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Is This the Most Beautiful Golf Course in The Bahamas?

By Tim Cotroneo CJ Contributor Is it possible that a golf course’s beauty can hurt your game? Emerald Bay Head Professional Richard Gibson believes this could be the case with his Greg Norman-designed 18-hole layout, which hugs the turquoise waters […]

Why You Need to Visit Anguilla’s Tequila Sunrise Villa

Anguilla is all about the experience. It’s about rum punches at Elodia’s, sandy afternoons at the SunShine Shack, nighttime culinary journeys at Veya. It’s about getting out there, seeing the beach, exploring Anguilla’s unique take on the Caribbean lifestyle. But […]

Tortola Pier Park Names Interim CEO

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Vance Lewis has been appointed Interim Chief Executive Officer of Tortola Pier Park Ltd, the organization announced this week. His appointment by the Board of Directors is effective February 1, following the demitting of office […]

Margaritaville to Open $250 Million Resort in Nassau

By the Caribbean Journal staff A major new resort is coming to The Bahamas. Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville brand is opening its first property in Nassau, with plans for a $250 million, six-acre development centered at The Pointe, a mixed-use development […]

New Four Seasons Residences Coming to Costa Rica

By the Caribbean Journal staff Four Seasons’ footprint is expanding in Costa Rica. A new project is coming to Costa Rica’s Papagayo peninsula, dubbed the Four Seasons Private Residences Prieta Bay at Peninsula Papagayo. The property will be located on […]

More Details on Belize’s Mahogany Bay

By the Caribbean Journal staff The new Mahogany Bay in Belize is planning a December debut, the property announced this week. The property, which will also include a beach club, is a new-build project set on 60 acres on Ambergris […]

Caribbean History: Remembering ANR Robinson

By David P. Rowe CJ Contributor One of the Caribbean’s political giants of the 20th century was Arthur Napoleon Raymond Robinson, a lawyer, statesman and patriot who survived the violent attempted coup in Trinidad. Robinson was born on the island […]

New Residential Resort Coming to Grenada: The Point at Petite Calivigny

Grenada’s luxury offering is continuing to grow, with another new project underway: The Point at Petite Calivigny. The residential resort complex will include a combination of luxury villas, condominiums, bungalows and suites. Phase one of the project will see the […]

Park Hyatt St. Kitts to Open November 1

The year’s most anticipated luxury hotel opening in the Caribbean has a new opening date. The long-awaited Park Hyatt St. Kitts, the brand’s first foray into the Caribbean, has announced plans to open on Nov. 1. That comes after the […]

Why AMResorts Is Surging in the Caribbean

There’s a company dominating the landscape of hotel development and management growth in the Caribbean, and it isn’t a really close competition. Apple Leisure Group’s AMResorts subsidiary has been on a stunning expansion push in the last several years, and […]

Troubetzkoy: People Are Key to Caribbean Tourism Success

The head of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association is calling on the region to work together to ensure the Caribbean remains one of the world’s leading destinations. Delivering the keynote at the Annual General Meeting of the U.S. Virgin […]

Jamaica to Upgrade Ocho Rios Tourism Infrastructure

The Jamaican tourist hub of Ocho Rios is getting a major infrastructure upgrade, according to Tourism Minister Ed Bartlett. The town will see around $2.21 million USD in infrastructural developments, including the construction of a boardwalk from the Ocho Rios […]

Puerto Rico Begins $89 Million Entertainment District Project

Puerto Rico has launched construction on a major new project in the Convention Center District of San Juan. The new District Live, as it’s called, is an $88.9 million project that will create the largest entertainment center in Puerto Rico. […]

An Exclusive Sneak Peek at Cayman’s New Kimpton Seafire Resort

Checking out the new Kimpton Seafire By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor As its November opening date draws near, Grand Cayman is buzzing about Kimpton Seafire Resort + Spa, the island’s first new major resort in 11 years. And from […]

A Major Tech Meeting in Santo Domingo

LACNIC On the Move heads to Dominican Republic’s capital By Gerard Best CJ Contributor Tech experts from Latin America and the Caribbean will gather in Santo Domingo this month for an important meeting of the region’s Internet community. LACNIC On […]

A New $15 Million Education Project in Grenada

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor The Caribbean Development Bank is funding a major new project that will expand or rehabilitate six schools across Grenada. The Grenada Education Enhancement Project launched last week in St George’s. “If we truly believe that […]

Martinique in the Greater Caribbean

By Sébastien Perrot-Minnot CJ Contributor “A little bit of France nestled in the heart of the Caribbean,” as the local tourism committee announces, Martinique may seem modest in size: it covers an area of about 1,100 km². However, it is […]

Carnival’s Fathom Cruise Brand Delivers on its Promise

By Simons Chase CJ Contributor I have to confess my skepticism when I decided to cruise aboard Carnival’s new cruise line, Fathom, on a “voluntourism” or “social impact” journey to the Dominican Republic. After all, in an industry that seems […]

Disaster Risk Reduction in the Caribbean

By George Nicholson and Nnyeka Prescod Op-Ed Contributors In the economic sphere an act, a habit, an institution or a law produces not only one effect, but a series of effects. Of these effects, the first alone is immediate; it […]

Marriott Has Big Plans in This Caribbean City

Marriott International has its sights set on one of the Caribbean’s hottest hotel development markets: Cartagena, Colombia. The company announced plans to open two new hotels in Cartagena by 2018: the 210-room AC Hotel by Marriott Cartagena, and the 201-room […]

Why St Kitts Is Targeting This Kind of Visitor

A targeted approach By Dana Niland CJ Contributor St Kitts is looking to attract “lifestyle visitors,” and it has a major draw: the Christophe Harbour development and its marina. St Kitts and Nevis Tourism Minister Lindsay Grant said the “lifestyle […]

A New $94 Million Luxury Project Is Coming to the Bahamas

One of the most exclusive corners of the region is getting a major resort project. The government of the Bahamas has executed a Heads of Agreement for a new $94 million luxury resort at South Cat Cay. The project will […]

How This Caribbean Hotel Company Is Giving Back

A new initiative by Palace Resorts By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Mexican government officials joined Palace Resorts executives in an inaugural ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the upcoming opening of Casa Hogar, an orphanage for local Mexican children. The house will […]

A Major New Caribbean Arena Project

It’s one of the most ambitious urban projects in the Caribbean in some time: the new Belize City Center Arena and Cultural Complex. Now, Belize Infrastructure Limited is embarking on the construction phase of the project, which will be located […]

Norwegian Cruise Line Takes Delivery of Its Largest Ship

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Norwegian Cruise Line has taken delivery of the line’s largest-ever ship, the 164,000-ton Norwegian Escape, after a construction period of 17 months. The ship is the first in the company’s new Breakaway Plus Class. “We are […]

The Cayman Islands’ Seven Mile Beach Has a Brand-New Resort