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Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association Names New CEO
Above: the new CHTA leadership team; from left, CMO Matt Cooper, COO Vanessa Ledesma, current President Emil Lee and new CEO Frank Comito (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell SAN JUAN — The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association has named a new […]
Google Is Testing Its New Modular Smartphone on This Caribbean Island
Above: the Ara smartphone (all photos by Google) By the Caribbean Journal staff Google’s revolutionary new smartphone project is getting its first test in the Caribbean. The global tech giant will be launching the pilot test of its Project Ara smartphone […]
The Best Caribbean Islands For Shopping
By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor You might not be a black-belt shopper like me but I bet you buy at least one souvenir when you visit the Caribbean. So make it count! Whether you’re looking for rum or a […]
Go Behind The Scenes at a Caribbean Hotel Kitchen
By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Ever wanted to go behind the scenes in a hotel kitchen? You can at Sandos Playacar in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico, where the all-inclusive resort has recently launched a complimentary kitchen tour. Participants find […]
Eastern Caribbean Ministers Talk Environmental Sustainability in Tortola
Above: Tortola (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Environment Ministers from across the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States are meeting this week in Tortola to discuss environmental sustainability. The summit is the first-ever meeting of its kind since the […]
Barbados’ Richard Sealy New Chairman of Caribbean Tourism Organization
Above: Barbados Tourism Minister Richard Sealy (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell ST THOMAS —Barbados Tourism Minister Richard Sealy has been elected the new chairman of the Caribbean Tourism Organization. Sealy’s election was announced at the opening of the CTO’s State […]
Caribbean’s Leading Tourism Conference Begins in St Thomas
Above: the Frenchman’s Reef & Morning Star Marriott Beach Resort (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell ST THOMAS — The Caribbean Tourism Organization’s State of the Industry Conference began on Wednesday night in St Thomas. The event, the leading conference for […]
LIAT’s New Caribbean Destination
Above: a LIAT plane By the Caribbean Journal staff LIAT is launching flights to Haiti, the company announced this week. The new service to Haiti’s, capital, Port-au-Prince, will launch on Dec. 5. The flights will operate every Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday […]
Caribbean Airlines Sees Big Jump in Demand for Trinidad-Tobago Route
Above: Tobago (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Caribbean Airlines saw a big increase in demand for its Trinidad-Tobago “airbridge” route during the summer months, the carrier said Wednesday. The company said the airbridge experienced an “unprecedented increase in […]
The Caribbean’s Newest Cruise Dock
Above: Bimini (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The new cruise pier has been completed on the island of Bimini in the Bahamas, Resorts World Bimini announced Thursday. The pier represents the first phase of the company’s three-phase project […]
Accor Names Executive Vice President For North/Central America, Caribbean
Above: The MGallery Hostal Nicolas de Ovando in Santo Domingo By the Caribbean Journal staff Accor has named Dominique Colliat the company’s new executive vice president for hotel services for North & Central America and the Caribbean, it announced Wednesday. […]
Caribbean Airlines “Returns to Normal Operations” After Pilot Shortage
Above: a Caribbean Airlines plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Caribbean Airlines returned to “normal operations” this week after 47 pilots called in sick in an apparent industrial action. In a release, the company said that all disruptions from the […]
Caribbean Airlines Grounds Flights After Pilots Call in Sick
Above: a Caribbean Airlines plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad-based Caribbean Airlines grounded all of its international and domestic flights on Tuesday after a number of its pilots called in sick in what appears to be an industrial action. […]
St Maarten PM: Caribbean Should Look at Tourism as “Tool of Development”
Above: St Maarten Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell NEW YORK — Caribbean is the major economic driver in the Caribbean. So it would be natural that it should be viewed as the major mechanism for dealing with […]
Caribbean’s First Diplomatic Academy Opens in Trinidad
Above: Port of Spain (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The new Diplomatic Academy of the Caribbean officially opened at the University of the West Indies St Augustine Campus in Trinidad on Tuesday. Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla […]
The Caribbean Mourns a Visionary
Above: Norman Girvan By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean is mourning the loss of one of its greatest intellectuals, Professor Norman Girvan. The Jamaican-born Girvan, who died this week, was one of the pioneers of the regional integration movement […]
Caribbean Urges Changes to “Discriminatory” British APD Tax
Above: a British Airways Flight By Alexander Britell The British Air Passenger Duty continues to rise, and it continues to hurt tourism to the Caribbean, according to the Caribbean Tourism Organization. In a statement issued ahead of UK Chancellor George […]
Venezuelan Unrest and the Caribbean
By Michael W Edghill CJ Contributor THE BOOK that is to be written on post-Hugo Chavez Venezuela opened a new and dynamic chapter on Tuesday as thousands marched in the streets of Caracas, prompting opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez to turn […]
Caribbean Court of Justice Holds First-Ever Sitting in Guyana
Above: the Justices of the CCJ By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean Court of Justice is holding its first-ever sitting in Guyana this week. The full bench of the CCJ heard three cases on Monday, with the hearings set […]
US Warns of Threat to Caribbean Airlines Flights From Guyana
Above: a Caribbean Airlines plane By the Caribbean Journal staff The United States Embassy in Guyana has received “unconfirmed threat information” relating to threats against Caribbean Airlines flights destined for the United states departing this week, including Monday, the Embassy […]
St Maarten Health Ministry Advised Royal Caribbean Against Cruise Ship Call
Above: the Explorer of the Seas By the Caribbean Journal staff St Maarten’s government says it advised the Explorer of the Seas’ medical officer not to make its planned call on the island, which had been scheduled for Monday. The […]
Dutch King and Queen Begin Caribbean Tour in St Maarten
Above: King Willem-Alexander on the royal visit (Photo: SMG) By the Caribbean Journal staff King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands visited St Maarten this week, the first stop on a tour of the Kingdom of the Netherlands’ Caribbean […]
“It Is Sink or Swim For the Caribbean”
Above: Martinique (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff United States Virgin Islands Tourism Commissioner Beverly Nicholson-Doty opened the State of the Industry Conference in Martinique Wednesday evening with a call for the Caribbean to take serious action to address […]
How Government Aviation Taxes Negatively Impact Caribbean Tourism
The following is the text of a speech given by St Kitts and Nevis Tourism & International Transport Minister Richard Skerritt to the ICAO Plenary Session in Montreal on Wednesday. Mr President, Mr Secretary General, fellow delegates, distinguished ladies and […]
LIAT, Caribbean Premier League in Row Over Service
By the Caribbean Journal staff After the founder of the Caribbean Premier League said regional carrier LIAT cost the league “millions of dollars,” LIAT is now firing back. CPL Founder Ajmal Khan told the Barbados Sun that LIAT’s service was […]
St Lucia PM Assumes Chairmanship of Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony has officially assumed the rotating chairmanship of the Monetary Council of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank. Anthony assumed the post in a ceremony Wednesday at […]
Caribbean Development Bank President Visits Jamaica
Above: Dr Warren Smith By the Caribbean Journal staff Caribbean Development Bank President Dr Warren Smith is currently on an official visit to Jamaica. Smith, who began the trip on Wednesday, said the CDB remained a “strong partner of Jamaica” […]
Southern Caribbean Eyes Cruise Market
Above: Grenada By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas. Jamaica. Puerto Rico. The Turks and Caicos Islands. If you’re taking a cruise from Miami to the Caribbean, these are generally the destinations you’ll be visiting. And while several cruise lines […]
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