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The Bahamas Just Removed All Testing Requirements for Travel

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One of the Caribbean’s Coolest Beach Bars Is On an Uncrowded Beach in Antigua With Endless Breezes, Swinging Chairs, and Perfect Surf

The sign on the side of the road got me. It was black, and hand-painted. “Bar on the Beach.” That’s not a sign I can easily refuse. And, unsurprisingly, I was quickly rewarded, here on one of the most intriguingly-named beaches in the Caribbean. For starters, it’s cool here. No, the mercury reads somewhere […]

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Listing of the Week: A $16 Million Abaco Private Island Villa

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to CJI The Hibiscus Estate Residence, one of roughly 50 residences that will be located on Montage Cay in The Bahamas, has listed for $16 million. Montage Cay is Montage International’s first-ever private island located in the Abacos, includes 47-residences and is slated to welcome residents in 2023. The in-construction […]

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Bahamas Set for Summer Boating “Flings”

The Bahamas Tourist Office is set to host dozens of boaters in its popular “Boating Flings” this summer. The caravans of boaters will head from Florida to the Out Islands of The Bahamas; that will include three Flings to Bimini on June 23-26; July 21-24; and July 28-31. The highlight of the series is a […]

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Delta Relaunches Major Route to Abaco in The Bahamas

It’s one of the top boating destinations in the Caribbean: the spectacular Abaco chain in The Bahamas, now back and better than ever since the storms of 2019. And now Delta has kicked off one of its most important routes to the destination. On June 6, Delta resumed its service from Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport […]

Bahamas Set for Summer Boating “Flings”

“What’s the name of this bar?” “I don’t know, and I work here,” says Sheena Newbold, who is the heart and soul of the legendary bar at the Green Turtle Club on Abaco’s Green Turtle Cay. “Some people call it the Turtle Bar, others call it the Green Turtle Club Bar, some people call it […]

The Best Beach Bars in the Caribbean 2022

For most travelers, it’s the number one destination-within-a-destination: the beach bar. As travel trends ebb and flow, it’s a constant, somehow managing to survive as the manifestation of our most romantic Caribbean travel fantasies. Because there’s just something about a cocktail at the edge of the sand. And these beach bars are the epitome of the […]

In The Bahamas, the Birthplace of the Goombay Smash

Like all of the greatest recipes, it’s a secret. And while the ubiquitous, yellow Goombay Smash has traveled the world as one of The Bahamas’ signature cocktails, there are none quite like this one. This is Miss Emily’s Blue Bee Bar, the beating heart of the tiny town of New Plymouth on Green Turtle Cay, […]

Bahamas Ferries Opens New Terminal in Abaco

Bahamas Ferries has opened a brand-new terminal in Abaco. The $20 million terminal is the result of a partnership with Baker’s Bay and other local stakeholders, according to a statement from the government. The ferry is being called a “signal of hope and renewal” in Abaco, just over two years after Hurricane Dorian. Bahamas Ferries […]

This Beloved Bahamas Resort Is Back in Abaco

It was always one of the most sought-after destinations in The Bahamas: Treasure Cay, that beach-filled paradise in Abaco. And now one of Treasure Cay’s premier places to stay is back, billing its return as “Paradise Reimagined.” The Bahama Beach Club is now open, Caribbean Journal has confirmed, a significant boost for what has long […]

In Nassau, The Bahamas, the Crossroads of Conch

The clack of dominoes; the knock of stringed shells; the cut of fresh Queen Conch. There’s a percussive ritual to Potters Cay, the historic fishing dock under the Paradise Island Bridge that just so happens to be the crossroads of the world’s best conch. Rows of stalls and purveyors line the dock in the heart […]

The Caribbean’s Hottest Residential Real Estate Projects

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to CJI Residential real estate in the Caribbean is, in a word, booming. And that’s been accompanied by a wave of new residential real estate projects, from private islands to branded residential resorts to full-fledged luxury communities. Here are the 10 hottest, buzziest residential real estate projects on the market […]

Delta to Relaunch Atlanta-Abaco Flights

Delta Air Lines is relaunching its nonstop route from Atlanta to Abaco in The Bahamas, Caribbean Journal has learned. The flights will run into Leonard M. Thompson International Airport in Marsh Harbour, Great Abaco. The route, which restarts June 6, 2022, s operating five days per week, with service on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. […]

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