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St Maarten’s Top All-Inclusive Just Named a New GM

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Sonesta Resorts St. Maarten has appointed Bernard Mazet as its new General Manager, effective immediately. In the role, Mazet will oversee operations and provide strategic leadership for Sonesta Maho Beach Resort and Sonesta Ocean Point, bringing more than 30 years of international hospitality experience across luxury and all-inclusive resorts worldwide. Mazet most recently served as […]

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New Directors for St Lucia Tourist Board

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The Saint Lucia Tourist Board has announced a new board of directors. The 12-member board has been appointed to oversee the organization’s operations for the 2016-2018 term. New St Lucia Tourism Minister Dominic Fedee recently met with the new board members to talk tourism issues on the island. The new board includes Agnes Francis (Chairperson), […]

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Bonaire Names New Director of Tourism

The Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire has a new director of tourism. The Tourism Corporation of Bonaire has announced the appointment of Maurice Adriaens as its new tourism director. Adriaens will be responsible for overseeing all marketing, public relations and advertising programs for the island. A native of Curacao, Adriaens was most recently the managing […]

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The Cayman Islands Just Set a Record For Tourist Arrivals

Above: the Cayman Islands By the Caribbean Journal The Cayman Islands just set a record for tourist arrivals. The territory received 45,467 stayover visitors in March, the largest number of stayover visitors arriving to the island one month in its history. Overall, the Cayman Islands welcomed 115,640 stayover visitors in the first quarter of 2015, […]


Bonaire Names New Director of Tourism

Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff JetBlue has announced that its new New York-Grenada service is officially out for sale. The twice-weekly service between New York’s John F Kennedy Airport and Grenada’s Maurice Bishop International Airport is slated to begin June 11. That will make Grenada JetBlue’s 90th city. “As our 27th destination […]

The Landings St Lucia Names New Managing Director

Above: The Landings St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff The Landings St Lucia has named Kashmie Ali its new managing director, the property announced. Ali comes to the all-suite, villa resort after a five-year stint at the Sugar Beach Beach Resort and Spa in St Thomas. “It’s great to be back in St Lucia […]

Grand Velas Riviera Maya Names New Director of Sales

Above: the Grand Velas Riviera Maya By the Caribbean Journal staff The Grand Velas Riviera Maya has named a new director of sales. The resort announced this week that it had named Georgina Godoy to the position, effective immediately. Godoy will oversee the the development and implementation of worldwide sales for the luxury all-inclusive resort,” […]

Interview With Jamaica Tourist Board Director Paul Pennicook

Above: Paul Pennicook (CJ Photo) By Guy Britton MONTEGO BAY — Paul Pennicook returned to the Jamaica Tourism Board in July as the country’s Director of Tourism for the second time — this time with more experience and a new mission. Pennicook was previously Director of Tourism in Jamaica from 2003-2006.  Paul Pennicook has built […]

Westin St Maarten Dawn Beach Names New Spa Director

Above: the Westin St Maarten Dawn Beach Resort & Spa By the Caribbean Journal staff The Westin St Maarten Dawn Beach Resort and Spa has named Murielle Parotte-Van Henneigen the director of its Hibiscus Spa. Van Henneigen comes to the property from the Four Seasons Nevis, where she had spent the previous seven years in […]

Anguilla's Malliouhana Resort Names Director of Sales and Marketing

Above: the Malliouhana in Anguilla By the Caribbean Journal staff The soon-to-open Malliouhana, An Auberge Resort in Anguilla has named its director of sales and marketing, the property announced. The resort has appointed Tania Rydon in the role ahead of its planned Nov. 1 opening date. “We are thrilled to have an industry veteran such […]

Jamaica Names New Tourism Director

Above: New Jamaica Tourist Board Director Paul Pennicook By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica has a new Director of Tourism, industry veteran Paul Pennicook. Pennicook, who had been serving as chairman of Jamaica Vacations, succeeds John Lynch, a decades-long regional tourism stalwart, as the director of the Jamaica Tourist Board. “I’m thrilled and honored to […]

Antigua Names New Tourism Director For UK, European Market

Above: Antigua By the Caribbean Journal staff The Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority has named Cherrie Osborne its new Director of Tourism for the United Kingdom and Europe market. Osborne, who began her career with the UK tourist office in 2006, will be responsible for managing the twin-island country’s efforts on the Continent. “After serving […]