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Marriott Just Reopened This Barbados Luxury Resort With a New Brand

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I remember the first time I stayed at the Colony Club in Barbados. It was more than a decade ago. I was immediately struck by the feel – there was this palpable sense of ceremony, of classic grandeur. It felt like Barbados, of what you imagine about the island, especially the Platinum Coast.  Now, after […]

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Royal Caribbean Begins Construction on New Oasis-Class Ship

I remember the first time I stayed at the Colony Club in Barbados. It was more than a decade ago. I was immediately struck by the feel – there was this palpable sense of ceremony, of classic grandeur. It felt like Barbados, of what you imagine about the island, especially the Platinum Coast.  Now, after […]

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Caribbean Airlines CEO Resigns

I remember the first time I stayed at the Colony Club in Barbados. It was more than a decade ago. I was immediately struck by the feel – there was this palpable sense of ceremony, of classic grandeur. It felt like Barbados, of what you imagine about the island, especially the Platinum Coast.  Now, after […]

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Curaçao Has a New Boutique Hotel

I remember the first time I stayed at the Colony Club in Barbados. It was more than a decade ago. I was immediately struck by the feel – there was this palpable sense of ceremony, of classic grandeur. It felt like Barbados, of what you imagine about the island, especially the Platinum Coast.  Now, after […]

Caribbean Airlines CEO Resigns

 ORANJESTAD — It’s in an old art deco building in a quieter part of Oranjestad, a section of Aruba’s capital you may not know. But at the heart of this old commercial building is something very special. It’s called Wilhelmina, and while this world-cuisine eatery only opened its doors at the beginning of October, it’s […]

A New Caribbean Center for Green Energy

 By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency has officially opened its doors in Barbados. Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart was on hand to inaugurate the facility, which is located at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre. “The harsh reality is that with the exception of Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean […]

Developing Air Routes in the Caribbean

 By Kareem Yarde Op-Ed Contributor “Graduates, go change your world!” That was final source of ignition which honorary graduate of the University of the West Indies Cave Hill campus Dr Pamela Coke Hamilton left with this year’s graduating class of the campus. A fairly recent alumnus of the campus myself, though I had always believed […]

Caribbean-Mexico Hotel Construction Pipeline Shows Decline

 By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean-Mexico hotel pipeline fell last month, according to the latest STR Construction Pipeline Report. There were 163 hotels comprising 27,583 rooms under contract in the region last month, a 6.7 percent decrease in rooms under contract compared to September 2014. That also represented a 17 percent decrease in rooms […]

A New CEO at Small Luxury Hotels of the World

 By the Caribbean Journal staff Small Luxury Hotels of the World has named a new CEO. The brand has named Filip Boyen as its new chief executive officer, effective immediately. Boyen had been appointed as managing director of SLH’s management company, Hill, Goodridge & Associates, in July. He most recently served as COO and senior […]

What are the Best Places for Doing Business in the Caribbean?

 By the Caribbean Journal staff The World Bank has released its 2016 Doing Business report, and there’s a familiar place at the top of the Caribbean region: Puerto Rico. The US Caribbean territory is ranked 57th in the world for ease of doing business, ahead of Costa Rica and just behind Mongolia. Among independent Caribbean […]

British Virgin Islands Upgrading Seismic Network, With Help From Puerto Rico

 By the Caribbean Journal staff A team of engineers from the University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez has arrived in the British Virgin Islnads to begin a series of upgrades to the territory’s seismic network. The project is being carried out in accordance with a Memorandum of Understanding first signed in 2005 between Chancellor of the […]

A Great Steakhouse in Curaçao

 You might not see it. Hidden in Willemstad’s Riffort shopping mall, inside the walls of the old fort, is a staircase. And up the stairs you will find a special place. It’s called, simply, Steak and Ribs, but it’s one of the best dining experiences on this Dutch Caribbean island. The family-owned eatery is perched at […]