The west coast of Barbados runs on clear water, steady trade winds, and long ribbons of white sand, where small hotels and beach bars line the shoreline. On June 1, a new resort will join that stretch in St. James: Royalton Vessence Barbados, an adults-oriented all-inclusive that brings a more layered, experience-driven approach to this […]
An exhibition on the Blue and John Crow Mountains opened last week at the library of the African Caribbean Institute of Jamaica/Jamaica Memory Bank in the Kingston Mall. The exhibition, entitled “Celebrating the BJCM– Jamaica’s First World Heritage Site,” will be open to the public through the end of March. Director of the ACIJ/JMB Bernard […]
Above: Pasion del Cielo in Miami (All photos by CJ) By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor At this time of year most coffee drinkers are excited about the return of Starbucks’ pumpkin spice latte and their iconic holiday-themed red cups. Not me. Instead, I’m celebrating the six-day-old Midtown Miami location of coffee house Pasion Del […]
The 4.2-magnitude earthquake this morning in Jamaica originated in Chestervale, St. Andrew in the country’s Blue Mountains, according to the University of the West Indies – Mona Earthquake Unit. The quake was felt in St. Thomas, Kingston and St. Andrew. [Jamaica Observer]
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