Chefs

Martinique’s La Suite Villa Hotel Names New Chef de Cuisine

 Above: the Zandoli restaurant at La Suite Villa in Martinique By the Caribbean Journal staff Martinique’s La Suite Villa hotel has named Ivan Duchene the new Chef de Cuisine at its flagship restaurant, Zandoli. Duchene comes to the property from …

New Executive Chef at Westin Grand Cayman Seven Mile Beach

 Above: the Westin Grand Cayman Seven Mile Beach By the Caribbean Journal staff The Westin Grand Cayman Seven Mile Beach has a new executive chef. The resort announced Tuesday that Sandy Tuason had been named the property’s new top chef. …

Puerto Rico Team Wins Taste of the Caribbean Culinary Competition

 Above: the Puerto Rican team at the CHTA Taste of the Caribbean competition By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico’s national culinary team won the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association’s Taste of the Caribbean culinary competition in Miami last week. …

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Virgin Gorda’s Rosewood Little Dix Bay Names New Executive Chef

 Above: Rosewood Little Dix Bay in Virgin Gorda, BVI By the Caribbean Journal staff The Rosewood Little Dix Bay resort in Virgin Gorda has named Torsten Rumprecht its new executive chef. Rumprecht will lead the culinary team at the British …

Barbados’ Best-Kept Secret

 The Baron’s Smokehouse at Pablo Donte’s in Barbados (All photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell ST LAWRENCE GAP, BARBADOS — I might have walked past Pablo Donte’s 99 times out of 100. It was set at the very back of …

Puerto Rico’s El San Juan Resort Names New Culinary Team

 Above: the El San Juan Resort & Casino, a Hilton Hotel By the Caribbean Journal staff The El San Juan Resort in San Juan, Puerto Rico has named a new executive culinary team. The property, a Hilton hotel, has appointed …

Barbados Readies For Lionfish Derby

 Above: a lionfish ready to be cooked By the Caribbean Journal staff The invasive lionfish remains a major problem for the Caribbean region, but Barbados is dealing with the problem in a unique way: with a derby. The country’s next …

Chef Nina Compton Visits St Lucia

 Above: Chef Nina Compton By the Caribbean Journal staff Noted Chef Nina Compton arrived in St Lucia this weekend in time for the grand finale of the St Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival. Compton, who was the runner up in …

Aruba Marriott Resort Names New Culinary Team

 Above: the Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino By the Caribbean Journal staff The Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino has named a new culinary team, the property announced. The Marriott has appointed Teddy Bouroncle as its new executive chef, …

 

Opinion

Op-Ed: A New Beginning for Puerto Rico

 By Ricardo Álvarez-Díaz Two years ago last month, Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico, ultimately taking more than 3,000 lives. It also exposed the structural vulnerabilities of existing buildings, and further exacerbated the already painful impact of a more than decade-long …

• Editor’s Note: Abaco, Grand Bahama and the Comeback to Come

• Op-Ed: The Future of Dominican Republic Tourism

Rum Journal

Rum Journal: In Puerto Rico, the History of a Little Barrel

 By Alexander Britell He would carry it around in a small wooden barrel, rum in arm, giving tastes to his friends and those who wished to try it. Don Pedro Fernandez, a third-generation sugarcane grower in Puerto Rico, had studied …

• Rum Journal: A Special Rum from Guadeloupe’s Reimonenq

• Rum Journal: A Concerto From Guadeloupe’s Longueteau

Markets

Turks and Caicos Real Estate Keeps Surging

 By the Caribbean Journal staff The real estate market in Turks and Caicos continues to show strong growth, according to a new report from Turks and Caicos Sotheby’s International Realty. Sales volume totaled $135 million in the first half of …

• Real Estate Firm Engel & Völkers Expands to Turks and Caicos

• Aruba’s Newest Luxury Real Estate