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Montego Bay’s Airport Just Reopened for “Limited” Commercial Flights 

CEO Raúl Revuelta Musalem of @aeropuertosGAP arrived yesterday with a 22-member team to assess the impact before the reopening.

Just a few days after the passage of Hurricane Melissa, Jamaica’s primary air hub has reopened, Caribbean Journal has learned.  Montego Bay’s Sangster International Airport officially reopened Nov. 1 for limited commercial flights.  The airport’s reopening is a major boost for the island following the devastation wrought by Melissa, which was concentrated in the western […]

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Grenada Seeing Big Growth in US Tourist Arrivals

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Grenada is reporting very strong growth out of the United States tourism source market, according to new figures released this week. Grenada Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell reported in a national address that Grenada had seen a 32 percent increase in arrivals out of the US market. The country also saw an overall increase in […]

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Grenada to Make New Push for Increased Airlift

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Grenada is looking to ramp up airlift to the island. The country has announced the formation of a new Airlift Committee helmed by former chairman of the Grenada Tourism Authority, Richard Strachan. Peter Fraser will serve as the deputy chairman of the Airlift Committee. Other members of the committee include Chairman of the Grenada Tourism […]

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A New $15 Million Education Project in Grenada

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor The Caribbean Development Bank is funding a major new project that will expand or rehabilitate six schools across Grenada. The Grenada Education Enhancement Project launched last week in St George’s. “If we truly believe that every child deserves that kind of opportunity, and that every society deserves to have students […]


Grenada to Make New Push for Increased Airlift

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Grenada Chocolate Fest is back for a third year of celebrating the island’s organic and ethically produced dark chocolate and cocoa products. This year’s activities, which are themed around “Creating Generation Cocoa,” will take place across Grenada from May 13-22. These include a “Be a Farmer for a Day” cocoa […]

Grenada Tourism Continues Growth

Grenada is showing continued growth in the tourism sector, according to the newest numbers from the Grenada Tourism Authority. The tri-island country received 140,735 stayover visitors in 2015, a 5.4 percent increase from 2014. The US represented the largest source market for Grenada, with 41 percent of all stayover visitors. “The increase to daily flights […]

Grenada Readies for Major New Music Festival

Grenada is set for a major new music festival. The first-ever Pure Grenada Music Festival will begin April 5. The six-day festival will include eight concerts at five different locations across 32 acts. Grammy winners Joss Stone and Estelle will be on hand, joined by world music superstar Angelique Kidjo, reggae legends Steel Pulse, eight-time […]

$2 Billion Caribbean Resort Project Closer to Launch

The Caribbean’s biggest new hotel project is closer to launching. Right now, it’s called the Grenada Resort Complex Project, the brainchild of a China-based development group called United Demi Group. The project, which held its official launch in China last year, involves the development of the Mt Hartman peninsula and Hog Island in Grenada. The […]

The Best Way to Travel to Grenada’s Music Festival

Grenada is hosting one of the Caribbean’s major international music festivals in April: the first-ever Pure Grenada Music Festival. The festival, which runs April 5-10, will features local and international artists from Angelique Kidjo to Joss Stone to Steele Pulse, among others. So what’s the best way to get there? Try the package offered by the island’s […]

A New $40 Million Stadium, Built by China, Opens in Grenada

A major new project By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Grenada has a major new athletic stadium. The $40 million, Chinese-built stadium opened this weekend at an official ceremony. The 8,000-seat facility replaces the original athletics stadium which was destroyed by Hurricane Ivan in 2004. “This is my first time seeing the stadium in its full […]

Grenada’s Real Estate Market Is Booming

The small real estate market in Grenada is booming, according to a new report from Century 21 Grenada Grenadines. The country’s real estate sector saw a 71 percent increase in sales volume last year compared to 2014. Overall real estate sales in Grenada totaled $40.753 million last year, up from $23.8 million in 2014, with […]

Grenada’s Spice Island Beach Resort Completes Latest Phase of Renovation

Grenada’s Spice Island Beach Resort is continuing its multimillion-dollar renovation with a transformation of the property’s Oleander Superior Suites. The latest phase of the redesign, which first launched in 2013, includes repainting the suites and adding new designer rugs, lamps, bathroom lighting fixtures, bath rugs and new balcony ceiling fans. “Our discerning travelers have high […]