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These 15 Tiny Luxury Resorts Give You a Very Different Kind of Caribbean Vacation

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Across the Caribbean, some of the most unforgettable stays come from places small enough to feel personal the moment you arrive. These are resorts built on intimacy and intention — where the staff knows the shape of your day, the layout encourages wandering rather than rushing, and the entire experience feels designed around a few […]

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The Cayman Islands Has a New Tourism Minister

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The Cayman Islands has named a new Tourism Minister, following the British Overseas Territory’s recent elections.  New Premier Wayne Panton has assigned MP Kenneth Bryan to the role, which includes the portfolios of tourism and transport.  Bryan succeeds longtime Cayman Islands Tourism Minister Moses Kirkconnell in the role; Kirkconnell was among the region’s most respected […]

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Barbados Has a New Tourism Minister

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Barbados has a new Minister of Tourism, following a cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Mia Mottley.  Senator Lisa Cummins is the country’s new Tourism Minister, succeeding former Tourism Minister Kerrie Symmonds, who is now the country’s Minister of Energy.  “This is an interesting and perhaps the most challenging time to take up the portfolio of […]

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New Tourism Leadership in the British Virgin Islands

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By the Caribbean Journal staff The British Virgin Islands has new tourism leadership, following the British Overseas Territory’s recent election. New BVI Premier Andrew Fahie will also be serving as Minister of Tourism, following his Virgin Islands Party’s win in the House of Assembly. “I am committing to being laser-focused on tourism as a driver […]


Barbados Has a New Tourism Minister

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Jamaica is reporting a big increase in visitor arrivals to the island for the first two months of the year. The announcement came from Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett at a cocktail reception at the Terra Nova in Kingston this weekend. “We ended January at 12 percent over last year, […]

Haiti Names New Tourism Minister

Haiti’s renewed tourism hopes are now in new hands. The country has named a new Tourism Minister to succeed former Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin, who went a long way in reviving the country’s long-dormant tourism sector. The new minister is Guy Didier Hyppolite, who will now steward a sector that has re-emerged as a legitimate […]

Aruba Names New Tourism Minister

By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dutch Caribbean island of Aruba has named a new Minister of Tourism. Danguillaume P. Oduber has been appointed as the island’s new Minister of Tourism, Public Health, and Sports. “It is an honor to congratulate Mr. Danguillaume Oduber on his appointment of Minister of Tourism, Public Health, and Sports, […]

Jamaica Names New Tourism Minister

Jamaica has a new Tourism Minister, but he’s no stranger to the role. Former Tourism Minister Ed Bartlett is returning as the country’s new Tourism Minister, having served as Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism from 2007 to 2011 in the previous Jamaica Labour Party government. He succeeds former Tourism Minister Dr Wykeham McNeill, who had served […]

A New Tourism Minister in Trinidad and Tobago

New appointee by incoming government By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago has another new top tourism official. The country’s new government has appointed Shamfa Cudjoe as its new Minister of Tourism. Cudjoe was most recently assistant director of the “Youth Energized for Success Programme,” an initiative of the Tobago House of Assembly’s Division […]

Dominica Names New Cabinet, Including New Tourism Minister

Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica has officially unveiled its new Cabinet, which was sworn in last week. The new Cabinet includes a mix of new and old faces, led by new Tourism Minister Senator Rober Tonge. Tonge succeeds former Tourism Minister Ian Douglas, who has been named Minister for Trade, […]

Talking With New St Kitts and Nevis Tourism Minister Lindsay Grant

Above: St Kitts and Nevis Tourism Minister (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell MIAMI — Tourism has been on a steady climb in St Kitts and Nevis in recent years, led by a slate of new hotel projects set to come on stream in the next few years, most notably the Caribbean’s first Park Hyatt. So […]

Jamaica Names New Agriculture Minister

Above: new Minister Derrick Kellier By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has appointed Derrick Kellier as the country’s new Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security. Kellier succeeds former Agriculture Minister Roger Clarke, who passed away last month. The position includes the portfolio for agriculture and fisheries in addition to […]