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Sandals Sets December Reopening for 5 Jamaica Resorts – With Three More Back in 2026

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When Sandals reopens its all-inclusive resorts in Ocho Rios and Negril this December, it will mark more than a return to business — it will mark a symbolic renewal for Jamaica’s tourism industry after the devastation of Hurricane Melissa. Sandals Resorts International confirmed that beginning December 6, 2025, guests will once again be welcomed at Sandals Dunn’s River, Sandals Royal Plantation, Sandals Ocho Rios, Sandals […]

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“The Future of Grand Bahama is Bright”

Above: Grand Bahama (CJ Photo – Robert Dipano) By the Caribbean Journal staff Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie recently addressed the Grand Bahama Business Outlook, vowing that the island had a strong future. Citing increased tourism numbers and a half-billion-dollar planned investment by existing business, Christie said that “step by step the economic revitalization of […]

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How Aruba is Becoming the Caribbean’s Greenest Island

Above: Aruba By Julia Renfro CJ Contributor ORANJESTAD – Is Aruba the Caribbean’s greenest island? The Dutch Caribbean island has taken another big step in its effort to lead the world in carbon footprint reductions and to be an example to the region. Last month, Aruba’s government signed a contract with the local utility service […]

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Southwest Airlines Launches New Service to Aruba

Above: Aruba By the Caribbean Journal staff Southwest Airlines has officially launched new service between Houston, Texas and the island of Aruba. The new seasonal service will operate every Saturday through Aug. 8, 2015. The flights out of Houston’s Hobby Airport began on March 7; it is the first-ever international flying offered from Houston Hobby […]

How Aruba is Becoming the Caribbean’s Greenest Island

 Above: St Lucia (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony is attending a special meeting of the heads of state and government of PetroCaribe and ALBA in Caracas. The meeting was convened to “discuss matters related to Petro Caribe and ALBA,” according to a statement. “Venezuela and ALBA […]

Grenada Mulls Geothermal Energy

 Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Following moves by several nearby Caribbean islands, Grenada is exploring the potential of geothermal energy on the island. Last year, the government signed a “support partnership framework” with the government of New Zealand, aiming to facilitate such exploration, and now that is moving forward. The government […]

This Caribbean Island Wants to Turn “Ash into Cash”

 Above: the Soufriere Hills volcano By the Caribbean Journal staff Montserrat has long been defined by the eruption of the Soufriere Hills volcano, whose 1995 eruption forever changed its future. But today, the island wants to use the teeming energy of the volcano to chart a new course for development: by harvesting geothermal energy. It’s […]

The Caribbean and Cuba

 By Michael W Edghill CJ Contributor At the end of 2014, Havana welcomed the regional Heads of State a December when it hosted the 5th Caricom-Cuba Summit. From first appearances, this summit did not disappoint as it offered an opportunity to glad hand and position photo-ops for all of the leaders of the region while […]

This Is the Latest Caribbean Island to Consider Economic Citizenship

 Above: St Lucia (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia is continuing to consider the possibility of implementing an economic citizenship programme, an idea broached last year. A task force set up last August recently completed a report on the feasibility of setting up what it’s calling a “Global Residence and Citizenship Programme.” The […]

Caribbean Room With a View: Dominica’s Fort Young Hotel

 Above: the historic property in downtown Roseau It’s the first thing you do. Or should do, anyway. You open the door to your hotel room in the Caribbean and walk to the window or balcony. It’s that moment, when you first open the door or slide the window, that you know and feel that you’re […]

Grenada Gets $1.6 Million Grant from Germany for Green Energy

 Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Germany’s government has agreed to provide just under $1.6 million in funding to support reforms in Grenada’s energy sector. The funding from Germany’s Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety is for a project called “Reform of the Electricity Sector to support […]

5 Places to Shop Local in San Juan

 By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon, CJ Travel Editor Memorialize your San Juan sojourn with a keepsake from one of these stores, where you’ll find authentic, exclusively Puerto Rican items. Because if you don’t bring anything back from your Caribbean travels, how will you know you’ve been?! Concalma Head to Calle San Francisco in Old San Juan and […]