I’m eating a bokit. It’s the most famous sandwich in Guadeloupe — a fried bread pocket that lands somewhere between the bakes of the southern Caribbean and a panini — hot, filling, and meant to be eaten with your hands (here’s more on this culinary art form). The oil’s still warm through the paper. There’s […]
A remarkable Caribbean hotel By Alexander Britell GRAND CAYMAN — My fiancée told me to look at the ground. No, I hadn’t dropped anything. She was pointing to the carpet. Because the carpet – the carpets – at the Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman are rather remarkable — filled with artful flowers, different on every floor. They are artwork, […]
The Jamaica Product Exchange begins By Guy Britton MONTEGO BAY — Jamaica’s leading tourism conference, JAPEX, opened to an enthusiastic crowd Sunday evening at the Montego Bay Convention Centre. This is the 25th edition of JAPEX, which first launched in 1990. At the time, it was designed to include a broad spectrum of the island’s tourism industry, beyond just […]
The best conch salads in the Caribbean By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Got conch? If you’re in the Bahamas or the Turks and Caicos Islands you definitely should! The scrumptious sea snail, which thrives in the archipelagos’ warm, shallow waters, is the star of local menus, and you’ll find it served several ways: stewed; […]
