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Hurricane Melissa Crosses Eastern Cuba, Now a Category 3 Storm

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Hurricane Melissa is now moving across eastern Cuba with maximum sustained winds near 115 miles per hour, continuing its projected path toward the southeastern and central Bahamas later today, according to the 5 a.m. advisory from the National Hurricane Center. The powerful Category 3 system (down from what was a Category 5) was located about 60 […]

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From Taxi Drivers to Tour Guides, How Dominica Is Raising the Bar on Visitor Experience

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Dominica has just wrapped up a major training effort designed to sharpen the island’s tourism experience — and it wasn’t aimed at executives in boardrooms. Instead, the Chief Experience Officer (CEO) Training Series brought together the people visitors actually meet: taxi drivers, tour guides, craft vendors, hair braiders, hotel staff and even forestry wardens. Over […]

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The Tiny Pagua Bay House in Dominica Has Just Six Cabanas, With Private Plunge Pools and Ocean Views

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From the moment you arrive, it’s clear: this is not the Dominica you expected. It’s wilder. More private. And somehow, more refined. You follow the winding road from the coastal village of Marigot, then crest a lush green hill — and there it is, Pagua Bay House. A boutique escape where every room has its […]

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Caribbean Airlines Expands Service to Dominica With New Puerto Rico Route, More Flights From Trinidad

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In a major boost for regional air connectivity, Caribbean Airlines is launching a new route between San Juan, Puerto Rico and Dominica — and increasing flight frequency from Trinidad to the Nature Island. The new service re-establishes a critical link between Dominica and San Juan just weeks after Silver Airways ceased operations, restoring a vital […]


The Tiny Pagua Bay House in Dominica Has Just Six Cabanas, With Private Plunge Pools and Ocean Views

In Dominica this fall, the music will echo. Echo through generations, through genres, through islands and continents. This is a celebration of identity, of memory, and of magic. The Ministry of Tourism and the Discover Dominica Authority have officially launched the 25th edition of the World Creole Music Festival, returning October 24–26, 2025, to the Windsor […]

The Dreamiest Rainforest Resorts in the Caribbean, From Dominica to Belize

The Caribbean is often imagined as a string of sun-drenched beaches — white sand, turquoise water, and endless horizon. And while that version of the Caribbean is very real, it’s only part of the story. Move beyond the shoreline, and the islands begin to change. The terrain rises, the air cools, and the landscape transforms […]

Dominica Is Getting a Second Nonstop Flight From New York — Just in Time for Winter

There are islands where you go to sit still — and then there’s Dominica. This is a place carved by volcanoes, draped in rainforest, and alive with sound: waterfalls tumbling through jungle basins, boiling lakes bubbling in the mountains, the crunch of boots on a muddy trail. It’s a Caribbean built for motion — for […]

The 6 Hottest Luxury Resorts in the Caribbean Right Now, From Turks and Caicos to Curacao 

There are resorts, and then there are destinations within destinations. Places that aren’t just where you stay — they’re why you go. They inspire you. They transport you. They become the trip. In the Caribbean, where luxury is a way of life, these five properties are setting the tone. They’re remote but accessible, indulgent yet […]

Travelers Are Looking for Adventure, and This Caribbean Island Is The Place for It

There’s a feeling in Dominica right now — a quiet surge, a subtle hum of momentum that you can sense in the air as soon as you arrive at Douglas-Charles Airport. The first three months of 2025 tell the story: Dominica welcomed 24,321 stayover visitors between January and March, a 9.6 percent increase compared to […]

Starlink Just Launched in Dominica

Starlink, the satellite-based internet service developed by SpaceX, has officially launched in Dominica, bringing high-speed, low-latency internet to communities across the island. The service is now listed as “Available” on the official Starlink coverage map, confirming its rollout throughout Dominica. With this launch, Dominica becomes one of the latest Caribbean destinations to gain access to […]

25 Perfect Caribbean Beaches to Add to Your Summer Bucket List

There’s nothing like a Caribbean beach in summer. The crowds thin out, the winds relax, and the islands start breathing in a different way. The beaches you thought you knew feel new again— stretches of sand once packed with winter crowds now stretch wide open, waiting just for you. It’s the time when the Caribbean […]

United Airlines Is Adding More Flights to the Caribbean, With Extra Service to St Maarten, Punta Cana and Cozumel 

The shopping in Philipsburg. The dinners in Grand Case. The vibes on Friar’s Bay. The energy in Maho. St Maarten is more popular than ever, and now the island is getting an extra boost from United Airlines this fall, Caribbean Journal has learned.  United is ramping up its Caribbean footprint out of Chicago, with plans […]