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Flight Watcher: Newark to San Juan for $153 Roundtrip

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Flight Watcher found a strong winter fare on United: you can fly nonstop from Newark to San Juan for about $153 for travel during the week of Feb. 2. The flight takes just under four hours, making it one of the easiest tropical escapes from the Northeast, with no connections required. Fares to San Juan don’t […]

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St Lucia Courting Investors, Tourists in Saudi Arabia

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor In a move to expand its business and tourism presence in the Middle East, the government of Saint Lucia has established the Office of the Honorary Consul in Saudi Arabia. The Government has appointed Halla Walid Al Juffali as Honorary Consul based in Jeddah, where she will represent Saint Lucia. […]

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St Lucia’s BodyHoliday Undergoing $20 Million Renovation

A new project at the luxury all-inclusive By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia’s BodyHoliday resort recently began a $20 million renovation. The project will include a series of upgrades and additions “designed to maintain the property’s level of luxury and excellence,” according to a statement. The changes include the introduction of the new Thalasso […]

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This Caribbean Hotel Just Launched Its Own Beer

A new St Lucia beer By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia’s Capella Marigot Bay Resort has teamed with chocolatier Cocao Carib and local beer company Antilia Brewing Company to launch its own beer: Capella’s Moon Bay Chocolate Stout. The beer which is specifically brewed for the resort and its guests, incorporates a great proportion […]


St Lucia’s BodyHoliday Undergoing $20 Million Renovation

A new hotel executive in St Lucia By Dana Niland CJ Contributor The BodyHoliday has appointed Atanas Botev as its new General Manager. In his new capacity as GM he will be responsible for leading the management and development of all operations at the all-inclusive 155-room all-inclusive resort. Botev joins the resort with over a […]

The 10 Best St Lucia Hotels

The best hotels on an island are all about a sense of place. They are places where you understand an island, inside and out. That’s easy to find in St Lucia, whose thriving rainforest, superb diving and, of course, those iconic Pitons, make the island one of our favorite destinations. And when we’re on the “simply beautiful” […]

Caribbean “Climate Justice”

St Lucia leading the way with new initiative By the Caribbean Journal staff Is this a new way to frame the Caribbean’s existential climate fight? St Lucia is launching a new regional initiative aimed at addressing the Caribbean’s concerns on climate change. The new initiative, which will debut at a regional meeting, focuses on the […]

How to Lose It at St Lucia’s BodyHoliday

Above: The BodyHoliday By the Caribbean Journal staff When it comes to wellness resorts in the Caribbean, St Lucia’s BodyHoliday is right at the top. Now, the resort is offering guests a new kind of Caribbean summer vacation: “Lose It, Tone It.” The programme comes in either three-day, five-day or seven-day experiences, with a range […]

St Lucia Planning Redevelopment, Private Management of Hewanorra Airport

Above: Hewanorra International Airport in St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia’s government is planning to allow its Hewanorra International Airport to be managed independently. The country announced this week that a bill would be laid in Parliament to allow the airport to be run by an “independent entity” on the basis of […]

Digicel Joins St Lucia Internet Exchange

Above: St Lucia (CJ Photo) By Gerard Best CJ Contributor Saint Lucia’s Internet users can look forward to better connectivity and faster speeds between local Internet service providers (ISPs). Digicel signed a memorandum of understanding on April 2, agreeing to become the newest member of the Saint Lucia Internet exchange (SLiX). Digicel joins its competitors […]

Caribbean Photo of the Week: St Lucia

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Michael Quartarone of Oakville, Canada, who sent in this beautiful shot on a recent trip to St Lucia. 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

The Caribbean’s Chocolate Hotel

Above: Boucan by Hotel Chocolat in St Lucia (All photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell SOUFRIERE — I am a cacao grower. The sun is beaming on this morning in St Lucia. There is little shade among the leaves of Soufriere. I’ve been gathering cacao fruit (and chewing beans) and grafting cacao trees all morning. […]