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Cayman Islands Breaks Ground on Major Airport Redevelopment Project

A big new airport project in Grand Cayman By Alexander Britell GRAND CAYMAN — The Cayman Islands will soon have a major new airport terminal in Grand Cayman. The Cayman Islands officially broke ground Thursday on a $55 million terminal expansion project […]

A Great Little Coffee Bar at Grand Cayman Airport

YOU MIGHT pass by it on the way home, or rush by on your way to the beach after arrival. But hidden in plain sight at Grand Cayman’s Owen Roberts International is a rather good coffee bar called the Brew Hut. […]

United Airlines Adds New Caribbean Routes

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor United Airlines is the latest major carrier to continue its Caribbean expansion. The carrier announced Thursday that it would begin offering new nonstop services to Grand Cayman out of both Chicago and Washington DC during […]

The Best American Rums — 2015

Every July 4, Caribbean Journal celebrates America’s Independence Day by rewarding the best rums made in the 50 US States. American rum has been getting consistently better in recent years, as more craft distillers pop up and the American palate […]

Cayman Islands Airport Expansion Project Moving Forward

Above: a rendering of the new airport in Grand Cayman By the Caribbean Journal staff Plans are now underway for the first phase of Grand Cayman’s major new airport project. The Cayman Islands Airport Authority has officially issued an invitation […]

In St Kitts, a World of Music

Above: Ciara By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor If the music lovers in your office are suddenly absent from their desks, they just might be on a flight to St. Kitts, where the annual St. Kitts Music Festival kicks off […]

Digicel Joins St Lucia Internet Exchange

Above: St Lucia (CJ Photo) By Gerard Best CJ Contributor Saint Lucia’s Internet users can look forward to better connectivity and faster speeds between local Internet service providers (ISPs). Digicel signed a memorandum of understanding on April 2, agreeing to […]

This is What the New Cayman Islands Airport Will Look Like

Above: the design for the new airport in Grand Cayman By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cayman Islands Airport Authority is planning a major redevelopment and expansion of Grand Cayman’s Owen Roberts International Airport, and now the concept designs have […]

Cayman Taps Firm for Airport Terminal Expansion Project

Above: Owen Roberts International Airport By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cayman Islands has tapped a Jacksonville, Fla.-based firm to provide design and construction consultancy services for the planned expansion of Owen Roberts International Airport. The RS&H won the bid […]

Rum Journal: The Rum Awards 2014

RUM IS more than a drink. It is the spirit of the Caribbean. It represents the sweetness of the region; its history; its courage and its romance. And rum is a way to take the Caribbean with you, wherever you […]

Caribbean Photo of the Week: Morning in Cartagena, Colombia

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Chris Roberts, who sent in this snapshot of morning in the Caribbean city of Cartagena, Colombia. Did you take a great photo of the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW […]

Major $487 Million Resort Project Coming to St Thomas, US Virgin Islands

Above: a rendering of the project (USVIG) By the Caribbean Journal staff A major new resort development is coming to the island of St Thomas, including its first new hotel in two decades. US Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh […]

Rum Journal: A Spectacular Spiced Rum

Not too long ago, the world of spiced rum was largely dominated by one major player: Captain Morgan. The company’s high-volume rum is one of the world’s most popular spirits, but as far as spiced rum goes, it’s not particularly […]

Creating Caribbean Futures

By Gerard Best CJ Contributor Many Caribbean livelihoods are made and lost around seasonal fluctuations in foreigners’ travel. For much of the region, tourism, an all-too-inefficient form of intraregional human traffic, is economic lifeblood. But for one group of Caribbean […]

Cayman Planning Airport Redevelopment

Above: a Cayman Airways plane in Grand Cayman By Alexander Britell ST THOMAS — The Cayman Islands is planning a redevelopment at its Owen Roberts International Airport in Grand Cayman. Construction on the first phase of the airport is set […]

Trinidad Sport Minister Resigns

Above: Port of Spain (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago Sport Minister Anil Roberts has resigned, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar announced. Roberts’ resignation came after a controversy involving the LifeSport programme, an initiative originally aimed at […]

America’s 10 Best Rums – 2014

As America celebrates its independence, there’s no better way to celebrate than with rum, one of the most important spirits in the country’s history. So for the second straight year, we will mark the Fourth of July with Rum Journal’s […]

Antigua and Barbuda Unveils Monument to Sir Viv Richards

Above: the monuments’ recent unveiling (Photo: ABG) By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda has officially unveiled a monument to legendary cricketer Sir Viv Richards outside the cricket ground that bears his name. The statute of Richards raising his […]

Caribbean Connectivity: St Lucia Launching Internet Exchange Point

Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia is planning to become the latest Caribbean country to establish an Internet exchange point (IXP). The launch of the Saint Lucia IXP, called SLiX, is being timed as part of […]

Caribbean Photo of the Week: On the Sea in Samana

This week’s Caribbean Photo of the Week comes from CJ reader Chris Roberts in Hollywood, Fla., who took this snapshot of a bridge in Samana in the Dominican Republic. Do you have a great photo of the Caribbean? Send it […]

St Maarten, Anguilla Sign Memorandum on Ferry Terminal Operations

Above: Anguilla By the Caribbean Journal staff The governments of St Maarten and Anguilla have signed a Memorandum of Understanding regulating the operations of the Simpson Bay Ferry Terminal. Anguilla Chief Minister Hubert Hughes and Home Affairs Minister Jerome Roberts […]

St Thomas Office Building Receives LEED Platinum Certification

Above: the building in St Thomas By the Caribbean Journal staff The new office of St Thomas-based architecture firm Springline Architects has received LEED Platinum certification from the US Green Building Council for its new headquarters. The property, which is […]

New Earthquake Monitoring Station in Antigua Almost Complete

Above: the new monitoring station By the Caribbean Journal staff A new earthquake monitoring station in Antigua is almost complete, the government said this week. A team from the Trinidad-based University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre in Trinidad […]

Six Great Art Galleries in Nassau

The Bahamas is doing some fascinating things in the art world. It seems that there’s always a new gallery opening up — you can even find art exhibited in government buildings (through initiatives like the Public Treasury Art Programme). Indeed, […]

Eastern Caribbean Environment Ministers to Meet in Anguilla

Above: Anguilla By the Caribbean Journal staff Ministers of Environment and Sustainable Development from the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States will meet in Anguilla next week. The meeting is the seventeenth annual conference of Environment Ministers from the region. Bentley […]

In Nevis, the Art of the Beach Bar

Above: Chevy’s Calypso Bar (all photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell NEVIS — Arms and legs shake, the rum flows freely, the music pulses and, if you concentrate, you can hear the soft reminder of the ocean just a few […]

Anguilla, Caribbean Development Bank Hold Talks in Barbados

Above: the talks in Barbados By the Caribbean Journal staff Anguilla and the Caribbean Development Bank recently held talks at the latter’s headquarters in Barbados. Anguilla Chief Minister Hubert Hughes made a courtesy call to CDB President Dr Warren Smith […]

Grenadians Head to the Polls to Choose Next Government

Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) Grenadians go to the polls Tuesday to decide the country’s next Parliament and Prime Minister. Prime Minister Tillman Thomas and the National Democratic Congress face off against former Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell’s New National Party […]

From Anguilla to Aruba, the Best Caribbean Beaches to Visit This Summer