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Expansion of St Kitts’ Frigate Bay Beach Resort Slated to Finish in 2015

Above: St Kitts (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The expansion of the Frigate Bay Beach Hotel in St Kitts will include the addition of 12 new rooms when it reopens in January 2015. The property, which closed Nov. […]

Taiwan, St Kitts and Nevis Sign Agreement on ICT Development

Above: St Kitts(CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Taiwan and St Kitts and Nevis have signed a five-year agreement aimed at developing information and communication in the twin-island federation. Information Technology Minister Glen Philip and Taiwanese Ambassador Miguel Tsao […]

US Coast Guard Recovers Two People From Crash of Small Plane in Bahamas

Above: Staniel Cay By the Caribbean Journal staff Two men were recovered by the Coast Guard Sunday following the crash of a small twin-engine aircraft near Staniel Cay in the Bahamas. There were no reports of any injuries, and the […]

Antigua and Barbuda Officially Launches Citizenship By Investment

Above: Antigua Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Dr Baldwin Spencer has officially launched the country’s new Citizenship By Investment Programme. The project comes two years after Antigua’s Citizenship By Investment Task […]

Barbados Foreign Minister Visits Guyana

Above: Barbados Foreign Minister Maxine McClean (UN Photo/Amanda Volsand) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados Foreign Minister Maxine McClean began an official visit to Guyana this weekend. She was in the country for the second Guyana-Barbados joint commission meeting at […]

St Kitts and Nevis PM Urges Inclusion of Taiwan in United Nations Agencies

Above: St Kitts and Nevis PM Dr Denzil Douglas (UN Photo/Rick Bajornas) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas’ recent speech to the United Nations General Assembly urged the inclusion of Taiwan in […]

How Government Aviation Taxes Negatively Impact Caribbean Tourism

The following is the text of a speech given by St Kitts and Nevis Tourism & International Transport Minister Richard Skerritt to the ICAO Plenary Session in Montreal on Wednesday. Mr President, Mr Secretary General, fellow delegates, distinguished ladies and […]

Op-Ed: How to Fix LIAT

By Robert MacLellan Op-Ed Contributor SOME MIGHT believe that, for the second time in only three years, Captain Ian Brunton has been made a scapegoat by the board of directors of a Caribbean airline company – fired as CEO of […]

St Kitts and Nevis Celebrates 30 Years of Independence

Above: St Kitts (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts and Nevis celebrated its 30th anniversary of independence on Thursday. The twin-island federation officially became independent from the United Kingdom on Sept. 19, 1983, and it remains the […]

Cape Air Adding Service to Culebra and Virgin Gorda

Above: a Cape Air plane By Alexander Britell Regional airline Cape Air is adding new service to Culebra, Puerto Rico and Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands, according to the company. The new service will begin in February with […]

St Kitts and Nevis Completes Construction of Airport Solar Farm

Above: Robert L Bradshaw International Airport (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts and Nevis has officially completed construction on a 1-megawatt solar farm at the country’s Robert L Bradshaw International Airport. The solar farm will officially launch […]

St Kitts Eyes More Hotel Rooms

Above: St Kitts (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Does St Kitts and Nevis need more hotel rooms? It does if it plans to go ahead with plans to increase the number of stayover arrivals to the twin-island federation, […]

St Kitts Predicting Record Cruise Traffic for 2013/2014 Season

Above: Port Zante (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts and Nevis says it is predicting a significant increase in cruise traffic for the upcoming season. The government is predicting around 750,000 cruise passengers, by conservative estimates, according […]

St Kitts’ Christophe Harbour to See $50 Million in New Investments

Above: Christophe Harbour By the Caribbean Journal staff A group of Russian investors will be contributing $50 million to a pair of projects on St Kitts’ southeast peninsula, Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas announced. The projects will see the construction […]

Five Great Beach Bars on “The Strip” in St Kitts’ Frigate Bay

The strip. This sandy patch along St Kitts’ Frigate Bay is about one thing: having a great time. Fresh local food, Tings with Stings, thumping music — this is the true St Kitts experience. So we thought we’d offer a list […]

Taiwan President to Visit St Kitts, Haiti, St Lucia, St Vincent

Above: St Kitts (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou will be embarking on a Latin American and Caribbean tour next month. The trip, which will begin Aug. 11, will take the Taiwanese leader to Caribbean […]

Antigua Begins 2013 Carnival

Above: Carnival in Antigua (Photo: GA) By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua has begun its 2013 carnival, with the revelry starting on the streets of St John’s on Saturday. With Mas bands, pageant contenders and steel bands, the twin-island country’s […]

IMF: Signs of Economic Recovery in St Kitts and Nevis

Above: St Kitts (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts and Nevis’ economy is showing signs of growth after four years of contraction, according to the International Monetary Fund. The IMF concluded its fifth and sixth reviews of […]

Antigua’s Big Break on “The Bachelorette”

Above: Galley Bay Resort & Spa By the Caribbean Journal staff Three Antigua resorts will be featured on the two-part season finale episode of ABC television show, “The Bachelorette.” The episode, scheduled to air on Monday, July 29 and Monday […]

Interview with Hyatt Regency Trinidad General Manager Russell George

Above: the Hyatt Regency Trinidad (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell It was not a coincidence that United States Vice President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping both visited Port of Spain within a seven-day period at the end of […]

The Caribbean’s Best Hotel Villas – 2013

What does villa mean? In its basic sense, it means a place to live. And on vacation, it means something more than just a hotel room — your home away from home. That means a villa can be a very […]

Scrumptious Street Food in Trinidad

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon JetSetSarah PORT OF SPAIN — Jamaica’s got jerk; Puerto Rico has pinchos; and Barbados has bakes. But Trinidad is the only place you can find doubles, the filling and flavorful roadside snack that’s the twin-island republic’s quintessential […]

Bahamas, St Kitts and Nevis PMs Meet With OAS Secretary General

Above: OAS SG Jose Miguel Insulza and St Kitts and Nevis PM Dr Denzil Douglas (OAS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie, St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas met this week OAS […]

St Kitts and Nevis’ Kim Collins Sets New National Record in 100M

Above: Tyson Gay and Kim Collins By the Caribbean Journal staff Kim Collins may be getting up in age, but he’s still showing why he’s a national hero in St Kitts and Nevis. Despite a fourth-place finish in Lausanne on […]

St Kitts Sees Increase in Air Arrivals

Above: downtown Basseterre (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts and Nevis’ Robert L Bradshaw International Airport saw an 11.07 percent increase in arrivals in May, according to the St Christopher Air and Sea Ports Authority. A total […]

Caribbean Photo Tour: St Kitts’ Brimstone Hill Fortress

IT TOWERS above the tiny twin-island federation of St Kitts and Nevis — and the majestic Brimstone Hill Fortress is one of the historical treasures of the Caribbean. St Kitts and Nevis, the smallest sovereign state in the Americas, is […]

St Kitts’ Ocean Terrace Inn Receiving $5M Loan For Upgrades

Above: the Ocean Terrace Inn By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts’ Ocean Terrace Inn will be receiving a $5 million loan from the St Kitts and Nevis Sugar Industry Diversification Foundation, the government announced. The loan will go toward […]

A Secret Beach in Grand Cayman

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon JetSetSarah WHAT’S NOT to love about Grand Cayman’s Seven-Mile Beach? Sugar-white sand; glassy turquoise waters; a string of hotels, restaurants and bars right on the sand (shout out to Calico Jack’s!); and a lively, in-the-thick-of-it vibe. But […]

Wyndham Just Added New All-Inclusive Resorts in Jamaica