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Exuma Is Getting Its First-Ever Culinary Festival This May

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Exuma has long been known for its water first. This spring, it’s putting food on the calendar. The Bahamas’ Grand Isle Resort in Emerald Bay is set to host the inaugural Taste of Exuma, a four-day culinary festival running May 14–17, bringing together Michelin-star talent, Bahamian chefs, rum makers, and local producers for the island’s first event […]

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The 15 Best Luxury Resorts in the Caribbean for 2021

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In the Caribbean, luxury is different.  Of course, any great resort must have excel in the fundaments of luxury: food and drink; interior and exterior design and, most importantly, service.  But Caribbean luxury transcends that. In the Caribbean, luxury is also about beauty, about space; about the natural environment; about the sights, the aromas, about […]

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St Vincent and the Grenadines Tightens Travel Rules

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St Vincent and the Grenadines has announced a series of new protocols for travelers marked by a new mandatory quarantine requirement.  All travelers from “high-risk” countries, including the United States, United Kingdom and Canada, must undergo mandatory quarantine for 14 days in a Tourism Authority-approved quarantine hotel at their own cost.  All travelers must arrive […]

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Sandals Is Expanding to a New Caribbean Island

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Sandals Resorts International is expanding to the Dutch Caribbean for the first time, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned.  Sandals is bringing its brand to the Santa Barbara Resort on the island of Curacao, the company confirmed.  The new Sandals Curacao will “initially” include the 350-room Santa Barbara, with a further expansion planned in the coming […]


St Vincent and the Grenadines Tightens Travel Rules

By Dana Niland There’s a new way to live on one of the most sought-after little islands in the southern Caribbean: Bequia.  The Liming boutique resort on Bequia in the Grenadines has launched real estate sales, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned.  The development has range of cottages and villas in three settings: the Beach, The […]

Petit St Vincent Is Open Again

Petit St Vincent, the celebrated private-island resort in the heart of the Grenadines, has officially reopened, Caribbean Journal has learned. The resort, which is set on 115 acres, has a total of 22 accommodations across the island. It’s one of the country’s approved “Bubble” resorts. “We’re officially open and can’t wait to give you the […]

Dominica Airport Project Could Begin Construction Next Year

Dominica’s long-awaited international airport project could begin construction as early as the first quarter of 2021, according to Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit.  The country’s government has acquired approximately 411 acres for the site for the airport, which would be able to receive long-haul flights and jets; the country’s existing Douglas-Charles Airport can only receive regional […]

American Airlines Planning Pre-Flight Testing for Jamaica, The Bahamas

American Airlines is planning to launch pre-flight COVID-19 testing on certain flights in the Caribbean region. The plan will begin with preflight COVID-19 testing for customers traveling to Jamaica and The Bahamas. Jamaica will be the first destination, with American Airlines having reached an agreement with Jamaica to launch an initial testing program at Miami […]

Another Top Caribbean Private-Island Resort Is Reopening

As travelers continue to place a premium on seclusion amid the pandemic, another of the Caribbean’s most renowned private-island resorts is reopening in November, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The Petit St Vincent resort in the Grenadines is set to relaunch Nov. 1, a spokesperson for the property confirmed to Caribbean Journal.  The 115-acre resort has […]

From Aruba to Jamaica, 9 Beaches With Built-in Social Distancing

Social distancing is one of the hardest parts about COVID-19: we all miss our family and friends, and it’s made even worse when you feel like you’ve been trapped in your house for months. What if, however, you could stay safely apart from other people yet still enjoy the beauty of a Caribbean beach? Any […]

Caribbean Airlines Launches New Flights to Dominica

There’s a new way to get to the Nature Island of the Caribbean.  Caribbean Airlines has officially kicked off its newest route, with the launch of new flights between Barbados and Dominica.  The flights will be operating twice weekly on Saturdays and Sundays, increasing to four times each week by mid-October, according to the company.  […]

InterCaribbean Airways Is Expanding to St Vincent

Fast-growing Turks and Caicos-based regional carrier interCaribbean Airways is expanding again, this time with new service to the island of St Vincent. Beginning Oct. 1, the carrier will be operating flights between Barbados and St Vincent. interCaribbean will be running the flights on Embraer 120 aircraft, the company said. It’s part of a wider expansion […]