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These Caribbean Resorts Are Perfect for Snorkeling Lovers, From Antigua to Bonaire to The Bahamas

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It’s one of the most popular activities in the Caribbean — snorkeling. There’s nothing quite like slipping on a mask and fins and diving into another world just offshore. Coral gardens, schools of tropical fish, sea turtles drifting by — snorkeling calls to the adventurer in all of us. Yes, you can snorkel at just about […]

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Barbados Willing to Help Venezuela Resolve Situation

Above: Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados is willing to “use its good offices” to help in quelling the “restlessness on the streets of Venezuela,” Prime Minister Freundel Stuart said Sunday. Stuart, who was speaking at the Inter-American Press Association’s mid-year meeting at the Hilton Barbados, said he […]

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New Zealand Opens First-Ever High Commission in the Caribbean

Above: Bridgetown (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff New Zealand has opened its first-ever High Commission in the Caribbean. New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully has appointed diplomat Jan Henderson as the country’s first-ever High Commissioner in Barbados. The High Commission will be c0-located with the United Kingdom High Commission in Bridgetown. “New Zealand and […]

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Lewis Hamilton to Take Part in Top Gear Festival Barbados

Above: Lewis Hamilton By the Caribbean Journal staff Formula 1 star Lewis Hamilton will be taking part in the upcoming Top Gear Festival in Barbados. Hamilton will appear on the track behind the wheel of his Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula 1 car during the festival, which will take place on May 17 and 18. It […]


New Zealand Opens First-Ever High Commission in the Caribbean

Above: Barbados (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados would “welcome” assistance from Spain on how to improve the marketing and packaging of its UNESCO World Heritage Site in Bridgetown, the government said this week. Tourism Minister Richard Sealy said this week that heritage tourism was a “key area” of cooperation with Spain. The […]

Barbados PM Eyes "Speedy Conclusion" To Air Services Agreement With China

Above: Bridgetown (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart says he wants a “speedy conclusion” of an air services agreement with China. The Prime Minister addressed the issue following a meeting with Barbados’ newly-named Ambassador to China, Dr Chelston Brathwaite. Barbados has made no secret of the fact that it […]

Rum Journal: How to Make a Rum Runner, Barbados Style

IT’S ONE of the most famous drinks (and, at one time, professions) in the Caribbean: the Rum Runner. But how do you make one? Recipes tend to vary slightly across the Caribbean (with one notable constant, naturally), but we thought we’d offer up a particular recipe from Barbados. The difference here? The rum. This recipe […]

British Airways Adding Flights to Barbados

Above: a British Airways plane By the Caribbean Journal staff British Airways will be increasing its service to Barbados at the end of this year. The new service, out of London’s Gatwick Airport, will see the addition of two new flights per week, from 10 to 12. The flights, which will run from Nov. 30, […]

Lesotho Seeks Barbados' Help to Develop Tourism Industry

Above: a hotel in Lesotho By the Caribbean Journal staff The African nation of Lesotho is seeking Barbados’ help in developing its tourism industry. Lesotho High Commissioner to Barbados Dr Mathabo Tsepa recently held talks with Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart, expressing an interest in drawing on Barbados’ expertise in the area. According to Tsepa, […]

Barbados, Switzerland Eye Stronger Ties

Above: Bridgetown (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados and Switzerland are looking at ways to strengthen their bilateral relations, according to the Barbadian government. Barbados Industry Minister Donville Inniss recently held a meeting with Swiss Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, Sabine Ulmann Shaban, discussing potential avenues of cooperation including tourism and […]

Sandals Barbados Closing to Begin $65 Million Renovation

Above: Sandals Barbados By the Caribbean Journal staff The Sandals Barbados resort is set to temporarily close to begin a planned $65 million renovation project, Sandals Resorts International has announced. The property will begin “wide-ranging” renovations starting April 1. The renovations will include seven new restaurants (for a total of 10), a total refurbishment of […]

Barbados PM: "Great Interest" in Attracting Chinese Tourists

Above: Barbados (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados has “great interest” in courting tourists from China, according to Prime Minister Freundel Stuart. The Prime Minister was speaking following a courtesy call with China’s new Ambassador to Barbados, Wang Ke, this week. “We have great interest in seeing Chinese nationals traveling to Barbados and […]