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Eastern Airlines Set to Launch Guyana Flights

The newly-relaunched Eastern Airlines is set to begin its first-ever commercial service to the wider Caribbean region next month. Eastern, a revival of the branding of the once-legendary airline, will be launching nonstop flights between New York and Georgetown, Guyana […]

A New Coral Farm Is Coming to The Bahamas

By the Caribbean Journal staff As coral reefs continue to dwindle around the region, more and more initiatives are looking to plant new coral and save dying reefs. But in order to plant the coral, it has to grow somewhere. […]

VIDEO: Exploring the Wild East of Aruba

By Alexander Britell It’s a short drive on a dusty road from the Gold Mine Ranch to Bushiribana, where a century and a half ago they used to take mined gold and process it here. Today it is but a […]

10 Caribbean Farm-to-Table Resorts

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Sure, good hotel cuisine requires an experienced and inventive chef. But at the end of the day, it’s the raw ingredients that really make the meal. And when those ingredients come fresh from the […]

Light Earthquake Causes Shaking in Eastern Caribbean

By the Caribbean Journal staff A 4.9-magnitude earthquake caused light shaking around the eastern Caribbean on Sunday morning, according to data from the United States Geological Survey. The quake, which struck at around 9:48 AM local time, was at a […]

A New Kind of Farm-to-Table Experience in Jamaica

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor JAMAICA — It’s trendy right now for Caribbean resorts to talk about serving farm-to-table cuisine and encouraging guests to eating local. But often those same hotels are serving imported strawberries on the breakfast buffet; […]

Island Outpost Is Now Offering an All-Inclusive Farm Stay in Jamaica

A new kind of stay in Jamaica By the Caribbean Journal staff Island Outpost is offering a new kind of stay in Jamaica. It’s called Pantrepant, and it’s a 2,500-acre farm that has long provided produce to all three Island […]

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, […]

St Kitts Breaks Ground on Another New Solar Farm

Above: the first panels at the farm in St Kitts By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts and Nevis has broken ground on another new solar farm on the island. The country is already home to a solar farm at […]

How the Caribbean Fared at the UN Climate Summit in New York

By Michael W Beck, PhD CJ Contributor It was a momentous week recently in New York City at the United Nations (UN) Climate Summit. The purpose of the Summit was to build energy, momentum and commitments towards a new global […]

6.5M Earthquake Shakes Eastern Caribbean, From Martinique to Grenada

Above: a map of the quake (graphic: United States Geological Survey) By the Caribbean Journal staff Above: a map of the quake (graphic: United States Geological Survey) By the Caribbean Journal staff A 6.5-magnitude earthquake northeast of Barbados caused shaking […]

Death Toll Rises From Heavy Flooding in Eastern Caribbean

Above: Trinidad PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar is sending aid to the affected areas By the Caribbean Journal staff The death toll from a series of storms in the Eastern Caribbean has continued to rise, according to government officials. The storms, which […]

At Least 17 Dead as Migrants’ Sloop Capsizes in Turks and Caicos

Above: TCI By the Caribbean Journal staff At least 17 people have been confirmed dead following the capsize of a boat carrying illegal migrants near South Dock in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos. According to a statement from the Governor’s office, […]

USAID Launches $88 Million Farming Project in Northern Haiti

Above: a farm in Haiti By the Caribbean Journal staff The United States Agency for International Development has launched a new project aiming to boost what it says are at least 40,000 rural households in northern Haiti. The five-year, $88 […]

Earthquake Near St Kitts and Nevis Causes Shaking in Eastern Caribbean

Above: a map of the quake (USGS) By the Caribbean Journal staff A 4.3-magnitude earthquake off the coast of St Kitts and Nevis caused light shaking in the Eastern Caribbean, particularly St Maarten, early Wednesday morning. The quake, which occurred […]

Eastern Caribbean Economies Contracted 0.1 Percent in 2012

Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff Economic activity in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union fell in 2012 for the fourth consecutive year, according to Sir K Dwight Venner, President of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank. Real GDP in […]

Northeastern Dominican Republic Shaken By 4.4-Magnitude Earthquake

Above: a map of the earthquake (Graphic: USGS) The Dominican Republic was shaken by its second earthquake in as many days Sunday, according to the United States Geological Survey. A 4.4-Magnitude quake rocked the area near Samana on the country’s […]

Haiti Experiences 4.6-Magnitude Earthquake Southeast of Port-au-Prince

Above: the location of the quake (Graphic: USGS) By the Caribbean Journal staff A 4.6-magnitude earthquake shook Haiti on Wednesday night, according to a report from the United States Geological Survey. The quake’s epicentre was located 37 km southeast of […]

Bahamian Farmers Recover from Irene

Above: farmer Dwight Saywer lost his entire banana crop. Also pictured: BAIC Executive Chairman Edison Key and Assistant GM Arnold Dorsett (BIS Photo/Gladstone Thurston) The Bahamian Agricultural and Industrial Corporation has stepped in to help farmers on Grand Bahama whose […]

Wyndham Is Opening a New Dominican Republic All-Inclusive

Wyndham’s fast-growing all-inclusive collection is adding a major new resort in the Dominican Republic later this year. The new Wyndham Alltra Samaná, a 404-room resort in one of the country’s up-and-coming destinations, is now taking reservations for a December debut. […]

Caribbean Moment: Sunset in San Salvador, The Bahamas

It’s the most relaxing, beautiful island you’ve never heard of. This is San Salvador, the island made famous by Columbus’ first landfall in the New World, today a remarkably beautiful, endlessly serene, impossibly laid back island at the far eastern […]

A New Adults-Only All-Inclusive in St Croix

St Croix’s only all-inclsuive is making a comeback as a new kind of resort, Caribbean Journal has learned. The Divi Carina Bay all-inclusive resort is slated to reopen in October 2021, according to Divi Resorts. And when it does, it […]

Caribbean Moment: A Secret Beach in Cayman

Maybe you’ve been to Seven Mile Beach, or had a mudslide at Rum Point. But if you want to go deeper, to find that sought-after Cayman Islands fantasy, you need Little Cayman, still one of the Caribbean’s greatest secrets. It’s […]

10 Small Bahamas Resorts to Visit Right Now

With 700 islands and cays and some of the most spectacular scenery anywhere on the planet, it’s not surprising that the Bahamas is filled with terrific resorts. But while the destination is perhaps best known for larger hotspots on the […]

Carnival to Debut New Teppanyaki Restaurant

A new kind of restaurant is coming to Carnival Cruise Line: a Teppanyaki eatery. Teppanyaki is a traditional method of Japanese cooking whose name is derived from the combination of the words “teppan” or iron plate with “yaki” meaning grilled […]

Carnival Releases New Beer

Carnival Cruise Line has created a special tropical-flavored beer served exclusively at Carnival Vista’s RedFrog Pub & Brewery. The new Miami Guava Wheat beer was unveiled at a recent shipboard ceremony, during which Carnival Vista’s expert brewmaster Colin Presby tapped […]

VIDEO: This Caribbean Hotel Has Its Own Secret Island

It’s perhaps the signature resort in Puerto Rico: El Conquistador, A Waldorf Astoria Resort set on the far eastern corner of the island. But this sprawling hotel, home to a large marina and two resort components (not to mention its […]

How Do You Define Caribbean Luxury?

What does luxury mean in the Caribbean? Is it tranquility? Is it sheer beauty? Is it service? What does luxury mean in the new travel era? Is there such thing as “Caribbean” luxury? To find out, we talked to some of […]

Marriott Just Opened Its New All-Inclusive Concept in Cancun