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

Caribbean Aviation Is Critical. That’s Why It Needs to Get Better.

 The importance of air transport for the Caribbean is self-evident. As a result, many efforts and funds have been directed towards attempts to improve the Caribbean’s air transport competitiveness. A 2018 CDB working paper on regional air connectivity titled ‘Air …

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Rum Journal

Rum Journal: A New Brugal from the Dominican Republic 

 While you may not realize it, the Dominican Republic’s Ron Brugal the most popular rum brand within the Caribbean — that is, as a measure of consumption in the region.  That’s not exactly a surprise, given that it’s the number …

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Markets

Listing of the Week: A $16 Million Abaco Private Island Villa 

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• 143-Room Caribbean Hotel Sold for $40M 

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