British Virgin Islands

The Caribbean’s 10 Best Bed & Breakfasts

 CALL THEM what you want; Bed and Breakfasts, Specialty Lodges, Intimate Inns, Boutique Hotels, the very definition of Caribbean hospitality and charm can be found in its smallest places.  The sheer variety of Caribbean accommodations and hospitality can boggle the …

Caribbean Villa With a View: Virgin Gorda’s Katitche Point Greathouse

 THE CARIBBEAN’S hotel rooms are outstanding — but so, too, are its villas. Villas offer a different kind of experience — more space, more seclusion. And the first edition of our new Caribbean Villa With a View feature travels to …

Richard Branson Helps LIAT Complaint Letter Go Viral

 By the Caribbean Journal staff It started out as a simple complaint letter in a local newspaper in the British Virgin Islands, but it soon went viral. Tennis pro Arthur Hicks, writing in the BVI Beacon newspaper, wrote satirically to …

LATEST NEWS

 Above: Little Dix Bay (Photo: Rosewood) By the Caribbean Journal staff Rosewood Hotels & Resorts has named Ed Linsley the new managing director of the Rosewood Little Dix Bay in Virgin Gorda. Linsley comes to Little Dix Bay from the …

 Above: a map of the quake (graphic: USGS) A 4.1-magnitude earthquake caused light shaking in the US Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands on Monday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake occurred at about 7:33 …

 Above: Scrub Island RUM PUNCH is the Caribbean’s signature drink. It may find different names on different islands; it may sometimes be garnished with nutmeg; other times it may receive a drop of bitters. But it’s almost always a reddish-orange, …

 It’s summertime! The weather’s heating up, work is slowing down, and it’s time for a vacation — to the Caribbean, of course. One of the best kept secrets in the Caribbean is that summer trade winds and island breezes can …

 Above: BVI By the Caribbean Journal staff The British Virgin Islands has signed a tax information exchange agreement with Canada. The agreement means the BVI has signed a total of 24 tax information exchange agreements. BVI Premier Dr Orlando Smith …

 Above: Hong Kong By the Caribbean Journal staff The British Virgin Islands plans to open a representative office in Hong Kong, Premier Dr Orlando Smith announced this week. The office would be part of the territory’s strategy to improve ties …

 They’re some of the major reasons we all love the Caribbean — an ice cold beer or rum punch, the sand at your feet and the sea in your sight. The Caribbean’s beach bars have all of them in full …

 Above: BVI By Alexander Britell The British Virgin Islands received approximately 302,647 tourist arrivals in 2012, essentially unchanged from the previous year. Seeking to improve on those numbers, the BVI hired a new director of tourism, Sharon Flax-Mars, a 25-year …

 Above: Sharie Watchman de’Castro (All photos by JFB) By the Caribbean Journal staff British Virgin Islands native Sharie Watchman de’Castro won the Miss Caribbean World pageant this past weekend in Tortola. She took home the top honour, besting first runner …

 Above: the British Virgin Islands By the Caribbean Journal staff British Virgin Islands Premier Dr Orlando Smith recently concluded a trade mission to Brazil, courting financial services investors and potential tourists. The BVI delegation hosted a series of financial services …

 Above: the Rosewood Little Dix Bay By the Caribbean Journal staff The Rosewood Little Dix Bay resort in Virgin Gorda has named Carlos Hannon its new executive chef. Hannon was most recently the executive chef at the Rosewood San Miguel …

 Above: the last American Eagle flight By the Caribbean Journal staff American Eagle launched its last flight from the British Virgin Islands on Sunday, after almost 27 years of service. The move is part of the carrier’s gradual phaseout from …

 Above: the Falcon’s Nest villa at Peter Island Resort ON A CLEAR DAY, you can see all the way to St Croix. High above the Caribbean Sea, the Peter Island Resort’s villas offer some of the most spectacular vistas in …

 Above: a Grand Suite at Biras Creek IT’S ACCESSIBLE only by boat or helicopter — but the Biras Creek Resort on the British Virgin Islands’ Virgin Gorda has rooms that are worth the trip. This week’s Caribbean Room With a …

 IT’S ONE OF THE Caribbean’s most popular pastimes – snorkeling. And, thankfully, there are more than enough terrific snorkeling destinations to go around. While these lists always lead to difficult choices, we present to you Caribbean Journal’s inaugural Snorkeling List …

 

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