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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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In St Kitts and Nevis, the Ultimate Caribbean Swimming Event 

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It’s been more than two decades since the Caribbean’s ultimate swimming event first kicked off — and now the Nevis to St Kitts Cross Channel Swim is back again.  The 2.5-mile ocean crossing sees competitors swim across the “narrows” between St Kitts and Nevis, one of the most important annual events on the global open water […]

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New Isla Mujeres All-Inclusive Pushes Back Opening to May 

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The highly-anticipated new Secrets Impression Isla Mujeres has pushed back its opening to May, Caribbean Journal has learned.  Hyatt’s next Inclusive Collection resort will now be opening its doors on May 26, 2023.  The property had originally announced an opening in March.  The 125-room waterfront property will have a broad dining program, with eight eateries […]

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New Grand Cayman Luxury Real Estate Project to Break Ground 

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By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to CJI A luxurious, roughly 100-unit residential project on Seven Mile Beach in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands is slated to break ground in May. There will be a total of 97 units built at Lacovia, which offers 14 exclusive floor plans ranging from three- to eight-bedroom apartments, all outfitted with […]


New Isla Mujeres All-Inclusive Pushes Back Opening to May 

Jamaica is in the midst of what is likely to be a record-breaking winter tourist season, and the island is showing no signs of slowing down.  In fact, Jamaica is adding even more new flights — with another three new nonstop routes from the United States launching this week.  In what is a significant boost for […]

A New Way of Building in the Caribbean

By Guy Britton From the Dominican Republic to Florida, BioLime has been reinventing the way people build in the Caribbean, centered around the company’s unique architectural finishes made of limestone. To learn more about the company, Caribbean Journal caught up with Brian Coia, President of BioLime, to talk about BioLime’s most recent projects, its outlook […]

Antigua and Barbuda Names New Tourism Director for Caribbean, Latin America

The Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority has named a new director of tourism for the Caribbean and Latin America.  The ABTA has appointed Charmaine Brown-Spencer to the role, in which she will be responsible for growing market share and destination arrivals from both regions.   “As our organization continues to adapt to meet the demands of […]

Caribbean Development of the Week: Cabot Saint Lucia

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to CJI The much-anticipated golf and residential community, Cabot Saint Lucia, will have around a dozen or so guest accommodations online in 2024. Located on a 375-acre peninsula in Saint Lucia, the Coore & Crenshaw-designed 18-hole golf course, Point Hardy Golf Club, will open for preview play in March and […]

Small Caribbean Hotel of the Week: A Hidden Gem in Saba 

It’s just past twilight on the patio at the Queen’s Hotel, Bar and Kitchen, and the chef has prepared a half-shell Saban lobster with truffle potatoes.  If you haven’t been to this lovely little island before, you may not know that the lobsters here are some of the most prized on earth. They come from […]

Caribbean Moment: A Walk on the Beach in The Bahamas 

It’s still one of the great secrets of The Bahamas: the tiny island of San Salvador.  This tropical getaway, most famous as the site of Columbus’ first landing in the New World, is almost impossibly pristine, home to some of the best snorkeling and diving on earth.  And it’s also filled with untouched, uncrowded white-sand […]

Royal Caribbean Cuts First Steel on New Cruise Ship 

Royal Caribbean has cut the first steel on its newest cruise ship, the second in its Icon Class.  The as-yet-unnamed ship will be the second in the class; the first, Icon of the Seas, will take to the seas in January 2024; this ship will launch sailings in 2025.  The new ship, which is being […]

When George Washington Moved to Barbados

A quarter century before he was catching Hessians in Trenton, George Washington was catching sharks in the middle of the Atlantic.  When his brother Lawrence fell into ill health, the thought was that the tropical climes of an island at the edge of the Caribbean would prove an elixir.  And so the Washington brothers began […]