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Carnival Planning Extensive Renovations for This Ship
Carnival Cruise Line is planning a significant renovation to its Carnival Magic cruise ship. The ship will be undergoing a multimillion-dollar dry dock renovation that will include the addition of several bars and restaurants. The two-week dry dock, which began […]
This Bonaire Resort Has a New Look
The Divi Flamingo Beach Resort and Casino has a new look. Bonaire’s only casino dive resort underwent a major multimillion-dollar renovation in 2015 that included room and bathroom upgrades, new lounging cabanas, a redesigned pool area, a newly-constructed beach and […]
Grenada’s Spice Island Beach Resort Completes Latest Phase of Renovation
Grenada’s Spice Island Beach Resort is continuing its multimillion-dollar renovation with a transformation of the property’s Oleander Superior Suites. The latest phase of the redesign, which first launched in 2013, includes repainting the suites and adding new designer rugs, lamps, […]
Antigua’s Blue Waters Resort Completes $1 Million Renovation
Antigua’s Blue Waters Resort has completed a $1 million renovation project, the property announced. The changes include refurbished hillside and beachfront rooms and an upgraded fitness center. The hotel, located on 17 acres of tropical gardens on Antigua’s north west, […]
A New Look at the One&Only Ocean Club
One of the best hotels in the Caribbean has unveiled a new look. The One&Only Ocean Club has completed its resort-wide enhancement project. The five-month, multimillion-dollar renovation focused on the resort’s historic Hartford Wing, including a complete redesign and the […]
This is the Caribbean’s Fastest-Growing Economy in 2015
Significant growth in 2015 By the Caribbean Journal staff When the government of Prime Minister Gaston Browne came to power in June 2014, there was one overriding goal: to make Antigua and Barbuda and economic power house. So far in […]
A Major New Port in Haiti
Above: Port Lafito By Dana Niland CJ Contributor A major new port is now operational in Haiti. Port Lafito, the brainchild of the GB Group, is the country’s first Panamax Port. It was inaugurated in a ceremony last Thursday. It […]
How the Red Cross Failed Haiti
Above: The Red Cross promised to build hundreds of new homes in Campeche but none have been built. Many residents still live in crude shacks. (Marie Arago, special to ProPublica) By Justin Elliott, ProPublica, and Laura Sullivan, NPR THE NEIGHBORHOOD […]
A New All-Inclusive Resort is Coming to Grand Bahama
Above: the Grand Lucayan resort By the Caribbean Journal staff Grand Bahama is getting a new all-inclusive resort. It’s called Lighthouse Point at Grand Lucayan, and it’s a resort to be located within the Grand Lucayan resort. The property is […]
Sandals Debuts Ochi Beach Resort
Above: the Sandals Ochi Beach Resort (All photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell OCHO RIOS — It’s the newest resort in Sandals’ ever-expanding Caribbean portfolio. But it’s actually one of the brand’s original properties. Sandals Resorts International officially debuted its […]
Six Ways to Spend This Valentine’s Day in the Caribbean
3By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Valentines Day is just around the corner and savvy gift-givers know that a Whitman’s Sampler and some street-vendor roses just aren’t going to cut it. Instead, why not spirit your sweetie away on an […]
Bahamas’ Abaco Club Sold
Above: the Abaco Club in the Bahamas By the Caribbean Journal staff The Abaco Club on Winding Bay on the Bahamian island of Great Abaco has been sold to Southworth Development. The company acquired the property from Marriott Vacation Club […]
Palace Resorts Begins Transformation of Moon Palace Jamaica Grande
Above: a rendering of the project By the Caribbean Journal staff Palace Resorts has launched its multimillion-dollar enhancement project on the Moon Palace Jamaica Grande in Ocho Rios. The project will be the company’s first resort outside of Mexico. The […]
Bermuda Could Host Next America’s Cup
Above: the Oracle Team USA boat (Oracle Team USA/Giulia Caponnetto) By the Caribbean Journal staff Bermuda is making a big push to host the 2017 America’s Cup, and is one of just two host sites still in the running, along […]
Hyatt to Open Second Ziva in Cancun in Late 2015
Above: the former Dreams Cancun By the Caribbean Journal staff Hyatt will be opening its new Ziva Cancun all inclusive in late 2015, the company announced Thursday. Hyatt began a multimillion-dollar renovation of the former Dreams Cancun property in June. […]
St Kitts’ Hotel Development Boom
Above: construction at the Kittitian Hill project in St Kitts (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell ST KITTS — This may be a relatively small island, but it seems hard to go anywhere here without seeing a new hotel or condominium […]
St Lucia’s Capella Marigot Bay Resort Planning August Opening
Above: the Capella Resort in St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff The new Capella Marigot Bay resort in St Lucia is set to open on Aug. 15, according to the property’s Web site. The opening will come after a […]
Grenada: New Port Project “On Stream”
Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A new planned port project in the area of Sauteurs is “very much on stream,” the government said this week. Drawings have already been completed on the multimillion-dollar project and financing […]
Antigua Launching New ICT Project
Above: St John’s Antigua (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of Antigua and Barbuda is set to launch what it is calling a “major” new information and communication technology initiative. The multimillion-dollar initiative, which is called the […]
European Union to Fund Upgrade of Dutch Quarter District in St Maarten
Above: the signing ceremony in Brussels By the Caribbean Journal staff St Maarten Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams has signed an agreement with the European Union on a multimillion-dollar upgrade project of the island’s Dutch Quarter District. The EU-funded project will […]
Beaches Resort Coming to Antigua
Above: Antigua PM Baldwin Spencer and Sandals Chairman Butch Stewart By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of Antigua has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Sandals Resorts International to open a Beaches resort in the country. The Beaches Long […]
US Charges Son of Suriname President With Attempting to Support Terrorism
Above: Dino Bouterse By the Caribbean Journal staff Dino Bouterse, the son of Suriname President Desi Bouterse, has been charged with attempting to provide material support to the terrorist group Hezbollah, according to a superseding indictment unsealed on Friday by […]
Comfort Suites Paradise Island Close to Completing Renovations
Above: a new room at the Paradise Island property By the Caribbean Journal staff The Comfort Suites Paradise Island in the Bahamas is nearing completion of a multimillion-dollar renovation project. The majority of the property’s 232 junior suites have already […]
United States Virgin Islands Continues Green Schools Project
Above: USVI Governor John de Jongh meets with ESG officials (Photo: OG) By the Caribbean Journal staff The United States Virgin Islands is moving forward with its plan to make the territory’s public schools more energy efficient, awarding a multimillion-dollar […]
Bahamas Airs Super Bowl Ad Featuring Rick Fox and David Copperfield
By the Caribbean Journal staff While a Jamaican-accented Volkswagen commercial received much of the attention in the lead-up to the Super Bowl, the Bahamas unveiled a tourism commercial after halftime. The multimillion-dollar spot, which featured former Los Angeles Lakers star […]
Antigua Launches Major ICT Project in Partnership With Digicel
By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda’s government has launched its multimillion-dollar GATE project, something it hopes will be a major driver of development in information and communication technologies. The Government-Assisted Technology Endeavour is a partnership between Antigua and […]
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