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A sleek new hotel has opened its doors on the Caribbean coast of Mexico, and it’s got a secret: it’s an adults only all inclusive. It’s called UNICO 20°87° Riviera Maya, and it’s one of the most exciting all inclusives to hit the market in some time. The crisply-designed Akumal-area retreat ticks all of the […]

Maduro’s inaugural visit By the Caribbean Journal staff Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro made his first-ever visit to St Kitts and Nevis this week. The trip included the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the two countries “as symbols of the strong bonds of friendship and solidarity between the two countries,” according to a statement. […]

Above: Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro By the Caribbean Journal staff Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro is visiting Trinidad and Tobago this week. The visit comes after an invitation extended by Trinidad Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar after the CELAC summit in Costa Rica last month. In a statement, Trinidad’s government said a major aspect of the visit […]

By Guerda Nicolas CJ Contributor With its theme of “Caribbean Psychology: Unmasking the Past and Claiming Our Future”, the Caribbean Alliance of National Psychological Associations (CANPA) in partnership with Suriname Association of Psychologists and Special Educators (SVPO) hosted close to 300 individuals in Suriname for its inaugural conference, the Caribbean Regional Psychology Conference (CRCP 2014). […]

Above: Paul Pennicook (CJ Photo) By Guy Britton MONTEGO BAY — Paul Pennicook returned to the Jamaica Tourism Board in July as the country’s Director of Tourism for the second time — this time with more experience and a new mission. Pennicook was previously Director of Tourism in Jamaica from 2003-2006.  Paul Pennicook has built […]

By Guerda Nicolas CJ Contributor As Haiti marks 210 years of independence, in the face of continual challenges from the massive earthquake in 2010, in the historical region of Arcahaie Haiti (often referred to as the mother of Haiti), there are signs of courage, pride, community engagement and hope. That was exemplified in the recent […]

Above: Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro By the Caribbean Journal staff Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro made his first official visit to Guyana on Saturday, vowing to deepen cooperation between the South American neighbours. Maduro held talks with his Guyanese counterpart, Donald Ramotar, saying the meeting had yielded progress in the areas of energy, economy, culture and […]

Above: the meeting between Castro and Maduro (Photo: GC) By the Caribbean Journal staff Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro met with former Cuban leader Fidel Casro this weekend during Cuba’s ceremonies to mark the 60th anniversary of the beginning of the revolution led by Castro, according to a government release. The meeting spoke about “moments of […]

By Guerda Nicolas CJ Contributor FOLLOWING THE AFTERMATH of the 2010 earthquake, some of the news headlines read “Haitians Resilient Despite Disasters” or “Haitians Resilient Amid Destruction.” Haiti has experienced a longstanding history of significant issues with environmental calamites, poverty, political discord, and violence. Thus, it is plausible to assume that experiences of trauma occur […]

Above: President-Elect Nicolas Maduro (UN Photo/Lou Rouse) By the Caribbean Journal staff Acting President Nicolas Maduro has won Venezuela’s presidential election by a narrow margin, according to preliminary results from the country’s National Electoral Council. Maduro, who was the hand-picked successor of the late Hugo Chavez, won with approximately 50.66 percent of the vote. Challenger […]

By Guerda Nicolas CJ Contributor Since the Jan. 12, 2010 earthquake, the Boston-based Haitian Mental Health (HMH) Network has collaborated with several organizations in the US and Haiti to create a Capacity Building Initiative in International Mental Health (CBI-IMH). The primary goal of the CBI-IMH is to provide clinical and didactic training to students in […]

By Alexander Britell University of Miami Professor Guerda Nicolas’ new book, Social Networks and the Mental Health of Haitian Immigrants, takes a look at the mental and psychological issues Haitians face in entering new communities in the United States – and the kinds of community- and family-based systems which they use to cope. Nicolas, who […]

You sense it the second you step off the waterfront and into the pulse of the street, when the Caribbean shifts from its familiar coastline to a routine built on markets, galleries, rum shops, town squares and cultural crossroads. The region’s cities hold an entirely different kind of escape, one shaped by history and architecture, […]

The story of Aruba’s all-inclusive resorts began more than half a century ago, when the island’s first Divi property opened in 1969 — named for the windswept divi-divi tree that still lines its beaches. It was a bold idea at the time: a self-contained Caribbean vacation where everything was included, and every day could unfold on island […]

The Turks and Caicos Islands are once again fully open for business following the passage of Tropical Storm conditions from Hurricane Melissa. Experience Turks and Caicos, the destination’s exclusive tourism authority, confirmed that operations have resumed smoothly across all islands. Government officials issued an All-Clear notice, allowing for the full reopening of businesses, resorts, and […]

The Caribbean is filled with storied places. Former colonial mansions and centuries-old inns. Sugar plantations and oceanfront estates that have watched over harbors for generations. Some of these hotels have been hosting travelers for decades. Others have transformed elegant heritage buildings into hideaways for a new era. They’re places where the past is never far […]

The Turks and Caicos Islands has been recognized as the Best Beach Vacation in the Air Canada Vacations Travelers’ Top Picks Awards. The announcement came during Air Canada Vacations’ 2025 Product Launch in Toronto on Sept. 18, part of the company’s 50th anniversary celebrations. Paul Pennicook, Interim CEO Consultant of Experience Turks and Caicos, accepted […]

Santo Domingo’s Colonial Zone isn’t just the oldest neighborhood in the Americas — it’s one of the most vibrant urban districts in the Caribbean today. Set on the Dominican Republic’s southern coast, this UNESCO World Heritage Site blends centuries-old architecture with a lively street culture, world-class dining, and boutique hotels tucked inside restored colonial buildings. […]

From the debut of the island’s first ultra-luxury resort to a wave of new all-inclusive and boutique concepts, this is the biggest addition of new resorts Aruba has seen in years — a moment that’s expanding what’s possible for where and how you stay on the island. The core experience hasn’t changed. The island’s iconic […]

Boca Grandi is where Aruba lets go and and shows you its wild side — a windswept crescent of sand on the island’s southeastern tip, shaped by trade winds, rimmed by dunes, and almost entirely left to nature. This isn’t the Aruba of high-rise resorts and palm-lined cocktails. It’s not the modern, cool streets of […]

Aruba is getting even more nonstop flights for the upcoming winter season The snorkeling at Malmok. The art scene in Oranjestad. The culture in San Nicolas. The beach vibes at Eagle. All those chef’s tables.  American Airlines is ramping up service to Aruba ahead of the winter travel season, Caribbean Journal has learned. Beginning December […]

One of the most popular all-inclusive resorts in the Mexican Caribbean hotspot of Playa del Carmen is revamping its dining program.  Sandos Hotels & Resorts has announced a major enhancement to its culinary program at Sandos Playacar in Playa del Carmen, with the addition of two internationally recognized chefs to its executive team. The 819-room […]

Aruba has a major new all-inclusive resort: the highly-anticipated Secrets Bay Beach Aruba.  It’s instantly the premier all-inclusive resort in Aruba, with the pedigree of the Secrets brand that has a huge footprint across much of the Caribbean and Mexico.  The long-awaited resort is the third major new property to debut in Aruba in the […]

The Caribbean island of Bonaire is one of the last places where a hotel stay still feels like discovery. It’s quiet, low-key, and spectacularly unscripted—more reef than resort, more adventure than agenda. There are no mega-hotels, no cruise crowds, no manufactured thrills. Just salt in the air, wind in the palms, and a kind of […]

You feel a certain way when you come to this Caribbean island. When you get to Aruba, you feel different. You feel better. You feel more like you. They call it the “Aruba Effect,” and it’s fueling a sustained tourism surge. Aruba reported 1,419,594 stayover visitors in 2023, a 12.6 percent increase over the previous […]

Swim-up. There’s nothing quite like it. You slide open the glass door, step out onto the terrace, and your feet are already in the water. The pool is right there—calm, warm, waiting. In the Caribbean, this is the closest thing to having the beach at your doorstep: the swim-up suite. Swim-up rooms are changing the […]