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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 […]

Puerto Rico Set for Restaurant Week

Above: croquetas at Cocina Abierto By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Looking for a reason to visit Puerto Rico? Here’s a yummy one. Puerto Rico’s Restaurant Week starts on May 27, featuring prix-fixe lunch and dinner menus from $20 to $38 a person. Running until June 3, the fourth annual culinary celebration includes more than […]

Two New Properties On Way in St Lucia

Above: St Lucia (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff There are two new St Lucia hotels coming on stream, according to the government. The first hotel is a major project by Canadian travel giant Sunwing at the former Smugglers Hotel. The second is a 100-room companion hotel to Dive Saint Lucia called Harbour Club; […]

La Quinta Opens First Honduras Hotel

Above: LQ Tegucigalpa By the Caribbean Journal staff US-based hotel giant La Quinta is expanding in the Caribbean Basin. The company announced the opening of its first LQ Hotel in Honduras’ capital of Tegucigalpa. The property is the company’s first outside of the US, Canada and Mexico (it already has a property in Cancun). It […]

Two New Properties On Way in St Lucia

 Above: a graphic of the quake (USGS graphic) By the Caribbean Journal staff A 4.6-magnitude earthquake caused shaking across St Lucia and Martinique on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake struck at around 10:16 AM local time at a depth of 69 kilometres. Its epicentre was about 65 kilometres east of […]

IMF Names New Jamaica Mission Chief

 Above: new IMF Mission Chief in Jamaica Uma Ramakrishnan (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The International Monetary Fund has appointed its new mission chief for Jamaica. Dr Uma Ramakrishnan will be filling the role, succeeding Dr Jan Kees Martijn, who was the first mission chief under Jamaica’s existing four-year $932 million extended fund […]

This Caribbean Country Received $4.5 Billion in Remittances

 Above: Santo Domingo (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean set a record last year, with the Caribbean led by the Dominican Republic, according to a new report from the Inter-American Development Bank. Total remittances topped a previous high set in 2008. The Dominican Republic led the way […]

Another New Hotel Coming to St Kitts as Hotel Boom Continues

 Above: a rendering of the hotel By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Kittitian Hill. Park Hyatt. Koi. Imperial. While it’s the Caribbean’s smallest sovereign country, its hotel sector is anything but. Plainly, St Kitts’ hotel sector is booming, with the latest the addition of a new Embassy Suites hotel project to a pipeline that includes […]

Is This Island China’s Next Caribbean Investment Target?

 Above: San Juan (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Is Puerto Rico China’s next investment target in the Caribbean? A 16-member business delegation from China is visiting the island all week, the government said. The delegation includes businessmen from a range of industries from real estate to tourism, including Adam Wu, CEO of the […]

Rosewood Mayakoba Planning Enhancement Project

 Above: Rosewood Mayakoba By the Caribbean Journal staff Rosewood Mayakoba on the Caribbean coast of Mexico is planning an “enhancement project” later this year. The property will be closing Sept. 7 for two weeks to allow for “the transformation of select guest accommodations, dining outlets and public spaces,” according to Rosewood. The changes will include […]

JetBlue Conducts Grenada Test Flight

 Above: JetBlue’s test flight in Grenada By the Caribbean Journal staff JetBlue successfully completed its first test flight to Grenada this week, ahead of its official launch of service to the island. JetBlue’s Airbus A320 touched down on Tuesday in its newest Caribbean destination. The New York City-based carrier is slated to launch twice-weekly service […]

A New Beer in Bonaire

 Above: Bonaire Blond By the Caribbean Journal staff There’s a dominant beer in Bonaire: Polar, which comes from nearby Venezuela, although many also prefer Heineken. But a new small-batch label is looking to make a mark: Bonaire Blond. It’s a pale beer, with what are described as “hints of lime and aloe vera,” the latter one […]