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Snorkeling in the Caribbean

These Caribbean Resorts Are Perfect for Snorkeling Lovers, From Antigua to Bonaire to The Bahamas

It’s one of the most popular activities in the Caribbean — snorkeling. There’s nothing quite like slipping on a mask and fins and diving into another world just offshore. Coral gardens, schools of tropical fish, sea turtles drifting by — snorkeling calls to the adventurer in all of us. Yes, you can snorkel at just about […]

A New Caribbean Surf Resort

By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s the first of its kind in the Caribbean — a dedicated surfing resort. SASS Global Travel has announced its first-ever surf resort in the Caribbean at Las Palmas Inn in Rincon, Puerto Rico. The Rincon Surf Resort “aims to provide inclusive surf and stay experiences dedicated to customer service […]

A New Megayacht Marina is Coming to the Caribbean

By the Caribbean Journal staff A new megayacht marina is coming to the Caribbean. The Altamer Resort in Anguilla has announced plans to expand with a new megayacht marina complex and mixed-use development. New York-based development firm Time Equities is partnering on the venture with marine project companies Anaconda LTD/ and Cross Island Development. The […]

A Major Increase in Flights to Martinique

By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s about to get a whole lot easier to fly to one Caribbean island. As the Caribbean tourist season ramps into high gear, Martinique is readying for a significant boost in air traffic. The French Caribbean department will see a 193 percent increase in available nonstop seats for the 2015-2016 peak travel season, […]

A New Megayacht Marina is Coming to the Caribbean

THEY ARE some of the sweetest spots in all of Antigua and Barbuda. The little coves, the little bays, the places where the water seems to stand still, waiting for a wade or a paddle or an afternoon swim. Antigua is full of them, something you learn driving the island and journeying on what seems to […]

Grenada Getting $15 Million Loan For Growth, Climate Resilience

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor The World Bank Board of Directors has approved a $15 million Development Policy Credit and Loan (DPC/DPL) with Grenada. This financing aims to foster sustainable conditions for private investment, improve public resource management, strengthen the banking sector, and build up resilience against natural disasters. Grenada was hit hard by the […]

Your New Jamaican Pork Recipe

By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor It is said that China is the world’s largest pork consumer, housing about 476 million pigs, according to the Earth Policy Institute. What I know is if they took stats for Jamaica alone, my Dad, I am positive, would rank as the Island’s largest consumer…ha! I neva see a man […]

Why Barbados is the Caribbean Capital of Motor Racing

Photos by Steve Keats BARBADOS — It’s just another reason why Barbados is the Caribbean capital of motor racing. Whether it’s the Top Gear Festival, or Bushy Park itself, there’s nowhere better in the Caribbean to watch — or experience for yourself — the joys of motor racing. But the premise was particularly clear last month with Red […]

This Caribbean Hotel Has Its Own Cat Cafe

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Stray cats are a common sight at Caribbean hotels, lazing on sun-dappled lawns and sidling up to diners in al fresco restaurants to beg for table scraps. But at most resorts the feral felines are either ignored or grudgingly tolerated, forced to rely on their hunting skills and the […]

Caribbean Tourism Needs “Revolutionary Thinking”

By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s time to insert “innovative and revolutionary thinking and to generate fresh energy” into the Caribbean’s tourism sector. That was the call by Barbados Tourism Minister and current Caribbean Tourism Organization Chairman Richard Sealy at the CTO’s recent SOTIC conference in Curacao. Sealy said that despite the sector’s 5.8 percent […]

A New Overwater Bungalow Hotel Is Coming to the Caribbean

By the Caribbean Journal staff There’s a new hotel coming to the Dutch Caribbean island of Aruba, and it will have something very rare in the Caribbean: overwater bungalows. The 126-suite Zoëtry Isla di Oro will be one of the only resorts in the Caribbean with overwater suites. The all-inclusive hotel will be located about […]

Eden Roc at Cap Cana Is Transforming Its Beach Club

By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dominican Republic’ Eden Roc at Cap Cana resort is undergoing a major renovation of its beach club. The $5 million project includes renovations and refurbishments to the beach club facilities. The first phase of the project is slated to be unveiled Dec. 1, with new elements including thatched roofs, […]