Flights

Avianca Just Launched a New Daily Nonstop Flight From Fort Lauderdale to This Caribbean City in Colombia

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The wide brown ribbon of the Magdalena River meets the Caribbean near Barranquilla, where waterfront promenades, neighborhood restaurants and one of the region’s great carnival traditions give Colombia’s fourth-largest city an identity all its own. Drive north and the city opens toward Puerto Colombia, its beaches and its famous overwater pier. Stay closer to the […]

United Airlines Launches New Caribbean Routes

As carriers like JetBlue and American Airlines compete to expand in the Caribbean, another carrier is stepping up its game. United Airlines has completed the launch of several new routes to the Caribbean. Late last month, the carrier launched its first flight from Newark to St Kitts, a direct flight operating weekly on Saturdays. “The […]

Alitalia Launches New Charter Flights to Antigua

Italian air carrier Alitalia is coming to Antigua. The company has officially launched Alitalia flights from Milan to Antigua. The flights will be operated as charter flights, serving the destination once per week on Sundays through late April 2016. The new service is one of five new flight launches in Antigua to have debuted in […]

New Villa Project Breaks Ground in Antigua

Antigua’s Tamarind Hills development has launched a new project. The Ocean One project will see the creation of 57 new one-bedroom suites on the hillside above Ffryes Beach in Antigua. The project is part of the wider Tamarind Hills development, which includes 11 villas and 36 en-suite rooms, all featuring private pools. The Ocean ne […]


Alitalia Launches New Charter Flights to Antigua

There’s a new chef in Providenciales. Turks and Caicos’ Blue Haven Resort and Marina has named French Chef Laurent Ajas as the new executive chef at its signature Fire & Ice restaurant. Ajas has worked at restaurants around the world, with stops in countries including Ireland, Thailand, the Seychelles, the Cayman Islands, Mauritius, Bora Bora […]

The Soggy Dollar Now Has a Radio Station

The Soggy Dollar Bar. It’s one of the legendary places in the Caribbean: set on White Bay on Jost Van Dyke in the British Virgin Islands. Perhaps more importantly, it’s the home of what’s almost certainly the Caribbean’s best painkiller. But now it has a new party piece. It’s called Soggy Dollar Radio, and it’s […]

VIDEO: 11 Seconds on the Beach in Jamaica

There’s a reason so many people come to Montego Bay every year – it’s one of the most beautiful places in Jamaica, and home to some of the island’s finest resorts. Chief among them is the legendary Half Moon, which calls home two miles of white-sand beach. This is one of the stretches of beach, a […]

Where These Celebrities Spent the Holidays in the Caribbean

Where celebrities spent the holidays By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon Travel Editor If you spent the holidays in the Caribbean you were in good company; several celebrities swapped sunshine for snow and enjoyed some downtime in our favorite part of the world. Social media was abuzz with sightings of Justin Bieber in Anguilla, where he soaked up […]

VIDEO: Secret Beach, Dominica

At the northwest corner of Dominica, just before Portsmouth, at the foot of a cliff, there is a secret. It’s called Secret Beach, and it’s the party piece of the Secret Bay boutique hotel. It can only be reached by boat or kayak, but like all unforgettable places, it’s worth the short journey. Here’s what […]

Why Jamaica Can Regain Its Place As the Powerhouse of the Caribbean

A turning point By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor As was expected, 2015 was a turning point for the economy and the fiscal accounts. In 2015 the Jamaican economy started to see the benefits of the economic reform programme (ERP) and ended the year in a very strong position, with third-quarter growth of 1.5 per cent, […]

Caribbean Photo of the Week: Secret Harbour, St Thomas

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Tracy K., who sent in this shot of Secret Harbour on St Thomas in the US Virgin Islands. Did you take a great photo of the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line. — CJ

4.5-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Dominican Republic

A 4.5-magnitude earthquake caused weak to light shaking in the Dominican Republic on Saturday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake, which occurred at around 11:25 AM local time, struck at a depth of 12 kilometres. Its epicentre was about 3 miles north-northwest of Villa Vasquez in the Dominican Republic and about 101 […]