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ResortPass Adds Dominican Republic in Wider Caribbean Expansion
ResortPass, the hotel platform that allows travelers buy day passes to participating resorts, has expanded to the Caribbean, including major markets like the Dominican Republic and The Bahamas. The Los Angeles-based company has also expanded to St Kitts, St Maarten, […]
Norwegian Epic Returns to Sailing Following Shipwide Enhancements
By the Caribbean Journal staff Norwegian Epic has reentered service following a series of shipwide enhancements. The ship was in a three week dry dock. IT will be homeport at Port Canaveral in the fall of 2016. Norwegian’s second-largest ship […]
The Wider Context to Jamaica’s Big Media Merger
Local and Global Trends By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor As promised, here is another look at the proposed RJR/Gleaner merger. This announcement comes against the backdrop of a media landscape that is constantly evolving globally, regionally and locally. Media […]
Hilton Worldwide Expands in Panama
Above: the new Hampton by Hilton Panama By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean Basin’s hotel boom is surging. Hilton Worldwide announced the opening of its latest hotel in the region this week, the new Hampton by Hilton Panama in […]
Taiwan Providing Island-Wide Wi-Fi Hotspots For St Lucia
Above: St Lucia (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of Taiwan will be providing island-wide Wi-Fi hotspots around the island of St Lucia, the government said this week. The project has already been approved, and will be […]
LIAT Undertaking “Wide-Ranging” Review of Commercial Activities
Above: a LIAT plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Caribbean regional air carrier LIAT is undertaking a “wide-ranging review of its commercial activities,” the company said in a release this week. The purpose of the review is to enhance the […]
Federal Agents Arrest USVI Police Officer in Widening Drug Trafficking Probe
Above: District Court in St Thomas By the Caribbean Journal staff Federal agents have arrested a police officer in the United States Virgin Islands as part of an investigation into alleged drug trafficking by a official in the government’s planning […]
Trinidad Moves to Restore Power After Nationwide Blackout
Above: Trinidad PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar at the Phoenix Park plant on Friday (Photo: OPM Trinidad) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago suffered a nationwide blackout on Friday morning following a malfunction at the Phoenix Park Gas Processors Limited, […]
Jamaica Planning Island-Wide Consultations on Logistics Hub Project
Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s Ministry of Industry, Investment Commerce plans to conduct a series of island-wide public consultations on the government’s plans for a logistics hub in Kingston, Minister Anthony Hylton announced. The government […]
St Lucia Eyes Free Island-Wide Wi-Fi
By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia’s government is taking steps to increase internet and Wi-Fi penetration on the island, with an ultimate plan to make it free across the country. This year, the government will launch what it says […]
Panama Begins Computer Distribution Project, Continuing Caribbean-Wide Trend
Above: President Ricardo Martinelli launching the programme (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Continuing a trend that has made its way across the Caribbean, from Antigua to Guyana, the government of Panama has delivered the first computers to families […]
Dominican Republic Continues $20.6 Million Nationwide Paving Plan
Above: the national paving plan in process (Photo: CIG) By the Caribbean Journal staff Continuing the country’s nationwide infrastructure push, the Dominican Republic is investing $20.6 million in a National Asphalt Plan to remake its roads. The plan, which was […]
Jamaica Signs Deal on ICT Loan as Part of Wider Technology Strategy
Above: Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister Dr Christopher Tufton (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Jamaica Promotions Corporation and the Development Bank of Jamaica Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding yesterday on a $20 million loan facility to […]
Jamaican Opposition Plans Island-Wide Protest over Extradition Affair
Jamaica’s Opposition People’s National Party is planning an island-wide protest concerning the government’s handling of the extradition crisis involving Christopher “Dudus” Coke. Former Justice Minister KD Knight, the lead attorney representing the party during the recently-concluded Commission of Enquiry, said […]
10 Boutique Resorts in Jamaica for the Ultimate Laid-Back Escape
Jamaica is a vibe you feel before you hear it — in the sway of palm trees, the heat on your skin, the way strangers become friends by the second verse. It’s a place where staying small means experiencing something […]
How the Four Seasons Nevis Is Leading the Way in Sustainable Travel — One Sea Turtle at a Time
This short film shows the Sea Turtle release at the Four Seasons Nevis’ beach on July 9. The turtle was geo-tagged and its movements will now be tracked across the wider region. If you’ve been to Nevis, you know it. […]
Yoga, Paddleboarding, and Purpose: Inside the Dominican Republic’s Most Powerful Women’s Event
There’s a moment on the Yásica River—paddle in hand, jungle on either side, the Atlantic breeze tugging gently at your back—when you understand what this is really about. Not just paddleboarding or yoga, not just the beach cleanups or the […]
Dominica Is Getting a Second Nonstop Flight From New York — Just in Time for Winter
There are islands where you go to sit still — and then there’s Dominica. This is a place carved by volcanoes, draped in rainforest, and alive with sound: waterfalls tumbling through jungle basins, boiling lakes bubbling in the mountains, the […]
Cayman Brac Is the Caribbean Island Where Adventure Comes Naturally
There’s a different kind of quiet on Cayman Brac. Not the hush of a sleepy island beach, but the stillness that comes right before the drop — the kind that lives between jagged bluff edges and jungle caves, between rope-assisted […]
This Chic St Barth Beach Club Feels Like It’s Straight Out of the Mediterranean
The music hums just beneath the sound of the surf. Plates clink, glasses catch the sun, and someone steps barefoot from their table straight onto the sand. This is Shellona, where beach and bistro blend into one seamless rhythm — […]
Why Boca Grandi Is the Aruba Beach You Didn’t Know You Needed
Boca Grandi is where Aruba lets go and and shows you its wild side — a windswept crescent of sand on the island’s southeastern tip, shaped by trade winds, rimmed by dunes, and almost entirely left to nature. This isn’t […]
The Best Beaches in America Are in the Caribbean
You want to find the best beaches in America? You need to head south. Way south. Because they’re not where you think they are. They’re not in Florida, not in California, not in the Carolinas. They’re in the Caribbean. Yes […]
Puerto Rico Is Projecting a Big July Fourth Travel Weekend
Puerto Rico is heading into the July 4 holiday weekend with one of its strongest summer travel performances in recent years, according to new data from the Puerto Rico Tourism Company. The agency’s latest survey of endorsed accommodations shows an […]
Barbados Has a Beach You’ll Never Forget — Clifftop Views, Crashing Waves, and No Crowds
You don’t find Bottom Bay by accident. It’s not marked with neon signs or flagged on cruise ship maps. You have to want it — enough to follow narrow roads that curl through windswept cane fields and silent villages on […]
Two More Reasons to Visit St Kitts and Nevis Restaurant Week
The kitchens of St. Kitts are about to turn up the heat. This month, two celebrated chefs — one with deep ties to the island, the other with roots in its soil — will headline the 2025 edition of the […]
The Best Beaches in St Thomas, USVI — From Magens Bay to Hidden Local Gems
Some islands have more beaches. But St Thomas? St Thomas has better ones. This is the Caribbean the way you imagine it — bright sand, still water, and room to disappear if you want to. But if you’re just visiting […]
This Beach Town Is a Laid-Back Getaway With a Famous Rock, Wild Waves, and French Caribbean Charm
Le Diamant is alive. It starts before you arrive — a winding drive through banana trees and old Creole homes, the Caribbean Sea shimmering just beyond the hills. Then it hits you: that moment when the town opens up and […]
Jamaica Is Getting a New All-Inclusive Resort in Runaway Bay
A white-sand beach. The Caribbean Sea at your doorstep. And an all-new way to experience Runaway Bay. The Grand Muthu Club Caribbean Runaway Bay is opening its doors this summer, bringing a new kind of all-inclusive to Jamaica’s north coast […]