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This Caribbean Island Has a UNESCO World Heritage Site With Sailing, History, and Boutique Hotels

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You can feel the history on the corner of this Caribbean island before you even step through the gates. The stone walls rise from the water’s edge, flanked by tall masts and the gentle sway of yachts. This is Nelson’s Dockyard, the heart of English Harbour in Antigua, and one of the Caribbean’s most evocative […]

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This is the Caribbean’s Best Airline Perk

Cayman Airways’ sweet touch By Alexander Britell Air travel isn’t getting better these days. Seats are narrower, service often an afterthought, especially on the big carriers.  But one airline has figured out that it’s the little things that make a difference when you’re 30,000 feet in the sky.  It isn’t a long flight from Miami […]

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Caribbean Photo of the Week: Cruise Ships in Grand Cayman

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Katrina, who sent in this photo from one of the highest points on Grand Cayman. Did you take a great photo of the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line. It could be the next one! — CJ

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Cayman Premier Congratulates UK’s Cameron on Victory

Above: Cayman Premier Alden McLaughlin By the Caribbean Journal staff Cayman Islands Premier Alden McLaughlin is congratulating United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron on his party’s re-election. In a statement, he said it was “not without relief that we have learned that the Conservatives won the majority of the national vote in yesterday’s United Kingdom […]


Caribbean Photo of the Week: Cruise Ships in Grand Cayman

Above: Rainbow’s End By the Caribbean Journal staff Living on the beach. It’s one of the great Caribbean fantasies. But there are beachfront properties and there are beachfront properties. This is the latter. The latest Caribbean Home heads to the far end of Grand Cayman to Rainbow’s End, a villa in the Cayman Kai neighbourhood. […]

The Cayman Islands Just Set a Record For Tourist Arrivals

Above: the Cayman Islands By the Caribbean Journal The Cayman Islands just set a record for tourist arrivals. The territory received 45,467 stayover visitors in March, the largest number of stayover visitors arriving to the island one month in its history. Overall, the Cayman Islands welcomed 115,640 stayover visitors in the first quarter of 2015, […]

The Caribbean's First Ice Palace

Above: a rendering of the project By the Caribbean Journal staff One Caribbean island is about to get a whole lot cooler. A new project called Cayman Ice Palace is set to break ground soon in Grand Cayman. The project aims to be a “world-class entertainment facility” including 6,300 seats for concerts, along with the […]

A Caribbean “Hell” Gets a Facelift

Above: “Hell” in Grand Cayman By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cayman Islands’ Tourism Attraction Board has completed substantial upgrading work at the famous “Hell” attraction in West Bay. The renovation projects included a reduced traffic island, improved landscaping and benches, new painting of the buildings and new murals, among other changes. New signs are […]

A New $200 Million Caribbean Condominium Project Breaks Ground

Above; a rendering of the Gran Palazzo project By the Caribbean Journal staff A $200 million condominium project has broken ground in Grand Cayman. The Gran Palazzo project, the brainchild of Caymanian developer Lewis Ebanks, is located on North Sound at Crystal Harbour, next to the North Sound Golf Club. The project will include 123 […]

Caribbean Photo of the Week: Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Janis Cowan, who sent in this beautiful shot of the lovely Seven Mile Beach in Grand Cayman. 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! […]

American Airlines Adding Several New Caribbean Routes

Above: Grand Cayman By the Caribbean Journal staff American Airlines is ramping up its regional service, adding a wave of new routes to the Caribbean region, the carrier announced this week. The new flights include a new Caribbean destination: Barranquilla, Colombia, which will receive daily service from Miami beginning June 4. That comes alongside an expansion […]

Cayman: Tourist Arrivals Surged in 2014

Above: the Cayman Islands By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cayman Islands received more than 380,000 stayover tourist arrivals in 2014, the best year for the destination in more than a decade. The total of 382,816 visitor air arrivals represented a 10.84 percent increase over the British Overseas Territory’s performance in 2014, according to data […]