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Curacao Just Topped 500,000 Visitors for the First Time
The Dutch Caribbean island of Curacao just hit a major milestone in its tourism history, topping 500,000 stay over arrivals for the calendar year. It’s the first time the destination has ever recorded more than 500,000 stay over visitors in […]
Norwegian Breakaway Just Docked in This Caribbean Port for the First Time
A new port of call By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Norwegian Breakaway sailed into the shores of Virgin Islands for the first time today. The ship made its inaugural call to the port of Road Town. Captain Mikael Hilden received […]
Cuba Wins Caribbean Series for First Time Since 1960
Above: the Cuban team following its victory By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean has a new baseball champion: Cuba. The island’s Pinar del Rio club won the Caribbean Series this week, 55 years after their previous victory. Cuba had […]
Aruba Tops 1 Million Visitors for First Time
Above: Aruba By the Caribbean Journal staff Aruba topped one million stayover visitors last year, the first time the island has done so in its history. The 1 millionth visitor arrived on a JetBlue flight from New York late last […]
St Kitts Projecting 1 Million Cruise Visitors For First Time
Above: Port Zante in Basseterre, St Kitts (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts is projecting to welcome 1 million cruise passengers in the 2014/2015 cruise season, according to the country’s tourist board. That would represent a 31.5 […]
Jamaica Tops 2 Million Stopover Visitors For First Time
Above: Alexis and Craig Greiner met by a government delegation By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica welcomed its 2 millionth tourist to the island on Sunday, the first time the country has reached that number in its history. The travelers […]
Jamaica Hoping to Surpass 2 Million Stopover Visitors For First Time
Above: Jamaica By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica received 1.8 million stopover visitors in the first 11 months of 2013, giving it a chance to receive more than 2 million stopover visitors for the first time, according to Tourism Minister […]
Haiti Readies to Host CARICOM Summit for First Time
Above: the Karibe Hotel in Haiti By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti will be hosting the 24th Intersessional Meeting of the Heads of Government of CARICOM starting Monday in Port-au-Prince. The two-day summit will be the first time the Heads […]
Haiti Assumes CARICOM Chairmanship for First Time
Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell Haiti President Michel Martelly has begun his six-month term as Chairman of the Caribbean Community’s Conference of Heads of Government, vowing to “accelerate” Haiti’s inclusion in the regional integration movement. […]
Turks and Caicos Appoints Woman as Opposition Leader for First Time
Above: Deputy Governor Anya Williams presenting Opposition Leader Mrs. Sharlene Cartwright Robinson with the keys to her office inside the NJS Francis Building. By the Caribbean Journal staff The Turks and Caicos Islands has its first-ever female opposition leader in […]
Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz Beat US for First Time in Kingston Qualifier
Above: Jamaica had lost all of its matches against the US since 1988 By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz made history Friday night, beating the United States’ national football team, 2-1 in a World Cup qualifying match. It […]
Saint Lucia Resort Stars in Lifetime’s Married at First Sight
By the Caribbean Journal staff Saint Lucia’s St James’s Club Morgan Bay is the star in the new Lifetime reality series Married at First Sight: Honeymoon Island. The entire eight-episode series was filmed at the popular all-inclusive beachfront resort. “This […]
First Grand Cayman, Tulum and Roatan. Now Kimpton Is Opening in the Dominican Republic
Locally-focused restaurants, sleek lobbies, thoughtful service and a reinvention of how hotels do happy hour. Kimpton has always been a unique hotel brand; but it wasn’t until 2016 that the company actually came to the Caribbean, with the outstanding Kimpton […]
Marriott’s New Turks and Caicos Resort Names First GM
Marriott’s soon-to-open Salterra resort in Turks and Caicos has named its first general manager, Caribbean Journal has learned. The resort, which will be part of Marriott’s Luxury Collection, has named Melina Forla as its new GM. Forta has been with […]
JW Marriott Just Opened Its First Caribbean Beach Resort in St Maarten
It was arguably the most high-profile resort on the Dutch side of St Maarten: the Westin Dawn Beach resort, set on one of the most beautiful shorelines on the island and the area’s most famous branded hotel. Then that unwelcome […]
JSX Just Launched Its First-Ever Bahamas Flights
Semi-private airline JSX has launched its first-ever flights to The Bahamas. The airline has inaugurated its new route between Miami Opa-Locka airport and Marsh Harbour, Abaco. The flights are operating up to five days a week between Miami and Abaco. […]
JetBlue Is Launching Its First-Ever Belize Flights Next Month
JetBlue is now flying to a new destination: the rainforest-filled, reef-lined, beach-covered hotspot of Belize. The increasingly popular getaway on the Caribbean coast of Mexico will soon be served by nonstop service from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. […]
JetBlue’s First-Ever Los Angeles-Bahamas Flights
JetBlue just kicked off an historic new route between Los Angeles and The Bahamas. The carrier has officially begun new flights between Los Angeles International Airport and Lynden Pindling International Airport in Nassau, The Bahamas. The new route, which launched […]
Turks and Caicos’ The Bight Breaking Ground Later This Year; Hotel Timeline Unclear
The Bight, a residential resort, has announced a multi-phased development plan, although it is not clear when the hotel itself will be opening its doors. To access this content, subscribe now. Choose from two tailored subscription options: Caribbean Journal Invest […]
British Airways Just Launched Its First Flights to Guyana
British Airways just kicked off its first-ever flights to Guyana, a destination that continues to see new routes from both North America and across the pond. The airline is now operating a new direct route from London Gatwick to Guyana, […]
The Caribbean’s First Theme Park Resort Is In Punta Cana
Katmandu Park, the first true theme park in the Caribbean, is opening at the beginning of next year in Punta Cana. The $350 million project is the brainchild of Falcon’s Beyond, a global entertainment company, and Melia Hotels International, the […]
LIV Golf Is Hosting Its First Caribbean Tournament at Mayakoba
The world’s newest golf tour is coming to the Caribbean next year, Caribbean Journal has learned. Upstart golf league LIV Golf is adding its first-ever Caribbean tournament next year with the new LIV Golf Mayakoba. The tournament will run from […]
The Caribbean’s First Green Globe-Certified Airport Is In Aruba
The Caribbean is filled with Green Globe-certified hotels, properties doing their part to work toward a sustainable future. The certification covers everything from operations to green energy to water use, with a total of 44 core criteria supported by more […]
Hilton Is Opening Its First Caribbean Motto Hotel in Tulum
Flexible bed setups. Beach club access. E-bikes. Multiple connected rooms. It’s a new kind of hotel for the Caribbean, and it’s now in the Mexican Caribbean hotspot of Tulum. Hilton is bringing its innovative Motto hotel brand to the Caribbean […]
The Newest Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship Just Set an All-Time Record
It has not yet even hit the water yet, but Royal Caribbean’s new Icon of the Seas cruise ship already has a place in history. The new ship, which just revealed its first look earlier this week, reported the single-largest […]
The First Caribbean Shake Shack Is Opening at Atlantis
Beloved burger chain Shake Shack is coming to the Caribbean, Caribbean Journal has learned. The first-ever Caribbean outpost of the New York-based eatery is opening at the Atlantis Paradise Island in The Bahamas next year. Shake Shack Atlantis will “making […]
The BVI’s Jost Van Dyke Has Its First Luxury Hotel
There’s a new luxury hotel on one of the most beloved little islands in the Caribbean: Jost Van Dyke in the British Virgin Islands. Jost, as it’s affectionately known, has long been famous for its enviable collection of world-famous beach […]
Cape Air Will Become the Caribbean’s First Electric Airline
Cape Air, the Massachusetts-based airline that has a strong presence in the Caribbean, is going electric. The company has signed a letter of intent to purchase 75 all-electric Alice commuter aircraft, meaning the longtime regional carrier will become the Caribbean’s […]
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