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The Best Hotel in Port of Spain, Trinidad Has a Sushi Bar, Ocean Views, and a Rooftop Infinity Pool

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Angostura 1919 at the Waterfront. Tekka don at the sushi bar. Warm greetings from the staff as the city hums outside. I arrive in Port of Spain and the Hyatt Regency feels like exactly what I was looking for — a place that balances the buzz of Trinidad’s capital with the calm of a waterfront […]

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Turks and Caicos Beachfront Listing Cuts Price by $1 Million

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A direct beachfront villa in Turks and Caicos has cut its listing price by $1 million, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned.  Villa Chill, set on the beach in Emerald Estate in Providenciales, has reduced its price to $10.9 million from $11.9 million, according to Turks and Caicos Sotheby’s International Realty, which has the listing on […]

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BVI’s Scrub Island Resort Names New Leadership Team

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The Scrub Island Resort in the British Virgin Islands has named a new leadership team, Caribbean Journal has learned. The property, which is reopening this week in time for the British Virgin Islands’ tourism relaunch, has named a new general manager and assistant manager. The new team includes General Manager Michael Schoonewagen and Assistant General […]

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How (And Why) to Retire in the Cayman Islands

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By Alexander Britell When it comes to making lifestyle decisions, the pandemic has only strengthened the appeal of the Caribbean, as more people flock to the region for sanctuary, seclusion and stability amid an uncertain global situation.  It has led to a number of new trends, including growing real estate demand in some Caribbean nations and an increasing number of destinations […]


BVI’s Scrub Island Resort Names New Leadership Team

The first-ever SLS hotel in Cancun is planning an “early 2021” debut, according to sbe Hotels.  The boutique SLS Cancun will launch in Mexico’s Puerto Cancun development, with a total of 45 suites, a private beach club, a signature SLS pools cape and access to Puerto Cancun’s amenities including a private marina and an 18-hole […]

St Croix Hotels and Resorts You Can Stay at Right Now

St. Croix stands out with its well-preserved historic buildings — notably Fort Christiansvaern, a Danish fortress dating from 1749 — two distinctive cities (Christiansted and Frederiksted), excellent culinary scene, and natural wonders that include Buck Island National Monument for desert-island swimming and snorkeling and a lush interior rainforest filled with old plantation ruins. And now […]

Coral Sands Hotel Reopens on The Bahamas’ Harbour Island

The Coral Sands beach resort has officially reopened on Harbour Island in The Bahamas, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The 38-unit boutique hotel has a mix of rooms, suites and cottages perched above the island’s renowned Pink Sand Beach.  The Bahamas recently entered a new phase of its tourism reopening, waiving the mandatory quarantine requirement.  You […]

How to Have a Floating Breakfast in Aruba

The recently-expanded Boardwalk Boutique Hotel in Aruba has launched a rather clever new amenity: a floating breakfast. For guests staying the property’s Plunge Pool Casita, the hotel will deliver a special floating breakfast package with fresh juices, tropical fruit, pastries, two main courses and coffee or tea – on a floating tray right in your pool. […]

Caribbean Photo of the Week: Sunset on Simpson Bay, St Maarten

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Jennifer Bergen, who sent in this marvelous shot of sunset on Simpson Bay in St Maarten. 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 […]

The Bahamas' Bimini Big Game Club Is Open Again

One of the Caribbean’s top adventure hotels has officially returned, Caribbean Journal can confirm. The Bahamas’ Bimini Big Game Club, long one of the region’s top destinations for sport fishing and diving, officially reopened its doors last week on the island of Bimini. The hotel, which first opened in the 1930s, is famous for hosting […]

5 Virgin Gorda Villas for the Perfect British Virgin Islands Getaway

Amid the new realities of travel, demand has only grown for villa vacations — with travelers placing a premium on seclusion and independence. And next week’s reopening of the British Virgin Islands for tourism will shine a renewed spotlight on a villa destination that’s long been one of the Caribbean’s best-kept secrets: Virgin Gorda. For […]

Southwest Airlines to Relaunch More Flights to Los Cabos, Puerto Vallarta

Southwest Airlines is relaunching more flights to Mexico in March, Caribbean Journal has learned. On March 11, 2021, the carrier will be reinstating service from Orange County-Santa Ana to both Los Cabos and Puerto Vallarta on the Pacific coast of Mexico. The relaunch will include daily flights to both popular Mexican destinations, according to a […]