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Guyana, Japan Sign Grant Agreement
Above: the signing ceremony in Guyana By the Caribbean Journal staff The governments of Guyana and Japan have signed a grant aid agreement. The $2.9 million non-grant agreement will be made available to the private sector, the government said, through […]
Health City Cayman Islands Opens Doors
Above: Health City Cayman Islands By the Caribbean Journal staff A major new healthcare project has opened its doors on the East End of Grand Cayman. Health City Cayman Islands was officially inaugurated by project partners Dr Devi Shetty and […]
Paradise Island Harbour Resort Planning “Complete Renovation”
Above: the Paradise Island Harbour Resort By the Caribbean Journal staff The Paradise Island Harbour Resort in the Bahamas is planning a “complete renovation,” the property announced. The 246-room, all-inclusive resort will close in early July for renovations. It was […]
Alsol Hotels & Resorts Names Manager For Cap Cana Properties
Above: Sanctuary Cap Cana By the Caribbean Journal staff Alsol Hotels & Resorts has named Ignacio Perez area manager for the company’s Cap Cana properties in the Dominican Republic. Perez will oversee Sanctuary Cap Cana, Alsol Luxury Village and Alsol […]
Medina: “We Do Not Accept” Threats to Dominican Republic’s Sovereignty
Above: Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina By the Caribbean Journal staff In a speech to the CELAC summit in Havana Wednesday, Dominican Republic addressed the ongoing controversy over the country’s high-profile immigration ruling. Medina said he was responding to statements […]
St Lucia Eyes Health Alliance With University of the West Indies
Above: the new National Health Complex in St Lucia (Photo: Ayman Khalil) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia’s government is considering an alliance with the University of the West Indies that would link the country’s hospitals with the regional […]
Anguilla’s Cap Juluca Names National Sales Manager
Above: Cap Juluca By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cap Juluca resort in Anguilla has named John Hector as its national sales manager. Hector will serve as the resort’s primary liaison to travel agents and wholesale providers. “We are thrilled […]
Social Media and Social Good in Jamaica
By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor Atlanta 2011 Jamaicans in the Convention Centre, Atlanta 2011, wanted to get on with the dance. It was the annual Independence Ball hosted by the Atlanta Jamaica Association. Guided by the organizers, I had […]
Baha Mar Begins Recruitment Drive
Above: construction at the Baha Mar By the Caribbean Journal staff The Baha Mar resort project in the Bahamas has begun a major recruitment effort, reaching out to more than 6,000 Bahamian students and professionals both at home and abroad. […]
Caribbean Concierge: The St Regis Bahia Beach Resort in Puerto Rico
Above: Jossell Louie Velazquez CJ’s Caribbean Concierge talks to the hospitality pros who help make Caribbean travel work. The latest edition talks to Jossell Louie Velazquez, Chef Concierge at the St Regis Bahia Beach in Puerto Rico and member of […]
Sandals Pushes Back Grenada Opening
Above: a rendering of the Sandals Grenada (Photo: Sandals) By Alexander Britell Sandals has pushed back the opening of its resort in Grenada to Dec. 21. The resort had originally been set to open on Dec. 12. A company spokesperson […]
InterContinental Hotels Group Continues Regional Expansion
Above: the new Holiday Inn Express Panama Distrito Financiero hotel By the Caribbean Journal staff InterContinental Hotels Group continued its expansion in the Latin American and Caribbean region this week with the debut of the new Holiday Inn Express Panama […]
Recipe For a Caribbean Thanksgiving
By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor MY FIRST experience of Thanksgiving in the United States after migrating from Jamaica as a boy was at my family’s home in Mount Vernon, NY. Not quite familiar with all the particulars of this holiday other than the musings […]
Sandals Barbados Opens Doors
Above: Sandals Barbados By the Caribbean Journal staff The new Sandals Barbados resort received its first guests on Wednesday, the property said. The 280-room property is the company’s newest resort. It is located in the St Lawrence area of Barbados. […]
Tradewind Aviation Makes Inaugural Flight to Nevis
Above: Tradewind at Nevis airport By the Caribbean Journal staff The inaugural Tradewind Aviation flight from San Juan to Nevis touched down at Vance W Amory International Airport on Saturday. The San Juan-Nevis route is the newest for Tradewind Aviation, […]
The 25 Best Caribbean Luxury Resorts
What is luxury? Luxury basically means one or two categories above what you’re used to. Luxury is about full service, full amenities and about having all your needs met — at any time of day. A luxury property has the […]
OAS Urges Caribbean Nations to Explore Green Energy
Above: a solar panel By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean needs to improve collaboration to promote the use of green technology in the region, according to Organization of American States Assistant Secretary General Albert Ramdin. The OAS ASG, who […]
Baha Mar Names Chief Operating Officer
Above: construction at the Baha Mar project By the Caribbean Journal staff Baha Mar, Ltd has named Paul Pusateri its new Chief Operating Officer. Pusateri will be responsible for all day-to-day operations at the $3.5 billion destination resort in Nassau, […]
Op-Ed: How to Fix LIAT
By Robert MacLellan Op-Ed Contributor SOME MIGHT believe that, for the second time in only three years, Captain Ian Brunton has been made a scapegoat by the board of directors of a Caribbean airline company – fired as CEO of […]
Antigua and Barbuda Courts Investment in the United Arab Emirates
Above: the Burj Khalifa By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda Finance Minister Harold Lovell has returned to the country following a trip to Dubai, the Ministry announced. Lovell was in the United Arab Emirates to present at the […]
Five Great Mighty Sparrow Songs to Start Your Monday With
Calypso and Mighty Sparrow — you might say they’re synonymous. One of the titans of the genre, the Grenada native (who grew up in Trinidad) revolutionized Calypso as the “Calypso King of the World.” So who better to help you […]
Canada to Contribute $6.6 Million to Haiti
Above: Christian Paradis By the Caribbean Journal staff Canada will be making a $6.6 million contribution to Haiti to continue its support under the World Food Programme’s Support to Sustainable School Feeding programme in Haiti. The project provides a daily […]
Hyatt to Open All-Inclusive Resort at Former Ritz-Carlton in Montego Bay
Above: the former Ritz-Carlton Rose Hall By the Caribbean Journal staff The former Ritz-Carlton Rose Hall in Jamaica’s Montego Bay will soon become a Hyatt. Hyatt Ziva, which will focus on families, is one of a series of all-inclusive resorts […]
Interview With Kim Barrow, First Lady of Belize
Above: Belize First Lady Kim Barrow By Alexander Britell After winning her battle with breast cancer, Belize First Lady Kim Barrow is on a mission to improve the welfare of women and young people in her country. Barrow, the wife […]
Dominican Republic’s Riviera Azul Project Debuts First Phase
Above: the first phase of Riviera Azul By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina has inaugurated the first phase of the new Riviera Azul project in Puerto Plata’s Playa Dorada area on Wednesday. The project was built […]
Marriott Breaks Ground in Kingston
Above: the groundbreaking on Friday By the Caribbean Journal staff The new Courtyard By Marriott project in Kingston officially broke ground on Friday. The hotel, one of eight being developed in the region by Caribe Hospitality, will also be the […]
Interview with Hyatt Regency Trinidad General Manager Russell George
Above: the Hyatt Regency Trinidad (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell It was not a coincidence that United States Vice President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping both visited Port of Spain within a seven-day period at the end of […]
Barbados Considers APD Vouchers
Above: Barbados By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados is considering offering a credit voucher against the cost of the British Air Passenger Duty, according to Tourism Minister Richard Sealy. The credit voucher would apply to British tourists who book a […]
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