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Lenny Kravitz Is Headlining a Nassau Festival With World-Class Chefs, Caribbean Art, and Global Flavors

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When The Bahamas Culinary & Arts Festival returns to Nassau’s Baha Mar this fall, it will do so with a headliner who embodies the spirit of the islands: four-time Grammy Award–winner and Bahamian rock legend Lenny Kravitz, whose love for The Bahamas is boundless. His performance will anchor the Oct. 22–26 festival, setting the tone […]

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Barbados Set for Food and Rum Festival 

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Barbados is set to begin its popular Food & Rum Festival on the island next week.  Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc.’s culinary celebration, which returned last year after a pandemic hiatus, is being held this year under the theme of “Feed the Future.” The idea, organizers say, is to “empower the next generation of culinary talents […]

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A New Luxury All-Inclusive Resort Just Opened in Barbados 

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It’s the most anticipated new hotel opening in Barbados in years — if not decades.  Wyndham Grand is opening the long-awaited Sam Lord’s Castle Resort this month.  The soft-opening of the new 422-room all-inclusive resort will make place on Oct. 12, followed by a formal grand opening in early 2024, according to Wyndham.  The property, […]

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JSX Launching New Flights to The Bahamas 

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Shared private charter firm JSX is launching a new nonstop route to The Bahamas.  On Dec. 14, JSX will kick off new nonstop service between the US and Aaco. It’s a unique kind of flight: a scheduled service that operates like a private flight. That means you can arrive to the airport less than an […]


A New Luxury All-Inclusive Resort Just Opened in Barbados 

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Ronald Schlundt Sr. ofStewartstown Pa, who sent in this beautiful shot of sunset at the Buccaneer resort in St Croix, USVI. 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 […]

The Nassau Paradise Island Wine and Food Festival Is Back

The Nassau Paradise Island Wine and Food Festival is back again for 2024, Caribbean Journal has confirmed.  The festival, which debuted to broad praise last March, will be returning March 13-17, 2024.  The five-day event, hosted at Atlantis Paradise Island, highlights world-renowned chefs, sommeliers, mixologists and TV culinary stars.  It puts a spotlight on Nassau […]

Spirit Airlines Just Added New Daily Nonstop Flights to Aruba 

Low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines just launched new daily nonstop service to the Dutch Caribbean island of Aruba.  Spirit is now operating daily flights between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Aruba’s Queen Beatrix International Airport.  That is an increase from what had ben four weekly flights between Fort Lauderdale and Aruba.   Spirit is operating the […]

Hilton Set to Debut New Cancun All-Inclusive in November

Hilton is set to unveil its newest all-inclusive resort in the Caribbean next month: the Hilton Cancun Mar Caribe All-Inclusive Resort.  The newly-rebranded property is set at the former Royal Uno resort, which had been part of the Royal Resorts portfolio until that company’s sale earlier this year to Tortuga Resorts.  The beachfront resort has […]

“Historic” Tourism Numbers Continue in Dominican Republic 

The Dominican Republic’s “historic” tourism arrivals continue to grow, according to new numbers from the country’s Ministry of Tourism.  The Dominican Republic reported 478,794 stayover arrivals in September, a whopping 48 percent increase over the same month in 2019, before the pandemic.  That also represented an 11 percent jump compared to September 2022.  “These are […]

New Tiger Woods Golf Course in Mexico Under Construction

Tiger Woods is adding to his Caribbean-Mexico portfolio with a pair of new designs in Cabo San Lucas.  The legendary golfer’s TGR Design has a new project at The Legacy Club at Diamante in Cabo San Lucas.  TGR is designing both a short course,which is already under construction, TGR Design confirmed to Caribbean Journal Invest.  […]

Real Estate Is Booming in Turks and Caicos

It’s the most active real estate market in the Caribbean right now, with surging sales volume and sustained movement in the residential sector, particularly the high-end market.  Indeed, the Turks and Caicos Islands has been the hottest market in the region largely since the pandemic, when buyers pounced on the archipelago for its combination of […]

Sonesta’s New Destination Resort Project in the Dominican Republic

Sonesta is partnering with development firm CLERHP on a major new development in the Dominican Republic, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned.  It’s called the Larimar City and Resort, with plans for completion in late 2025 to early 2026.  Larimar will include two new hotels: one under the Royal Sonesta brand, and another under the James […]