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This Caribbean Adults-Only All-Inclusive Just Reopened With New Cabanas, Three Pools, and Easy Beach Access

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The beach. The turquoise. The vibes. The It’s always been one of our favorite all-inclusive resorts in the Caribbean. And now Antigua’s legendary adults-only all-inclusive has officially reopened. The Pineapple Beach Club is welcoming guests again with a renewed identity, a brighter footprint, and upgrades across nearly every corner of the property — the result […]

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The Best Caribbean Tennis Resorts

Where to play tennis in the Caribbean If watching the U.S. Open makes you want to brush up on your backhand, check out these Caribbean resorts where the tennis programs are ace. One Love! Curtain Bluff, Antigua This venerable all-inclusive’s tennis program is popular and well-respected, centered around four hard courts steps from the sea […]

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Usain Bolt Tops Justin Gatlin Again to Take 200M World Championship Gold

Bolt takes home another gold By the Caribbean Journal staff It was more of the same for Usain Bolt. After his impressive photo-finish victory over America’s Justin Gatlin this weekend, Jamaica’s Bolt topped Galtin again, taking gold in the 200M at the World Championships Thursday in Beijing. Bolt sprinted to the finish in 19.55 seconds, the […]

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Trinidad is Now the Caribbean’s Top-Ranked Football Team

Above: the Soca Warriors in action By the Caribbean Journal staff The Soca Warriors are on top of the Caribbean. Trinidad and Tobago’s national football team sits atop the region in the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking, which was released this week. Trinidad and Tobago is ranked 65th in the world, just ahead of Burkina Faso […]

Usain Bolt Tops Justin Gatlin Again to Take 200M World Championship Gold

 Above: Usain Bolt By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaican superstar Usain Bolt will be competing at the upcoming IAAF/BTC World Relays Bahamas in May, the local organizing committee said Tuesday. The Jamaican Athletics Administrative Association confirmed that Bolt would be on hand at the event, which takes place in Nassau on May 2-3. “The LOC […]

Bahamas Breaks Ground on National Baseball Stadium

 Above: the groundbreaking last week (BIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas has officially broken ground on a national baseball stadium. The Andre Rodgers National Baseball stadium, named for the first Bahamian to make the Major Leagues, will be completed in 2015. The stadium, designed by architect Michael Foster, will “support the nation’s […]

Major Partner for Baha Mar Golf Course

Above: the soon-to-open course in Nassau By the Caribbean Journal staff One of the world’s leading golf course brands is coming to the Bahamas. The PGA Tour’s TPC Network has partnered with Baha Mar to announce TPC at Baha Mar, TPC’s first golf course in the Caribbean. When it opens in the spring of 2015, […]

Is It Time For a "Caribbean Games?"

Above: Trinidadian Olympic Gold Medalist Keshorn Walcott By the Caribbean Journal staff Is it time for the Caribbean to host its own version of the Olympics? The idea is the “Caribbean Games,” which would pit the region’s countries against one another in athletic competition. Barbados Sports Minister Stephen Lashley has called for the staging of […]

The Bahamian Bronx Bomber

Above: Antoan Richardson By the Caribbean Journal staff Nassau, Bahamas-born outfielder Antoan Richardson is back in Major League Baseball, and this time for the league’s preeminent franchise: the New York Yankees, aka the Bronx Bombers. Richardson made news when he was first called up by the Atlanta Braves in 2011, as the sixth-ever Bahamian to […]

Costa Rica Shocks Italy, 1-0, as Caribbean Basin Continues Strong World Cup

 Above: Costa Rica’s footballers in action By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean Basin is taking this World Cup by storm. Following Colombia’s thrilling victory over Cote d’Ivoire on Thursday, Costa Rica continued its surprising run, beating heavily-favoured Italy 1-0 in Brazil. Costa Rica won the game on a goal in the 44th minute of […]

Is It Time For a Caribbean World Cup?

COULD THE Caribbean ever host a World Cup? Why not? Earlier this year, Caribbean Journal contributor Ilio Durandis put forth the idea that Haiti could one day host the World Cup. But that got us thinking — what about the region as a whole, as the Caribbean did for the 2007 Cricket World Cup? Just […]

Caribbean Players in the 2014 World Cup

 THERE AREN’T any teams from the traditional Caribbean in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil (although there are several from the wider Caribbean Basin), but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a strong Caribbean contingent. From powerhouses like the Netherlands and England to up-and-coming teams like Costa Rica, there are a number of Caribbean footballers in […]