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Guyana President Irfaan Ali to Keynote Caribbean Tourism Conference in Georgetown

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Guyana President Irfaan Ali will deliver the keynote address at the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s State of the Tourism Industry Conference, which is heading to Georgetown in October. The regional tourism conference will be held from Oct. 5-9 under the theme “Tourism Futures: Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive.” It will be the first time Guyana has hosted […]

Grenada Prime Minister Visiting Canada, Barbados

Mitchell meeting with Diaspora, investors By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell departed late this week for Canada for a series of “engagements of national interests,” according to a government statement. The Prime Minister was slated to visit Toronto on Friday, including a trip to the Grenada Day Festival. He will […]

Zouk Superstars to Headline Dominica’s World Creole Music Festival

19th edition of festival begins Oct. 30 By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica’s World Creole Music Festival, now in its 19th year, is still going strong. And this year’s lineup of music stars is no exception, headlined by a group of zouk stars called Le Grand Mechant Zouk, which includes several players from Kassav and […]

Carnival's New Internet Plan

Aimed at social sharing By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Carnival Cruise Line is now offering social media internet packages – featuring access to a variety of sites for just $5 a day – on half of its ships, with fleetwide implementation scheduled by the first quarter of 2016. This announcement follows the launch of the […]

Zouk Superstars to Headline Dominica’s World Creole Music Festival

 Landing on the world’s shortest commercial runway By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor “It’s gonna be rough!” the Winair clerk warns me when I tell him that this will be my first time flying into Saba. I’ve just arrived from Miami to St Maarten, and am about to hop the 12-minute flight to Saba. It’s […]

Caribbean Hotel Occupancy, Revenues Continue to Climb

 Numbers keep rising By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean hotel sector is continuing a very solid 2015, according to the latest report from STR Inc. The region’s hotel occupancy was 75.7 percent in July, a 3.6 percent year-over-year increase over the same month in 2014. It also marked the 15th straight month of positive […]

CARIFESTA Comes to Haiti

 The Caribbean’s top cultural festival begins Friday By the Caribbean Journal staff CARIFESTA, the Caribbean’s top regional cultural event, officially begins on Friday. The 12th edition of the festival, which last took place in Suriname in 2013, is being held across five cities in Haiti. The country is welcoming destinations from around the Caribbean and […]

Norwegian Cruise Line’s Largest Ship is Closer to Completion

 A major new ship for NCL By the Caribbean Journal staff Norwegian Escape, soon to be the largest ship in the Norwegian Cruise Line fleet, floated out of MYER WERFT’s covered building dock over the weekend, signifying a major milestone in the vessel’s construction. The 4,200 passenger vessel is the first ship in the line’s […]

In Antigua, a Focus on Film

 Screenwriters to gather in Antigua By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda is hosting a regional retreat for screenwriters from around the Caribbean starting Friday. The two-day writers’ retreat is the second of a multi-phased programme launched by the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States Competitive Business Unit, in partnership with the Association of Cinema […]

The Best Resorts in the Caribbean

 The best Caribbean resorts are more than just rooms, pools and sand. They use the art of luxury to create something more. Something meaningful. While the term “resort” certainly has its share of definitions in the Caribbean (and we address here EP resorts, not all-inclusive resorts), a great one should, at its core, offer completeness. […]

New All-Inclusive Resort Coming to Tulum

 Karisma to debut new property in Mexican beach enclave By Dana Niland CJ Contributor A new beach resort is coming to Tulum on the Caribbean coast of Mexico. Karisma Hotels & Resorts has introduced the new El Dorado Seaside Suites located near Mexico’s historic and scenic Tulum Mayan Ruin, which is slated to open in November. […]

Miami Beach's Pubbelly to Open Restaurant at Dominican Republic's Casa de Campo

 Growing Miami brand to open first Caribbean eatery By Dana Niland CJ Contributor The Casa de Campo resort in the Dominican Republic has announced its partnership with the Miami-based Pubbelly Restaurant Group, which will open its Asian-inspired Pubbelly Sushi restaurant at the luxury destination later this year. The restaurant will be located in the resort’s […]