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The Bahamas Relaxes Protocols As Cases Decline
The Bahamas is relaxing some of its Covid protocols as cases have declined. Most notably, travelers to The Bahamas are no longer required to take a rapid antigen test on the fifth day of their trip, regardless of vaccination status. […]
A New Marriott Resort Is Coming to Tobago
By Andrea Perez, Special Contributor to CJI To access this content, subscribe now. Choose from two tailored subscription options: Caribbean Journal Invest for comprehensive investment news or Caribbean Journal Travel Advisor for targeted content for travel agents and advisors. Subscribe […]
The Eurythmics’ Dave Stewart Has a New Love Letter to The Bahamas
Dave Stewart, the artist from the Eurythmics, has long been a fan of The Bahamas — and is now in fact a resident of Harbour Island. And now the Grammy Award-winning artist has released a new song that’s an ode to […]
Saving Barbados’ Coral Reefs
A rescue mission is underway to save Barbados’ coral reefs, which have been impacted by a range of climate-related and other hazards. Recent studies conducted by the Coastal Zone Management Unit and Barbados’ Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies […]
A New $1 Billion Caribbean Destination
By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to CJI To access this content, subscribe now. Choose from two tailored subscription options: Caribbean Journal Invest for comprehensive investment news or Caribbean Journal Travel Advisor for targeted content for travel agents and advisors. Subscribe […]
Antigua and Barbuda Yachting Industry Gearing Up for Winter Season
Antigua and Barbuda has been open for tourism since June, and the country’s ever-popular yachting industry is gearing up for the winter season. Even better? The country is planning to run all of the high-profile yachting events its calendar, including […]
The Bahamas’ Key Incentives for Potential Hotel Investors
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The Bahamas Is Hosting a Virtual Golf Shootout
The Bahamas has long been one of the premier golf destinations in the wider region, from Tiger Woods’ annual Hero World Challenge to the LPGA’s longtime Pure Silk Classic to the Korn Ferry Tour’s Bahamas Great Abaco Classic at the […]
How Antigua and Barbuda Hotels Are Readying for Travelers
Hotels in Antigua and Barbuda are beginning to prepare for the eventual return of travelers with new measures aimed at minimizing risks of COVID-19 transmission. That’s led by the destination’s newest resort, the adults-only Hammock Cove, which has implemented a […]
The Outlook for the Hotel Business in the Dominican Republic
By Joe Pike, Special Contributor Lucien Echavarria, Northeast director of the Dominican Republic Ministry of Tourism, is both optimistic and cautious when predicting just how and when her country’s hotels will reopen to the world following the coronavirus. Echavarria, who […]
The Caribbean Travel Awards 2020
It’s been a stellar year for Caribbean travel. Stayover tourist arrivals are booming almost universally across the region. It seems like a new hotel opens up every week (and if you read Caribbean Journal, you realize it’s even more often […]
Op-Ed: The Future of Dominican Republic Tourism
By Carlos Castillo Consul General of the Dominican Republic in New York Tourism and hospitality have become synonymous in the Dominican Republic. They are the mainstay of the economy, and a tremendous source of pride within our culture. New York […]
St Kitts Tourism Is Booming
By Dana Niland The island of St Kitts is seeing a full-fledged tourism boom, according to the latest numbers from the country’s Ministry of Tourism. St Kitts’ Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport saw a 14.5 percent increase in tourism arrivals […]
Antigua’s New Historic Restoration Push
By Dana Niland CJ Contributor While Antigua and Barbuda has long been home to one of the Caribbean’s most magnificent historical sites, the UNESCO World Heritage site of Nelson’s Dockyard, it isn’t resting on its laurels. The country’s Ministry of […]
Making Caribbean Internet Climate Resilient
By Gerard Best CJ Contributor A new initiative to make Caribbean Internet infrastructure less vulnerable to the impact of climate change and natural disasters is gaining momentum across the region. Several Internet organisations recently held talks in Puerto Rico to […]
Making the Caribbean a “Smart” Destination
Practical examples for a Caribbean “smart” approach By Hugh Riley CJ Contributor A new world is emerging. Worldwide destinations are becoming “smart”. In this new smart world everything is connected, enabling the physical, digital and social domains to unite creating […]
Antigua’s New Conservation Push on the Island of Redonda
One of the Caribbean’s largely unknown islands is getting a big new conservation boost. The Government of Antigua and Barbuda has announced plans to remove goats and invasive rats from its most remote, offshore island, Redonda. The effort is aimed […]
The Bahamas’ Major Airport Overhaul
The Bahamas has embarked on a major country-wide overhaul of its airports. The first phase of the program involves infrastructural projects geared toward increased capacity at thirteen of the country’s airports. “Over the last four years we have undertook a […]
Nassau’s New Airport Lounge
A new lounge in Nassau By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Passengers have begun fully using the services of the newly-opened Lignum Club at Lynden Pindling International Airport. Opened officially in October 2015, the Lignum Club offers passengers access to leading […]
How Jamaica Is Boosting Its Startups
A startup ecosystem in Jamaica By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Start-Up Jamaica, a business incubator/accelerator program, is helping young technology entrepreneurs develop innovative products and services for the local and international markets. SUJ is a five-year public/private partnership between the […]
A New Heritage Site in Jamaica
Marcus Garvey’s home to become a heritage site By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Jamaica’s Ministry of Youth and Culture has announced plans to refurbish and establish a heritage site at the house in which Marcus Garvey, the country’s first National […]
How the Caribbean Can Profit From Conservation
By Sherry Constantine CJ Contributor This May, after a full day of interviews with local entrepreneurs, I relaxed with a spiced sea moss smoothie at a café located in the Pointe Sable Environmental Protection Area, Saint Lucia. We’ve been drinking […]
Why St Lucia Is Planting 100 New Trees
By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Saint Lucia’s Ministry of Sustainable Development announced that its Department of Forests and Lands would be holding a tree planting exercise in celebration of World Day to Combat Desertification (WDCD) on June 17. The project […]
Could the “Singapore Experience” Have Happened in Trinidad?
Above: Port of Spain (CJ Photo) By Paul Hay CJ Contributor Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s first Prime Minister, died on 23 March 2015; and on 29 March 2015, the Straits Times published an article titled “The Singapore That Lee Kuan […]
Why Jamaica’s Government Is Acquiring More Drones
Above: a ceremony for the presentation of a new drone (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s government is planning to acquire a number of new drones, with one major goal: combating illicit fishing in the country’s territorial waters. […]
United States, Cuba Set to Resume Talks on Reopening Embassies
Above: Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Roberta Jacobson By the Caribbean Journal staff The United States and Cuba will be resuming their high-level bilateral talks next week on re-establishing diplomatic ties and reopening embassies, the State Department […]
This Caribbean Island Is Declaring Its Chikungunya Epidemic “Over”
Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff One Caribbean island is showing success in the regional fight against chikungunya. Dominica’s Ministry of Health and Environment has declared the Chikungunya epidemic “officially over” as of Jan. 23. Chief Medical […]
Making the Caribbean Blue
By Deodat Maharaj Op-Ed Contributor CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES face a variety of serious economic challenges which act as major impediments to their growth and development. The continued reliance on one major export product with associated vulnerability to economic shocks as well as […]
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