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Copa Launching Flights Between Panama City and San Francisco
Above: a Copa plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Copa Airlines is planning to launch daily nonstop flights between Panama and San Francisco, Calif., the company announced. The US city will be the Panama-based carrier’s 12th US destination. “Copa Airlines […]
Understanding Jamaica’s Logistics Hub
By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor Help Me to Believe I WANT to believe in the Jamaica Logistics Hub. I want to feel that this multi-pronged development initiative is going to help to realize the much-touted and highly optimistic Vision […]
Antigua and Barbuda Kicks Off First-Ever Restaurant Week
The Caribbean’s hottest new culinary event kicked off this week in Antigua and Barbuda, with the debut of the destination’s new Restaurant Week. The event, which actually runs from May 7 to 21, showcases the best of the twin-island hotspot’s […]
The Riviera Maya Has a New Destination Restaurant
The hottest boutique hotel in the Riviera Maya is opening a new destination restaurant this month. The new Estero restaurant will open its doors at La Casa de la Playa on Dec. 19. Estero is the brainchild of world-renowned Virgilio […]
There’s a New Way to Live at Mayakoba in the Mexican Caribbean
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9 Caribbean Rainforest Resorts to Try Right Now
Nearly every island in the Caribbean is ringed with beautiful beaches, but there’s more to a Caribbean vacation than sun and sand. Just inland from the coast on many islands you’ll find steep-sided mountains carpeted in lush rainforest, a less […]
St Regis Los Cabos Residences Top $40 Million in Sales
The highly-anticipated Residences at the St Regis Los Cabos project has topped $40 million in sales so far, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned. Sales at the Mexico project are being led by Waypoint Resort Real Estate; the project only launched […]
United Airlines Adding New Flights to Dominican Republic, Belize
United Airlines is kicking off a new Caribbean expansion headlined by the launch of new service to destinations including the Dominican Republic and Belize. That includes the launch of new nonstop service from Denver to Belize City, Belize, along with […]
United Adding More Flights to Dominican Republic, Cancun
United Airlines is adding 35 routes across the Caribbean and Latin America in August, the carrier said this week. That includes new flights to Cancun from Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Newark and San Francisco. United is also increasing its flights […]
A Must-Visit Caribbean Regatta in the BVI
One of the Caribbean’s greatest regattas is back again in the British Virgin Islands for 2020. Next month, some 800 sailors and crew from around the world will descend on Tortola for the BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival. This […]
Belize Has Quietly Become a Caribbean Hotspot
Long a well-kept secret for travelers in the know, Belize has quietly become a full-fledged Caribbean hotspot in recent years, buoyed by one of the region’s fastest rates of tourism growth. And now it’s borne out by the data — Belize […]
Bahamas Paradise Is Resuming Cruises to Grand Bahama
By the Caribbean Journal staff In an important step for the crucial tourism economy in Grand Bahama, the Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line has resumed leisure cruises to Grand Bahama. After running humanitarian aid sailings to Grand Bahama in the wake […]
Travelers Are Flocking to Belize Right Now
By Alexander Britell and Dana Niland Belize is one of the hottest destinations in the region right now, according to the latest data from the country’s tourism board. The country on the Caribbean coast of Central America reported 14.6 percent […]
Puerto Rico’s St. Regis Bahia Beach Resort Is Back
By Alexander Britell While Puerto Rico has quietly become a haven for high-end hotels in recent years, one property has remained perhaps its signature luxury resort: the St. Regis Bahia Beach. And while many resorts have already reopened their doors […]
Princess Cruises’ New Sailings to Mexico
By the Caribbean Journal staff Cruise line Princess Cruises is expanding its offering to Mexico for 2019 and 2020, Caribbean Journal has learned. Highlights of the new offerings to Mexico will include the introduction of one of Princess’ newest ships, […]
New Ultra-Luxe Real Estate Coming to Puerto Rico’s St. Regis Bahia Beach
By Alexander Britell The island of Puerto Rico was quietly becoming one of the leading luxury destinations in the Caribbean before last year’s hurricanes. But as the island continues its remarkable recovery, Puerto Rico’s luxury boom continues, from the launch […]
Range Developments Expanding to St. Lucia
Above, from left: Pinkley Francis, Chairman Invest St Lucia; Kamal Shehada, development director, Range Developments; Mohammed Asaria, vice chairman Range Developments; Allen Chastanet, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia; Bradley Felix, Minister of Commerce; the Honorable Dominic Fedee, Minister of Tourism. Range […]
Telling the Bahamian Story Through Photographs
Over the past four years, Bahamian Project photographers have created more than 120 high-quality portraits that capture the spirit of the people of the Bahamas. These archival portraits hold great historical, social and cultural significance as they convey a visual statement […]
25 Caribbean Destinations to Visit in 2017
Our annual Where to Travel list isn’t about the Caribbean you know. It’s about the Caribbean you have yet to discover. This is all about the places you may have never thought about, destinations that will fascinate you and move you; […]
Belize Has Big Internet Plans
Local IXP Seen as the Launch Pad for Developing Local Technical Capacity in Belize By Gerard Best CJ Contributor HAVANA —Errol Cattouse is a man on a mission. He’s the Chief Operating Officer of Centaur Cable and the newly appointed […]
This is the New St Lucia Cabinet
After the opposition United Workers’ Party’s victory in St Lucia’s recent general election, new Prime Minister Allen Chastanet has named his Cabinet. The most anticipated appointment in the new St Lucia cabinet? Tourism, where Dominic Fedee will take the reins […]
The Cool List: The Caribbean’s Coolest Hotels for 2016
It’s often been said that if you have to ask how much something costs, you can’t afford it. The same is true of cool — if you have to ask why a place is cool, you’re never going to get it. […]
A Busy Cruise Season in Grenada
A crowded season By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Over 110,000 cruise passengers have arrived in Grenada during the first three months of the 2015-2015 winter season, spending an estimated total of about $4 million, according to the Grenada Tourism Authority. […]
This is the Caribbean’s Most Innovative Country
The latest Global Innovation Index By the Caribbean Journal staff If the Caribbean wants to compete in the global economy, it will need to come up with new ideas, new platforms and new strategies. That means innovation. So what’s the […]
The Hip List — The Caribbean’s Hippest Destinations
What the definition of a hip destination? It’s the place itself. It’s the people who go there — or the lack of people who go there. It’s the locals. It’s the culture. It’s the energy. It’s what draws people. The […]
In Curacao, Developing the Caribbean’s Next Tech Leaders
Above: the event in Curacao last week By the Caribbean Journal staff Caribbean Small Island Developing States have to diversify their economies. Next to tourism services, the future of the Caribbean depends how competitive they become in Information Technology and […]
The Caribbean’s 25 Most Interesting People For 2014
WHO WERE the Caribbean’s newsmakers this year? Who were the people within the Caribbean doing interesting things, or the people from the Caribbean doing great work around the world? Who were the people in the Caribbean conversation? Our Most Interesting […]
Caribbean Court of Justice Rules For Shanique Myrie in Suit Against Barbados
Above: the Caribbean Court of Justice By the Caribbean Journal staff In a landmark decision, the Caribbean Court of Justice has ruled in favour of Jamaican national Shanique Myrie in her lawsuit against the government of Barbados. Myrie had brought […]
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