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Kingston’s Spanish Court Hotel Expanding
Above: the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston By Alexander Britell MONTEGO BAY — The Spanish Court hotel in the New Kingston neighbourhood of Jamaica’s capital is set to complete an expansion project. The hotel, which currently has 110 rooms, is […]
A New Look at the San Juan Marriott
Above: the San Juan Marriott (All photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell SAN JUAN — The San Juan Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino is debuting its newly-updated look this weekend, following a series of renovations. Above: the renovated lobby and […]
St Kitts Marriott Completes Second Phase of $5.5 Million Renovation
Above: the renovated lobby at the St Kitts Marriott Resort & The Royal Beach Casino By the Caribbean Journal staff The St Kitts Marriott Resort & Royal Beach Casino has completed the second phase of a two-year, $5.5 million renovation […]
Rebranding at Tobago’s Magdalena Grand
Above: the Tobago Plantations Golf Course By the Caribbean Journal staff The Magdalena Grand in Tobago has been renamed the Magdalena Grand Beach & Golf Resort, following a move by operator efm Hospitality Solutions to take over management of the […]
BVI’s Biras Creek Resort Reopens Following Enhancements
Above: the Biras Creek Resort By the Caribbean Journal staff The Biras Creek Resort in the British Virgin Islands has officially reopened after the conclusion of a renovation project. The $500,000 project involved “significant upgrades” to each of the property’s […]
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. […]
Royal Caribbean Unveils “Revitalized” Vision of the Seas
Above: the Vision of the Seas (all photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell MIAMI — Royal Caribbean has officially debuted its “revitalized” Vision of the Seas cruise ship. The Vision of the Seas, which made its maiden voyage in 1998, […]
Suriname: IDB Approves $40M in Loans For Electricity Sector
Above: Suriname By the Caribbean Journal staff The Inter-American Development Bank has approved a pair of loans totaling $40 million to boost the electricity sector in Suriname. The loans, which were approved under the IDB’s Flexible Financing Facility, both have […]
Club Med to Expand in San Salvador As Part of Major Hotel Project
Above: the signing ceremony in San Salvador By the Caribbean Journal staff Club Med is expanding its resort on the Bahamian island of San Salvador, following the signing of an agreement with the government. Club Med, the government and Sand […]
Bahamas Says Resorts World Bimini to Add 300 Additional Jobs
Above: Resorts World Bimini The Resorts World Bimini project plans to hire an additional 300 people by mid-December, according to Bahamas Labour Minister D Shane Gibson. The Minister, whose portfolio also includes National Insurance and Public Service, said the 300 […]
New Trinidad Tourism Minister Meets With Tobago Officials
Above: Tobago By the Caribbean Journal staff New Trinidad and Tobago Tourism Minister Chandresh Sharma held talks last week with Tracy Davidson-Celestine, Tobago’s Secretary of Tourism, last week. Davidson-Celestine said she hoped to continue the dialogue that had taken place […]
“It Is Sink or Swim For the Caribbean”
Above: Martinique (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff United States Virgin Islands Tourism Commissioner Beverly Nicholson-Doty opened the State of the Industry Conference in Martinique Wednesday evening with a call for the Caribbean to take serious action to address […]
St Lucia’s Coconut Bay Beach Resort Reopens After $2.5M Renovation
Above: the Coconut Bay Beach Resort in St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff The Coconut Bay Beach Resort in St Lucia has reopened following a month-long “refreshment.” The $2.5 million project involved new furnishings, more premium suites and rooms, […]
Couples Barbados Officially Opens
Above: Couples Barbados By the Caribbean Journal staff The new Couples Resort has held its official opening ceremony in Barbados. The 280-room property is located at the former Almond Casuarina Beach Resort. The company concluded its deal to lease the […]
Cayman Islands Begins Offering Online Company Registrations
Above: Georgetown (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cayman Islands is now offering online registrations for companies, the government announced. Starting Tuesday, all transactions relating to the registrations of companies in Cayman can be completed online, though only […]
S&P Raises Jamaica Credit Rating
Above: Kingston By the Caribbean Journal staff Standard & Poor’s has raised its long-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings on Jamaica, citing “progress in stabilizing the economy” and the country’s agreement with the International Monetary Fund. The rating, […]
Grenada Creating Tourism Authority
Above: Grenada By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada is upgrading its Board of Tourism to a full-fledged Tourism Authority. Tourism Minister Alexandra Otway-Noel said the transition would lead to “Increased marketing opportunities, greater potential for earning and better partnership with […]
Comfort Suites Paradise Island Close to Completing Renovations
Above: a new room at the Paradise Island property By the Caribbean Journal staff The Comfort Suites Paradise Island in the Bahamas is nearing completion of a multimillion-dollar renovation project. The majority of the property’s 232 junior suites have already […]
Sunset Resorts to Debut New Boutique Hotel in Montego Bay
Above: the Oasis at Sunset (Photos courtesy of Sunset Resorts) By the Caribbean Journal staff A new boutique hotel will open its doors in Jamaica’s Montego Bay this fall. The Oasis at Sunset is a 124-room boutique hotel adjoining existing […]
St Lucia’s Discovery Hotel Sold
Above: the Discovery Hotel A group of New York-based investors has purchased the Discovery at Marigot Bay Hotel in St Lucia. according to 7th Heaven Properties, which brokered the deal. The group has tapped Capella Hotels and Resorts to manage […]
San Juan Marriott Begins $8M Renovation
Above: a rendering of an upgraded room By the Caribbean Journal staff The San Juan Marriott Resort has begun an $8 million renovation, the hotel announced. The project will cover all of the hotel’s 525 guestrooms and balconies, aiming to […]
Haiti: USAID, Brana Brewery Sign Agreement on Sorghum
Above: the Brana brewery makes Prestige beer, among other beverages By the Caribbean Journal staff USAID and Haiti’s Brana Brewery have signed a memorandum of understanding aiming to source sorghum locally in Haiti. Brana, which is a subsidiary of Heineken, […]
San Juan’s Courtyard By Marriott Isla Verde to Undergo $32 Million Renovation
Above: the Courtyard by Marriott Isla Verde Beach Resort By the Caribbean Journal staff The Courtyard by Marriott Isla Verde will undergo a $32 million renovation, the property announced Monday. The resort, which recently added a new oceanfront bar and […]
New Fund to Boost Tobago Tourism
Above: Pigeon Point beach By the Caribbean Journal staff Hoteliers in Tobago will soon have access to a $50 million development fund, Trinidad’s government announced. The financial lifeline will come from the EximBank of Trinidad and Tobago. The fund was […]
Aimbridge Hospitality Tapped to Manage St Thomas’ Sugar Bay Resort
Above: the Sugar Bay resort in St Thomas By the Caribbean Journal staff Aimbridge Hospitality has been tapped as the new manager of the Sugar Bay Resort in St Thomas, the company announced Tuesday. The 294-room all-inclusive property will also […]
Does Jamaica Need a Redesign?
By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor Playing Cricket on a Volleyball Court ANYONE who knows the game of cricket would know how difficult it would be to fit all 22 players, both umpires, and both sets of stumps on a volleyball […]
Talking Tourism: Anguilla’s Haydn Hughes
Above: Anguilla By Alexander Britell Anguilla is one of the smallest destinations in the Caribbean, but its tourism sector has historically punched above its weight. Today, the island of less than 14,000 people competes in the increasingly tight Caribbean tourism […]
LIAT Takes Delivery of First of Eight New Planes For Fleet
Above: an ATR 72-600 By the Caribbean Journal staff Caribbean air carrier LIAT has taken delivery of the first of a series of eight new aircraft it will be introducing into its fleet, the company announced. The company began the […]
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