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Aruba Is Asking Travelers to Make a Simple Promise — And It Could Shape the Island’s Future

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Travel has always carried an unspoken contract. Visitors arrive to enjoy a destination, but they also share in the responsibility of preserving it — its landscapes, its culture, and the communities that sustain it. As tourism grows across the Caribbean, the question of what travelers owe the places they visit has taken on new urgency. […]

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Virgin Atlantic Is Adding More Flights to Antigua

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By the Caribbean Journal staff Virgin Atlantic is adding new flights to one of the Caribbean’s buzziest hotspots, Antigua and Barbuda. The transatlantic carrier will be expanding its Antigua service from three weekly flights to four weekly flights. That change will come into effect beginning June 8, 2020, according to a statement released by Virgin […]

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St Maarten Is a Resurgent Caribbean Hotspot

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By Alexander Britell St Maarten tourism is booming. The Dutch Caribbean hotspot is seeing a massive rebound in tourism arrivals, according to newly-released data for the first half of 2019. St Maarten reported 171,543 stayover visitors in the first six months of 2019, compared to the same period in 2018. That represented a whopping 131 […]

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In St Croix, a Tale of Two Lovely Caribbean Cities

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By Bob Curley CJ Contributor Our visit to St Croix’s two cities was the best of times and the better of times, and we had a Dickens of a time deciding whether we loved Christiansted or Frederiksted more. Then again, why choose when you can stay and enjoy both? Christiansted, the capital of the largest […]


St Maarten Is a Resurgent Caribbean Hotspot

The luxury enclave of Cap Cana is one of the region’s secret foodie hotspots, in large part due to its world-class flagship hotel. And now there’s a new way to experience the best of the destination. The Eden Roc at Cap Cana hotel, the Dominican Republic’s only Relais & Chateaux property, is offering a new […]

Antigua, LIME Roll Out Laptop Programme for Country's Teachers

Above: a teacher receives a laptop (Photo: ABG) By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of Antigua, in collaboration with telecom LIME, has rolled out the third phase of its teacher laptop initiative, giving 500 teachers in the country a new high-speed laptop. Antigua is not the only Caribbean country to distribute laptops in this […]

A Miami Beach Hotspot Is Coming to the Dominican Republic

Miami Beach eatery Pubbelly Sushi is coming to the Dominican Republic. The hotspot sushi restaurant is opening this month at the Marina at Casa de Campo, headed by Chef Juan Jose Carrasco Melero. “We’re confident Juan José’s vast culinary skillset will perfectly complement Pubbelly Sushi’s eclectic menu,” said Charles Keusters, director of food and beverage […]