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New Caribbean Private Island Resort Breaks Ground in Panama
Above: a rendering of the Sarani Resort in Panama By the Caribbean Journal staff A new luxury resort property has broken ground on the private island of Isla Pastor off the Caribbean coast of Panama. Construction has begun on the […]
Dominican Republic to Host Caribbean Hospitality Investment Conference
Above: Punta Cana By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dominican Republic will play host to the fourth annual Caribbean Hospitality Investment Conference and Operations Summit (CHICOS) in November. The summit will take place from Nov. 13 to Nov. 14 at […]
Nassau’s Atlantis Resort to Join Marriott’s Autograph Collection
Above: the Atlantis resort in the Bahamas (Caribbean Journal photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The 3,400-room Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island in the Bahamas will soon join Marriott’s Autograph Collection, Marriott International announced Wednesday. The property will join a […]
SLS Hotels Coming to Baha Mar
Above: the Baha Mar project in the Bahamas By the Caribbean Journal staff SLS Hotels is coming to the Bahamas. The luxury hotel brand will be managing a 300-room hotel at the Baha Mar resort project, which will include 107 […]
Radisson Hotel Opens in Trinidad
Above: the new Radisson hotel in Trinidad (photo: Rhondor Dowlat) By Andrea Perez CJ Contributor PORT OF SPAIN — The former Capital Plaza Hotel in Port of Spain, Trinidad is now a Radisson Hotel. The $30 million dollar structure was […]
British Virgin Islands Ports Authority to Sign Berthing Deals With Disney, NCL
Above: a Disney ship By the Caribbean Journal staff The British Virgin Islands Ports Authority says it will formally enter into preferential berthing agreements with Norwegian Cruise Line and Disney Cruise Line as part of its Cruise Pier Expansion Project, […]
IMF: “Tentative Signs” of Gradual Economic Recovery in Jamaica
Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Is Jamaica on the road to recovery? Not quite, but there are signs of life, according to the International Monetary Fund completed its second review of the country’s economic performance under […]
Op-Ed: How to Fix LIAT
By Robert MacLellan Op-Ed Contributor SOME MIGHT believe that, for the second time in only three years, Captain Ian Brunton has been made a scapegoat by the board of directors of a Caribbean airline company – fired as CEO of […]
Are Women in Jamaica Under Siege?
By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor MANY ARE quick to point out the sprinkling of women in top-level positions in Jamaica as representative of “woman power.” Then, too, the country has a female Prime Minister. These relatively few high profile […]
A New Wyndham in Panama
Above: the TRYP by Wyndham Hotel in Panama By the Caribbean Journal staff The new TRYP by Wyndham Albrook Mall has opened in Panama, the largest TRYP by Wyndham in Central America. The hotel is also the second TRYP property […]
Kimpton Plans Grand Cayman Hotel
Above: Seven Mile Beach in Grand Cayman (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Kimpton will be managing a new planned boutique-style hotel in Grand Cayman, according to developer Dart Realty. The 263-room hotel would be the first new resort […]
CHTA, CTO, HVS to Co-Host Investment Summit in Dominican Republic
Above: the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Punta Cana By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association and the Caribbean Tourism Organization will be co-hosting the third-annual Caribbean Hospitality Investment Conference and Operations Summit (CHICOS) in […]
Sustainable Caribbean: Corporate Social Responsibility and Caribbean Tourism
By K Denaye Hinds CJ Contributor ENSURING THE LONGEVITY of Caribbean resorts and the surrounding communities in which they operate goes hand in hand. The unique advantage of island tourism is the potential direct and indirect impact that can be […]
Forbes: Facebook and Psycho-Social Health in Jamaica
By Marcia Forbes CJ Contributor Pleazzzzeeee Like Me on Facebook and Follow Me on Twitter – Social Media and Psycho-Social Health They said it was their best conference ever. This was music to the ears of Jamaicans, in particular the […]
IMF Approves $932 Million Jamaica Deal
Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell The International Monetary Fund’s Executive Board has approved a $932.3 million Extended Fund Facility arrangement for Jamaica, it announced Wednesday. The four-year EFF represents the equivalent of 225 percent of Jamaica’s quota in […]
Caribbean Sustainable Tourism Conference Begins in Trinidad
Above: Port of Spain (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell PORT OF SPAIN — Sustainable tourism is one of the region’s newest buzz words. But what does sustainable mean? Is it about making destinations eco-friendly? Does it involve solar-power hotels? Or […]
Antigua and Barbuda Says Cancer Centre Project Back on Track
Above: a rendering of the Cancer Centre Eastern Caribbean By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of Antigua and Barbuda says the Cancer Centre Eastern Caribbean project is back on track after “many delays.” Construction and management contracts on the […]
CHTA President Richard Doumeng Talks Caribbean Travel
Above: the Bolongo Bay Resort in St Thomas By Alexander Britell On Thursday, the long-awaited redesign of caribbeantravel.com officially launched. The new site, viewed as a new kind of portal for the Caribbean travel market, comes as the region faces […]
Owner Removes Hyatt from Curacao Resort; Hyatt Vows to “Protect Its Rights”
Above: the Hyatt Regency Curacao property By the Caribbean Journal staff Hotel investment group Santa Barbara Hospitality says it has removed Hyatt as the manager of its Curacao resort property, renaming it as the Santa Barbara Beach & Golf Resort. […]
Dominica Looking to Add to Hotel Stock
Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica’s government is pushing to improve the hotel stock on the island, according to Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit. Skerrit was speaking to a group of overseas nationals this week. Construction is […]
Richard Doumeng: Investing Now to Promote the Caribbean Brand
By Richard Doumeng CJ Contributor Now is the time for the Caribbean to come together and reclaim its throne as the number one warm-weather destination in the world. The possibilities to brand and promote the “Caribbean” are endless, the CHTA […]
Dominica, Grenada Among Countries Developing Regional Black Sigatoka Plan
Above: a banana plant (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica and Grenada are among a group of countries developing a regional plan to combat the Black Sigatoka disease, which is a growing threat to the Caribbean’s banana crop. […]
Study: Haiti Should Not Rush Departure of MINUSTAH Peacekeepers
Above: the UN clears debris in Haiti earlier this year (UN Photo/Logan Abassi) By the Caribbean Journal staff The eventual departure of the United Nations’ MINUSTAH peacekeeping force from Haiti “should not be rushed,” according to a study by the […]
Op-Ed: Working Together to Promote the Caribbean Tourism Brand
By Richard Doumeng Op-Ed Contributor 2012 marks the 50th anniversary of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA). It’s also a time of continuing challenges for tourism in the region. A prolonged state of economic uncertainty in the world. Airlift […]
Panama Fully Joins Central American Integration System, Signs EU Pact
Above: Panama President Ricardo Martinelli in Honduras (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Panama has fully joined the Central American Integration System, in a move the country hopes will improve its trade with the region. SICA is Central America’s […]
Joint IMF-EU Mission in Antigua
By the Caribbean Journal staff A joint delegation from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund is in Antigua examining its public sector financial management needs. In December, the EU approved a grant of just under $4 million which […]
US Private Equity Firm Buys Controlling Stake in Largest Jamaican Fuel Retailer
Above: Cool Corp is the Jamaica licensee for Shell (Photo: Shell) By the Caribbean Journal staff United States private equity firm Blue Equity has purchased a controlling interest in Cool Petroleum, the largest fuel retailer in Jamaica, according to a […]
Tortuga Unites Caribbean Operations
By the Caribbean Journal staff Rum company Tortuga has united its operations across the Caribbean, consolidating affiliates in Cayman, Jamaica, Barbados and Florida. The founders of Miami-based Tortuga Imports will lead the company, now called Tortuga International, with Marcus Simmonds […]
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