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Checking in to St. Lucia’s New Serenity at Coconut Bay Resort
By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor St. Lucia’s newest adults-only all-inclusive resort, Serenity at Coconut Bay, opened in June. The 36-suite enclave is a resort-within-a resort at Coconut Bay Resort & Spa, part of a sprawling 85-acre estate that hugs […]
Expedia: St Lucia Attracting Luxury Demand
The island of St. Lucia is attracting significant luxury demand of late, according to a new report from the Expedia Group. St. Lucia hotels on Expedia’s platforms reported average daily rates nearly 45 percent higher than the regional average last […]
The Best Caribbean All-Inclusive Destinations
The Caribbean is an All-Inclusive resort hot spot but that doesn’t mean that you’ll find them in every destination. Touch down in places like Anguilla or San Juan, and you’ll be hard-pressed to find a hotel that bundles your room, food, drinks […]
Royal Caribbean Planning Another Cruise Ship Renovation
By the Caribbean Journal staff Royal Caribbean is planning another major renovation on on of its ships. The company is planning a $61 million revitalization project on the Adventure of the Seas ship. The changes will include new “dual racer” […]
How to Take a Relais & Chateaux Cruise in the Caribbean
It’s a chance for a new kind of culinary exploration in the Caribbean. Silversea’s newest itinerary is a partnership with Relais & Chateaux, offering the opportunity for a serious gourmet voyage. The company is launching a Relais & Chateaux Gourmet Cruise […]
The 10 Best All-Inclusive Resorts in St Lucia
Got your sights set on St Lucia? We don’t blame you. It’s been said that St Lucia is the “Helen of the West Indies,” and it’s hard to argue: St Lucia’s lush landscape, from its famous Pitons to its lush […]
Improving Water Access in St Lucia
Two new projects supported by the Caribbean Development Bank are aiming to ease water shortage problems on the island of St Lucia. The John Compton Dam Rehabilitation and the Vieux Fort Water Supply Redevelopment projects will “help end acute water […]
A Focus on Caribbean Broadband
By Gerard Best CJ Contributor CASTRIES — The Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) is this week holding a regional workshop on broadband Internet development, in partnership with the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU). The workshop is being held at the Golden […]
St Lucia Plans a “Modern” Road Network
Above: St Lucia (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia’s newest project aims to give the country a “modern” road network. According to Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Philip Pierre, the new Choc Bay-Gros Islet and Secondary Roads […]
St Lucia Shaken By Earthquake
Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff The island of St Lucia was shaken by a 5.0-magnitude earthquake on Sunday, according to the USGS. The quake, which struck at a depth of 36 kilometers, was around 61 km east […]
Blue Diamond Acquires St Lucia’s Smuggler’s Cove Resort
Above: the Smuggler’s Cove Resort and Spa in St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff Blue Diamond Resorts has acquired the Smuggler’s Cove Resort & Spa in St Lucia, the Canada-based company announced this week. The all-inclusive beachfront resort is […]
St Lucia Begins Recovery Work
Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia has launched a series of recovery efforts following the floods that impacted the country over the Christmas Holiday. The government said it has embarked on a group of “intense infrastructural […]
St Lucia Says “Open For Business” Following Flooding
Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia is “open for business” following heavy flooding that caused significant damage and at least five deaths in the country this week, Tourism Minister Lorne Theophilus said Thursday. “The tourist industry […]
Caribbean Leaders Arrive in Haiti for Regional Summit
Above: Petion-Ville, Haiti (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI — Political leaders from across the Caribbean Community have begun arriving in Haiti for the 24th Intersessional CARICOM Meeting of the Heads of Government summit that begins here tomorrow. It […]
Haiti Wants French on CARICOM Agenda
Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly at the meeting (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly wants French to have a place on the Caribbean Community’s agenda. The Caribbean Community is only economic integration scheme in which […]
Op-Ed: Is It Time for Chaguaramas 2.0? Jamaica’s Youth Can Lead the Way
By Fabio Pittaluga Op-Ed Contributor Today, as CARICOM Heads of Government meet to deliberate in Castries, St Lucia, trying to extricate their nations from the crosshairs of the deepest recession since the Community’s 1973 formation by the Treaty of Chaguaramas, […]
St Lucia’s Arnold Henry on Life, Basketball and His New Book
By Alexander Britell After an extremely difficult childhood growing up in Castries, St Lucia, Arnold Henry became the first St Lucian to receive a Division 1 Men’s College Basketball scholarship in the United States as a freshman at the University […]
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