Pink sand runs uninterrupted for miles along Barbuda’s southwest coast. The shoreline is flat and wide. Low vegetation stretches inland. There are no high-rise resorts and no dense hotel clusters. Now Nobu is moving deeper into that landscape, several years after opening the beachfront Nobu eatery and club on the island. Nobu Hospitality has announced […]
By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor NEVIS — This is a small island (only 36 square miles), but it’s big on things to do. Spend your days basking on its golden sands; hiking Mount Nevis; biking its challenging trails; or exploring the diminutive capital of Charlestown. But when the sun goes down, the action really […]
By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor I spent a week in Nevis recently, a magical trip that revolved around two resorts and imbibing at least that many tumblers of rum punch a day. After all, every hotel seemed to have their signature libation, and it would have been rude to refuse them, no? While they […]
Above: downtown Basseterre, St Kitts (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts and Nevis has made “substantial strides” sing its home-grown economic programme, according to the International Monetary Fund. The IMF recently concluded its ninth and final review of the country’s economic performance under a programme supported by a 36-month Stand By Arrangement. […]
Above: the new Great House at Kittitian Hill’s Belle Mont Farm By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts’ Kittitian Hill development has officially opened the Great House of its Belle Mont Farm hotel, which is set to debut in December. The project also opened its new The Kitchen restaurant and The Mill bar, along with […]
Above: construction at the Kittitian Hill project in St Kitts (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell ST KITTS — This may be a relatively small island, but it seems hard to go anywhere here without seeing a new hotel or condominium project popping up. That’s because the Caribbean’s smallest sovereign country is undergoing a hotel development […]
By the Caribbean Journal staff Apple Leisure Group’s CheapCaribbean travel company has named Steve Dumaine its new president, the company announced in a release. Dumaine succeeds Flo Lugli, who had served as the company’s interim president since March following the departure of its previous president. He had most recently served as chief strategy and technology […]
Above: Basseterre, St Kitts (Caribbean Journal Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A delegation from the government of New Zealand began a five-day visit to St Kitts and Nevis this weekend. The delegation was led by Sir Donald Charles “Don” McKinnon, a special envoy of New Zealand Prime Minister John Key. McKinnon has previously served […]
Above: Tessanne Chin at the St Kitts Music Festival (photos by CJ) By Alexander Brtiell BASSETERRE – It was a year ago that Tessanne Chin was slated to perform here at what was the 17th annual St Kitts Music Festival. But at the last minute, Chin was let out of her contract by organizers, for […]
Above: Merengue star Elvis Crespo (all photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell ST KITTS — St Kitts is moving. It certainly was Thursday night, as the island began the 18th edition if its annual St Kitts Music Festival, which has grown into one of the region’s premier musical events. A cast of local and international […]
YOU GET picked up in a Mercedes-Benz right on the tarmac, and that’s just the beginning. This is the Caribbean’s newest airport lounge, YU Lounge, at the Robert L Bradshaw International Airport in St Kitts, and it’s immediately one of the region’s best. The lounge, which opened last month, has both an arrival and departure […]
Above: St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas in Cuba By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas arrived in Cuba on Monday for an official visit to the Caribbean country. Douglas, who was welcomed by Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Rogelio Sierra at Jose Marti Airport, will […]
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