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The Caribbean's Best Boutique Hotels

What makes a boutique hotel … boutique? Is boutique just another word for a small hotel? Is a boutique hotel a small hotel with an upscale image, a unique design or a special theme? There are so many special small hotels […]

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Cayman Islands Projects Increase of 300,000 Cruise Visitors in 2014

Above: Grand Cayman By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cayman Islands is predicting a nearly 300,000-passenger increase in cruise arrivals this year, according to Tourism Minister Moses Kirkconnell. The Minister made the revelation a few weeks after the recent Cruise […]

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Earthquake Causes Light Shaking in Cayman Islands

Above: a graphic of the quake (USGS) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cayman Islands was shaken by a rare earthquake on Wednesday morning, according to data from the United States Geological Survey. The 4.2-magnitude quake was the latest in […]

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Martinique Continues Push For Associate Membership in CARICOM

Above: current CARICOM Chairman and St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves and Martinique Regional Council President Serge Letchimy (Photo: OPRM) By the Caribbean Journal staff Martinique Regional Council President Serge Letchimy’s historic visit to the CARICOM […]


Caribbean Photo of the Week: In the Sun on Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from CJ reader and New York resident Thelma Greaves-Hawkins, who sent this snapshot of her daughter enjoying the sun in the waters of Seven Mile Beach in Grand Cayman. Do you have a great photo […]


Health City Cayman Islands Opens Doors

Above: Health City Cayman Islands By the Caribbean Journal staff A major new healthcare project has opened its doors on the East End of Grand Cayman. Health City Cayman Islands was officially inaugurated by project partners Dr Devi Shetty and […]

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Cayman Enterprise City Economic Zone Signs 100th Company

Above: a rendering of the future home of Cayman Enterprise City By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cayman Enterprise City special economic zone in Grand Cayman has signed its 100th company, CEC announced this week. The knowledge-based economic zone has […]


Cayman Islands to Continue Tourism Employment Drive

Above: Grand Cayman (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cayman Islands will be renewing its push to increase tourism employment in 2014. Last year, a public/private partnership between the government and the territory’s tourism sector launched a two-month […]


Cayman Islands: $360 Million Mixed-Use Project Planning to Break Ground

Above: a rendering of the Ironwood community By the Caribbean Journal staff A new $360 million mixed-use development is set to break ground in the Cayman Islands in the spring of this year, according to developers. The property, which will […]

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Cayman Islands and United States Sign FATCA Agreement

Above: the US Treasury Department in Washington By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cayman Islands and the United States have signed an agreement that will pave the way for the automatic exchange of tax information under the US’ FATCA law. […]


Cayman Islands Moves Forward on National Conservation Bill

Above: the Cayman Islands Legislative Assembly By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cayman Islands’ proposed National Conservation Bill is heading to the Legislative Assembly. The bill, which is now available for public review, was approved by the Cabinet for tabling […]


Three New Justices for Cayman Islands Court of Appeal

Above: Cayman (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Three new justices have been appointed to the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal, Governor Helen Kilpatrick announced this month. The new justices include Sir Bernard Rix, Sir George Newman and John […]