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Caribbean Photo of the Week: The Sea in Ile a Vache

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Where to Book the 14 Most Romantic Dinners in the Caribbean

Romance in the Caribbean often starts with the setting. A table close to the water. Low light. A breeze that makes you lean in a little closer. Across the region, there are certain dining rooms and beachside kitchens that couples return to again and again. Some are formal. Some are barefoot. All of them understand […]

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Caribbean Photo of the Week: On the Sea in Ile a Vache, Haiti

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Fernand Sajous, who took this beautiful snapshot of a local fisherman in front of the Abaka Bay Resort on the island of Ile a Vache in Haiti. Do you have a great photo of the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line. It could be […]

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Rum Journal: A Taste of Abaka Bay, Haiti

Above: Abaka Bay in Haiti IT’S ONE of the secret paradises of the Caribbean: the island of Ile a Vache, Haiti. And the island’s leading boutique resort, Abaka Bay, has been kind enough to share a taste with us, offering the recipe for one ifs signature rum cocktails. You might call it a Taste of Abaka […]

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Haiti Eyes Another Island For New Development Projects

Above: Haiti’s Prime Minister (above) in Gonave (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s development plans are expanding to another new island. As the country has looked to develop tourism projects on the island of Ile a Vache and signed a major deal with Carnival Cruise Lines for a project on the island […]

Rum Journal: A Taste of Abaka Bay, Haiti

Above: Ile a Vache By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s recently-revived tourism push has a major focus: developing the island of Ile a Vache. The government said this week that it’s projects on the island had already launched, with plans for 1,000 luxury hotel rooms, an archaeology museum, nightclubs, art galleries and craft boutiques. The […]

Madonna Visits Haiti

Above: Madonna in Ile a Vache with Haiti Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin By the Caribbean Journal staff Singer Madonna is on a visit to Haiti this week, at the invitation of Haiti Goodwill Ambassador and Actor Sean Penn. (Penn and Madonna were previously married in the early 1980s.) The trip has included stops to areas […]

Haiti Markets Ile a Vache in New Video

Above: Ile a Vache (MT Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Just nine miles southeast of Les Cayes, the island of Ile a Vache (“Cow Island”) has become integral to Haiti’s renewed tourism push. The country’s government has been pushing investment on the 20-square-mile island almost since the time Haiti Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin launched […]

Haiti and Venezuela to Partner on Hotel Project in Ile a Vache

Above: construction work in Ile a Vache By the Caribbean Journal staff The governments of Haiti and Venezuela are planning to partner on a hotel and villa project on the island of Ile a Vache. The news was revealed by Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe during a presentation on “Destination Ile a Vache” at the […]

Haiti Releases Short List of Potential Developers For Ile a Vache

Above: Ile a Vache By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s government has released a short list of four developers for a potential development on the island of Ile a Vache. The list, released through the Ministry of Tourism, includes four firms that will undergo a review of pre-qualification. Next, Haiti’s Ministerial Committee on Government Procurement […]

Haiti Set to Break Ground on New Airport in Ile a Vache

Above: Ile a Vache By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti will break ground on a new airport on the island of Ile a Vache this month, according to Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe. The airport will launch construction on Aug. 20, according to the Prime Minister, who announced the move on social media. The island is […]

Haiti PM Launches "Destination Ile a Vache" Tourism Project

Above: Haiti PM Laurent Lamothe at the ceremony By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe visited the island of Ile a Vache on Tuesday to launch the new “Destination Ile a Vache” tourism project. Lamothe, joined by Tourims Minister Stephanie Villedrouin, said the project was one of the “largest and most ambitious” […]

Haiti's Tourism Plans for Ile a Vache

Above: Ile a Vache (Photo: MT Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti has revealed its plans for tourism development on the island of Ile a Vache. The Ministry of Tourism is proposing the eventual development of 1,500 units on the 52-square-kilometre island, which is located off the southeast coast of Les Cayes, as part […]

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