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JetBlue Is Bringing More Flights to a Caribbean Island Famous For Green Mountains, Chocolate, and Romantic Vacations 

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You don’t just dive into Saint Lucia. You discover it, glimpse by glimpse, layer by layer. The first view is usually green — impossibly green — as rainforest folds into volcanic ridges and then drops toward the sea. By the time you reach the coast, the island has already shifted your pace. Mornings stretch longer […]

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More Americans Are Buying Caribbean Passports

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By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to CJI The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has made Americans look at Citizenship by Investment (CBI) programs in a different light. What was once considered a perk is now being viewed as a means to escape crises, resulting in a recent increase in Americans’ interest in the passport programs, according to […]

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How to Build a Hotel in the Caribbean

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By Timothy Peck, Chairman of OBMI After decades of architecture in the sensitive Caribbean islands, OBMI has had the privilege of designing a noteworthy portfolio that includes a variety of projects from boutique resorts to destination hotels. This experience has allowed our firm to become experts in finding solutions to meet the unique challenges the […]

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How (And Why) to Retire in the Cayman Islands

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By Alexander Britell When it comes to making lifestyle decisions, the pandemic has only strengthened the appeal of the Caribbean, as more people flock to the region for sanctuary, seclusion and stability amid an uncertain global situation.  It has led to a number of new trends, including growing real estate demand in some Caribbean nations and an increasing number of destinations […]


How to Build a Hotel in the Caribbean

By Alexander Britell Mohammed Asaria is one of the Caribbean’s leading resort developers. He’s the Managing Director of Range Developments, the company behind three of the region’s most prominent projects in recent years: the Park Hyatt St Kitts, the new Kempinski in Dominica and, most recently, the Six Senses Grenada.  All three are funded by […]

Why Demand Is Rising for Golf Course Living in the Caribbean

When it comes to real estate and golf, Anders Bogebjerg is an expert in both. Bogebjerg is not only the owner and founding partner of real estate company Group Palmera in the Dominican Republic, but he is also a former Professional Golf Association (PGA) player and former European Junior Champion. In 2007, Bogebjerg successfully opened […]

Why Villa Resorts Are the Hottest Trend in Caribbean Hotel Development

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor For the last few months, the majority of hotel investment experts Caribbean Journal Invest interviewed all had the same answers to why villas and villa resorts investment will be hot both during and after the pandemic: low density, private pools and space. Here’s what else they had to say about […]

What Are the Incentives for Hotel Investment in the US Virgin Islands?

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor While U.S. Virgin Islands investment experts, like those in the rest of the Caribbean, remain sensitive to the struggles everyone is experiencing due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, they also humbly admitted that this an opportunistic time for hotel investors to buy property in the Territory. “Whenever there is a […]

How Citizenship by Investment Is Fueling Caribbean Hotel and Real Estate Development

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor Citizenship by investment programs, which confer citizenship for buyers who meet a certain investment threshold, have been quietly fueling a surge in resort and real estate developments across the Caribbean. At the forefront of that push is Range Developments, behind two of the most celebrated resorts in the region in […]

Special Report: Puerto Rico Hotel Outlook

A special report by Joe Pike An in-depth look into Puerto Ricos’ Hotel Industry with analysis of the current situation, reopening and the investment climate.

CJI Market Focus: The Out Islands of The Bahamas

By Joe Pike Although the coronavirus setback rebuilding efforts by the Out Islands of the Bahamas after the region was damaged by Hurricane Dorian in 2019, Kerry Fountain, executive director of the Bahamas Out Islands Promotion Board, said he doesn’t expect that to discourage hotel investments in the area. “The smart investor knows about whatever […]

What's Next for the Caribbean

Download five recent Caribbean Journal Invest conversations and and interviews with Caribbean leaders discussing the impact of the pandemic on hotels, real estate and tourism.