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Caribbean Photo of the Week: High Above the Pitons in Saint Lucia

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The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Anthony Arnold, who sent in this spectacular shot above the Ladera resort in Saint Lucia, with the Pitons in plain view. Have you taken a great photo in the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line, including your first and last name […]

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A Record-Breaking Home Sale in the Cayman Islands

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By Alexander Britell The Caribbean real estate market continues to surge — and now one destination has set a new record.  A luxury villa in Grand Cayman has been sold in what was the largest home sale on record in the history of the Cayman Islands.  The sale of the Peninsula Estate in Crystal Harbour, […]

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The Cayman Islands Has a New Tourism Minister

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The Cayman Islands has named a new Tourism Minister, following the British Overseas Territory’s recent elections.  New Premier Wayne Panton has assigned MP Kenneth Bryan to the role, which includes the portfolios of tourism and transport.  Bryan succeeds longtime Cayman Islands Tourism Minister Moses Kirkconnell in the role; Kirkconnell was among the region’s most respected […]

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Why OLEA is the Cayman Islands’ Hottest Real Estate

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The waterfront town of Camana Bay, located just across from Seven Mile Beach, has long been a vibrant destination in Grand Cayman.  And now it’s home to one of the Cayman Islands’ newest and arguably hottest real estate offerings, too.  It’s called OLEA, and it’s the first-ever for-sale residential real estate at Camana Bay, set in the […]


The Cayman Islands Has a New Tourism Minister

Above photo by Lisa Reid Photography. The Caribbean is often the place that retirees look to move, in pursuit of a slower pace of life and to escape long winters. For others, moving to a tropical island is a reward for a lifetime of hard work and an opportunity to “live the dream.” However, there […]

Cayman Islands Seeing “Tremendous” Response to Global Citizen Program

By Alexander Britell The Cayman Islands is seeing a “tremendous response” to its newly-launched Global Citizen Concierge Program, which offers remote workers and their families the opportunity to apply to stay up to two years in the destination.  “We’ve got thousands of people reviewing [the program],” Cayman Islands Tourism Minister Moses Kirkconnell told Caribbean Journal […]

How (And Why) to Retire in the Cayman Islands

By Alexander Britell When it comes to making lifestyle decisions, the pandemic has only strengthened the appeal of the Caribbean, as more people flock to the region for sanctuary, seclusion and stability amid an uncertain global situation.  It has led to a number of new trends, including growing real estate demand in some Caribbean nations and an increasing number of destinations […]

A New Dive Operation at Cayman’s Wyndham Reef Resort

Wyndham Reef Resort has named the award-winning, 20-year dive operator Ocean Frontiers as its new official dive operator. The company is now offering a wide array of scuba and snorkel excursions to resort guests, specializing in signature scuba diving trips and regular two-tank boat dive trips to some of the island’s most spectacular sites, including […]

VIDEO: A Moment on Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman

There’s a reason CJ readers chose this as the best beach in the Caribbean. Indeed, Seven Mile Beach is a sparkling, spectacular stretch of sand (even though it’s not quite 7 miles long), with calm waves and impossibly clear water. This is what it’s like to spend a moment on the beach. — CJ

A Secret Fish Shack in Grand Cayman

You’ll drive right by the turn if you don’t know. Hidden away on Old West Bay road (at the corner of Mary Mollie Hydes Road) is one of Cayman’s best kept secrets: Heritage Kitchen. It’s been open for about five years, serving a simple, streamlined menu of fresh juice and fresh fish, prepared every way […]

VIDEO: A Moment on West Bay Beach, Grand Cayman

It’s one of the best-kept secrets in Grand Cayman— beautiful West Bay Beach, just down the road from Seven Mile Beach and a sparklingly clear stretch of water and soft sand. This is what it’s like to be there.

How to Break Bread in Cayman Brac

The best (and only) bakery on the island By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Everyone me told I couldn’t leave Cayman Brac without a souvenir of the island’s famously delicious “Brac Bread.” So on the way to the airport I stopped at the only place you can get it: Pioneer Bakery, the sole bakery on […]