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This Tiny Caribbean All-Inclusive Resort Comes With a Vibrant Blue Beach, Authentic Vibes, and Plunge-Pool Suites

 Why I love Keyonna.

The first thing that strikes you on Turner’s Beach is how little noise there is competing with the water. This is a vibrant, dynamic beach — but only when I’m describing the color. Otherwise it’s as calm as it is turquoise. No engines. No music from the next property. Just the sound of the Caribbean […]

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VIDEO: In Cayman, a Taste of Miami

GRAND CAYMAN — The Camana Bay development is home to a number of brands famous in South Florida — Books & Books, Ortanique and Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink, all of which are bringing a taste of Miami to the heart of Grand Cayman. And it’s Michael’s Genuine in particular that is acting as far […]

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Cayman's Morritt's Resort Expanding

Above: the Londoner at Morritt’s Resort By the Caribbean Journal staff Morritt’s Resort in Grand Cayman will be opening a new 20-unit section of the vacation ownership property. The Londoner, a 20-unit addition to the 184-unit complex, is set to open in May. It will consist of “The Londoner has all the ingredients that will […]

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Health City Cayman Islands Officially Launches Medical Operations

Above: Health City Cayman Islands By the Caribbean Journal staff A little over a month after it first officially launched, Health City Cayman Islands has admitted its first patient, the project announced. The local patient underwent a cardiac procedure performed by Dr Ravi Kishore on Tuesday, according to Health City. “We are pleased to announce […]

Cayman's Morritt's Resort Expanding

 Above: Cayman Islands Governor Helen Kilpatrick and new Court of Appeal Judge John Martin (Photo: CGIS) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cayman Islands has sworn in Justice John Martin, QC as a new Judge of the British Overseas Territory’s Court of Appeal. Martin was sworn in by Cayman Islands Governor Helen Kilpatrick on Monday […]

In Cayman, the Art of Jamaica

 Above: “Young Mothers,” Karl Parboosingh, 1965, oil on hardboard. By the Caribbean Journal staff A new exhibition at the National Gallery of the Cayman Islands takes a look at the art of Jamaica in the 1960s and 1970s. This period of significant social and political upheaval in the country also saw a proliferation of art, […]

Cayman Islands Projects Increase of 300,000 Cruise Visitors in 2014

 Above: Grand Cayman By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cayman Islands is predicting a nearly 300,000-passenger increase in cruise arrivals this year, according to Tourism Minister Moses Kirkconnell. The Minister made the revelation a few weeks after the recent Cruise Shipping Miami conference. “As a result of previous negotiations with cruise operators, roughly 1.65 million […]

Earthquake Causes Light Shaking in Cayman Islands

 Above: a graphic of the quake (USGS) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cayman Islands was shaken by a rare earthquake on Wednesday morning, according to data from the United States Geological Survey. The 4.2-magnitude quake was the latest in a string of recent tremblors in the northern portion of the Caribbean. Its epicentre was […]

Cayman Premier Gets Expanded Foreign Affairs Responsibilities

 Above: Cayman Premier Alden McLaughlin By the Caribbean Journal staff Cayman Islands Premier Alden McLaughlin has been given responsibility for a number of external affairs matters by Governor Helen Kilpatrick, according to a government release. The delegation of foreign affairs power comes under the British Overseas Territory’s 2009 Constitution. It delegates power for “all matters […]

Health City Cayman Islands Opens Doors

Above: Health City Cayman Islands By the Caribbean Journal staff A major new healthcare project has opened its doors on the East End of Grand Cayman. Health City Cayman Islands was officially inaugurated by project partners Dr Devi Shetty and Dr Anthony Tersigni and Cayman Islands Premier Alden McLaughlin on Tuesday morning. “This occasion today, […]

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

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from CJ reader and New York resident Thelma Greaves-Hawkins, who sent this snapshot of her daughter enjoying the sun in the waters of 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 and it […]

Tourism Surges in Cayman Islands

Above: Grand Cayman (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Tourist arrivals to the Cayman Islands surged in 2013, according to data released this week by the Caribbean Tourism Organization. The Cayman Islands received a total of 345,387 stopover visitors in 2013, a 7.4 percent increase over 2012. That was the second-largest increase of any […]