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Aruba Offers Free Vacations for Atlanta Falcons Players

It was a heartbreaking loss for the Atlanta Falcons in Sunday’s Super Bowl, but one Caribbean island is looking to ease the pain. The Aruba Tourism Authority has offered expenses-paid vacations to the entire Falcons team. “Both teams overcame obstacles […]

Two Cuban Players Defect During Caribbean Series in San Juan

Above: shortstop Dainer Moreira By the Caribbean Journal staff Two players for Cuba’s Caribbean Series team have reportedly defected in Puerto Rico. The players are shortstop Dainer Moreira and pitcher Vladimir Gutierrez. Moreira was most recently with the Matanzas baseball club in […]

Caribbean Players in the 2014 World Cup

THERE AREN’T any teams from the traditional Caribbean in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil (although there are several from the wider Caribbean Basin), but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a strong Caribbean contingent. From powerhouses like the Netherlands and […]

11 Caribbean Baseball Players to Watch in the 2014 Season

Above: Robinson Cano By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean seems to be taking over the baseball world. From David Ortiz’s postseason heroics to the rookie-season surge of Yasiel Puig, the region continues its rise as perhaps the single-greatest source […]

6 Caribbean-Born Players in the NCAA Basketball Tournament

Above: rising star Buddy Hield The Caribbean may love cricket and football, but the region is increasingly producing top basketball players, from the Dominican Republic’s Al Horford to NBA legend and St Croix native Tim Duncan. And you don’t have […]

NFL Players Heading to Haiti For Soccer Exhibition in Port-au-Prince

Above: Drayton Florence By the Caribbean Journal staff A group of National Football League Players will tackle a different sport when they participate in a soccer exhibition in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince. NFL players Ronnie Cameron, Drayton Florence, Jr, Akin Ayodele, […]

From Curaçao to Cuba, 10 Caribbean Baseball Players to Watch in 2013

Above: Andrelton Simmons The Caribbean’s supreme baseball talent was on full display last month at the World Baseball Classic, when the global tournament’s final game pitted two Caribbean teams against each other: Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. And while […]

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Barbados Tourism Just Partnered With the PGA Tour 

Barbados is home to one of the most impressive golf offerings in the Caribbean: seven world-class tracks, including the recently-transformed Apes Hill. Now, the island is looking to ramp-up its position in the golf world with a new partnership with […]

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This St Kitts Resort Now Has a Topgolf Swing Suite

There’s a new way to golf in St Kitts, with the island’s first-ever Topgolf Swing Suite. The Park Hyatt St Kitts luxury resort has unveiled the amenity, one of just a two resorts in the Caribbean to have one (the […]

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Tiger Woods Is Making His Golf Return in Nassau 

Tiger Woods is set to make his return to professional golf at his HERO World Challenge tournament in Nassau.  Woods has not played since the 2023 Masters, from which he withdrew in the third round and then underwent fusion surgery […]

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You Can’t Travel to Nassau, The Bahamas Without Visiting Graycliff

They say this is the oldest street in Nassau, so old it was here before there was a Nassau.  It was here just up the hill from the harbour when this seafront city was called Charles Town, and then when […]

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US Virgin Islands Tourism Is Partnering With the New York Jets 

In another push to creatively market the destination, the US Virgin Islands Department of Tourism has announced a new multi-year partnership with the New York Jets football team.  The USVI will be the official Caribbean destination partner for the Jets, […]

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Jamaica Looking to Boost Arrivals From South America

As Jamaica experiences its highest-volume tourism summer ever, the island is looking to add more arrivals from a burgeoning market: South America.  Jamaica Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett is looking to tap into three major markets: Argentina, Chile and Peru, all […]

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Cancun Has a New Pickleball Destination 

Cancun’s newest luxury brand has debuted a major new amenity: a pickelball center.  The recently-rebranded Kempinski Hotel Cancun (best known as the former Ritz-Carlton, Cancun) has opened a pair of new pickleball courts, making it one of just a small […]

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The Ultimate All-Inclusive Golf Vacation in the Dominican Republic 

The Dominican Republic’s top luxury resort has launched a new program that offers players unlimited golf for the entirety of their stay in a villa.  Even better? Its all-inclusive.  Casa de Campo’s new Unlimited Golf Package includes accommodation in one […]

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The Best Caribbean Resorts for Pickleball

The popularity of pickleball — a hybrid of paddleball and tennis that’s less physically demanding than either but still packs plenty of competition — has been well-documented. An estimated 36.5 million Americans played pickleball between August 2021 and August 2022, […]

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Barbados Readying for Caribbean Travel Marketplace 

The Caribbean’s biggest travel conference is coming to Barbados this May, with the return of Caribbean Travel Marketplace. The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s signature event will be held May 9-11 on the island, just the second time it has […]

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PGA Tour Returns for Puerto Rico Open 

The PGA Tour has returned again for the 15th edition of the Puerto Rico Open golf tournament.  This week, some of the world’s top players will compete for a $3.8 million purse at the Grand Reserve Golf Club in Rio […]

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A New Vision for the Impact of Caribbean Tourism 

A leading Caribbean tourism official wants to see Caribbean nationals derive more benefits from the tourism industry, leading to greater “generational wealth” for residents of the region. Speaking at the first Global Tourism Resilience Conference, which was held in Kingston, Jamaica last […]

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A Major New Music Festival in the US Virgin Islands 

A major new music festival is coming to St Croix in the United States Virgin Islands next week.  The new US Virgin Islands Caribbean Music Festival is the product of a collaboration between the United Jazz Foundation and and the […]

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Building the Caribbean’s Best Tennis (And Pickleball) Courts

If you’ve played tennis at a top Caribbean resort, chances are it was built by one company: Agile Courts, which has been building courts around the United States and the Caribbean for what is now a half century. This story […]

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The 20 Best Hotels in Puerto Rico 

Puerto Rico has never been hotter, buoyed by a pandemic-era boom that filled its hotels to capacity and put a new travel spotlight on the destination. It seems like new flights routes launch just about every week to the island, […]

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LIV Golf Is Hosting Its First Caribbean Tournament at Mayakoba

The world’s newest golf tour is coming to the Caribbean next year, Caribbean Journal has learned. Upstart golf league LIV Golf is adding its first-ever Caribbean tournament next year with the new LIV Golf Mayakoba. The tournament will run from […]

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Tiger Woods Confirms He Will Play at Bahamas Golf Tournament 

Tiger Woods is returning to competition at his Hero World Challenge golf tournament next month in The Bahamas.  The limited-field event is held each year at the exclusive Albany community in New Providence, in which Woods is a co-investor and […]

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There’s a New Caribbean Villa Rental Power  

There’s a new villa rental power in the Caribbean.  The Caribbean’s premier villa rental companies have merged their teams, following last year’s sale of both WIMCO Villas and St Barth Properties to Nocturne Luxury Villas.  The newly-rebranded company is now […]

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The Ritz-Carlton, St Thomas Just Added a Topgolf Swing Suite

Topgolf has opened its first-ever Swing Suite in the Caribbean at the Ritz-Carlton, St Thomas.  The new suite is a private sports entertainment space featuring access to 80 18-hole virtual golf course, along with 10 additional virtual games for parties […]

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The Baha Mar Cup Is Back in The Bahamas 

The third annual edition of the Baha Mar Cup tennis tournament is back this year in Nassau, The Bahamas.  The celebrity tennis fundraising event will run from Dec. 9-11, playing host to tennis greats including Andy Roddick, Victoria Azarenka and […]

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A New All-Inclusive Caribbean Overwater Bungalow Resort 

Just a few years ago, overwater bungalow resorts in the Caribbean were a rarity.  Then Sandals entered the market with its overwater villas in Jamaica, ushering in a new “overwater age” in the Caribbean.  Sandals added more resorts with overwater […]

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