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These 20 Laid-Back Beach Resorts Deliver a Caribbean Vacation Right on the Sand

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You wake up, you head for the sand. Then you do it again. Some Caribbean vacation aren’t about striking statements or grand gestures. They’re not always about luxury — or, that is to say, they’re about another kind of luxury: the perfect beach day.  It’s that feeling of stepping onto warm sand with nothing on […]

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Island Bites: Ken’s BBQ Grill in Anguilla

Above: Kens’ (All photos by CJ) It’s hard to walk a few feet in Anguilla without bumping into some kind of restaurant, whether it’s a high-end restaurant or a tiny food truck. But if you really want an authentic taste of Anguilla, you can’t miss Ken’s BBQ Grill, otherwise known as Ken’s Ribs and Chicken, […]

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A New Recipe For Braised Chicken

Above: Chef Nigel Spence’s Ripe Kitchen and Bar By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor Recently, I’ve been hearing about more and more people in Jamaica contracting a new disease called Chikungunya which has been making its way throughout the Caribbean and elsewhere. It is derived from the bite of the Aedes Aegypti mosquito, known in the […]

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Caribbean Plate: Crispy Plantain-Stuffed Chicken From Barbados

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor To the long list of reasons why you should rent a Caribbean villa let’s add the most delicious rationale of all: customized dining options. Book a home away from home and mealtimes instantly go from “yawn” to “yowza!” with island-inspired dishes prepared by a private chef to your brood’s […]


A New Recipe For Braised Chicken

By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor I WAS thinking this week about the “government Shutdown” here in the US and how people in certain circumstances were being affected. There was an alleged report of angry customers at Walmart because their EBT cards stopped working at the registers.  The EBT card is issued instead of food stamps […]

Chef Nigel Spence on Jerk, Caribbean Cuisine and Beating Bobby Flay

Born in Jamaica, New York-based Chef Nigel Spence has in a short time become one of the leading Caribbean chefs in the United States. From defeating celebrity chef Bobby Flay on the latter’s show, “Throwdown,” to helming a successful restaurant, “Ripe Kitchen and Bar,” which he opened in 2003 in Mount Vernon, New York, Spence […]