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Nigel Spence: Another Reason to Love Jamaican Food

By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor The more health related remedies that show up on the market as the newest and latest innovation, is the more I realize that the standard old school Jamaican way of life before fast food joints […]

The Best All-Inclusive Vacations in the Caribbean for Food

“All-inclusive vacations for food?” Seriously? It’s a proposition that couldn’t have even been raised a few years ago. But that’s a sign of just how dramatic the changes have been in the all-inclusive sector. In the place of industrial buffets […]

Sandals Expands Barbados All-Inclusive With New Suites

By the Caribbean Journal staff Sandals’ newest resort in the Caribbean has gotten even bigger. Sandals has officially launched 50 new luxury suites at its all-suite Sandals Royal Barbados resort, the company announced on Monday. It’s the third major expansion […]

Sandals Names New CEO

By the Caribbean Journal staff Sandals Resorts International has named a new CEO, the company announced in a statement on Thursday morning. Sandals Chairman Gordon “Butch” Stewart has appointed industry veteran Gebhard Rainer as the new CEO, succeeding former CEO […]

Sandals Royal Barbados Is Now Open

By the Caribbean Journal staff Sandals Resorts International’s major new resort in Barbados has officially opened its doors. The new, all-suite Sandals Royal Barbados made its debut on the south coast of Barbados this week as the second Sandals-branded resort […]

Beaches Turks and Caicos Reopens

By the Caribbean Journal staff Sandals Resorts International has reopened its family-friendly Beaches Turks and Caicos resort. The property, which had been closed in the wake of Hurricane Irma, reopened ahead of schedule on Dec. 14. Accommodations across the resort […]

Sandals Planning to Open Two Resorts in Tobago

By Alexander Britell Sandals Resorts International is expanding to a new Caribbean island: Tobago. Sandals has signed a memorandum of understanding to bring both its Sandals and Beaches brands to Tobago. Sandals Resorts International Chairman Gordon “Butch” Stewart said plans […]

Sandals to Open Beaches Resort in Barbados

Sandals Resorts International is continuing its rapid Caribbean expansion with another major project in Barbados. Sandals is planning to open a new Beaches Barbados in the summer of 2020, Sandals Chairman Gordon “Butch” Stewart confirmed to Caribbean Journal through a […]

Sandals Grande Antigua to Close for Maintenance

Sandals is closing its Sandals Grande Antigua resort for maintenance in September. The property will be closed between Sept. 20 and Dec. 17, the first time it has been closed since first opening on the island in 1992. “There is […]

Sandals Launches New St. Lucia Project

Sandals has officially launched its new resort project in St. Lucia. The company held a launch event this weekend for the new Sandals LaSource Saint Lucia, which will be the fourth Sandals Resorts International property on the island. The more […]

Sandals Buying St. Lucia Golf Club

Sandals Resorts International is buying the Saint Lucia Golf Club, the company announced Wednesday. The only 18-hole golf course on the island, the par-71 Saint Lucia Golf Club is set on St. Lucia’s northern tip with 6,829 yards of green […]

This Is How to Make Jerk Duck Confit

By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor With some friends staying over for a couple days I was challenged with feeding them breakfast and lunch while maintaining my busy schedule at the restaurant. They furthered this challenge by mentioning the fact that […]

Creating a Culture of Development in Jamaica

And what Jamaica can learn from Antigua and Barbuda By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor Every time we come around to this time of the year — when we debate the budget, I swear that the arguments for and against are the […]

Sandals to Open All-Suite Resort in Barbados

Sandals is opening a new property in Barbados: Sandals Royal Barbados. The new all-suite resort, Sandals’ second in Barbados, has launched booking for stays beginning Dec. 20, 2017. The property had originally been planned as an expansion of the company’s […]

Sandals to Open New Resort in St. Lucia

Sandals is expanding in the Caribbean with a major new property: Sandals LaSource Saint Lucia. The property, which Sandals is billing as a “six-star” resort, will break ground next to the existing Sandals Grande Saint Lucian Resort in Spring 2017. […]

Sandals Emerald Bay Reopens in Great Exuma

Following a closure due to Hurricane Matthew, the Sandals Emerald Bay Golf, Tennis & Spa Resort has reopened its doors. The reopening comes along with the debut of a new restaurant and the announcement of upcoming LIV+ Sports packages for […]

Sandals Launches South Coast Resort in Jamaica

Sandals has rebranded the former Sandals Whitehouse European Village and Spa as the new Sandals South Coast Resort, the company announced Tuesday. The Jamaica property has undergone a series of renovations, and will soon be adding 12 new overwater bungalows, […]

Sandals Is Planning Overwater Villas Around the Caribbean

After debuting the Caribbean’s first-ever Over-the-Water Villas at Sandals Royal Caribbean in Montego Bay, Sandals Resorts has even bigger plans. (Caribbean Journal got the first look at the villas — check out our video tour above). The new bungalows made […]

Sandals Royal Bahamian Reopens After $4M Renovation

The Sandals Royal Bahamian resort in Nassau has reopened following a $4 million makeover, the company announced. The property, which had been slated to reopen in the middle of October, had to postpone its relaunch due to Hurricane Matthew. “It’s […]

Why Jean-Georges Vongerichten Is Coming to Barbados

Barbados is rebranding its Food & Rum Festival. Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. executives say they are aiming for the festival to attract more visitors and contribute to the island’s status as a player in the global culinary tourism niche. BTMI […]

Sandals Weathers Hurricane in Exuma

While Hurricane Matthew passed over Exuma as a Category 3 storm, Sandals’ Emerald Bay resort sustained just “superficial damage,” according to the company. The resort never lost power and guests remained comfortable, Sandals said in a statement following the passage […]

Big Changes at Sandals Montego Bay Resort in Jamaica

Sandals is continuing its Caribbean-wide renovation push with a major upgrade at its Sandals Montego Bay resort in Jamaica. The property has unveiled a number of new changes, along with the completion of the Palms building, the introduction of new […]

Unique Vacations Names New CEO

Unique Vacations Group, the worldwide representative for Sandals Resorts International’s brands, has named a new chief executive officer. The company has appointed Tammy Gonzalez as its new CEO, with an expanded portfolio of responsibility for all divisions of Unique Vacations […]

A New Kind of Leadership in Jamaica

By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor A book I am reading called “Superforecasting” looks at the way in which people go about making forecasts, and draws some conclusions why some people – a select few – are consistently more accurate than […]

Sandals Is Expanding in Barbados

Sandals Resorts International is expanding in Barbados. The company has officially broken ground on a multimillion-dollar expansion of its Sandals Barbados resort on the island’s Dover Beach. The expansion will see the construction of an additional 222 rooms and suites, […]

Elite Island Resorts Buys Sandals’ Grand Pineapple Resort in Antigua

Sandals has sold its Grand Pineapple Antigua all-inclusive resort to Elite Island Resorts. The sale, which will become effective May 30, 2016, will see the hotel renamed and rebranded as the Pineapple Beach Club under Elite Island Resorts’ ownership. The […]

The 10 Best All-Inclusive Resorts for Food

We’ve long said that some (maybe most) of the best vacation experiences happen around food — especially when traveling with families. And in the modern era, the all-inclusive experience in the Caribbean means top-level cuisine. Forget the loaded buffet and […]

Your New Jamaican Pork Recipe

By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor It is said that China is the world’s largest pork consumer, housing about 476 million pigs, according to the Earth Policy Institute. What I know is if they took stats for Jamaica alone, my Dad, […]

From Antigua to Saint Lucia to St Kitts, This Caribbean Airline Is Growing