — The annual Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners’ (STEP) Annual Caribbean Conference brings together companies, attorneys, and individuals in key market sectors such as Company Incorporations, Trusts, Funds, Foundations, and Captive Insurance to discuss […]

Palace Resorts’ Newest Caribbean Hires

Above: Moon Palace Cancun By the Caribbean Journal staff Palace Resorts has announced a number of new hires in its sales department. The resort company has named Magda Hanna its new regional director of sales for the West Coast and Linda Finley the company’s director of sales for the Southeast Region. According to a company […]


“There Is a Future for the Caribbean as a Financial Services Hub”

Above: new Ambassador Peter Benjamin places a wreath at the Jose Marti monument By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda has as new ambassador to Cuba The twin-island country has appointed Peter Benjamin, who presented his letters of credence to Gladys Bejerano Portela, vice president of Cuba’s state council, in Havana this week. Portela […]

Caribbean Photo of the Week: Barbados’ St Lawrence Gap

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Kim W, who sent in this snapshot of the St Lawrence Gap in Barbados. Did you take 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

Caribbean Home: A Boutique Villa in St Barth

Above: the Dolce Vita villa in St Barth By the Caribbean Journal staff La Dolce Vita. It’s a good description of the way of life on the French Caribbean paradise of St Barth, and one villa brings the St Barth lifestyle in a small package. This one-bedroom, one-bathroom villa named Dolce Vita is listed with […]

How to Lose It at St Lucia’s BodyHoliday

Above: The BodyHoliday By the Caribbean Journal staff When it comes to wellness resorts in the Caribbean, St Lucia’s BodyHoliday is right at the top. Now, the resort is offering guests a new kind of Caribbean summer vacation: “Lose It, Tone It.” The programme comes in either three-day, five-day or seven-day experiences, with a range […]

At Tortola’s Long Bay Beach Resort, the Art of the Hideaway

Above: Long Bay Beach Resort in Tortola (All photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell TORTOLA — There are no crowds. There is just the beach. Not any beach, though. Tortola’s Long Bay is one of the most beautiful in the region — the right sand, the right water, the right views. There are no crowds; there […]

Caribbean Home: How to Own a Private Island in the Berry Islands

Above: Sand Dollar Cay By the Caribbean Journal staff The latest Caribbean Home heads to the Bahamian archipelago, which just might be the region’s private island capital. This listing is called Sand Dollar Cay, a 24-acre private island in the Berry Islands region of the Bahamas. It’s listed with Damianos Sotheby’s International Realty for $7.2 […]

Game of Thrones’ Emilia Clarke Sings Reggae for Red Nose Day

Above: Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke By the Caribbean Journal staff Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke got in on the fun for a good cause this week, singing reggae for Red Nose Day. Clarke plays a character called Daenerys Targaryen on the hit HBO show, which is now in its fifth season. Red […]

A New Secretary General at the OAS

Above: Luis Almagro Lemes (OAS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Organization of American States will soon have a new Secretary General. Incoming Secretary General Luis Almagro Lemes will assume office in a ceremony on May 26 at the Hall of the Americas in Washington, DC. Almagro is the former Foreign Minister of Uruguay. […]