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This Top Punta Cana All-Inclusive Is Open Again

One of the premier all-inclusive resorts in Punta Cana is open again. The Paradisus Palma Real Golf and Spa Resort in the Dominican Republic officially reopened its doors this weekend, Caribbean Journal has learned. “Paradisus is back,” the resort, which […]

Jamaica Says Fighting Corruption “A National Priority”

Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The “spectre of corruption” is the single issue sapping public confidence in Jamaica’s government, according to Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips. The Finance Minister, who was speaking at a conference on […]

Contractor General Alleges Improprieties By Pair of Jamaican Ministers

Above: Parliament By the Caribbean Journal staff The Office of the Contractor General of Jamaica has released a pair of reports finding alleged impropriety by Jamaican government ministers in the award of government contracts. One report addressed Energy Minister Phillip […]

Is China’s Plan a Game-Changer For Jamaica’s Logistics Hub?

By Paul Hay Op-Ed Contributor To date, I have written three articles about different aspects of Jamaica’s Logistics Hub. This makes my fourth. Frequent readers of the Caribbean Journal may only be aware of three, counting this one. The first, […]

Social Media and Caribbean Politics

By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor Counting Facebook “Likes” & Twitter Followers I’m preparing to participate in a workshop hosted by a commercial broadcaster in Jamaica. The focus is on social media and their roles in today’s broadcast media organizations. […]

Op-Ed: How to Contain Jamaican Crime

By Kent Gammon Op-Ed Contributor THE MURDER RATE per 100,000 is 41 in Jamaica, making it one of the most murderous countries in the world. With its economy heavily dependent on tourism, crime is not a variable it can afford. […]

David Smith Applies for Parole

Above: David Smith By Alexander Britell David Smith, who led the OLINT Ponzi scheme in Jamaica and the Turks and Caicos Islands, has applied for parole, Caribbean Journal has learned. Smith is currently serving a 6.5-year sentence in Her Majesty’s […]

Former US Virgin Islands Senator Pleads Guilty to Racketeering

Above: the legislature building in Charlotte Amalie By Alexander Britell Former United States Virgin Islands Senator Alvin Williams, Jr has pleaded guilty to operating and participating in a criminal enterprise including bribery and mail fraud, US Attorney Ronald Sharpe and […]

US Virgin Islands Senator Indicted for Alleged Role in Bribery Scheme

Above: the legislature building in Charlotte Amalie, St Thomas, USVI By the Caribbean Journal staff A federal grand jury in St Thomas has indicted US Virgin Islands Sen. Alvin Williams, Jr with operating and participating in a criminal enterprise that […]

Haiti’s Path to Change Still Lacks Social Inclusion of the Population

By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor The word change has been used very loosely in recent decades to describe what must take place in Haiti. From the time Pope John Paul II famously uttered that things must change, during his only […]

Ilio Durandis: The Affair Belizaire and What it Means for Haiti’s Rule of Law

Above: Arnel Belizaire By Ilio Durandis Op-Ed Contributor Haiti’s 1987 constitution is supposed to be the supreme law of the land. However, in Haiti, the rule of laws means different thing to different people at different times. I often say […]

CCJ Makes First Belize Judgment

Above: the Caribbean Court of Justice By Alexander Britell Belize saw its first-ever judgment from the Caribbean Court of Justice, with the court finding that the Attorney General was allowed to bring an action for misfeasance in office against two […]

Ingraham Leads Bahamian Investment Delegation on Canada Visit

A Bahamian delegation of public officials and private investors led by Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham is on its way to Canada to find opportunities for investment in the country, Ingraham announced Friday at a press conference. “I don’t want to […]

Montserrat Ready for New Constitution

As of Sep. 1, Montserrat’s new constitution will go into effect, according to the island’s Chief Minister, Reuben Meade, after five years of debate. “We recognize that many persons would have liked to see more radical changes,” he said. “However, […]

Report: Extradition Crisis Damaged Anti-Drug Efforts

By the Caribbean Journal Staff The latest International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) compiled by the U.S. State Department showed Jamaica continuing to be the largest Caribbean supplier of marijuana to America. It also made several indictments of public corruption […]

Excellence Is Opening a New Adults-Only Caribbean Resort in 2025

Luxury all-inclusive operator Excellence is opening a new resort in the Caribbean in early 2025, Caribbean Travel Advisor has learned. To access this content, subscribe now. Caribbean Travel Advisor provides 24-7 Caribbean content and news for travel agents and travel […]

Cancun, Punta Cana and Now Antigua. Royalton CHIC Just Opened Its Newest Resort.

First it was Cancun. Then Punta Cana. Now, Royalton’s CHIC brand, its hip spin on the adults-only all-inclusive concept, has officially debuted on the island of Antigua. The new 235-room resort is the second Royalton-branded resort in Antigua, a beachfront […]

“Transformational” Project to Redevelop Two Caribbean Airports

A pair of major airports in the Caribbean will be undergoing a significant remodeling through a new public-private partnership, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned. To access this content, subscribe now. Caribbean Journal Invest is the leading authority on hotel, real […]

Punta Cana Has Its First High-Rise Residential Tower

The Punta Cana area has its first high-rise residential tower, with the opening of the new 7 Mares real estate project. To access this content, subscribe now. Caribbean Journal Invest is the leading authority on hotel, real estate and investment […]

Delta Is Relaunching Nonstop Flights From New York to Kingston, Jamaica

Delta Air Lines is bringing back nonstop flights between New York and a burgeoning travel destiantion in Jamaica, Caribbean Journal has confirmed. It’s another new route for Kingston’s Norman Manley International Airport, an air hub that has quietly been adding […]

Celebrity Cruises’ Newest Caribbean Ship

Celebrity Cruises’ newest ship has officially arrived in the Caribbean. Celebrity Ascent, the fourth and newest ship in the company’s Edge series, is now making regular sailings to the Eastern and Western Caribbean out of Fort Lauderdale’s Port Everglades cruise […]

Flair Just Launched Two New Routes to Punta Cana

Canadian carrier Flair Airlines has launched a pair of nonstop routes to the Dominican Republic’s tourism hub of Punta Cana. Flair has officially kicked off its inaugural service from both Ottawa and Toronto to Punta Cana, adding new connections from […]

SKYHigh Just Launched Nonstop Flights From Miami to Punta Cana

Fast-growing Dominican Republic-based airline SKYHigh has added a major new nonstop route from the United States, Caribbean Journal has learned. SKYHigh, which just added new flights between the Dominican Republic and St Croix, has just inaugurated a new nonstop route […]

Celebrity Cruises Has a New Ship Heading for the Caribbean

Celebrity Cruises has a new ship headed for the Caribbean this winter. Celebrity has officially taken delivery of the new celebrity Ascent, the fourth ship in the company’s Edge Series. The newly-built ship will be heading to Fort Lauderdale in […]

JetBlue Just Launched New Nonstop Punta Cana Flights

It’s been a big start to November for JetBlue, which just added two more nonstop routes to the Caribbean this week. The carrier is now operating nonstop service from Orlando to two destinations in the Dominican Republic: Punta Cana and […]

The 20 Best Adults-Only All-Inclusive Caribbean Resorts to Visit Now

It’s fall, the kids are back in school. Travel is calmer and it’s time for the perfect relaxing Caribbean getaway. If you’ve been paying attention, adults-only resorts, particularly those of the all-inclusive variety, are hotter than ever in the Caribbean, […]

From Jamaica to Martinique, The World’s Best Rums Are Coming to St Barth

Martinique’s Rhum Neisson is the most exclusive rum on the planet. Made at a boutique distillery in the town of Carbet on the northwestern coast of Martinique, its aged expressions regularly fetch thousands of dollars per bottle, all in extremely […]

Jimmy Buffett’s Love Affair with the Caribbean

Jimmy Buffett was many things — singer, songwriter, entrepreneur (and ultimately billionaire), and leader and inspiration to a legion of devoted “Parrotheads” who took his music and concerts and adopted it as a lifestyle. Perhaps less recognized is Buffett’s role […]

In Grenada, the Caribbean’s Best New Luxury Resort