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How to Get to the Island of Saba, the Caribbean’s “Unspoiled Queen,” With Twin Otters, Fast Ferries, and the World’s Shortest Runway

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Some Caribbean islands greet you with a sprawling terminal and a wall of taxi drivers. Saba greets you with a cliff. The “Unspoiled Queen” — a single volcanic peak rising straight out of the sea about 28 miles southwest of St. Maarten — is one of the hardest islands to reach in the region, and […]

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The Best Caribbean Beach Destinations

It’s a question we get asked very often. “Which Caribbean island has the best beaches?” Well, it’s a bit more complicated than that. That’s because it’s hard to go to any island in the Caribbean and not find a world-class beach. But if you’re looking for a pure beach trip, some islands really are in a class […]

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Antigua’s Big Culinary Competition

Above: Antigua (CJ Photo) By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Professional chefs from some of Antigua and Barbuda’s best hotels will face off at the Pineapple Culinary Competition next weekend. The competition, which will be held at the Antigua and Barbuda Hospitality Training Institute on July 11 and 12, is an initiative by the country’s Ministries […]

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Robert De Niro Helps Pitch Antigua and Barbuda Investment

Above: Robert De Niro with an Antiguan delegation in New York including Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne (right) By the Caribbean Journal staff He’s behind one of the region’s most anticipated new hotel projects: a planned resort on the island of Barbuda. And Robert De Niro continued his work as Antigua and Barbuda’s […]

Antigua’s Big Culinary Competition

 Above: Barbuda Belle By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s one of the Caribbean’s great under-the-radar islands, and now Barbuda has a brand-new hotel. The Barbuda Belle luxury beach hotel has officially debuted on the island, a collection of six beachfront bungalows, each with its own private balcony. It’s the first new hotel to open in Barbuda […]

Sailing Journal: Antigua Readies for Sailing Week

 By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua is getting ready for one of the Caribbean’s leading sailing celebrations: Antigua Sailing Week. This year’s Sailing Week will be the 48th edition of the annual event, which includes everything from parties and contests to the famous regatta at Nelson’s Dockyard. On the music side, legendary reggae band Steel […]

A $740 Million Resort Project Breaks Ground in Antigua

 Above: the groundbreaking last week By the Caribbean Journal staff Just a few days after a $300 million project broke ground in Antigua and Barbuda, an even larger one has now launched. The YIDA project, the agreement for which was signed just after Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne took office last June, broke […]

This Landmark Caribbean Hotel is Heading to the Auction Block

 Above: the Lighthouse Bay resort By the Caribbean Journal staff One of the Caribbean’s iconic hotels is hitting the auction block. Barbuda’s landmark Lighthouse Bay boutique property and its adjacent acreage will be set up in three bidding sections: the nine-room boutique resort, the 32.42 buildable acres or the full package. According to auction company Concierge […]

Antigua and Barbuda Looks to Increase Tourism From Canada

 Above: the Antigua and Barbuda delegation in Canada By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda is looking to strengthen its tourism performance in the Canadian market. The Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority recently sent a delegation led by new Mare Walker, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for the North American market, to ramp up sales […]

Antigua and Barbuda Names Another Special Economic Envoy

 Above: Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne with new Special Economic Envoy Armand Arton By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda has named investor Armand Arton the country’s newest special economic envoy. Arton will serve as the twin-island country’s special economic envoy to the Gulf Cooperation Council. Arton is the latest appointee to […]

Antigua and Barbuda Names New Tourism Marketing Team

 Above: the Galley Bay resort in Antigua By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda has named a new marketing team for the country’s Tourism Authority. The country’s Minister of Tourism, Economic Development Investment and Energy, Asot Michael, has announced the appointment of Marie Walker and Jean-Marc Flambert as the country’s new vice presidents for […]

Antigua and Barbuda, Montserrat Eye Stronger Relations

 Above: Montserrat Premier Donaldson Romeo and Antigua Prime Minister Gaston Browne By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne visited Montserrat on Monday in a bid to deepen ties between the neighbours in the Eastern Caribbean. Browne, who was joined by Permanent Secretary Ambassador Colin Murdoch, met with Montserrrat Premier Donaldson […]