News Barbados Tourism Makes Two New Senior Appointments
Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc, the island’s destination marketing organization, has announced a pair of high-profile appointments. BTMI has announced the promotion of Petra Roach to the newly-created post of Head, Global Markets, a role in which she will be responsible […]
6 Barbados Resorts to Visit Right Now
Plainly, Barbados is one of the most complete destinations in the Caribbean. Whether you’re in the lap of luxury on the Platinum Coast, enjoying the energy in the St Lawrence Gap or exploring the delights of the island’s charming northwestern […]
How to Fly to Dominica's Hot New Hotel
The most anticipated hotel opening of 2019 is being accompanied by the launch of its own airline. The soon-to-open Cabrits Resort and Spa Kempinski Dominica has announced that it will be launching its own air service to the island, a […]
News The Caribbean's Most Exclusive Rum Event Is Coming to St Barth
The Caribbean’s most exclusive island is the new home of a major Caribbean rum event. Caribbean Journal’s Caribbean Rum Awards, the region’s leading celebration of premium rums, is coming to St Barth from Nov. 6-10. The second edition of the […]
Op-Ed: A New Beginning for Puerto Rico
By Ricardo Álvarez-Díaz Two years ago last month, Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico, ultimately taking more than 3,000 lives. It also exposed the structural vulnerabilities of existing buildings, and further exacerbated the already painful impact of a more than decade-long […]
A Legendary Caribbean Floating Bar Is Back in the BVI
It’s back in The Bight. For years, it was one of the Caribbean’s bucket-list bars: a floating, decommissioned old tanker converted into a beach bar Mecca. Then, in 2017, the William Thornton, or Willy T as it was affectionately known, […]
Caribbean Caribbean Photo of the Week: Woodlands Beach, Montserrat
The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Richard Stinnett, who sent in this lovely shot of Woodlands Beach on the island of Montserrat. Have you taken a great photo in the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW […]
In Barbados, The House on Rihanna Drive
This one-way street on the outskirts of Bridgetown has two lines of colorful houses just across Spring Garden Highway from the sea. But it’s the green-and-yellow one three quarters of the way down the road that brings the pilgrims. Robyn […]
Tropic Ocean Airways Launching Big Caribbean Seaplane Expansion
Tropic Ocean Airways, the Fort Lauderdale-based airline specializing in seaplane flights, is launching a major expansion in the Caribbean. Tropic Ocean plans to establish a base of amphibious airplanes in Puerto Rico, the company’s CEO, Rob Ceravolo, said this week. […]