The west coast of Barbados has never lacked for high-end resorts. What it hasn’t really had is the kind of energy-forward, design-led property that feels tuned to how younger, adult travelers actually are moving through vacations right now now. The Platinum Coast has long leaned classic and composed. The “Platinum Coast” has always been the […]
By the Caribbean Journal staff Regional Caribbean telecom giant Cable and Wireless has agreed to purchase Barbados-based Columbus International, another major telecom provider in the wider Latin American and Caribbean region. London-listed Cable & Wireless, which does the majority of its business in the Caribbean, paid $1.85 billion for Columbus, which provides telecommunications and technology […]
Above: Cable Beach (All photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell NASSAU — It was the same time each night. The waves would slow, and the sky would turn bright orange to the west. The beach, lively during the afternoon, would fall to a whisper. A large cloud would stick around to chaperone. And then the […]
Above: an undersea cable Bahamas Telecom Company will be extending its U.S.-Caribbean cable to improve connectivity in Haiti. “We are going to make a significant investment into expanding the capacity of the Miami cable,” said BTC CEO Geoff Houston in a statement. “We’re looking at expanding the capacity of the Haiti cable. We expect to […]
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