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A creative approach to combat unemployment By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Jamaican company Bartley’s All In Wood has launched a crowd-funding campaign to increase employment in one of the island’s rural areas while developing their business. The Mandeville-based family-owned company uses woodworking off-cuts to make art, accessories and souvenirs. According to managing director Lacey-Ann […]

Celebrity Chef Seamus Mullen is coming to Aruba this fall for a special one-night-only dinner. Mullen, a top chef in New York City best known for his El Colmado tapas and wine hall in Hell’s Kitchen, will be creating a special menu at the Windows on Aruba Restaurant at Divi & Tamarijn Aruba. “We are […]

Puerto Rico-based regional carrier Seaborne Airlines is expanding its flights to the island of Anguilla. The carrier will be expanding from three days a week to five days a week, along with two flights, including an evening flight, on both Saturday and Sunday. The expanded service will begin Nov. 1. “Anguilla is an important market […]

A major environmental push in Aruba By Juliet D. Carvalhal Op-Ed Contributor At a beach cleanup in 2014 where I hosted a few teenage students from the environmental club I was volunteering to coach, I asked them a few questions on their thoughts of the overwhelming amount of waste that surrounded us, particularly the flimsy […]

A major new resort project is coming to the Cabarete in the Dominican Republic. It’s called Presidential Suites Cabarete, a Lifestyle Holidays Vacation Resort. The property will consist of one, two and three-bedroom apartments directly on the beach. The project is slated to debut in December 2017. The project is the result of an agreement […]

Five top Mexican chefs are coming to the Grand Velas Riviera Maya for a major menu event this fall. Chefs Zahie Téllez, Carlos Gaytan, Francisco Ruano, and Mikel Alonso, some of the Mexican culinary world’s top chefs, are heading to the all-inclusive hotel from Oct. 5-9 for “The Best of Mexico Riviera Maya.” The event is […]

One of Jamaica’s leading resorts has announced two new hires. The property just outside of Montego Bay has named Nikeshia Clarke its new sales and marketing manager and Keniesha Clarke its new Wedding and Event Planner. “We are proud to acknowledge Nikeshia Clarke’s continued growth in the department here at Round Hill and are excited […]

Hilton is continuing its regional expansion in the Caribbean with a new hotel brand in Belize. Curio, the collection by Hilton that’s been making its way to the region of late (most notably in Jamaica), will debut in Belize with the soon-to-open Resort at Mahogany Bay Village. The hotel, which will be known as The […]

By Ryan Peterson CJ Contributor It a truism that tourism is experiencing a tectonic transformation. Over the past decade, the global tourism and travel industry has had to contend with a series of unprecedented Social, Political, Economic, Ecological and Digital (SPEED) developments. The systemic nature of SPEED emphasizes both the interconnectedness and impacts of tourism […]

The Mahekal Beach Resort on the Riviera Maya has named Marina Colunga its new director of sales and marketing. The property, which recently completed a major transformation project, has tapped Colunga after having most recently served as market director of sales and marketing for four Paradisus all-inclusives in the Dominican Republic. “Marina Colunga brings unparalleled […]

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Sometimes you just know. Within moments of entering a hotel lobby, you know whether your stay is going to be just so-so or really spectacular. And the second I stepped into the open-air lobby of The Cliff, a boutique hotel that opened on the West End of Negril, Jamaica, […]

By the Caribbean Journal staff Bonaire’s Harbour Village Beach Club has named a new chef de cuisine. The beachfront resort has appointed Sebastiaan Vink to the role, in which he will manage all culinary operations for the property and its signature restaurant, La Balandra. A native of the Netherlands, Vink comes to the property after […]

One of the Caribbean’s fastest growing luxury brands is expanding again. Royalton Luxury Resorts has announced plans to open four new all-inclusive resorts in the Caribbean. The company will open Royalton and Hideaway at Royalton resorts on both Seven Mile Beach in Negril, Jamaica and in St Lucia, as of Feb. 1, 2017. The expansion […]

By Robert MacLellan Op-Ed Contributor LIAT Airlines has been a vital factor in the commercial and tourism life blood of the Caribbean for decades. However, the company has now had three CEO’s and two Acting CEO’s in the last seven years, evidence of LIAT’s challenges. Commentary on its unfathomable financial strategy, its lack of published accounts […]

The Bahamas has just made history. The Bahamian island of New Providence has been named the world’s first “Smart Island.” The proclamation was made by Houlin Zhao, Secretary General of the United Nations International Telecommunication Union, the first island ever so designated by the ITU. Zhao made the announcement as a guest speaker during the […]

By James Andrews CJ Contributor The Grand Cayman office market is largely dependent upon the financial services sector, which loosely includes legal services, accounting services, domiciled funds, trusts, and insurance captives. This sector appears relatively stable at present; however, there is increased external scrutiny and pressure for transparency for tax reasons. These issues have not […]

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor The Atlantis, Paradise Island resort in The Bahamas is partnering with Caesars Entertainment Corporation. The hospitality and gaming companies will collaborate to offer Atlantis’ experience to members of the gaming industry’s premier loyalty program, Caesars Entertainment’s Total Rewards. Under this arrangement, Caesars will be the first brand of its kind […]

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor A Caribbean-based resort company is going beyond glossy brochures and flashy websites and taking its brands directly to some of its consumers, meeting them right where they “live.” Unique Vacations Ltd, U.K. representatives for Sandals, Beaches and Grand Pineapple resorts, opened its first high street shop at the end […]

One of Nevis’ top resorts has a new top executive. The Nisbet Plantation Beach Club has named Tim Thuell its new general manager. Thuell comes to the property after having previously served as general manager of the 36-room resort from 1990 to 1997. Thuell was most recently the managing director of the Coral Beach and […]

The British Virgin Islands’ Scrub Island Resort has named a new general manager. Federico Ciampi has been appointed to the role, after having served most recently at the Manchester Marriott Victoria and Albert Hotel in Manchester, England. He had previously served as the general manager at the Glasshouse Hotel, a Marriott Autograph Collection Hotel in […]

Royalton Luxury Resorts is planning to open a new resort in Jamaica. The all-inclusive Royalton Blue Waters is slated to open on White Bay near Montego Bay in November. The 228-room hotel will include amenities like Dream Beds, in-suite double-headed rain showers and the choice of balcony views or swim out pools, among others. “It’s […]

One of the Caribbean’s best distilleries has a new owner. The St Lucia Distillers group of companies has been acquired by Martinique-based Group Bernard Hayot, which owns two of Martinique’s top rum distilleries: Rhum Clement and Rhum JM. “The acquisition of SLD brings together two established traditions of rum making – Rhum Agricole and molasses […]

The Landings St. Lucia has appointed René Yaron Cahane as its new executive head chef. With more than 25 years of experience in Caribbean and British kitchens, Cahane joins the resort from Antigua’s Blue Waters Resort and Spa, where he served in a similar role. “My experience spans all aspects of food preparation, from managing […]

The Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire has a new director of tourism. The Tourism Corporation of Bonaire has announced the appointment of Maurice Adriaens as its new tourism director. Adriaens will be responsible for overseeing all marketing, public relations and advertising programs for the island. A native of Curacao, Adriaens was most recently the managing […]

A major new energy project By Dana Niland CJ Contributor A big new green energy project is in the works in St Lucia. Saint Lucia Electricity Services Limited has issued a request for proposals for competitive firms to submit bids to develop an on-island three-megawatt solar photovoltaic project. The solar plant will be located north […]

Unique Vacations has named two new vice presidents, the company announced. Simon Alperstein has been named vice president of group sales development, while Pauline Pigott has been named vice president of tour operating sales and marketing. Alperstein will be responsible for the “leadership and day-to-day management of the group sales department and leading the growth […]