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Caribbean Photo of the Week: Dusk on a Dive Boat in Exuma

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The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Dan Miller, who sent in this stunning photo taken aboard the Aggressor Bahamas II liveaboard dive yacht in the waters of Exuma in The Bahamas. Have you taken a great photo in the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line, including your first and […]

Aruba Is The Caribbean’s Fastest-Growing Tourism Destination in 2015

The Dutch Caribbean island continues 2015 surge By the Caribbean Journal staff Aruba tourism is showing no signs of slowing down in 2015. The Dutch Caribbean’s tourism power is reporting a 16.2 percent increase in tourism arrivals in the first half of 2015, the highest rate of increase of any destination in the Caribbean. The […]

AMResorts Planning to Open Three More Caribbean Resorts

A major Caribbean hotel expansion By the Caribbean Journal staff AMResorts is having a big 2015. The company announced that it would be adding three more all-inclusive Caribbean resorts to its development pipeline: Breathless Montego Bay Resort and Spa, Breathless Playa del Carmen Resort and Spa and Dreams Villas Playa del Carmen. The company has […]

A New Caribbean Villa Collection, From Necker to Anguilla

A new villa player aimed at the UK market By Dana Niland CJ Contributor A new tour operator offering an assortment of private villas, villa resorts, and private islands has launched in the UK Market, featuring a range of accommodations in Barbados, the Bahamas, the British Virgin Islands, Jamaica, St Lucia, Anguilla, and Antigua. Directors Andrea […]

AMResorts Planning to Open Three More Caribbean Resorts

 By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor For many Jamaicans, Sunday isn’t Sunday without ackee and saltfish. Traditionally enjoyed for breakfast or brunch, it’s an unlikely but flavorful combination of a savory-tasting fruit and dried salted cod that’s the island’s national dish. Ackee is actually a fruit (related to the lychee and longan) that came to […]

Caribbean Home: The Newest Homes at St Lucia’s Sugar Beach

 Living under the Pitons By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia’s Sugar Beach, a Viceroy Resort has launched a new real estate opportunity called the Glenconner Residences. The project is comprised of six four-to-six-bedroom homes designed by architect Lane Pettigrew. The properties “combine the very best in outdoor and indoor living, with plentiful terraces and […]

This Caribbean Hotel Has a Hurricane Protection Guarantee

 The program relaunches By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Holiday Inn Resort Montego Bay has announced the re-launch of its annual Hurricane Guarantee. The program at the all-inclusive hotel provides consumer purchase protection in two forms during the Atlantic hurricane season. Pre-vacation protection will offer guests holding confirmed reservations with nonrefundable deposits the opportunity to rebook […]

This is the Caribbean’s Fastest-Growing Economy in 2015

 Significant growth in 2015 By the Caribbean Journal staff When the government of Prime Minister Gaston Browne came to power in June 2014, there was one overriding goal: to make Antigua and Barbuda and economic power house. So far in 2015, that’s been the case. The country has posted the fastest growth in the Caribbean […]

St Lucia’s Kitesurfing Hub

 An all-inclusive kitesurfing destination in St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff Romance, rum, rhythm and … kitesurfing. Yes, the Helen of the West Indies is famous for a lot of things beyond its beautiful Pitons, but for those in the know, it’s a place for serious kitesurfers. The destination? The Coconut Bay resort in […]

Jamaica’s Goldeneye is Expanding

 An iconic property adding more units By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s Goldeneye hotel is getting larger. The hotel that was once the home of James Bond creator Ian Fleming is adding 26 new beach huts, slated to open at the end of the year. The hotel is also adding a new restaurant and bar […]

Caribbean Home: How You Can Own a Beach House on Parrot Cay

 The private-island retreat is adding more units By the Caribbean Journal staff The Parrot Cay by Como resort and development in the Turks and Caicos Islands is adding to its real estate offering. The property has announced construction of four new beach houses that will be available for purchase at its Parrot Cay Estate. The […]

Montego Bay’s "Elegant Corridor" Gets New LED Lighting

 Jamaica’s Elegant Corridor lights up By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Montego Bay’s Elegant Corridor has unveiled a major new lighting project. Jamaica’s Tourism Enhancement Fund has financed the installation of 797 new state-of-the-art LED lights. The lights cover a 27-kilometre stretch of Jamaica’s tourism hub. “We know that if we are able to change the existing high-pressure […]