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Westin Dawn Beach Resort St Maarten Completes Solar Energy Project

Above: the Westin Dawn Beach Resort and Spa in St Maarten By the Caribbean Journal staff A resort in St Maarten is taking the concept of sustainability to the next level. The Westin Dawn Beach Resort & Spa in St […]

Condor to Resume Flights to Grenada

Above: Grenada Tourism Minister Alexandra Otway-Noel and Condor’s Herwig Oberhuber sign the agreement in Berlin (Photo: CTO) By the Caribbean Journal staff German air carrier Condor is returning to Grenada. The company will be resuming flights to the Maurice Bishop […]

AMResorts to Open New Hotels in Mexican Caribbean, Panama

Above: the soon-to-be Zoetry Villa Rolandi Isla Mujeres Cancun By the Caribbean Journal staff US-based AMResorts is adding a pair of new hotels in the Caribbean region. The company will be taking over sales, marketing and brand management to the […]

Doing Business in the Caribbean: CARIFORUM Needs Reform

By Paul Hay CJ Contributor THE RECENT report, Doing Business 2014: Understanding Regulations for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, is one of a long-standing series of co-publications of the World Bank and International Financial Corporation, which records the global competitiveness of […]

New Winair Flights Link Copa Airlines to British Virgin Islands

Above: a WinAir plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Regional air carrier Winair is adding new round-trip connections for passengers traveling from St Maarten to the British Virgin Islands on Panamanian airline Copa. The flights will provide roundtrip connections to […]

Caribbean Idea: Could the Caribbean Host the Olympic Games?

WHILE THE Caribbean has become relatively accustomed to dominating at the Summer Olympics, this year’s crop of Caribbean winter athletes has us thinking. With all of the Caribbean’s continued success in international athletics, why couldn’t the region (or one of […]

Cape Air Set to Launch New Flights to Culebra, Virgin Gorda

Above: a Cape Air plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Regional carrier Cape Air will be launching its new service from San Juan to Culebra, Puerto Rico and Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands beginning Feb. 15. The service […]

Copa Airlines Launching Guyana Service

Above: a Boeing Next Generation plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Panama-based Copa Airlines will be launching service to Guyana, the carrier announced this week. The airline will begin twice-weekly flights between Panama City and Georgetown beginning July 11, it […]

Belize’s Matachica Resort Completes Series of Upgrades

Above: the Matachica Resort and Spa in Belize By the Caribbean Journal staff The Matachica Resort & Spa in Belize has completed a series of upgrades to the property. The Matachica has expanded its outdoor dining area and its bar-lounge […]

Rebranding at Sunset Jamaica Grande

Above: the new Jamaica Grande Resort By the Caribbean Journal staff The Sunset Jamaica Grande resort has rebranded itself as the Jamaica Grande Resort. The property, which recently undertook a “refreshing” of all 730 rooms, has added flat-screen TVs, in-room […]

Seaborne Airlines Relocating to Puerto Rico; Government Taking Equity Stake

Above: a Seaborne plane By Alexander Britell MIAMI — St Croix-based regional airline Seaborne Airlines has reached a deal with the government of Puerto Rico to relocate its headquarters to San Juan. Under the deal, the government of Puerto Rico […]

Rebranding at Tobago’s Magdalena Grand

Above: the Tobago Plantations Golf Course By the Caribbean Journal staff The Magdalena Grand in Tobago has been renamed the Magdalena Grand Beach & Golf Resort, following a move by operator efm Hospitality Solutions to take over management of the […]

JetBlue Signs Interline Agreements With Seaborne Airlines, LIAT

Above: Guadeloupe (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell US carrier JetBlue has announced the addition of new interline agreements with both LIAT and Seaborne Airlines. The move opens up a number of new destinations for travelers from the US, including service […]

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 […]

Seaborne Airlines Launching Service to Both St Kitts and Nevis

Above: St Kitts (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell Seaborne Airline is continuing its Caribbean expansion with new service from San Juan to both St Kitts and Nevis. The service will will depart daily from San Juan at 3:25 PM and […]

Westin St John Resort & Villas Planning $35 Million Expansion

Above: a rendering of the new pool area By the Caribbean Journal staff The Westin St John Resort & Villas is planning a $35 million expansion and renovation project, the resort and Starwood Vacation Ownership announced Wednesday. The project will […]

Long Bay Beach Club Readies For Relaunch in Tortola

Above: the new Long Bay Beach Club By the Caribbean Journal staff The former Long Bay Beach Resort & Villas in Tortola is set to reopen on Saturday as the new Long Bay Beach Club, Elite Island Resorts announced Thursday. […]

The Perfect Jamaican Curry Chicken

By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor I WAS thinking this week about the “government Shutdown” here in the US and how people in certain circumstances were being affected. There was an alleged report of angry customers at Walmart because their EBT […]

Nigel Spence: A Jamaican Wartime Stew

By Chef Nigel Spence CJ Contributor AS THE United States remains poised on what could well result in World War 3, it gives me cause for reflection. Until now, the possibility of experiencing a world war in my time has […]

Six Great Places to Eat in Santo Domingo

Santo Domingo made our list of the top 10 cities for food in the Caribbean, and any visit to the Dominican Republic’s capital will make it abundantly clear why. Here’s a list of six terrific places to chow down in […]

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St Kitts Airport Readying Expansion of Arrivals Terminal

Above: Robert L Bradshaw International Airport (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The arrival hall at the Robert L Bradshaw International Airport in St Kitts is set to begin this month, according to Jonathan Bass, CEO of the St […]

Island Hop: Vieques From San Juan

YOU’RE IN the Caribbean, naturally having a great time. But you want to turn an already exciting vacation into a full-fledged adventure with a few extra days on an island you’ve never explored. The solution? Some good, old-fashioned island hopping, […]

Cape Air to Add Nonstop Service From St Thomas to Tortola

Above: a Cape Air plane (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Regional carrier Cape Air will be adding nonstop service from St Thomas to Tortola beginning Dec. 16, the company announced. Cape Air had previously offered the service until […]

10 Rum Cocktails For National Rum Day

Today is National Rum Day in the United States — the kind of holiday that shouldn’t just be limited to America. So we thought we’d help make National Rum Day an International Rum Day, by offering a list of 10 terrific […]

American Airlines to Expand Service From New York to Antigua

Above: an American Airlines plane By the Caribbean Journal staff American Airlines will be increasing its service from New York’s John F Kennedy International Airport to Antigua and Barbuda this fall. The carrier will be operating daily flights to Antigua […]

Haiti Receives $9 Million Grant For Management at National Park

Above: the Macaya mountain range (Photo: UNEP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti will receive a $9 million grant from the Inter-American Development Bank to help carry out a land management programme at the country’s Macaya National Park. The park […]

American Airlines Adds Martinique Flights

Above: Martinique (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff American Airlines is expanding its service to the French department of Martinique for the peak tourist season. The company, which launched weekly Saturday service from Miami to Martinique in April, announced […]

Southwest Airlines Is Starting a New Nonstop Flight to the Cayman Islands