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10 Caribbean Overwater Bungalows and Villas With Private Pools, Secluded Decks, and Ladders Right into the Ocean

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From two-story villas in St. Vincent to private-island retreats in Belize, these are our favorite ways to stay over the Caribbean. You can see the water through your bedroom floor. Outside, a ladder descends from your deck into the sea, and your private pool gives you another place to cool off before breakfast arrives. That’s […]

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The Dominican Republic Has a Huge New Solar Park

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The Dominican Republic has officially debuted a major new solar energy park in the country.  The new Solar Canoa park, set in Canoa in the western portion of the country, has a capacity of 25 megawatts in its first phase.  It’s a significant new green achievement for the Dominican Republic in a region that is […]

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Caribbean Photo of the Week: On the Sand in Curaçao

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The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Theresa Buhl, who sent in this beautiful shot on a beach in Curaçao.  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 last name and the location of the photo.  It could […]

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Spirit Adding New Flights to Colombia’s Caribbean Coast

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Low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines is adding a new nonstop route to the Caribbean coast of Colombia.  Spirit will be launching a new thrice-weekly flight from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport to Barranquilla, Colombia.  The new service, which launches April 23, will operate on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.  Spirit’s new Barranquilla flights are also being joined by […]


Caribbean Photo of the Week: On the Sand in Curaçao

It’s the newest all-inclusive in the Barceló resort portfolio, the sparkling new, adults-only Barceló Maya Riviera, part of now six-resort compound on the Caribbean coast of Mexico that includes the Barceló Maya Palace, Barceló Maya Colonial, Barceló Maya Tropical, Barceló Maya Caribe and Barceló Maya Beach.  I knew I would like it based on my […]

St Croix’s Must-Visit Food Festival Is Back

St Croix, one of the Caribbean’s hottest culinary destinations right now, is set for another edition of the popular Taste of St Croix food festival.  The 2020 edition of the event, which will be held on April 2, will be its 20th anniversary, returning to the heart of historic Christiansted.  More than 50 chefs, farmers, […]

A Big All-Inclusive Project Breaks Ground in Saint Lucia

A high-profile all-inclusive project has officially broken ground on the island of Saint Lucia.  The Canelles Resort Project, the product of a partnership between Caribbean Galaxy and AMResorts, will include a pair of all-inclusive resort properties.  “This hotel will fit in nicely with a number of other projects that are currently already underway or planned […]

Turks and Caicos Has a Roaring Real Estate Market

The real estate market in Turks and Caicos is seeing record-breaking performance, according to the newest report from Turks and Caicos Sotheby’s International Realty.  Indeed, Turks and Caicos real estate hit a record $334.7 million in sales volume in 2019, according to the report, itself an increase of almost $76 million compared to 2018.  The […]

St Kitts and Nevis Keeps Up Sizzling Tourism Growth

St Kitts and Nevis continues to see sizzling tourism growth, according to the latest numbers from the twin-island federation.  St Kitts’ Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport reported 163,453 passengers in 2019, a very strong 7 percent improvement compared to the previous year.  The news comes as St Kitts saw a record-breaking total of more than […]

The Cool List: The Coolest Caribbean Hotels for 2020

The Caribbean’s roster of high-design, forward-thinking, fun-loving hotels continues to grow.  Everyone has a different definition of what’s cool — particularly when it comes to hotels.  But a cool hotel should have an x-factor, a special quality that turns it into something more than just a collection of rooms — whether that’s from the way it […]

JetBlue Is Launching Service to Guatemala

JetBlue is expanding in the Caribbean Basin again.  The New York City-based carrier has announced plans to launch its first-ever service from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport to Guatemala City.  The new flights will operate daily beginning June 1, according to the company.  “With new destinations on tap for 2020, more flights in […]

New Royal Caribbean Ship Coming to Caribbean in November

Royal Caribbean’s newest cruise ship will make its debut in the Caribbean in November.  The new Odyssey of the Seas will launch in the Mediterranean this summer before heading to Fort Lauderdale for its first Caribbean sailings in November.  Odyssey of the Seas will be the first of its class, Quantum Ultra Class, to cruise […]