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Kimpton’s Soon-to-Debut All-Inclusive Resort in the Riviera Maya Has Four Pools, Swim-Up Rooms — and an Opening Date 

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More and more big brands have been getting into all-inclusive, from Marriott to Hyatt to even SLS and W. The category has been filling up with names that built their reputations elsewhere, each bringing a slightly different take on what an all-inclusive stay should look like. Kimpton is next. Set within a dense mangrove reserve […]

Antigua and Barbuda

A New Way to Fly to Antigua

New flights from San Juan By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Seaborne Airlines has announced the planned launch of nonstop service between its hub in San Juan’s Luis Munoz Marin International Airport and Antigua and Barbuda’s newly-inaugurated VC Bird International Airport. The service, which will launch December 13, will represent the only nonstop connection between the […]

Antigua and Barbuda

A New Beach Shack at Jumby Bay

West Indies fare in the spotlight By the Caribbean Journal staff Jumby Bay, a Rosewood Resort, has a new “beach shack.” The new culinary offering at the private-island resort off the coast of Antigua offers authentic Antiguan fare and Caribbean-accented cuisine from lobster and chicken wraps to rotis and fish ceviche. The latter is featured in […]

Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua’s Big Culinary Competition

Above: Antigua (CJ Photo) By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Professional chefs from some of Antigua and Barbuda’s best hotels will face off at the Pineapple Culinary Competition next weekend. The competition, which will be held at the Antigua and Barbuda Hospitality Training Institute on July 11 and 12, is an initiative by the country’s Ministries […]


A New Beach Shack at Jumby Bay

Above: Robert De Niro with an Antiguan delegation in New York including Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne (right) By the Caribbean Journal staff He’s behind one of the region’s most anticipated new hotel projects: a planned resort on the island of Barbuda. And Robert De Niro continued his work as Antigua and Barbuda’s […]

Antigua and Barbuda Has a New Ambassador to Cuba

Above: new Ambassador Peter Benjamin places a wreath at the Jose Marti monument By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda has as new ambassador to Cuba The twin-island country has appointed Peter Benjamin, who presented his letters of credence to Gladys Bejerano Portela, vice president of Cuba’s state council, in Havana this week. Portela […]

New $400 Million Royalton Hotel Project Coming to Antigua

Above: Antigua (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Canadian travel giant Sunwing is adding a major new resort project on the island of Antigua. The company’s Royalton brand is developing the Royalton Antigua Resort and Spa, which is slated to open in 2017. The $400 million project is set to launch construction this summer […]

Caribbean Photo of the Week: Watching Sunset in Antigua

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Wayne Cook, who sent in this snapshot of sunset from OJ’s Beach Bar in Antigua. Did you take a great photo of the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line. It could be the next Caribbean Photo of the Week! — CJ

Sailing Journal: Antigua Readies for Sailing Week

By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua is getting ready for one of the Caribbean’s leading sailing celebrations: Antigua Sailing Week. This year’s Sailing Week will be the 48th edition of the annual event, which includes everything from parties and contests to the famous regatta at Nelson’s Dockyard. On the music side, legendary reggae band Steel […]

Why Papa Zouk is (Still) the Caribbean’s Greatest Rum Bar

Above: Papa Zouk (all photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell ANTIGUA — A man excuses himself to offer a brand-new bottle of rum to the counter of the bar. But this is no ordinary bottle. It is an Appleton 21. And it is a gift, a gift to this bar. The bottle joins more than […]

Caribbean Photo of the Day: A Different Kind of Blue in Antigua

Above: the view from the Cocos Hotel (Caribbean Journal Photo) Our latest Caribbean Photo heads to Valley Church in Antigua and the Cocos Hotel. The property is home to some seriously stunning views of the water, which turns a shade of blue one really doesn’t find anywhere else. And it just keeps going and going. […]

Rum Journal: Watching the Sun at Antigua’s Siboney Beach Club

Above: the Siboney Beach Club (all photos by CJ) DICKENSON BAY — It’s late afternoon in Antigua. On Dickenson Bay, the waves are a little louder and the palms have finished their chores for the day. It’s time for an Angostura 1919, which goes well with the sun at this hour. This is the Siboney […]

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