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Year: 2021

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The Bahamas Has New Rules for Vaccinated Travelers

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The Bahamas has announced new rules for fully vaccinated travelers, set to take effect Aug. 6. Notably, all fully vaccinated travelers will now have to obtain a negative PCR or antigen test taken no more than 5 days prior to […]

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Nocturne Luxury Villas, Gladstone Partner to Buy St Barth Properties

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Nocturne Luxury Villas partnered with the Gladstone Investment Corporation to acquire St Barth Properties, a leading villa rental company in St Barth. St Barth Dream Vacations, its sister company, has also been acquired. It’s part of a growth push for […]

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Barbados Golf Resort Lists for $5 Million

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By Andrea Perez, Special Contributor to CJI The Plum Tree Club Resort, located in the southern Parish of Christ Church, Barbados, is on the market for $5 million. The property is listed with NVEST Estates, which deals with the sale […]

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Carnival’s Newest Ship Launches Caribbean Cruises

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Carnival Cruise Line’s newest ship has come to the Caribbean.  The line’s new Mardi Gras cruise ship kicked off its maiden voyage this week, with a seven-day Caribbean cruise sailing out of Port Canaveral.  That included a return to cruising […]


Statia Is Now Open to Vaccinated Travelers

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One of the Caribbean’s great undiscovered destinations is open again.  The Dutch Caribbean island of Statia (also known as St Eustatius) has officially reopened its borders to fully vaccinated travelers.  And most importantly, fully vaccinated travelers don’t need to quarantine. […]


More Than 7,500 New Hotel Rooms in the Pipeline in Jamaica

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Jamaica has more than 7,500 new hotel rooms set to come on stream in the next three years, according to Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett.  There are a number of major hotel projects “slated for implementation” between 2021 and 2023, Bartlett […]

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New-Build Staniel Cay, Exuma Villa Lists for $7.95 Million

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A new-build villa on Staniel Cay in the Exuma chain of The Bahamas has hit the market, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned. The 8500-square-foot Casa Carisma is on sale for $7.95 million, sources told CJI.  CA Christie’s Gavin Christie has […]


Frontier Is Launching Another New Route to Puerto Rico

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Puerto Rico’s surging tourism arrivals will get another boost this fall when Frontier Airlines adds another route to the island.  Beginning Nov. 1, Frontier Airlines will launch new nonstop flights between Jacksonville International Airport and San Juan’s Luis Munoz Marin […]


Dominican Republic Nears 2.5 Million Tourists in 2021

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The Dominican Republic is approaching 2.5 million tourist arrivals so far in 2021, according to new data from the country’s Ministry of Tourism.  That’s the highest number of any Caribbean destination this year. It’s also contributed more than $2.4 million […]

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Saint Lucia’s Sugar Beach, a Viceroy Resort Is Reopening

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One of the leading luxury hotels in Saint Lucia is reopening, Caribbean Journal has learned.  Sugar Beach, a Viceroy Resort, will officially welcome back guests in November, following what the property calls an “extensive” renovation project.  The biggest changes include […]


Martinique Tourism Begins to Rebound

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Martinique tourism has begun to rebound following the French Caribbean island’s reopening for tourism in June.  The island’s Aim Cesaire Airport carried 73,590 total passenger in June, up from 28,286 passengers in June 2020.  That also represented a 46.5 percent […]


The Eurythmics' Dave Stewart Has a New Love Letter to The Bahamas

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Dave Stewart, the artist from the Eurythmics, has long been a fan of The Bahamas — and is now in fact a resident of Harbour Island. And now the Grammy Award-winning artist has released a new song that’s an ode to […]


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