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Martinique to Join Organization of Eastern Caribbean States
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KSL and Rodina’s Tortuga Resorts Names New CEO

 Tortuga has a new CEO.

KSL Capital and Rodina’s Tortuga Resorts launched its Caribbean push in June with its $2 billion purchase of Playa’s real estate portfolio in the Caribbean and Mexico.  Now, it seems to be aiming higher, with a new CEO to lead the charge.  Tortuga Resorts has appointed seasoned hospitality and private-equity executive Leo Schlesinger as its […]

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Caribbean Photo of the Week: The Diamond Rock in Martinique

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from CJ reader Max Zozor, who took this snapshot of the beautiful Diamond Rock off the coast of Martinique. 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 one! — CJ

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This Is the Caribbean's Fastest-Growing Cruise Destination

Above: Martinique (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Martinique has doubled its number of cruise passenger arrivals so far this year, according to data from the Caribbean Tourism Organization. The French Caribbean island welcomed a total of 142,270 cruise passengers in the first 10 months of 2014, according to the most recent CTO data. […]

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Where to Travel in 2015: The Must-Visit Places in the Caribbean

DON’T JUST visit the Caribbean this year. Experience it. Go outside of your comfort zone and find something new. That’s the advice of our Where to Travel list for 2015, featuring some of our favourite places in the Caribbean: some are a bit off the beaten path, some a bit new, some a bit different. […]

This Is the Caribbean's Fastest-Growing Cruise Destination

 Above: the “Tropical Cafe”  bar at La Pagerie (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell TROIS ILETS —It was crowded in the lobby, with a pulsing biguine beat and a group of vibrant Creole dancers. When I first arrived at the, bright-white bar at Le Pagerie in Martinique, there was a very entertaining rum tasting going on in […]

The Caribbean's Best Codfish Fritters

 Above: Le Kano in Martinique (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell TROIS ILETS — It’s nearly every meal. No matter where you go in the French Caribbean, you won’t be far from a plate of accras de morue, the deep-fried codfish fritters that are a staple of the diet of Martinique and Guadeloupe. And in the […]

Trinidad and Tobago Sends Trade Mission to Martinique, Guadeloupe

 Above: Martinique (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago is looking to the French Caribbean as a potential market for its exports. The country’s exporTT agency is leading a trade mission to the French Caribbean this week, including Martinique, Guadeloupe and French Guiana. The project is being sponsored by the CARTfund. The […]

Rum Journal: Rhum Clement's Canne Bleue Rhum Blanc Agricole

 Above: Habitation Clement in Martinique (CJ Photo) Local. It’s a word whose meaning has broadened in recent years. Today, it means authentic, it means close by, it means fresh. And while we love rums from all over the Caribbean, an increasing number don’t source their core ingredients locally — that is, they get their sugarcane from abroad […]
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One Caribbean Island, 11 Rum Distilleries

 It’s the rum capital of the Caribbean — at least if you go by the number of distilleries. The French Caribbean island of Martinique has a whopping 11 distilleries, with even more rum brands, each producing the department’s signature rhum agricole, made out of fresh sugar cane juice, not molasses like its Spanish and English-speaking […]

Rum Journal: Is This Martinique's Most Creative Rhum Distillery?

 Above: Habitation Saint-Etienne in Martinique (CJ Photo) Time after time, Habitation Sainte-Etienne, located in the lush Gros Morne area of Martinique, wows its home island and the rum world. The secret? The barrels. No, its rhums aren’t aged longer. They’re aged the same way as every other distillery in Martinique— until they aren’t. HSE, led […]

American Airlines Significantly Increasing Service to Martinique

 Above: Cap-Est in Martinique (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell MIAMI — American Airlines is significantly boosting its service to the island of Martinique. Less than two years after the carrier first launched a single Saturday direct flight to the French department, American announced it would be increasing service to six flights per week beginning in […]

Martinique and St Lucia Shaken By 5.4-Magnitude Earthquake

 Above: a map of the quake (graphic: United States Geological Survey) By the Caribbean Journal staff Martinique and St Lucia were shaken by a 5.4-magnitude earthquake on Monday, according to data from the United States Geological Survey. The quake occurred at around 4:09 PM local time at a depth of 15 kilometres. Its epicentre was […]