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Barbados Is the Caribbean Island for People Who Love to Explore, With Rum Shops, Fish Cakes and Atlantic Coast Road Trips

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Barbados rewards the Caribbean traveler who wants to get out and explore, with three very different hotel bases, a remarkable food scene, centuries of rum history and an island made for getting in the car and seeing what you find. Sandals Barbados gives you the full-service all-inclusive experience on the South Coast; The Rockley puts […]

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The Bahamas Is Getting New Margaritaville Residences

By the Caribbean Journal staff Jimmy Buffett’s first-ever residential resort in The Bahamas is making progress toward a highly-anticipated debut. One Particular Harbour at The Pointe is set at the $250 million Margaritaville at The Pointe development in the heart of downtown Nassau. Owners at the 126-unit development will access to all of the attractions […]

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A New Way to Fly to Nassau

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By the Caribbean Journal staff Nassau is booming right now, with surging arrivals, new places to stay and a host of hot new eateries. And now there’s another new way to fly the capital of The Bahamas, as part of American Airlines’ broad Caribbean expansion. The world’s largest airlines has added another new route from […]

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The 50 Best Restaurants in the Caribbean

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The Caribbean culinary scene has never been stronger. And much has changed since we first launched the 50 Best Restaurants in the Caribbean back in 2013. Now, six years later, the world has begun to notice the gastronomic power of the Caribbean, appreciating it as what might be the most diverse culinary destination on earth […]


A New Way to Fly to Nassau

By the Caribbean Journal staff American Airlines has launched three new nonstop routes to The Bahamas. That includes two new routes from Charlotte, with new weekly flights on Saturdays to both Marsh Harbour in Abaco and North Eleuthera. (The latter is the gateway to chic Harbour Island, a short ferry ride from the dock near […]

A New Steakhouse at the Baha Mar

By the Caribbean Journal staff Nassau’s Baha Mar is quickly becoming a culinary destination in its own right. Sbe’s Disruptive Restaurant Group has added another hot eatery at the Cable Beach megaresort, this time with the launch of Carna by Dario Cecchini, a modern steakhouse. The Bahamas’ newest steakhouse joins a broad array of sbe […]

New All-Inclusive Opens in Cabarete, Dominican Republic

By the Caribbean Journal staff Another new all-inclusive has opened its doors in the Dominican Republic, this time in the beach town of Cabarete. The new Presidential Suites By Lifestyle has debuted its $36 million first phase, with 57 units comprising 77 rooms. The hotel will ultimately include 105 units comprising 131 rooms. The property […]

Umami Burger Debuts on the Beach at the Baha Mar

By the Caribbean Journal staff Sbe has debuted another culinary concept at the SLS Baha Mar in Nassau. The hospitality group has opened its Umami Burger brand in a beachfront airstream trailer at the resort. It’s now the seventh sbe concept at the Baha Mar, joining Fi’lia, Katsuya, Cleo, Bungalow, Bond, Privilege, Monkey Bar and […]

Bahamas Out Islands Seeing Strong Tourism Growth

By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas is seeing very strong tourism growth in the Out Islands, according to new data from the country’s Ministry of Tourism. The Out Islands, beyond the country’s traditional tourism hubs in Nassau and Grand Bahama, have seen a significant 20 percent increase in visitor arrivals between January and August […]

St Kitts Making Progress on Second Cruise Pier

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Construction of the second cruise pier at Port Zante in St. Kitts is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2019, officials said this week. The announcement came from Minister of Public Infrastructure, Ian Liburd. “The construction works are on schedule and we anticipate that it would be […]

JetBlue Launches Biometric Self-Boarding in New York

By the Caribbean Journal staff JetBlue has launched its first biometric self-boarding gate at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. The new gate, which is the product of a partnership with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, gives customers flying to select international destinations a faster option with a gate that uses facial recognition technology […]

Palm Cay Breaks Ground on $100M Bahamas Expansion Project

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Nassau’s Palm Cay has broken ground on the new One Marina, a $100-million luxury and residential resort complex. “One Marina” will have 84 two- and three-bedroom condominiums and penthouse complex with modern interior designs and high-end finishes. “Not only are we here to make money for my shareholders, but we […]