Your own pool. Your own kitchen. Your own living room in the Caribbean. But also beach clubs. Golf courses. Butler service. Spas. Restaurants. Housekeeping. Concierge desks. The fastest-growing luxury category in Caribbean travel right now sits somewhere between a private villa and a full-service resort — and travelers are increasingly choosing both at the same […]
Above: Rod Carew Stadium in Panama By the Caribbean Journal staff The New York Yankees and the Miami Marlins will play a two-game series of exhibition games in Panama City next month, the clubs announced Thursday. The two-game series will be the first Major League Baseball games played in Panama since 1947. The March 15-16 […]
Above: Pearl Island By the Caribbean Journal staff Ritz-Carlton will be opening a Reserve property on Pearl Island in Panama, the company announced Tuesday. The 80-room property, the company’s first in Panama, will be located on a private island called Pearl Island, about 45 miles south of Panama City in the Gulf of Panama. It […]
SOME of the world’s best rums claim their origins in Spain — most notably Bacardi and Don Q. But another top rum was the result of a trip from Spain to the New World: Panama’s Ron Abuelo. The rum comes from the Varela Hermanos distillery, which was founded by Jose Varela Blanco, a Spanish immigrant, […]
Above: Panama City By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar will lead a delegation to Panama on Tuesday. The trip comes in the context of the Americas Competitiveness Forum in Panama City, which lasts from Wednesday to Friday. The government said Panama President Ricardo Martinelli had extended an invitation to […]
Above: the TRYP by Wyndham Hotel in Panama By the Caribbean Journal staff The new TRYP by Wyndham Albrook Mall has opened in Panama, the largest TRYP by Wyndham in Central America. The hotel is also the second TRYP property in Panama City. It is owned by Corporacion Hotelera de Panama and managed by Bristol […]
Above: the Aloft Panama By the Caribbean Journal staff Starwood has officially opened its new Aloft hotel property in Panama City. It is the fourth Aloft-branded hotel to open in Latin America, after the brand debuted there about two years ago. There are 75 Aloft hotels worldwide. “Aloft’s growth in Latin America over the last […]
Above: Landon Donovan with the MVP trophy By the Caribbean Journal staff The lone remaining Caribbean Basin challenger in the Gold Cup didn’t quite have what it took to defeat the United States in the Gold Cup Final. The US Men’s National Team snatched a hard-fought, 1-0 victory over Panama to clinch the Gold Cup […]
Above: the Tryp by Wyndham Panama Albrook Mall By the Caribbean Journal staff The TRYP by Wyndham Panama Albrook Mall hotel will open its doors in August, according to Bristol Hospitality Group, which will manage the property. The four-star hotel’s soft opening will occur on Aug. 1 in Panama City. It will feature 331 rooms, […]
Above: the council in Washington (OAS Photo/Maria Patricia Leiva) By the Caribbean Journal staff Panama has assumed the chair of the Organization of American States Permanent Council. Panama’s Permanent Representative to the OAS, Arturo Vallarino, officially received the gavel and assumed the chair on Monday. “It is an honor for my country to contribute to […]
Above: a train being loaded for transport (Photo: OP Panama) By the Caribbean Journal staff The first of 19 trains that will make up Line 1 of Panama’s new metro system will arrive in the next few weeks in Panama City, the government announced. The trains, which will arrive from Spain, are built by French […]
Above: Uruguay Foreign Minister Luis Almagro and Panama President Ricardo Martinelli By the Caribbean Journal staff Panama President Ricardo Martinelli hosted Uruguay Foreign Minister Luis Almagro for a visit Friday in Panama City. The meeting covered ways to increase economic and trade cooperation between the two countries. Martinelli said the two countries have “always maintained […]
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