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Why This St Barth Rum Week Is the Caribbean Festival You’ll Want to Plan a Vacation Around

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This Caribbean Rum Festival Has Rare Bottles, Beachfront Parties and a Week in St Barth There’s a moment at the Caribbean Rum Awards when you realize this isn’t just another festival. Maybe it’s sipping a vintage agricole on the rooftop bar at Le Barthelemy with the sea rolling below, or stepping into a dinner at […]

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A Caribbean Music Playlist That Will Take You to the Beach

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Next to smell, there’s nothing like music to spark memories. So while we can’t bring you the fragrance of Frangipani (or even suntan lotion), these 15 songs capture the memory of times spent relaxing on Caribbean beaches, drinking rum drinks at resort bars, and dancing at sunset on party boats. Of course the whole list […]

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The Grenada Music Festival Is Back for 2020

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The Caribbean’s newest music event is back again for 2020, with the second edition of the Grenada Music Festival.  This year’s Grenada Music Festival will feature music superstars including Kool & the Gang, Shabba Ranks and Marcia Griffiths, among others.  “Find your Caribbean rhythm and come to our Grenada Music Festival early June for a one love musical experience with […]

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Gladys Knight, Beres Hammond Join St Kitts Music Festival

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The Caribbean’s hottest music festival has added more big names to its 2020 agenda.  The St Kitts Music Festival, now in its 24th year, has added Gladys Knight, Beres Hammond and Anthony B to the slate of performers for the June 25-27 event.  “We are excited to have secured such an outstanding group of artists […]


The Grenada Music Festival Is Back for 2020

Jamaica is looking to Kingston as it seeks to capitalize on its vast cultural offering.  Jamaica’s Ministry of Tourism is looking toward developing the island’s unique cultural events into full-fledged tourism products, and Kingston is the centerpiece of the plan.  “We’re looking forward to building the City of Kingston as the entertainment centre of the […]

Jamaica Has a New Hotspot in Negril

By the Caribbean Journal staff One of the coolest bars in New York has officially opened its doors in Jamaica. Miss Lily’s, the Jamaican eatery from Manhattan, has opened a new outpost at the hip Skylark Negril Beach Resort. The newest Miss Lily’s has retained its music focus, with a speaker stack bar, a DJ […]

How This Negril Hotel Is Celebrating Bob Marley’s Birthday

Hotel company Karisma is planning a big bash to celebrate what would have been the 80th birthday of global music icon Bob Marley.  The company’s Azul Beach Resort Negril is planning a week of events to mark the occasion from Feb. 3-9.  As part of the program, the 285-room property will be featuring “endless Marley-inspired […]

Saint Lucia’s Must-Visit Summer Music Festival

By the Caribbean Journal staff A top Caribbean music festival is back in Saint Lucia this summer with the return of Mercury Fest. The beach music party, produced by Epic Events, is one of the region’s most anticipated summer festivals. This year’s fete will be headlined by Jamaican reggae and dancehall artists Wayne Wonder and […]

A Legendary Reggae Festival Is Making a Comeback

By the Caribbean Journal staff Since it debuted in 1978, Jamaica’s Reggae Sunsplash was one of the world’s most legendary reggae festivals. And now it’s coming back. After a 12 year hiatus, the iconic music gathering, which has hosted stars from Bob Marley to Dennis Brown to Freddie McGregor, is making a return. The festival […]

Jamaica Looks to Grow Music Tourism

By the Caribbean Journal staff Given the global impact of Jamaica’s music industry, it’s no surprise that the country’s tourism sector is now looking to ramp up the growth of music tourism to the island. Jamaica Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says music tourism is a rapidly expanding market, and that the country is now positioning […]

St Kitts' Cockleshell Bay Is the Caribbean's Newest Beach Bar Capital

By Alexander Britell and Guy Britton The Southeast Peninsula of St Kitts is raw, untouched and brilliantly green, one of the most beautiful places in the West Indies. It’s a winding, scenic road to get here, a striking setting that’s now home to one of the region’s top hotels, the Park Hyatt St Kitts. But […]

A Must-Visit Beach Festival in Bimini

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Resorts World Bimini is hosting its second annual Driftwood Beach Festival. The June 1-3 event will feature live performances by Pato Banton and Clement Aubrey & The Reggae Allstars, beach volleyball with National Volleyball League pros and more. Guests hoping to partake in the festivities can enjoy the Driftwood Beach Festival Package, […]