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Southwest Airlines Is Adding New Nonstop Flights To A Caribbean Island Where Beaches, Boating, and Shopping All Come Together

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St. Thomas is the island where beaches sit minutes apart, the harbor stays active from early morning to late evening, and a short ferry ride can turn one vacation into two or three. Magens Bay remains one of the Caribbean’s most photographed beaches. Red Hook continues to anchor the island’s social life with marinas, bars […]

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Dominica Airport Project Could Begin Construction Next Year

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Dominica’s long-awaited international airport project could begin construction as early as the first quarter of 2021, according to Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit.  The country’s government has acquired approximately 411 acres for the site for the airport, which would be able to receive long-haul flights and jets; the country’s existing Douglas-Charles Airport can only receive regional […]

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Caribbean Airline LIAT Returns to Flying

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After being shuttered for months, regional Caribbean carrier LIAT has returned to flying.  The carrier operated its first daily flight from Antigua to Dominica on Nov. 1.  The airline will be operating a limited schedule this month after suspending services in April 2020 due to the impact of the pandemic.  The airline is currently under […]

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In a Growing Trend, Americans Are Pursuing Caribbean Citizenship

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By Alexander Britell Mohammed Asaria is one of the Caribbean’s leading resort developers. He’s the Managing Director of Range Developments, the company behind three of the region’s most prominent projects in recent years: the Park Hyatt St Kitts, the new Kempinski in Dominica and, most recently, the Six Senses Grenada.  All three are funded by […]


Caribbean Airline LIAT Returns to Flying

Guadeloupe-based Air Antilles is expanding its flights to Barbados, Caribbean Journal has learned. The regional carrier will be increasing its service to eight weekly flights between Saint Lucia and Barbados and four weekly flights from Barbados to Dominica.  The move will be a particular boon to Dominica, making it easier for travelers to reach the […]

Dominica Launches “Safe in Nature” Program

The Caribbean’s “Nature Island” is launching a new program aimed at ensuring safety for travelers.  Dominica has launched its new “Safe in Nature” program, which will “ensure a managed experience throughout the first 5-7 days of visitors arriving in Dominica,” according to the Discover Dominica Authority.  That will include transportation services to and from ports […]

How the U.S. Election Is Fueling Caribbean Real Estate

By Alexander Britell JUST LAST WEEK, broker Ian Hurdle closed on a $5.2 million sale in Turks and Caicos involving a family from California.  The sale was the direct result, he told Caribbean Journal Invest, of dissatisfaction with the current political climate in the United States.  “They were fed up with politics,” said Hurdle, founder […]

Caribbean Airlines Launches New Flights to Dominica

There’s a new way to get to the Nature Island of the Caribbean.  Caribbean Airlines has officially kicked off its newest route, with the launch of new flights between Barbados and Dominica.  The flights will be operating twice weekly on Saturdays and Sundays, increasing to four times each week by mid-October, according to the company.  […]

Why We Bought a One-Way Ticket to Anguilla

If you haven’t gotten around to visiting Anguilla as yet, imagine an island the size of Manhattan with the population of just two high-rises, surrounded by 33 sugary white beaches, lapped by stunning turquoise waters ‒ with temps in the mid-80s and a tropical breeze, just about 365. After years of commuting before and after […]

From Aruba to Jamaica, 9 Beaches With Built-in Social Distancing

Social distancing is one of the hardest parts about COVID-19: we all miss our family and friends, and it’s made even worse when you feel like you’ve been trapped in your house for months. What if, however, you could stay safely apart from other people yet still enjoy the beauty of a Caribbean beach? Any […]

Dominica’s Secret Bay Is Opening Four New Villas

Dominica’s leading boutique hotel, Secret Bay, is expanding, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The Portsmouth-area luxury eco-retreat is adding four new, two-story villas to its portfolio, the company confirmed this week.  That brings the resort’s total villa count to 10.  Each of the “Ti-Fey” villas has a private plunge pool, a cantilevered outdoor rain shower and […]

InterCaribbean Airways Is Expanding to St Vincent

Fast-growing Turks and Caicos-based regional carrier interCaribbean Airways is expanding again, this time with new service to the island of St Vincent. Beginning Oct. 1, the carrier will be operating flights between Barbados and St Vincent. interCaribbean will be running the flights on Embraer 120 aircraft, the company said. It’s part of a wider expansion […]