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Rum Journal: Dominica’s Seaside Magic

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor From the Caribbean’s “nature island,” of Dominica we’re sharing Rosalie Bay resort’s signature cocktail, a rum-vodka combo guaranteed to transport you to where the Rosalie River meets black-sand beaches in a single sip. The […]

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Barbados Tourism Marketing Names New Chief Executive Officer

Above: Barbados (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The newly-formed Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc has named William Griffith its new chief executive officer. The BTMI is one of two newly-created divisions of tourism, along with the Barbados Tourism Product […]

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Haiti Begins Work on Another New International Airport

Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe lays the first stone (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Just weeks after debuting its new airport terminal in Cap-Haitien, Haiti has begun work on a brand-new airport in Jeremie. Haiti Prime […]

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Costa Rica Shaken By 4.3M Earthquake

Above: a map of the quake (graphic: USGS) By the Caribbean Journal staff Costa Rica was shaken Sunday by a 4.3-magnitude earthquake, according to data from the United States Geological Survey. The quake’s epicentre was in San Antonio, about 2 […]


FRHI Names New Regional Vice President for Bermuda, Caribbean

Above: the Fairmont Southampton in Bermuda By the Caribbean Journal staff FRHI Hotels and Resorts, which operates Raffles, Fairmont and Swissotel hotels and resorts, has named a new regional vice president for Bermuda and the Caribbean. The company announced that […]


JetBlue Begins New Flights to the Caribbean From Boston

Above: Coconut Bay in St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff JetBlue has officially begun its new direct service from Boston to several destinations in the Caribbean. On Saturday, the carrier launched new weekly service from Boston to Puerto Plata […]

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Punta Cana International Airport Opens Brand-New Terminal

Above: the new Terminal B at Punta Cana International Airport By Alexander Britell Punta Cana International Airport has officially begun operations at its new, second independent terminal. The new terminal began operations on Saturday, set to accommodate 6,500 passengers daily […]


Rum Journal: The Caribbean's First All-Inclusive Rum Bar

Above: The Peter John Sugar Cane Rum Bar at Coconut Bay in St Lucia (CJ Photo) We’ve written much in these pages celebrating the “rum bar.” Not to be confused with your standard Caribbean bar that serves rum, a rum bar […]


Caribbean Photo of the Week: Negril

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from CJ reader Chris Crispo of Canada, who sent in this beautiful snapshot of sunset at Sandals in Negril. Do you have a great photo of the Caribbean Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in […]

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The Landings St Lucia Names New Managing Director

Above: The Landings St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff The Landings St Lucia has named Kashmie Ali its new managing director, the property announced. Ali comes to the all-suite, villa resort after a five-year stint at the Sugar Beach […]


Haiti Begins Groundwork For Development of New Cruise Port

Above: Ile de la Tortue (Photo: MT Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti has begun the groundwork for the development of the new Carnival cruise port on the island of Ile de la Tortue. Haiti Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin […]


Op-Ed: Rethinking PetroCaribe

By Jevon Minto Op-Ed Contributor The International Monetary Fund’s Director for the Western Hemisphere Department, Alejandro Werner, warned this week, during a forum held in Montego Bay on Unlocking Economic Growth in the Caribbean, that the likelihood of fallout in […]


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