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How Caribbean Hotels Are Adapting to the New CDC Testing Requirement

Caribbean hotels are moving rapidly to offer COVID-19 tests on-site to guests, responding to the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC’s) new requirement that international air travelers entering the United States produce a negative COVID-19 test taken within […]

Matt McDonald on What’s Next for the Andaz Turks & Caicos Project

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor Andaz Turks & Caicos Residences at Grace Bay, a new, boutique hotel and residential resort situated along Grace Bay Beach, is already gaining interest among investors despite not expecting to open until the end of […]

Talks on CARICOM-Canada Trade Pact to Conclude “No Later Than June”

Above: St Vincent (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Negotiations on the long-awaited CARICOM-Canada Trade and Development Agreement are expected to conclude “no later than June 2014,” CARICOM’s Heads of Government said in a joint communique issued on Wednesday. […]

Report Urges Canada to Step Up Efforts on Caribbean Free Trade Pact

Above: Roseau, Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Canada should ramp up efforts to reach a trade deal with the Caribbean Community this year, according to a new report from the Toronto-based CD Howe Institute. The report, “A […]

Caribbean Aviation Is Critical. That’s Why It Needs to Get Better.

The importance of air transport for the Caribbean is self-evident. As a result, many efforts and funds have been directed towards attempts to improve the Caribbean’s air transport competitiveness. A 2018 CDB working paper on regional air connectivity titled ‘Air […]

Travelers to the US Virgin Islands Don’t Need a Test to Come Back

It’s become one of the biggest hassles in travel: the return test. For nearly a year, the CDC required all returning American travelers to show proof of a negative test (antigen or PCR) within 72 hours of coming back to […]

There’s a Real Estate Boom in Kingston, Jamaica

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to CJI To access this content, subscribe now. Choose from two tailored subscription options: Caribbean Journal Invest for comprehensive investment news or Caribbean Journal Travel Advisor for targeted content for travel agents and advisors. Subscribe […]

Antigua and Barbuda’s Tourism Vaccination Push

Antigua and Barbuda has undertaken a strong vaccination push in the tourism sector, with more than 60 percent of all tourism employees in the country now vaccinated. Second dose vaccinations are now underway for more than 3,500 employees in the […]

Bahamas, Jamaica Seeing Big Jump in Flight Bookings

The Bahamas and Jamaica are seeing significant jumps in flight bookings, according to a new report from CheapOair on U.S. traveler trends. The online travel agency’s report showed that The Bahamas and Jamaica have seen among the biggest increases in […]

How to Live on the Beach in Puerto Rico

By Guy Britton Puerto Rico has never been more popular as a real estate destination, with more and more buyers drawn to the island for its low-tax program (Acts 20 and 22) and its Caribbean lifestyle – both of which are […]

Grenada’s New Tourism Push Is All About Authentic Storytelling

Grenada has been open for tourism since last summer, and now the island’s making a new push to draw travelers — with a focus on authenticity. It’s called Grenada Rocks, and the new campaign looks to highlight the island’s rich […]

The Bahamas’ Comfort Suites Paradise Island Adds On-Site Testing

The Comfort Suites Paradise Island resort in The Bahamas has added an on-site testing program, Caribbean Journal has learned. The Paradise Island resort has launched a new free, rapid Antigen testing program for all international registered guests. Advanced reservations are […]

Marriott Opens New Hotel in Tulum, Mexico

Marriott International has opened its first-ever hotel property in the hip beach town of Tulum on the Caribbean coast of Mexico. The new Aloft Tulum, which is managed by Highgate, opened its doors this week in the heart of Tulum’s […]

Puerto Rico Adds Testing Access at San Juan Airport

Puerto Rico’s Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan is now offering PCR tests for all passengers, the airport announced this week. The program, done in partnership with CMT Group, will offer PCR testing for all travelers coming in […]

Planet Hollywood Opens First All-Inclusive in Cancun

Planet Hollywood has officially opened its first-ever all-inclusive resort in the wider Caribbean with the debut o the new Planet Hollywood Beach Resort Cancun. The property is set in increasingly popular Costa Mujeres, a destination often dubbed the “New Cancun,” […]

How Delta Has Changed Its Caribbean Flight Network

Delta Air Lines has revealed the extent of its flight schedule changes to the Caribbean amid the coronavirus pandemic. In the wake of border shutdowns across the region, Delta has suspended its flight service to Caribbean destinations including Aruba, The […]

A New Caribbean Airlift Alliance

By the Caribbean Journal staff In a significant boost for advocates of an improved Caribbean aviation sector, a new group has been formed to spearhead efforts at regional change. It’s called the Caribbean Airlift Alliance, and it’s a group of […]

Nigel Spence: Christmas in Jamaica

By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor As we approach my most favorite time of the year, I am somewhat saddened by the backdrop of fear and apprehension that has slowly taken over our Nation and which now understandably lurks in the […]

Jamaica’s Big LED Street Light Project

The Caribbean Development Bank has approved $25 million in funding to replace existing street lights in Jamaica with high efficiency LED lamps. The project facilitate the replacement of approximately 105,000 high pressure sodium and mercury vapor streetlights. “Street lights are […]

How Passenger Taxes Are Hurting Caribbean Aviation

By By Cdr. Bud Slabbaert Op-Ed Contributor What the Caribbean needs is so simple: rapid, reliable mobility at reasonable rates. What makes it so difficult? It is almost as short and simple to explain. There are two players; the aviation […]

Grenada to Begin Search for Oil

Grenada has announced its intent to begin searching for oil in its waters. Grenada Prime Minister and Minister of Energy Dr. Keith Mitchell announced the endeavor in a national address last week following tributes from IMF, World Bank, CDB and […]

VIDEO: This Is Your Swim-Up Suite in Cap Cana

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Ah, the simple pleasures of the swim-up suite. Do they ever get old? I think not. And apparently neither do the folks behind AlSol Tiara, a new all-inclusive resort in Cap Cana in the […]

Getting the Facts Straight on Zika in Puerto Rico

By Clarisa Jimenez Op-Ed Contributor “Ground Zero?” “Pandemic?” “Hundreds of thousands of cases of Zika virus in Puerto Rico this year?” “Puerto Rico is not prepared!” None of the statements above reflect the situation on the ground in Puerto Rico. […]

Op-Ed: Climate Change and the Caribbean

By George Nicholson and Anastasia Ramjag Op-Ed Contributors This debate surrounding our climate has polarized the world into two different groups for a long time; some theorists maintain that an intrinsic characteristic of climate is that it changes while a […]

Transport, Logistics and Competitiveness in the Caribbean

A new look at regional logistics By George Nicholson Op-Ed Contributor Regional trade policy, whether internally or externally guided, has traditionally focussed on removing tariff and non-tariff barriers. This has long been espoused as the catalyst that would enhance regional […]

“There Is a Future for the Caribbean as a Financial Services Hub”

Above: the Westin Dawn Beach St Maarten, home of this year’s STEP conference By Joshua Martinez CJ Contributor ST MAARTEN — The annual Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners’ (STEP) Annual Caribbean Conference brings together companies, attorneys, and individuals in […]

The Case for an Eastern Caribbean Ferry

By S Brian Samuel Op-Ed Contributor There’s no cheap travel within the Caribbean. Unlike Greece and other island archipelagos, virtually all travel within the Caribbean is by air. And as we all know, travelling by air within the Caribbean is, […]

Dallas Health Worker on Carnival Ship Tests Negative for Ebola

Above: Carnival Magic By the Caribbean Journal staff A Dallas health worker whose presence on the Carnival Magic led to a major Ebola scare has tested negative for the virus, according to officials. The worker, who was suspected to have […]

Marriott Just Opened Its New All-Inclusive Concept in Cancun