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Anthony Bourdain, Eric Ripert Headline Start of Cayman Cookout

Above: Michelin three-star Chef Eric Ripert (in grey shirt) of Le Bernardin (NYC) laughs as Jose Andres prepares a paella at Cayman Cookout By Steve Blount CJ Contributor GRAND CAYMAN — Hundreds of foodies and some of the world’s best-known […]

Vodka, Cayman Style

Above: Gun Bay Vodka By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cayman Spirits Company has become well known for its featured offering, Seven Fathoms Rum. Now, it’s moving into an entirely different arena: vodka. The company has announced the launch of […]

Six Caribbean Events For January, From Cayman to Barbados

What’s on the Caribbean agenda in January? Whether you’re looking to hang with Anthony Bourdain and Jose Andres, or eyeing a few bachata dances, the Caribbean has you covered. Here are six events worth checking out, if you’re in the […]

Cayman Islands, Malta Sign Tax Information Exchange Agreement

Above: Cayman By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cayman Islands has signed a tax information exchange agreement with the Republic of Malta. The two sides completed the TIEA this week ahead of the Joint Ministerial Conference meeting of British Overseas […]

Cayman Premier Heads to London

Above: Cayman Premier Alden McLaughlin By the Caribbean Journal staff Cayman Islands Premier Alden McLaughlin heads to London Saturday to attend the Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council next week. The council, which begins on Monday, is being hosted by Mark […]

Cayman Islands, United States Conclude Talks on FATCA Law

Above: Georgetown (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cayman Islands and the United States have concluded talks on an intergovernmental agreement and a new tax information exchange agreement. Both pave the way for an automatic exchange of information […]

Six Great Bars in Grand Cayman

Above: Tiki Beach in Grand Cayman Grand Cayman is home to one of our favourite beaches in the Caribbean — Seven Mile Beach. It’s a wonderful destination for diving, snorkeling and just plain kicking back. But Grand Cayman also has […]

Rum Journal: Miami’s Sugarcane

THE NOBLE SPIRIT is increasingly becoming the global spirit. While the Caribbean remains the world’s rum centre (and will be indefinitely), as we’ve shown, the love of and passion for rum extend far beyond the region’s borders. And in Miami, […]

The Coolest Cocktail in Grand Cayman

Above: Rum Point By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon JetSetSarah ON THE NORTHERN tip of Grand Cayman, the Wreck Bar at Rum Point is the mecca for thirsty cruise-ship day-trippers (and on Sundays, a local boating crowd) in search of surf, sand […]

Op-Ed: Truth, Lies, Tax and Cayman

By Gonzalo Jalles Op-Ed Contributor IT IS NO SURPRISE that the United Kingdom’s Guardian newspaper has once again attacked the Cayman Islands and other Overseas Territories. What does come as a surprise is when the article is written by a […]

Rum Journal: The Caribbean’s 10 Best Beach Drinks

After Caribbean Journal did a list of the top 10 beach bars in the Caribbean, Rum Journal thought it would be appropriate to do a companion list of the 10 best beach drinks in the Caribbean. Indeed, some of them happen […]

From Cayman to Turks and Caicos, Caribbean Politicians Remember Thatcher

Above: Margaret Thatcher By the Caribbean Journal staff A number of Caribbean leaders expressed their condolences Monday over the death of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Thatcher, the United Kingdom’s first (and thus far only) female Prime Minister, died […]

Cayman Islands, Brazil Sign Tax Information Exchange Agreement

Above: Georgetown (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cayman Islands has signed a tax information exchange agreement with Brazil, its 31st such international agreement. The treaty, which was signed on Tuesday, seeks to build on business relationships already […]

The Best Rum Cake in the Bahamas

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon I THOUGHT THE SWIMMING PIGS would be the highlight of the day. Boy, was I wrong. I was on a day trip in the Exumas, the 365-island Bahamas archipelago famous for crystal clear waters, talcum sand and […]

Rum Journal: The Rum Awards 2012

IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR— award season. When we look back on 2012, it was a strong year for rum across the Caribbean, from Barbados to Martinique, the Dominican Republic to Guyana, and everywhere in between. Rum Journal traveled across […]

Cayman Signs Tax Agreement With Italy

Above: the Cayman Islands Legislative Assembly (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cayman Islands and Italy signed a tax information exchange agreement on Monday. “We are pleased to see this tax information exchange agreement come to fruition, and […]

Rum Journal: Toasting Bacardi’s Birthday

Above: a Bacardi ad from 1902 (Photo: Bacardi) Just like Haiti’s Barbancourt, which Rum Journal tasted last week, another major player in the rum world is celebrating its sesquicentennial. It was 1830 when Don Facundo Bacardi Massó, a wine merchant, […]

This Bahamas Parcel Has 10,000 Feet of Pink Sand Beach

A massive parcel on largely uninhabited Rum Cay in The Bahamas has hit the market, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned. To access this content, subscribe now. Caribbean Journal Invest is the leading authority on hotel, real estate and investment news […]

Searching for Jimmy Buffett in the Caribbean

For many people, singer Jimmy Buffett and his signature tune perfectly capture the island vibe they crave while slogging away at their busy lives the rest of the year. That’s even more true right now, as we all dream of […]

The 25 Best Beaches in The Bahamas

People sometimes forget the sheer vastness of The Bahamas. You may know there are 700 islands and cays, but you may not realize that The Bahamas covers an expanse of almost 655,000 square kilometers. It is not just a country […]

Hurricane Matthew Hitting Bahamas

After massive damage in Haiti and in eastern Cuba, Hurricane Matthew began hitting the Bahamas on Wednesday. The storm, which killed an unconfirmed number of people in Haiti, has already impacted the southeastern and central islands of the Bahamas and the […]

Hurricane Matthew Devastates Parts of Haiti, Heads Toward Bahamas

Hurricane Matthew devastated Haiti on Tuesday after making landfall in the southwest of the country, causing massive flooding and heavy rains, particularly in the southern city of Les Cayes. Matthew has already led to the deaths of at least 11 […]

“Dangerous” Hurricane Matthew Bears Down on Haiti

“Dangerous” Hurricane Matthew began bearing down on Haiti as “life-threatening” rain, wind and storm surges started to spread over portions of the country, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm remained a category four, with maximum sustained winds at […]

“Powerful” Hurricane Matthew Continues North

Hurricane Matthew continued to move northward Monday as hurricane warnings and watches remained in effect across the northern Caribbean and the Atlantic. While the storm turned toward the north (from a northwest trajectory) on Sunday night, it retained much of its Category […]

How This New Paradise Island Hotel Is Adding a Sense of Place

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor The Warwick Paradise Island Bahamas, a 244-room adults-only all-inclusive resort, is scheduled to open in Nassau this summer. And while we’re always happy to hear about a new Caribbean resort, it makes us even […]

Hurricane Joaquin Pummeled Parts of the Bahamas

Major damage on several islands By the Caribbean Journal staff Hurricane Joaquin pummeled parts of the Bahamas as it rose north this weekend. The Category 4 storm’s biggest damage came in the south of Long Island, where it caused “major […]

Bahamas Cabinet Members Finish Swearing-In at Government House

Above: Incoming Foreign Minister Frederick Mitchell is sworn in (BIS Photo/Letisha Henderson) By the Caribbean Journal staff The 11 recently-appointed members of the new Bahamas Cabinet let by Prime Minister Perry Christie completed their swearing-in Friday in a ceremony at […]

Bahamas PM Names Philip Brave Davis Deputy PM and Works Minister

Above: Deputy Prime Minister Philip Brave Davis By the Caribbean Journal staff New Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie has appointed Philip “Brave” Davis as the country’s new Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Works and Urban Development. Davis is the […]

From Antigua to Saint Lucia to St Kitts, This Caribbean Airline Is Growing