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This Up-and-Coming Caribbean Island Has Sandals’ Newest All-Inclusive Overwater Bungalows

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It begins with the journey. Saint Vincent is not one of the big-name Caribbean islands, not the one with endless direct flights and resorts lined up shoulder to shoulder. It’s different, quieter, more remote. When you arrive, the mountains rise up sharply from the coast, the rainforest dripping into the sea. The roads wind slowly […]

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LIAT's New Caribbean Destination

Above: a LIAT plane By the Caribbean Journal staff LIAT is launching flights to Haiti, the company announced this week. The new service to Haiti’s, capital, Port-au-Prince, will launch on Dec. 5. The flights will operate every Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, with service from Santo Domingo. “The new route will meet customer demand and […]

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Belize Sees Huge Jump in Cruise Arrivals

Above: Belize By the Caribbean Journal staff Belize received 527,037 cruise passengers in the first half of 2014, according to data released by the Caribbean Tourism Organization. That represented a 36.9 percent increase over the first six months of 2013, according to CTO data. It was also the largest increase in cruise visits by any […]

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Southwest Airlines Rebrands With New Logo, New Look

Above: a new look for Southwest Airlines By the Caribbean Journal staff Southwest Airlines, which has recently launched its first-ever flights to the Caribbean, now has a new look. The company announced this week that it had rebranded with new imagery and a new logo featuring a tri-colour heart. “Our collective heartbeat is stronger and […]


Belize Sees Huge Jump in Cruise Arrivals

Above: could this be the standard hotel key of the future? (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell PUERTO MORELOS, MEXICO—While there are still some scattered hotels where one can still find a physical key with a keychain, the vast majority of the world’s hotel properties use the keycard. That could soon change, however. One of the […]

Caribbean Cigar: A Secret Cigar Lounge in Grand Bahama

Above: the Havana Cay cigar bar and lounge at the Grand Lucayan in Grand Bahama (All photos by CJ) By Robert DiPano CJ Contributor GRAND BAHAMA — Nestled in a quiet back corner of the resort’s Manor House, the Grand Lucayan’s Havana Cay cigar bar and lounge offers guests an ideal setting to enjoy an […]

Antigua, Dominican Republic Hold Talks

Above: the bilateral talks in Santo Domingo (Photo: ABG) By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Minister Asot MIchael met Monday with the Dominican Republic’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Jose Manuel Trullos, to discuss the two countries’ bilateral relations. The two sides discussed projects in areas including security, agriculture, tourism, sports and education, according […]

Cuba Looking to Develop Golf Courses in Tourism Push

Above: a rendering of the Carbonera Club project By the Caribbean Journal staff Cuba’s government says it is looking to push the development of golf courses and related real estate developments. According to Jose Reinaldo Daniel Alonso, director of business at Cuba’s Ministry of Tourism, his office is looking to promote joint ventures for these […]

New Resort to Open in Playa Mujeres

Above: a rendering of the Excellence Playa Mujeres By the Caribbean Journal staff A new resort is coming to Playa Mujeres in Mexico. Excellence Group Luxury Hotels and Resorts is opening the Finest Playa Mujeres on March 1, 2015, the company announced. The property has nearly completed construction. Excellence has three existing properties in the […]

Personal Responsibility and Development in the Caribbean

By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor THE RECENT Global Competitiveness report has shown that Jamaica is seeing some international competitiveness return from the current set of policies being instituted. It has been a while since our competitiveness has improved, and this is indeed welcome news. We still need to bear in mind, though, that the report […]

US Virgin Islands Gets Federal Grant for Tsunami Preparedness

Above: St Croix By the Caribbean Journal staff The United States Virgin Islands’ Territorial Emergency Management Agency will soon be receiving a $263,072 grant for tsunami preparedness. The grant is coming from the United States’ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, aiming to help carry out tsunami preparedness and warning activities in the territory. “I would […]

Ranking Caribbean Countries on Competitiveness: Report

Above: Puerto Rico (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff What are the most competitive economies in the Caribbean? The World Economic Forum has released its annual Global Competitiveness Report, including results for a number of Caribbean countries. The report defines competitiveness as the “set of institutions, policies, and factors that determine the level of […]