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Why WNBA Star Jonquel Jones Just Went to Grand Bahama

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WNBA All-Star and New York Liberty center Jonquel Jones returned to Grand Bahama earlier this month to host her first one-day basketball skills clinic — a milestone event aimed at inspiring young female athletes across the island. Held at the Eight Mile Rock High School Gymnasium, the clinic welcomed dozens of girls from primary through […]

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Air Canada Launches Flights to St Vincent and the Grenadines

By the Caribbean Journal staff There’s a new way to get to St Vincent and the Grenadines. In a big boost for St Vincent’s new Argyle International Airport, Air Canada has launched its first ever flights to the destination. The new Toronto-St Vincent flights launched Thursday on Air Canada’s Rouge leisure carrier. The service is […]

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The 10 Best Vacations for Caribbean Getaways

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If you are heading to the Caribbean for all-inclusive vacations, we’re here to help. It’s the perfect marriage of romance and convenience, of luxury and comfort. So if you need to get away with your favorite travel companions, this is what it’s all about – finding the perfect places just for you. With perks including […]

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Palm Island Has a New Beachfront Spa

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Elite Island Resorts has announced the unveiling of a brand-new beachfront Spa at its Palm Island Resort in the Grenadines. Located in the southern Grenadines, the all-inclusive recently completed an enhancement program featuring upgrades to many key areas throughout the resort. The new spa features two double treatment rooms, with either a whirlpool tub or soaking […]


The 10 Best Vacations for Caribbean Getaways

As it prepares to launch a major new airport, St Vincent and the Grenadines is reporting very strong tourism growth so far in 2016, according to the government’s latest data. The archipelago is reporting an increase in stayover arrivals of 8.2 percent, among the fastest-growing rates in the Caribbean region. That included more than 22,000 […]

Why Ronda Rousey Went to This Caribbean Island

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon, CJ Travel Editor Sports Illustrated’s annual swimsuit issue is currently on the newsstands, and eagle-eyed Caribbean fans will no doubt spot a familiar backdrop for the mesmerizing models. That’s because St Vincent and the Grenadines private island-resort Petit St Vincent was one of just seven places chosen for the magazine’s best-selling franchise, […]

How to Stay in David Bowie’s Caribbean Villa

He was one of the world’s greatest musicians. And while the late David Bowie was known for many things, less well known was his love affair with the Caribbean island of Mustique in the Grenadines, where he built the Balinese-style Mandalay. And now you can rent it. The home, built in 1989 in collaboration with […]

How to Live on the Beach in Bequia

Bequia — it’s one of the most charming islands in the Caribbean, a beachy, laid-back, eclectic place in the Grenadines. And while staying there is great, why not get the best of both worlds: your own villa with hotel service? That’s where the Firefly Villas Bequia come in, a new collection of residences on a […]

A Secret Wonder of St Vincent and the Grenadines

It’s one of the great wonders of St Vincent and the Grenadines, but you may not have heard of it: the towering pinnacle called Fort Duvernette off Young Island. The rock is a 195-foot-high volcanic “plug” made of basalt. While it’s of course no longer a working fort, there are several batteries extant, and you […]

Underwater Caribbean: A Frogfish in Bequia

By the Caribbean Journal staff The latest Underwater Caribbean photo comes to us from Caribbean Journal reader Earl Jr, who sent in this wonderful shot of a frogfish taken under the water near Bequia in St Vincent and the Grenadines. Did you take a great underwater photo in the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with […]

VIDEO: A Quick Trip to Sugar Reef, Bequia

It’s the most charming hotel in Bequia: Sugar Reef, the boutique hotel with just eight rooms on a magical beach in the Grenadines. The property is set on a 65-acre coconut plantation on the edge of a quarter-mile-long beach. It’s a throwback to another era of Caribbean travel — four -poster-beds, stone walls, total privacy. […]

Caribbean Home: Your Own Private Escape in the Grenadines

By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s one of the few still-largely-undiscovered islands of the Caribbean: Bequia. And this charming little isle in the Grenadines chain is home to this an eight-bedroom, seven-bathroom, 11,500-square-foot getaway. The property is currently listed for $6.75 million with Sotheby’s International Realty, which calls the home “luxurious but not flash, private but […]