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Month: November 2015

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Is This the Caribbean’s Most Powerful Spa Treatment?

By the Caribbean Journal staff It might be one of the rarest spa treatments in the Caribbean — and among the most powerful. It’s Viceroy Riviera Maya’s Temazcal Ritual, now offered in a larger and improved sweat lodge. The treatment, which […]

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Why Experts are Upbeat About the Future of Caribbean Tech

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By Gerard Best CJ Contributor BELIZE CITY, Belize—Regional Internet and technology experts remain upbeat on the future of the industry in the Caribbean. A recent industry report showed that Internet connectivity in the Caribbean is growing at sluggish speeds, with high rates. However, shifting attitudes within the region’s […]

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How a New Coffee Crop Is Helping a Dominican Community Thrive

By Erick F. Conde CJ Contributor Rust is not an issue you would usually associate with your coffee. However, for farmers here in the Dominican Republic along with many other countries throughout the Caribbean and Latin America, coffee rust or “roya […]

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Two Can’t-Miss Deals for Caribbean Getaways

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Thanksgiving is only three weeks away and right behind it is Cyber Monday, when we wear our fingers to the bone clicking on great deals we just gotta have. And now, as the Caribbean […]


American Airlines Planning Major Expansion in Cancun Flights

Above: the Grand Residences Riviera Cancun resort By the Caribbean Journal staff American Airlines is planning a major expansion in service to Cancun, Mexico, the company announced. The carrier will launch new service to Cancun from four US cities in […]


Why This Caribbean Chef Has Extra Star Quality

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor There aren’t many chefs, Caribbean or otherwise, who can say they’ve cooked for astronauts. But Michael Henville can. Cooking at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is just one rung in a career ladder that has […]

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A New Seaside Restaurant in Turks and Caicos

A new place to eat in Providenciales By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor The Alexandra resort on Providenciales in the Turks and Caicos Islands has just added a new seaside restaurant, Asú on the Beach. Asú means “sunset” in Taino, […]


New Hotel Coming to Negril, Jamaica

Above: a rendering of The Cliff By the Caribbean Journal staff A new hotel is coming to Negril, Jamaica. The Cliff Hotel is slated to open in Dec. 1 as a “reinterpretation” of the former Moon Dance Resort. The property […]


Hilton to Open Hotel in Dominica

By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica will soon get its first branded hotel. Hilton Worldwide announced this week that it would be adding the island’s Tranquility Beach Resort development to its Curio hotel collection. The new hotel, which will be […]

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Royal Caribbean Is Ordering Another Quantum-Class Ship

By the Caribbean Journal staff Royal Caribbean has entered into an agreement with Meyer Werft to order a fifth Quantum-class cruise ship, the company announced. The as-yet unnamed ship is slated for delivery in the fall of 2020. “It is […]


St Kitts Looking to Strengthen Yachting Sector

By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts is looking to strengthen its yachting sector, the country said this week. The push will be driven by the country’s luxury Christophe Harbour Marina. “We are a well-established tourism destination—our location of St […]


First Look: The New Hilton Aruba

ARUBA — A classic hotel design never gets old. Morris Lapidus, famous for hotels like the Fontainebleau in Miami, made this Aruba’s first “it” hotel when it debuted in 1955 as simply the “Aruba Hotel.” But now the venerable design […]


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