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Belize’s Mountain Pine Ridge Has Caracol, Big Rock Falls and Rio On Pools

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From Caracol and Big Rock Falls to Rio On Pools, a drive through Belize’s Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve reveals a rugged inland world near Blancaneaux Lodge and Gaia Riverlodge. Belize’s Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve gives you three essential experiences in one inland adventure: the ancient Maya city of Caracol, the dramatic drop at […]

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InterCaribbean Is Adding More Saint Lucia Flights 

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Turks and Caicos-based regional airline InterCaribbean is adding more new flights to the island of Saint Lucia in March. Beginning March 12, the airlines will be adding thrice-weekly service from St Vincent to Saint Lucia.  That will be accompanied by six weekly flights from Dominica (an increase of one flight per week) and an expansion […]

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How to Move to St Croix, Explained

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By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to CJI For Jill Cherubin, managing broker for Christie’s International Real Estate US Virgin Islands, the best part about her decision to live in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, was the diverse cultures and customs that helped her children become “well-rounded individuals.” “We raise well-rounded individuals here in the Virgin […]

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Small Caribbean Hotel of the Week: A Beach Escape in The Bahamas

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There are beaches, and then there is Old Bight Beach.  Here on the southwestern coast of Cat Island in The Bahamas is a nearly five-mile-long stretch of perfect white sand dotted with casuarina trees.  The water is the kind of sparkling turquoise you can only find in The Bahamas.  This is the kind of beach […]


How to Move to St Croix, Explained

Saint Lucia is digitizing its embarkation and disembarkation form for visitors, in what is hopefully part of a broader Caribbean trend.  The island has announced that, effective March 1, the immigration form for visitors is going digital.  The new electronic form will replace the written form and “significantly reduce the processing time of arriving passengers,” […]

In Puerto Rico, a New Brand for a Classic Marriott Hotel 

For almost a half-century, it has been the resort you simply can’t miss if you’re in San Juan’s buzzy Condado neighborhood: La Concha, the tropical masterpiece by Toro Ferrer.  That includes a large-scale renovation project of the mid-century classic back in 2008, when the hotel joined Marriott’s Renaissance brand. (What didn’t change was the signature […]

New Colombia-Dominican Republic Flights 

As the Dominican Republic and the wider Caribbean look to draw more tourists from South America, one country is increasingly a big target: Colombia.  Now another airline is adding routes from Colombia: Dominican Republic-based Arajet, which will soon launch nonstop flights between Bogota and Santiago.  The new flights will be operating twice weekly between Bogota […]

Jamaica’s Montego Bay Airport Is Getting Major Upgrades

The Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, Jamaica is in the midst of a full-scale modernization project.  The plan, officials say, is to transform the busy airport into a “world-class facility.” That includes a $70 million runway expansion, the opening of the first-ever Bob Marley-branded restaurant, the expansion of the immigration hall and departure lounge […]

Avianca Is Adding More Flights to Aruba

South America has always been a very strong market for Aruba, thanks in large part due to the island’s proximity to the continent.  And now one of the region’s top carriers is expanding its service to the Dutch Caribbean island, Caribbean Journal has learned.  Colombia’s Avvinca is adding more flights between Medellin and Aruba this […]

Bermuda Eyes Tourism Recovery After Challenging Year

While Bermuda isn’t quite back at its sizzling tourism numbers from before the pandemic, the island is starting to show signs of a full-fledged recovery.  Despite challenges amid the pandemic (including what were the strictest travel health rules in the wider region), Bermuda saw what officials are calling “significant” year-over-year growth last year.  That included […]

At This New Luxury Caribbean Resort, Every Room Has a Pool 

Rainforests, beaches, volcanoes and world-class restaurants. The island of Basse-Terre in the Guadeloupe archipelago has long boasted one of the most diverse travel offerings in the Eastern Caribbean. But that hasn’t included a must-visit luxury resort. But that may have just changed. The new addition is called Les Galets Rouge, and it’s set near the […]

Caribbean Photo of the Week: Finding the Blue in Antigua

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Ken Jeffery, who sent in this lovely shot of the water at the St. James’s Club and Villas in Antigua. 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 […]