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St. Maarten Has an All-Inclusive Beach Club — No Resort Required

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On St. Maarten, the beach bar is usually a pay-as-you-go affair — a chair, a bucket of beers, maybe a grilled fish sandwich when the mood strikes. Big Bastard’s quietly turns that familiar rhythm on its head. Right on the sand in Simpson Bay, the irreverently named beach club has introduced something you almost never […]

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JetBlue Launching Service to Antigua

Above: Antigua (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff JetBlue is launching yet another new route to the Caribbean. This time it’s Antigua, according to Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Minister Asot Michael. The service is the latest for a company that has been on a lightning-fast expansion push in the Caribbean region. “As the primary […]

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New $300 Million Mixed-Use Resort Project Breaks Ground in Antigua

Above: the Pearns Point site By the Caribbean Journal staff A major new project has officially broken ground in Antigua. The $300 million Pearns Point project began in earnest with a ceremony this week. The project is slated to include 70 residential villas, 70 resort condominiums and the first Setai hotel in the Caribbean, according […]

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British Airways Planning Expansion of Service to Antigua

Above: a British Airways plane By the Caribbean Journal staff British Airways will be ramping up service to Antigua in the summer of 2015, Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Minister Asot Michael announced this week. The expansion will include an additional daily flight, increasing service from six to seven each day from London. The news was […]


New $300 Million Mixed-Use Resort Project Breaks Ground in Antigua

Above: Antigua (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Minister Asot Michael concluded a series of meetings in North America this weekend. The trip included meetings with both cruise and airline partners in the United States and Canada “discussing areas of the Antigua and Barbuda tourism product that require improved attention […]