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The St. Maarten Beach Resort You Might Not Realize You Can Book With Points

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Tucked along the soft curve of Dawn Beach, the JW Marriott St. Maarten Beach Resort and Spa is one of those Caribbean stays you sometimes forget exists. It’s a full resort experience — beachfront, spa-focused, and quietly upscale — but what surprises most visitors is that it’s also a Marriott Bonvoy property, which means you can book it […]

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Antigua Ramps Up Construction Projects

Above: St John’s (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A number of new construction projects will launch in Antigua in 2013, led by the $200 million Bau Panel project. Bau Panel, which is 25 percent owned by the government of Antigua, will employ more than 80 people, the government said. The project, which will […]

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Antigua Signs MoU on Aviation

Above: Antigua (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the International Civil Aviation Organization. The memorandum covers regulations stipulated by the IACO’s Universal Safety Audit Programme on its Continuous Monitoring Approach. It covers the responsibilities of member states in providing information in a “transparent manner” […]

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Haiti and Antigua Begin Discussions on Tourism Collaboration

Above: a beach in Jacmel, Haiti (Photo: MT Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s Ministry of Tourism has begun talks with the Antigua and Barbuda Hospitality Training Institute on potential areas of cooperation, following a recent visit by Calvin Ambrose, executive director of the ABHTI. The discussions follow the signing of a Memorandum of […]


Antigua Signs MoU on Aviation

Above: construction work in Antigua (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua’s government is planning to expand its Construct Antigua Barbuda Initiative to include commercial development, according to Finance Minister Harold Lovell. The recommendation to do so came from Antigua’s Employers’ Federation. “Government is very pleased with the results of the Construct Antigua and […]

Antigua and Barbuda to "Revamp" Tourism Marketing Strategy

Above: Antigua (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda is planning to “fundamentally revamp” its marketing and promotion strategy for tourism, according to Tourism Minister John Maginley. At the forefront will be an overhauled online marketing presence, including a new Web site, according to a government release. The site will reportedly be […]

Antigua's $253 Million Pearns Point Project to Begin Construction in 2013

Above: Pearns Point By the Caribbean Journal staff The Antigua and Barbuda Investment Authority and Antigua’s Cabinet have approved a development at Pearns Point that will include a five-star boutique hotel, condominium units, a spa, health club and casino,the government announced. The Pearns Point Residences will be opened in three phases of 21, 22 and […]

Opposition Leader Resigns in Antigua

Above: Parliament in Antigua (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Former Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Lester Bird has resigned as the leader of the country’s Opposition Antigua Labour Party. Bird, a native of New York City who served as Antigua’s Prime Minister from 1994 to 2004, had served as the chairman of the […]

WestJet Team Visits Antigua and Barbuda

Above: Antigua (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A group of 20 of WestJet Vacations’ Canada-based travel agents recently visited Antigua and Barbuda on a familiarization trip. WestJet Vacations is the vacation subsidiary of Canada-based air carrier WestJet, which announced last month that it would be launching twice-weekly service from Toronto to Antigua. That […]

Brunton: LIAT "Remains Committed" to Working With Trade Unions

Above: a LIAT plane in Antigua By the Caribbean Journal staff Caribbean air carrier LIAT remains “committed” to working with all 10 trade unions representing its employees, CEO Captain Ian Brunton said in a statement Tuesday. Late last month, Brunson participated in his first meeting of the Regional Consultative Council of Trade Unions within the […]

CARICOM Team Visiting Antigua, Dominica to Assess Environment Data

Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A team of representatives from the CARICOM Secretariat are visiting several Member States to examine their current position regarding statistics on the environment. The team from CARICOM’s Regional Statistics Programme is currently in Antigua after leaving Dominica on Thursday after a two-day visit. On Monday, the […]

IMF: Antigua and Barbuda's Economy Expected to Recover "Gradually"

Above: downtown St John’s (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda’s economy is expected to recover “gradually” this year, according to the International Monetary Fund, which recently completed its seventh review of the country’s economic performance under a programme supported by a 36-month Stand-By Arrangement. The completion allows the immediate disbursement of […]