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Island House Coming to Nassau

Above: a rendering of The Island House By the Caribbean Journal staff There’s a new hotel coming to the Bahamas. The Island House, a 30-room boutique hotel, is slated to open next month in the tony Lyford Cay enclave of […]

A New Kind of Caribbean Guesthouse Opens in Puerto Rico

Above: the Dream Inn By the Caribbean Journal staff This is the Caribbean’s newest bed and breakfast, and it’s not quite like any other guest house in the region. It’s modern, it’s artful, it’s a bit funky. It’s called the Dream […]

Rum Journal: Sense Beach House’s Beyond Good & Evil

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Miami isn’t just CJ’s hometown. It’s also the gateway to the Caribbean, so we don’t have to go far for a little island flavor when we need it. Today’s cocktail recipe comes right from […]

The Caribbean’s Largest Greenhouse

Above: the new greenhouse at the St Kitts Eco-Park By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts and Nevis has officially opened what is believed to be the largest greenhouse in the Caribbean. The 24-metre-tall, 14,000-square-foot greenhouse is part of the […]

Suite Spot: The Cliff Penthouse Suite at Virgin Gorda’s Oil Nut Bay

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor You know how you walk into some hotel rooms and, as much as you try to be cool and pretend as if you live just like this at home, can’t help but gush? The […]

Hyatt House Opens in San Juan

Above: the new Hyatt House in San Juan By the Caribbean Journal staff Hyatt has debuted its first Hyatt House hotel outside of the continental United States. The new Hyatt House San Juan has officially opened in the Miramar neighbourhood […]

Antigua and Barbuda, Caribbean Economic Powerhouse?

Above: St John’s Harbour in Antigua (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell Can Antigua be the Caribbean’s version of Singapore? That’s the stated goal of the new government of Prime Minister Gaston Browne, whose Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party won the […]

St Kitts’ Kittitian Hill Opens Great House, Restaurant and Bar

Above: the new Great House at Kittitian Hill’s Belle Mont Farm By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts’ Kittitian Hill development has officially opened the Great House of its Belle Mont Farm hotel, which is set to debut in December. […]

Tessanne Chin Sings at the White House

Above: Tessanne Chin at the White House By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaican rising music star Tessanne Chin performed at the White House in Washington, DC on Thursday evening. Chin, who won the NBC show “The Voice” last year, was […]

Australia Withdraws From New Grenada Parliament House Project

Above: a rendering of the new Parliament building By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of Australia is withdrawing from its commitment to fund the construction of the new Parliament House in Grenada. Australia said it had already funded around […]

Jamaican House Passes Anti-Ponzi Scheme Legislation

Above: Jamaica’s Parliament By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s House of Representatives passed new legislation this week aimed at combating the creation of Ponzi or pyramid schemes. The Securities (Amendment) Act will enhance regulation of the securities industry by Jamaica’s […]

Caribbean Villa With a View: Virgin Gorda’s Katitche Point Greathouse

THE CARIBBEAN’S hotel rooms are outstanding — but so, too, are its villas. Villas offer a different kind of experience — more space, more seclusion. And the first edition of our new Caribbean Villa With a View feature travels to […]

White House: Cuba Travel Decisions Made By Treasury Department

Above: Havana By the Caribbean Journal staff Decisions to issue travel licenses over trips to Cuba are a matter for the Treasury Department and not the White House, according to Jay Carney, the White House Press Secretary. Carney was responding […]

Jamaican House of Representatives Passes Lottery Scam Bill

Above: Parliament in Jamaica By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s House of Representatives has passed a bill to prosecute individuals involved in the widespread lottery scam targeting elderly residents of the United States. The vote now paves the way for […]

CHTA, CTO Urge End to British APD Following PricewaterhouseCoopers Report

Above: a British Airways flight By Alexander Britell Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association President Richard Doumeng and Caribbean Tourism Organization Chairman Beverly NIcholson-Doty are calling for an end to the British Air Passenger Duty following the release of a study […]

Jamaica Begins Handing Over Houses to Victims of Hurricane Sandy

Above: Jamaica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica has handed over 186 of 500 homes promised to Jamaicans who lost their own homes during Hurricane Sandy in October, the government said this week. The homes have been delivered […]

St Croix’s Buccaneer Resort Adds “Beach House on Whistle Point”

Above: the Buccanneer Resort in St Croix By the Caribbean Journal staff The Buccaneer Resort in St Croix will debut its new Beach House on Whistle Point on Jan. 4, the resort announced. The house, which includes a two-bedroom main […]

Turks and Caicos Governor Appoints Final Two Members to House of Assembly

Above: the Turks and Caicos House of Assembly By the Caribbean Journal staff Turks and Caicos Governor Ric Todd has appointed the final two members of the territory’s House of Assembly, in accordance with the Turks and Caicos Constitution Order […]

Turks and Caicos Cabinet Members Sworn In; House of Assembly to Open Nov. 28

Above: the Turks and Caicos House of Assembly By the Caribbean Journal staff Turks and Caicos Governor Ric Todd swore in the new slate of Cabinet Ministers in the territory at a ceremony Wednesday. While the actual ministerial portfolios have […]

Puerto Rico: New Hyatt House Hotel Project Breaks Ground in San Juan

Above: San Juan By the Caribbean Journal staff A planned Hyatt House hotel project broke ground this week in San Juan, following an agreement between a Hyatt affiliate and Island Hospitality Partners. The project, which is expected to open in […]

Jamaica’s House Passes Bill on Foreign Company Tax Exemption

Above: Jamaica Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s House of Representatives has passed a bill offering a tax incentive for officers of global companies that set up their head offices in Jamaica. The Income Tax […]

Turks and Caicos Governor: House of Assembly to Decide High-Rise Question

Above: the Turks and Caicos House of Assembly By the Caribbean Journal staff A democratically-elected House of Assembly and government will decide whether to change existing legislation to permit high-rise developments, Turks and Caicos Governor Ric Todd said Monday. The […]

Architects Competing to Design Grenada’s New House of Parliament

Above: the former building was destroyed in 2004 (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada’s government has reached a short list of architects for the country’s planned new House of Parliament. According to Cecil Harris, Chief Technical Officer in […]

Bahamas Government Demolishes Narcotics “Stash Houses” in Nassau

Above: a tractor begins the demolition on a so-called “stash house” in Nassau (BIS Photo/Raymond Bethel) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas has demolished two abandoned buildings in Nassau after what police called a “significant” seizure of marijuana. The […]

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 […]

Puerto Rico, USVI Governors Seek White House Support for Electrical Connection

Above: Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño and US Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño and US Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh have signed a letter asking White House to […]

Trinidad Opposition Party “Gravely Disturbed” by Police Raid on Media House

Above: Dr Keith Rowley By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley said his party was “gravely disturbed” by the police raid on the Newsday newpsaper last week. Trinidad PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar has also said the government […]

How Jamaica’s Mario C Is Fusing Dancehall and House Music

Mario C is one of Jamaica’s top dancehall producers – winning the EME Award for Dancehall Producer of the Year and well known for his collaborations – from Beenie Man to Lady Saw. But now he has a new project […]

Turks and Caicos’ Newest Resort Is Opening in November, With Its Own Private Lagoon