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Antigua and Barbuda to Receive $2.1 Million Grant From Turkey
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These 15 Caribbean Resorts Come With More Than One Beach to Explore

 resorts with more than one beach

The Caribbean has no shortage of beautiful beaches — but some resorts take it a step further, offering not just one stretch of sand but multiple shorelines to discover. These are the places where each day can feel different. One morning might be a quiet cove with calm turquoise water. The next, a longer, breezier […]

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Antigua Names New Ambassadors

Above: Antigua’s new diplomatic corps By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda has named a slate of new Ambassadors, the government announced. Antigua and Barbuda Governor General Dr Rodney Williams announced the apopintments, which include Brian Stuart-Young as Non-Resident Ambassador to China; Gilbert Antoine Boustany as Ambassador at Large/Consul General of Antigua and Barbuda […]

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Antigua, Dominican Republic Hold Talks

Above: the bilateral talks in Santo Domingo (Photo: ABG) By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Minister Asot MIchael met Monday with the Dominican Republic’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Jose Manuel Trullos, to discuss the two countries’ bilateral relations. The two sides discussed projects in areas including security, agriculture, tourism, sports and education, according […]

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Antigua, China Agree on $32.6 Million Assistance Package

Above: Antigua PM Gaston Browne in China (Photo: ABG) By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda and China have agreed on a $32.6 million assistance package, Antigua Prime Minister Gaston Browne announced. According to Browne, who is currently on an official visit to China, said he had negotiated the deal following a “frank and […]

Antigua, Dominican Republic Hold Talks

 Above: Antigua Prime Minister Gaston Browne By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne arrived in China Monday for an official visit to the country. In a statement, the government said Browne would be in the country for five days, with a meeting with China Premier Li Keqiang on the agenda. […]

Antigua's Hermitage Bay to Add New Beachfront Suites

 Above: the Hermitage Bay resort in Antigua By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua’s Hermitage Bay resort is expanding with two new beachfront suites, the property announced this week. The new suites will increase the property’s total number of freestanding suites to 27. Hermitage Bay currently has five beachfront suites, “not nearly enough to keep up […]

New Hotel, Airport Terminal, Golf Course, Planned For Barbuda

 Above: Barbuda By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda’s government says it has big plans for the island of Barbuda. New Governor General Dr Rodney Williams said in his Throne Speech last week that the government had high hopes for the island, with tourims a major prong of that push. First, the government said […]

Antigua Prime Minister Visits Italy

 Above: Antigua Prime Minister Gaston Browne By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua Prime Minister Gaston Browne departed the country this weekend for an investment trip to Italy. Browne, who was joined by Tourism Minister Asot Michael, will pitch investors on “sustainable projects in Antigua and Barbuda,” according to a government statement. Browne will be meeting […]

New Governor-General For Antigua

 Above: Antigua’s Parliament (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda will soon have a new Governor-General. Current Governor-General Dame Louise Lake-Tack will demit office on Aug. 13, as agreed upon with the country’s new government. Lake-Tack, who served in the role since her appointment in 2007, was the country’s first female Governor […]

Antigua Sees Rise in Tourism Arrivals

 Above: Antigua By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda had a very strong first half of 2014 in the tourism sector, according to new data from the Caribbean Tourism Organization. The twin-island state received 138,317 stopover visitors in the first six of months of 2014, compared to the same period in 2013. That represented […]

Caribbean Photo of the Week: Antigua's Secret Islet

 The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Stephanie Baumeister in Pewaukee, Wisconsin, who sent in this snapshot of Great Bird Island near Antigua. Do you have a great photo of the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line. It could be the next Caribbean Photo of the Week! — CJ

Brazilian Officials Visit Antigua

 Above: Brazilian military officials in Antigua (Photo: ABG) By the Caribbean Journal staff A delegation of military officials from Brazil visited Antigua and Barbuda this week. The seven-member delegation came after a series of pledges by Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff during Antigua Prime Minister Gaston Browne’s recent visit to Brazil, the government said. Antigua said […]