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Jimmy Buffett’s New Boutique Resort Is Open in Mexico
Landsharks, meet whale sharks. Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville has opened its second resort in Mexico, this time on the tiny island of Holbox at the edge of the Caribbean Sea. It’s called the Margaritaville St Somewhere Punta Coco, Holbox Island, and […]
Margaritaville’s New Resort Brand Is Opening Soon in Mexico
Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville is debuting its newest resort brand at the edge of the Caribbean next month, Caribbean Journal has learned. Margaritaville, in collaboration with Karisma Hotels and Resorts, is opening the new Margaritaville St Somewhere by Karisma Punta Coco […]
Gulf Land Structures Acquires LQT Industries Assets
Gulf Land Structures, the region’s leading modular construction firms, has acquired the living quarters assets and repair and maintenance business of LQT Industries, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned. The assets, acquired from Dynamic Industries, are in various locations throughout the […]
Jimmy Buffett’s New Resort Brand Is Coming to Mexico
A new Jimmy Buffett-inspired resort brand is coming to the nexus of the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. It’s called St Somewhere, and it’s the latest product of the partnership between Margaritaville and Karisma Hotels and Resorts. The […]
Holiday Inn Express Expands in Mexico
IHG’s fast-growing Holiday Inn Express brand has opened another new property in the region The latest Holiday Inn Express has debuted in the city of Tuxpan on Mexico’s eastern shores on the Gulf of Mexico. Located on the waters of […]
Two More Oil Spills Reported in Trinidad’s Gulf of Paria
Above: oil production in Trinidad By the Caribbean Journal staff Two more oil spills have been reported in Trinidad’s Gulf of Paria, according to state-owned oil firm Petrotrin. The spills are the latest in a series that began on Dec. […]
Guyana’s Oil Discoveries Are Making It the Caribbean’s Next Big Investment Frontier
Discovery of offshore oil and gas is a major event for Guyana and for the global oil and gas industry, making Guyana, is a small island nation with a population of just over 750,000 people, one the hottest offshore regions […]
The 5 Best Margaritaville Resorts in the Caribbean
It’s hard to think of anyone who has better distilled the dream of island living than Jimmy Buffett. And Buffett’s empire has expanded far beyond music, from the famous, ubiquitous Margaritaville restaurants and bars to a fast-expanding portfolio of branded […]
The Caribbean’s Tour de Turtles
One world-famous Tour just concluded, with almost 200 entrants traversing the entirety of France. Another Tour just began, half a world away; but this one is far, far bigger, spanning the entire Caribbean and beyond. Except the participants don’t even […]
There’s a Hot New Beach Bar in Cancun
Cancun’s newest luxury hotel has added a hot new beach bar. The SLS Cancun has opened Bungalow Beach Bar and Grill, following the bar’s recent launch at the SLS Baha Mar in The Bahamas. Bungalow is an open-concept, beach-club style […]
Margaritaville St Somewhere Resort Holbox Plans December Debut
Margaritaville’s newest resort brand is making a December debut in the Caribbean. The company will open its new St Somewhere Resort Holbox, set at the edge of the Yucatan peninsula where the Caribbean Sea meets the Gulf of Mexico. The […]
Carnival Launches Charleston-Caribbean Cruises
By the Caribbean Journal staff Cruise giant Carnival Cruise Line has launched its newest cruises out of the Port of Charleston. The company’s Carnival Sunshine, which recently underwent a $200 million makeover, had initially relaunched with a series of cruises […]
Margaritaville Is Launching a Boutique Hotel Brand: Compass
By the Caribbean Journal staff Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville is launching a new hotel brand. The company, which has been rapidly expanding in the Caribbean, has announced plans to debut the new COMPASS by Margaritaville Hotels and Resorts, an “upscale boutique” […]
Casas del XVI Expands in Santo Domingo
A boutique luxury boutique hotel has expanded in the heart of Santo Domingo’s Colonial Zone. The new Casa Antilliana is the latest boutique home by the Casas del XVI hotel in the storied old city of the Dominican Republic’s capital. […]
“Carnival Journeys” Cruise Program Is Expanding
Carnival Cruise Line has expanded its Carnival Journeys “enrichment” cruise series with a host of new 12- to 14-day voyages departing from homeports along the East and West Coasts and the Gulf of Mexico in 2018 and 2019. The new voyages are […]
Op-Ed: Marine Pollution in the Caribbean
Exploring Marine Pollution and the Caribbean Maritime Transport Industry By George Nicholson and Rachael Robinson Op-Ed Contributors Pollution of the world’s oceans is globally recognized as one of our highest environmental concerns. The oceans are regarded as the transportation highways […]
The Hip List — The Caribbean’s Hippest Destinations
What the definition of a hip destination? It’s the place itself. It’s the people who go there — or the lack of people who go there. It’s the locals. It’s the culture. It’s the energy. It’s what draws people. The […]
A Caribbean Christmas Memory (And a New Take on Sorrel)
By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor AS CHRISTMAS ( or “The Holidays” to some) arrives, I find myself transported into a state of nostalgia. Memories of my youth flash to mind, taking me back to a time when life was simple […]
Op-Ed: Nuclear Energy in Jamaica
By Ramesh Sujanani Op-Ed Contributor Last year, the aspect of liquefied natural gas being of uncertain supply, and rapidly increasing in price, was brought to the forefront of the energy supply in Jamaica. Some months later, so-called “clean coal,” was […]
Canadian Oil Firm CGX to Begin Offshore Drilling in Guyana
Above: CGX President Stephen Hermstone meeting with Guyanese President Donald Ramotar (Photo: GINA) By the Caribbean Journal staff Canadian oil exploration firm CGX has been cleared to begin drilling one of two wells in the Guyana offshore oil concession, according […]
Barbados Links Office Safety, Environment
Above: Minister Dr Esther Byer Suckoo (BGIS Photo) Occupational safety and health and the environment are inextricably linked, according to Barbados Minister of Labour and Social Security Dr Esther Byer Suckoo. Good and bad practices in either area will have […]
BP Shuts Down Trinidad Gas Platform to Improve Safety Standards
A BP platform (© BP P.L.C.) British Petroleum, which pumps approximately 60 percent of the natural gas in Trinidad and Tobago, announced that it had shut its Mahogany A offshore drilling platform in order to improve its safety standards. “Since […]
Bahamas Petroleum Company, in Survey, Finds Supergiant Structures
By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas Petroleum Company, which has offshore license permits in the Bahamas, said it had found structures similar to the so-called supergiant structures of the Gulf of Mexico and the Middle East. “What is most […]
Carnival Expanding Cruise Options from Galveston
By the Caribbean Journal staff Carnival Cruise Line is looking to expand its cruise offerings from its Gulf Coast cruising hub in Galveston, Texas, according to the company. Carnival will be launching new four and five-day cruises to Mexico year-round […]
The Caribbean’s Best Pools – 2014
By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor We’re all about the beach, but sometimes a little poolside relaxation is in order. When we’re craving some lounge time, these are the pools where we like to pull up a chaise (and suck […]
Op-Ed: Why the Caribbean Matters
By Michael W Edghill Op-Ed Contributor When it comes to US foreign policy, most of the focus tends to be on the Middle East and, increasingly, China. There is rarely a cursory glance offered in the direction of Latin America […]
Isadore Sharp, Founder of Four Seasons, on the Caribbean, Social Media and the Future
Above: Isadore Sharp (Photo: Four Seasons) By Alexander Britell In 1961, Isadore Sharp was a neophyte in the hospitality industry who had just opened his first property in Toronto. Fifty years later, the company he founded and built, Four Seasons, […]
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