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Rum Journal: The Best Rums of 2019

In 2012, Caribbean Journal’s Rum Journal first launched the Rum Awards — a unique celebration of the best rums of the year. And after seven previous incarnations, the annual Rum Awards morphed into a full-fledged rum event in St Barth, […]

8 Must-Visit Caribbean Dive Resorts

Many of the world’s best dive resorts are far longer on experiences than they are on amenities. It makes sense for hard-core divers who are mostly looking for a place to lay their head between dives. Three hundred thread count […]

In Jamaica, a Serene Sandals All-Inclusive

Nearly 15 years after opening as Sandals Whitehouse, the Sandals South Coast resort is the only major hotel development on the south shore of Jamaica. And as long as that remains the case, this all-inclusive hotel will remain a special […]

USVI “Resumes Business” After Tropical Storm Karen

By the Caribbean Journal staff The USVI has “resumed business” following the passage of Tropical Storm Karen, officials said Wednesday. While the storm brought heavy rainfall to the trio of islands, it “had little to no impact on the territory’s […]

St Maarten Is Leading a Caribbean Tourism Comeback

By Alexander Britell It’s one of the most sought-after corners of the Caribbean — that famous triangle of Caribbean hotspots: St Maarten, St Barth and Anguilla. And just two years after Hurricane Irma, the trio of destinations is in the midst […]

The Best Family Resort in Mexico

By Alexander Britell “Would you like cucumber, lime or lemon in your water?” I don’t think I’d ever been asked this specific question before, even in Paris or Rome, in luxury hotels the world over. I was with my family […]

Rum Journal: A Concerto From Guadeloupe’s Longueteau

By Alexander Britell In recent years, the once-mysterious world of rhum agricole has opened itself to rum lovers, with its terroir and endless sophistication charming palates around the world. Much of that, however, has been the sublime rhum agricole from […]

Seven Ways to Experience the BVI Right Now

By Bob Curley CJ Contributor How do you want to take the British Virgin Islands — one ravishing island at a time, or all at once in a grand tour by sea? Here are seven ways to experience the wonders […]

7 Reasons to Visit the Cayman Islands Right Now

There’s an energy here. You feel it on Seven Mile Beach, in the hotels, in the streets of George Town, by day and by night. It’s palpable. It’s because the Cayman Islands is one of the most dynamic destinations in […]

The Caribbean’s Best Ceviche Is In Grand Cayman

By Alexander Britell and Guy Britton You don’t have to look far in the Caribbean to find ceviche, unsurprising in a region home to some of the best seafood on the planet. Indeed, the Peruvian dish, which typically consists of […]

Rum Journal: A Triple Vintage from Martinique

By Alexander Britell When the harvest changes, the rum changes. It’s a tenet particular to the Rhum Agricole of the French Caribbean, the only Caribbean rum with a true terroir. When you make your rum from freshly pressed sugar cane […]

Rum Journal: The Best Rum Bar in St Martin

By Alexander Britell GRAND CASE – There’s always something new to discover on Grand Case Boulevard, a corner unseen, a tiny alley overlooked. It’s a street that has lived many lives — including this latest one, a renaissance in the wake […]

Why Martinique is the Culinary Capital of the Caribbean

By Alexander Britell and Guy Britton WE’RE SOMEWHERE near Saint-Esprit, stopped on the side of the road at Willy Poul’, a poulet boucane-focused food truck. The chicken is superb, with a resplendent garlic curry sauce, and it makes me think […]

JW Marriott Makes Its Debut in Panama

By the Caribbean Journal staff There’s a new luxury hotel brand in the heart of Panama. Marriott International has officially opened its new JW Marriott Panama, a new chapter for what was once the Trump Ocean Club International Hotel and […]

The Perfect Jamaican Seasoned Rice

By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor As we recently celebrated 56 years of Jamaican Independence this month, I think of how proud I am of my heritage. I think of how much we have positively impacted the world in more ways […]

At Martinique’s Hotel Bakoua, Savoring the French Caribbean

By Alexander Britell MARTINIQUE – The glass display case at Le Gommier holds a bottle of Rhum Saint James from 1931, a sugarcane memory from a time of biguine and planteurs. But the romance of the old French Caribbean never […]

How to Live at Camana Bay

By the Caribbean Journal staff A major real estate project is coming to Grand Cayman’s Camana Bay mixed-use development. Dart Real Estate and NCB Group have entered into a joint venture partnership to develop the first for-sale residential community in […]

How This Haiti Hotel Is Adding Art to the Streets of Port-au-Prince

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Haiti’s Le Plaza hotel is doing its part to add even more art to the streets of downtown Port-au-Prince with major new mural project. The mural, commissioned last summer by the hotel’s management team and […]

AMResorts Is Expanding Again With a New Brand: Reflect

By the Caribbean Journal staff The fastest-growing resort company in the Caribbean is expanding again, this time with a new brand. Apple Leisure Group subsidiary AMResorts has signed an agreement with the Mexico-based Grupo Hotelero Sante Fe on a strategic […]

A Must-See Classical Music Concert in Barbados

By the Caribbean Journal staff A major music event is coming to Barbados next month. The renowned Piazzolla Trio has been selected to perform “Under the Stars” in Barbados on Jan. 13, in honor of the St George Parish Church. […]

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 […]

The 10 Best Caribbean Wellness Resorts

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Sometimes, when everyday stresses threaten to dim our dazzle, what we really need is a restorative getaway, a few days devoted to our physical and emotional health in an idyllic location. If that sounds […]

10 Exclusive Resorts to Visit Now

An adults only all inclusive is particiularly well suited for a Caribbean vacation — it combines the comfort and ease of an all inclusive with the tranquil exclusivity of an adults only retreat, two things have an even better way […]

The Top 5 Small Ship Cruises in the Caribbean

The floating cities that are today’s cruise ships definitely have their place in the Caribbean, of course. But sometimes we long to experience the simple pleasures of sailing: the thrill of dropping anchor in a small, out-of-the-way port and leisurely […]

Southwest Airlines Launching New Nonstop Flights to Punta Cana, Cancun

Southwest Airlines is continuing its rapid expansion push in the Caribbean with a trio of new Caribbean routes. The company, which is rolling out a wave of new flights on June 4, has announced plans to launch new daily nonstop […]

Sleek New UNICO Hotel Opens Doors in Mexico

A sleek new hotel has opened its doors on the Caribbean coast of Mexico, and it’s got a secret: it’s an adults only all inclusive. It’s called UNICO 20°87° Riviera Maya, and it’s one of the most exciting all inclusives […]

A New Must-Visit Beach Shack in Curaçao

There’s a new place to hang on the beach in Curaçao: Koko’s. The latest addition to the ever-expanding Jan Thiel Beach is a throwback, wooden-construction beach bar, it offers a menu of street food, fresh smoothies, healthy shakes, juices, cocktails […]

Tourico’s Major New Travel Partnership

Travel Company Tourico Holidays, one of the world’s fastest-growing wholesale travel brokerages, has announced a major new partnership with UK-based online travel agency Loveholidays. Tourico has more than 1,000 hotels contracted in the Caribbean, where it has reported significant increases […]

Atlantis Paradise Island Is Bringing Barbie to The Bahamas