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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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JetBlue Just Launched a Venture Capital Firm

Since its launch, JetBlue has always been among the more creative aviation companies — and now it’s upping the ante. JetBlue has announced the launch of Silicon Valley-based JetBlue Technology Ventures, a wholly-owned subsidiary that will invest in, incubate and partner with early stage startups in “at the intersection of technology, travel and hospitality,” according […]

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The Caribbean’s Beach Capital

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Why this is the top island for beaches By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon, CJ Travel Editor There are Caribbean destinations that boast of having the most beaches; the best beaches; the longest beaches; beaches perfect for water sports, sunset strolls or even for skinny-dipping. But when it comes to the combination of beach quality AND quantity, nowhere […]

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Scrub Island Planning $12.5 Million in Capital Improvements

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor The British Virgin Islands’ Scrub Island Resort has partnered with Waypoint Real Estate Consulting in an effort to increase awareness of real estate offerings and stimulate villa development around the island. The new partnership with the Florida-based agency, which specializes in the sales of resort real estate, comes with a […]


The Caribbean’s Beach Capital

By Alexander Britell What is the culinary capital of the Caribbean? Where is the Mecca of Caribbean food, the singular place that draws foodies and gourmands and adventurers? Where is the epicentre of great Caribbean chefs and great cooking? There are so many contenders. There is great food in Anguilla. Any time of day you […]

Nepal Earthquake: Major 7.5-Magnitude Quake Rocks Country

Above: a map of the Nepal earthquake By the Caribbean Journal staff Tragedy struck Nepal this weekend, with the country’s worth earthquake in almost a century killing more than 1,800 people. The earthquake struck Nepal on Saturday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake, which registered a 7.5-magnitude on the Richter scale, struck at […]

St Lucia Opening Embassy in Taiwan

Above: Taiwan By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia is opening its first-ever Embassy in Taiwan this week. The new embassy, which is slated to open Thursday, will be located in the capital, Taipei. A delegation from St Lucia led by St Lucia Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony departed the island this weekend for Taiwan to […]

The Caribbean’s Swimming Pig Capital

Above: the swimming pigs of the Exumas By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas has a new title: it’s the “Official Home of the Swimming Pigs,” the country’s tourism board announced Monday. The move is a nod to the famous swimming pigs on the uninhabited island of Big Major Cay. That island, located in the […]

The Rebirth of Montserrat

Above: MDC CEO Ivan Browne at Caribbean Journal’s headquarters in Miami (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell MIAMI — The Eastern Caribbean island of Montserrat is eyeing a renaissance. Almost 19 years after the volcano that devastated half the island and destroyed its capital city, Plymouth, the British Overseas Territory has big plans: a new capital, […]

Is Trinidad the Capital of the Caribbean?

By Michael W Edghill CJ Contributor On Tuesday, United States Vice President Joe Biden met with CARICOM leaders in Port of Spain as part of a regional tour with scheduled stops in Colombia and Brazil. Perhaps even more intriguing is the fact that the Vice President of the United States is not the most notable […]

A Boost For Venture Capital in Jamaica

Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Development Bank of Jamaica will be launching a new venture capital fund in 2014, according to Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips. The fund is set to launch within the first half of the next fiscal year, which begins Apr. 1, 2014. The fund is part […]

Creating the Bridgetown of the Future

Above: Bridgetown (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff What will Barbados’ capital look like in 25 years? In 50 years? What should it become? “Something needs to be done — if not our capital will collapse,” says Lalu Vaswani, the president of the Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Vaswani, who recently paid a […]