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St Lucia’s Castles in Paradise Expands

By the Caribbean Journal staff The Castles in Paradise villa resort in St Lucia has expanded with a new wing of apartment units at its Vieux Fort property. Castles in Paradise, the only villa resort in the south of St […]

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 […]

Serenity at Coconut Bay Is Adding Another Eatery

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor St. Lucia’s newest adults-only resort, Serenity at Coconut Bay, offers guests the option of dining in an impressive 10 restaurants – nine at neighboring sister resort Coconut Bay Beach Resort & Spa, as well […]

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St. Lucia’s Hotel Development Boom

The island of St. Lucia is in the midst of a full-fledged hotel development boom. The Eastern Caribbean island will add some 2,000 new rooms to its hotel stock over the next four years, according to tourism officials. Chief among […]

How to Tour St. Lucia in a MINI

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor There’s a new way to see St. Lucia. New tour company Mini Cooper Road Trip is offering an exhilirating new experience aimed at intrepid island visitors interested in exploring the mountainous eastern Caribbean gem. The […]

Mount Gay, La Mauny Among Winners at 2017 RumXP

The results are in from this year’s RumXP rum jury at the Miami Rum Festival, and the winners include some established names and some new faces. Barbados’ Mount Gay XO took home the top crown, winning best in class for […]

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St Lucia Is Expanding Its Cruise Port

Mega ships are coming to St Lucia. The plan is for a $15 million project to extend the Breasting Dolphin Berth at Pointe Seraphine to facilitate the berthing of so-called “mega” cruise vessels. If all goes smoothly, the island could […]

St. Lucia Reveals More on $2.6 Billion “Pearl of the Caribbean”

It’s the biggest new resort project in the Caribbean, and St. Lucia’s government has unveiled a series of new details on the new “Pearl of the Caribbean” project on the island’s southern end. The Vieux Fort-area project (near the country’s […]

Five Caribbean Cities to Visit in 2017

We all love the beach, but there is so much more to discover in the Caribbean — and there’s nowhere better to experience the authentic Caribbean than some of its remarkable cities. The Caribbean’s urban centers offer a mix of nightlife, […]

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The Best Bar in Fort-de-France, Martinique

There are few places in the Caribbean with the kind of visceral, mysterious and fascinating energy of Martinique’s capital, Fort-de-France. It’s a vibrant place that combines French cool with Caribbean history and culture, and it’s a stunning city to look […]

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Why We’re Excited about Serenity Coconut Bay in St. Lucia

A major new luxury adults-only resort is coming to St. Lucia, and it looks like a game-changer: Serenity at Coconut Bay. The boutique property, which will located at the Coconut Bay property in Vieux Fort, will be an adults-only, all-inclusive […]

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A $2.6 Billion Hotel Project Is Coming to St Lucia

A major new hotel project is coming to the island of St Lucia. In a landmark agreement, the country’s government led by Prime Minister Allen Chastanet has signed a deal with a Chinese developer on the southern portion of the […]

St Lucia Has Big Solar Energy Plans

A major new energy project By Dana Niland CJ Contributor A big new green energy project is in the works in St Lucia. Saint Lucia Electricity Services Limited has issued a request for proposals for competitive firms to submit bids […]

Where to Travel in 2016: 16 Places You Need to Visit in the Caribbean

Don’t just go on a great vacation to the Caribbean this year. Go on an interesting one. Explore the Caribbean in new ways — see parts of the region you may have never considered, or find new corners of the places […]

Rum Journal: Tasting a Guadeloupe Rhum From 1991

Far on the eastern end of Guadeloupe’s butterflied island pair is Le Moule. It is a nondescript place of farms and palm trees, quiet and breezy. But it has a secret. In a lush hilltop next to an old mill […]

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 […]

Rum Journal: A Caribbean Overwater Bungalow Bar

You may be familiar with the overwater bungalow, one of the great fantasies of travelers the world over, though usually found in Polynesia — not in the Caribbean. That’s where one clever hotel in Martinique has you covered. One of the […]

Rum Journal: The Rum Awards 2015

There’s something different about sipping a glass of fine rum. Sure, there are great spirits from around the world. But when you drink a glass of rum, you’re tasting something else — history, culture, love, torment, romance. You are tasting […]

Rum Journal: A Very Old Rhum From Marie-Galante

THERE ARE more rhum distilleries per capita on the island of Marie Galante than anywhere else on earth. Three, to be exact, and each is among the best distilleries you’ve likely never heard of. It is the kind of place where […]

An Evening in Marigot

One night in the French Caribbean By Alexander Britell MARIGOT —Just the hum of a generator and the distant chirp of a coqui frog. This was low season in Marigot, that forgotten Caribbean capital often overshadowed by its cruise hub neighbor, […]

St Lucia’s Kitesurfing Hub

An all-inclusive kitesurfing destination in St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff Romance, rum, rhythm and … kitesurfing. Yes, the Helen of the West Indies is famous for a lot of things beyond its beautiful Pitons, but for those in […]

In Florida, the Diversity of Caribbean Art

Above: “The Perfect Balance” by artist Elisa Lejuez By Dana Niland CJ Contributor In honor of the tenth anniversary of Caribbean-American heritage month, Miramar Cultural Center and Latin American Art Pavilion have collaborated to present an art exhibit called “Caribbean […]

Rum Journal: An Old Rhum From Tartane

Above: the Hardy boutique in Tartane (all photos by CJ) THE RHUM of Tartane is not known much beyond Tartane. Nor, for that matter, is Tartane. This little seaside town on the Atlantic coast of Martinique has a tiny collection […]

Rum Journal: Opthimus, Cartavio, Siesta Key Highlight RumXP Winners

By the Caribbean Journal staff The results from the 2015 RumXP awards are in, and one of the world’s leading rum award slates has some new winners. Leading the way were a host of top-level rums, from Peru’s Cartavio, which took […]

Rum Journal: A Superb Rum From Guadeloupe’s Damoiseau

Above: Guadeloupe’s Rhum Vieux 8 Ans Cuvée du Millenaire EVERY CARIBBEAN island has a taste. Whether you’re trying a rum from Martinique or the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico or Barbados, there’s always a singular ingredient, a unique component in the […]

Rum Journal: An Old Rum From Guadeloupe’s Bologne

YOU MAY have seen the bottle. It’s iconic. The pale-yellow bottle of white rum labeled Rhum Bologne is found at rum bars around the world. Bologne is one of the heavyweights of Guadeloupe’s rhum agricole industry, and it’s in no […]

Taiwan Providing Island-Wide Wi-Fi Hotspots For St Lucia

Above: St Lucia (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of Taiwan will be providing island-wide Wi-Fi hotspots around the island of St Lucia, the government said this week. The project has already been approved, and will be […]

Rum Journal: Is This Martinique’s Most Creative Rhum Distillery?

Above: Habitation Saint-Etienne in Martinique (CJ Photo) Time after time, Habitation Sainte-Etienne, located in the lush Gros Morne area of Martinique, wows its home island and the rum world. The secret? The barrels. No, its rhums aren’t aged longer. They’re […]

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