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Cruise Booker: A 3-Night Celebrity Reflection Sailing to CocoCay and Bimini From $443

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A quick Caribbean escape doesn’t always mean a full week at sea. One of the easiest cruise getaways right now is a 3-night sailing on Celebrity Cruises’ Celebrity Reflection, departing Fort Lauderdale from May 15 through May 18, with fares starting at $443 per person for an inside stateroom. Travelers looking for a more elevated onboard experience can […]

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Saint Lucia’s First Gold Medalist Was Just Named the Country’s Newest Tourism Ambassador 

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Julien Alfred made history last month in Paris, earning Saint Lucia’s first-ever gold medal in the women’s 100-meter race at the Olympics.  Now, she’s looking to take Saint Lucia even further on the world stage as the country’s newest tourism ambassador.  Alfred has been officially tapped as the island’s new tourism ambassador, a partnership that […]

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At This Saint Lucia All-Inclusive, You Can Train With an Olympic Gold Medalist

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She’s Saint Lucia’s greatest athlete: Julien Alfred, the sprinter who won the island’s first-ever gold medal at the Paris Olympics last month.  It’s appropriate, then, that he’s the newest partner for a Caribbean resort that’s all about fitness: Saint Lucia’s all-inclusive BodyHoliday resort.  The property has tapped Alfred for a new guest presenter for its […]

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A Major Global Foiling Event Is Coming to Martinique

By Alexander Britell Foiling is heading to the Olympics (including in Paris in 2024), and now a significant new foiling regatta is coming to the heart of the French Caribbean. It’s called the Martinique Flying Regatta, and it will be a major global event for every aspect of the foiling world, from foiling catamarans to […]


At This Saint Lucia All-Inclusive, You Can Train With an Olympic Gold Medalist

Jamaica is hoping for a tourism bounce from the country’s Olympics performance, Prime Minister Andrew Holness said. Jamaica has received a tremendous amount of exposure for its performance in Rio de Janeiro, led of course by global superstar Usain Bolt. In total, the country has earned 6 medals so far, including four golds. Holness recently […]

Caribbean Idea: Could the Caribbean Host the Olympic Games?

WHILE THE Caribbean has become relatively accustomed to dominating at the Summer Olympics, this year’s crop of Caribbean winter athletes has us thinking. With all of the Caribbean’s continued success in international athletics, why couldn’t the region (or one of the countries in the region host the Summer Olympics? The Olympics has been held in […]

How Caribbean Skiers Fared in Sochi

Above: St John’s Jasmine Campbell at Sochi By the Caribbean Journal staff The Jamaican bobsleigh team received much of the publicity, but a number of skiers representing Caribbean nations made their mark at the Sochi Olympics. So how did they fare? British Virgin Islands skier Peter Adam Crook finished 27th in the first round of […]

8 Caribbean Athletes Participating in the Sochi Winter Olympics

Yes – the Caribbean has Winter Olympians — and probably more than you think. A group of athletes from the region have headed to Russia to compete in the Sochi Winter Olympics this year, from young upstarts to grizzled veterans.  Here is the Caribbean’s Olympic contingent in Sochi: Peter Adam Crook, 21, grew up in […]

Barbados Looking to Attract Athletes Training for 2016 Olympics

Above: Barbados (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados is an ideal training ground for athletes preparing for the 2016 Olympics in Rio, according to Sports Minister Stephen Lashley. The Minister, who was addressing the Pan American Sports Organization’s executive meeting this weekend, said Barbados’ climate and location would make it a great “transition […]

Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce Wins 200M at Doha Diamond League

Above: Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce won the 200M women’s race Friday in her return to Diamond League racing in Doha. The two-time Olympic gold medalist finished in 22.48 seconds, just ahead of fellow Jamaican Sherone Simpson, who came in at 22.73 seconds at the Qatar Sports Club. […]

Jamaica's Veronica Campbell-Brown Tests Positive For Banned Substance

Above: Veronica Campbell-Brown By the Caribbean Journal staff Seven-time Olympic medalist Veronica Campbell-Brown has reportedly tested positive for a banned substance. The test was conducted by the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission during the May 4 Jamaica Invitational. That test was conducted under the supervision of an International Association of Athletics Federations Doping Representative. In a statement, […]

Grenada's Kirani James Returns to Track With Victory in the Bahamas

Above: Kirani James By the Caribbean Journal staff Kirani James returned to the track exactly like he left it last summer, winning the 400m at the inaugural Chris Brown Invitational in Nassau this weekend. James finished the 400m in 44.72 at the Thomas A Robinson national stadium. He finished in 43.94 seconds at the London […]

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