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23 Great Caribbean Beaches You’ve Never Heard Of — Until Now

You've probably never heard of White Island in Grenada.

The Caribbean is full of famous names — Grace Bay, Seven Mile, Eagle Beach. You’ve seen them on lists, in screensavers, in a thousand filtered sunsets. But just beyond the spotlight are other places, quieter, rawer, untouched. The kind of beaches that don’t need to be discovered by the world — only by you. These […]

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Caribbean Room With a View: Peter Island Resort, British Virgin Islands

Above: the Falcon’s Nest villa at Peter Island Resort ON A CLEAR DAY, you can see all the way to St Croix. High above the Caribbean Sea, the Peter Island Resort’s villas offer some of the most spectacular vistas in the region. The property is set on an 1,800-acre private island (with five beaches) within […]

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Ritz-Carlton Aruba to Open in November

Above: a rendering of the Ritz-Carlton Aruba By the Caribbean Journal staff The Ritz-Carlton, Aruba is planning to open in November, the company announced this week. The property will include 320 oceanfront rooms and suites and a 15,000-square-foot spa, a 24-hour casino and what will reportedly be one of the largest meeting spaces in Aruba, […]

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Op-Ed: Bringing Google to Jamaica

By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor WITH THE RIGHT economic environment Jamaica should benefit enormously from technological investment. So why hasn’t the government of Jamaica been able to attract more technology-related investment? Almost every Jamaican commentator records the passion of Jamaicans for technology. So why haven’t Microsoft, Dell, Samsung and others made the shift to Jamaican […]


Ritz-Carlton Aruba to Open in November

Above: Jamaica Foreign Minister AJ Nicholson By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica is likely to be graduated from receiving grant funding from the World Global Fund and other funding agencies, due to its status as a “middle-income” country. But the definition of “middle income” needs to change, according to Jamaica Foreign Minister AJ Nicholson. “We […]

Construction on Trinidad-Barbados Gas Pipeline Could Begin Next Year

Above: Barbados (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Construction on a pipeline that will bring natural gas from Trinidad and Tobago to islands of the Eastern Caribbean will begin next year, according to the Eastern Caribbean Gas Pipeline company. The pipeline will begin at the Cove Eco Business and Industrial Park in southwestern Tobago, […]

Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association Begins Search for New CEO

Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association has launched its search for a new Chief Executive Officer, the organization announced Monday. The CEO is the top position in the CHTA, with responsibilities for the overall operation of the association. Alec Sanguinetti was the organization’s previous CEO; he […]

Caribbean Hotel Occupancy, Revenues Show Improvement

Above: Jade Mountain in St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff Caribbean hotel occupancy rose 4.7 percent to 78.7 percent in February compared to the same period in 2012, according to data from STR released this week. The region’s hotels also saw a 6.7 percent increase in average daily rate to $220.40, along with an […]

Caribbean Room With a View: A Beachfront Villa at Anguilla's CuisinArt

Above: the view from a beachfront villa at the CuisinArt Golf Resort & Spa THIS ISN’T ON a Greek island, though it might feel that way. The units at the CuisinArt Golf Resort & Spa in Anguilla are indeed inspired by the Greek islands, and it’s the beachfront villas (above) that provide particularly stellar vistas […]

Puerto Rico Governor, Dominican President Talk After WBC Final

Above: Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina By the Caribbean Journal staff Last night represented the first time two Caribbean teams faced off against one another in the final of a World Baseball Classic. And while it was the Dominican Republic that emerged victorious, the leaders of Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic found time after […]

Caribbean Countries Conduct Test of Tsunami Warning System

Above: Aruba By the Caribbean Journal staff A total of 32 countries in the wider Caribbean basin and beyond conducted a full-scale joint tsunami alert exercise Wednesday. According to the exercise, an 8.5-magnitude earthquake struck 90 kilometres off the coast of Aruba, generating a Tsunami. A fictitious alert message was then sent by both the […]

Nevis Targeting Small, High-End Cruise Ship Market

Above: the port of Charlestown (CJ Photo) Nevisian tourism officials plan to continue marketing the island to the small, luxury cruise sector, the government said this week. With no further investments to expand existing cruise facilities, Nevis Tourism Minister Mark Brantley said the high-end market would be the way forward for the island. “We do […]