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A Sunset Walk on One of the Caribbean’s Most Beautiful Beaches: Grand Anse Beach in Grenada

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Join me for a sunset walk on one of the most picturesque, stunning, magnificent beaches in the whole Caribbean: Grand Anse Beach in Grenada. Grand Anse, the signature stretch of sand on this beautiful island, is a dynamic, living beach: walking here at sunset means encountering everyone and everything, from a beach workout going on […]

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British Virgin Islands Sees 3.8 Percent Rise in Tourist Arrivals

Above: the British Virgin Islands (Caribbean Journal photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The British Virgin Islands is seeing a 3.8 percent improvement in tourist arrivals in 2015, according to data released by the Caribbean Tourism Organization. The British Overseas Territory welcomed a total of 127,587 arrivals in the first quarter of 2015. That builds […]

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Rum Journal: How to Translate Virgin Gorda

Above: Fat Virgin’s Cafe in the BVI (All photos by CJ) VIRGIN GORDA – Sometimes, on an early afternoon, sitting in front of the sea with a Pusser’s on the rocks, one wonders about the origin of things. Like, for example, how the British Virgin Island of Virgin Gorda got its name. It turns out […]

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British Virgin Islands Election Results: Ruling NDP Wins Reelection

Above: the British Virgin Islands (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The ruling National Democratic Party has won the British Virgin Islands’ national elections, according to results released by the BVI’s Office of the Supervisor of Election. Premier Orlando Smith’s NDP took 11 out of 13 seats in Monday’s poll. That represented an increase […]


Rum Journal: How to Translate Virgin Gorda

Above: Long Bay Beach Resort in Tortola (All photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell TORTOLA — There are no crowds. There is just the beach. Not any beach, though. Tortola’s Long Bay is one of the most beautiful in the region — the right sand, the right water, the right views. There are no crowds; there […]

Rum Journal: At Virgin Gorda’s Biras Creek, Tasting the Caribbean Sky

YOU CAN find some kind of fruit-based rum cocktail at every resort in the Caribbean. But sometimes you find one that’s truly delicious. That’s the case at the Biras Beach Bar at Virgin Gorda’s Biras Creek Resort, where barman Courtney whips up the signature “Caribbean Sky.” It’s a mix of Myers’s Rum, Coconut Cream, Blue […]

This is the Coolest (And Greenest) Hotel in the British Virgin Islands

Above: the Cooper Island Beach Club (All photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell COOPER ISLAND — It’s just before twilight and the sea is silver. There are barrels in the sand and a table in the water. On Cooper Island, this is when many of the charterers have had their fill and begun dinghying back […]

British Virgin Islands Announces Date for General Elections

Above: Road Town (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The British Virgin Islands has set the date for its upcoming general election. Acting Governor V Inez Archibald announced this week that the British Overseas Territory would hold its vote on June 8. The move comes after the territory’s House of Assembly was dissolved on […]

Caribbean Room With a View: A Treehouse at Little Dix Bay

Above: a Tree House Suite at Virgin Gorda’s Little Dix Bay You may know Rosewood Little Dix Bay. It’s the preeminent resort on Virgin Gorda and one of the truly great resorts in the region. (It also has one of the most beautiful hotel beaches in the world). Above: the beach at Little Dix Bay […]

Caribbean Photo of the Day: Guana Island, British Virgin Islands

It’s a bit of a secret. But for those in the know, Guana Island, the 850-acre private island in the British Virgin Islands, is a slice of untouched paradise. Home to a tiny 15-room hotel, it’s a nod to a different era of the Caribbean, one where absolute silence is the norm. It’s also home […]

Caribbean Home: How to Enjoy the View in Tortola

Above: the property has views across the Virgin Islands By the Caribbean Journal staff The latest Caribbean Home travels to the west end of Tortola in the British Virgin Islands for a villa where the views are worth the price alone. This six-bedroom, 6.5-bathroom villa is located on a 3.739-acre hilltop on the west end, […]

Richard Branson Announces New Venture: "Virgin Cruises"

Above: Richard Branson By the Caribbean Journal staff Is Richard Branson about to disrupt the Caribbean cruise industry? The global mogul and British Virgin Islands resident announced plans last week to form “Virgin Cruises,” a new cruise line that will be headquartered in South Florida. “We plan to shake up the cruise industry and deliver […]