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The Best Room at Park Hyatt St. Kitts Is a Two-Story Villa With a Rooftop Infinity Pool

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A look inside the resort’s two-story villa, where the entire upper floor is a private rooftop with an infinity pool, dining pergolas and sunbeds — and the deck nearly outsizes the rooms below. Most hotel rooms give you a balcony. The One Bedroom Bi-Level Villa with Rooftop Pool at Park Hyatt St. Kitts gives you […]

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Richard Branson’s Caribbean Climb

Above: Branson at the Pitons (Photos: Greg Rose) By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s not an easy hike. In other words, the perfect challenge for the Caribbean’s most famous resident entrepreneur: Richard Branson. In a post to his company website this week, Branson described his recent hike up the famous Pitons of St Lucia. Branson, […]

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How Richard Branson Saved a Sailing Legend’s Caribbean Honeymoon

Above: Richard Branson pops champagne on the Necker Island beach By the Caribbean Journal staff Sir Ben Ainslie, one of the world’s greatest sailors was sailing past Sir Richard Branson’s Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands when his boat encountered a mechanical problem. The main sail’s furling system had broken, becoming “so twisted that […]

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Richard Branson Announces New Venture: "Virgin Cruises"

Above: Richard Branson By the Caribbean Journal staff Is Richard Branson about to disrupt the Caribbean cruise industry? The global mogul and British Virgin Islands resident announced plans last week to form “Virgin Cruises,” a new cruise line that will be headquartered in South Florida. “We plan to shake up the cruise industry and deliver […]


How Richard Branson Saved a Sailing Legend’s Caribbean Honeymoon

Above: the Turks and Caicos Islands By the Caribbean Journal staff The Turks and Caicos Islands has signed a memorandum of understanding to join the Carbon War Room’s Ten Island Challenge. Turks and Caicos Premier Dr Rufus Ewing and Carbon War Room Operations Director Justin Locke signed the agreement, committing to work together to reduce […]

Caribbean Islands Commit to Branson-Led Green Energy Challenge

Above: Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands By the Caribbean Journal staff Seven countries and territories in the Caribbean have signed on to a regional challenge aimed at transitioning the Caribbean to green energy. The agreements were signed at the Creating Climate Wealth event on Sir Richard Branson’s Necker Island last week. Branson arranged […]

Aruba Prime Minister on Hunger Strike

Above: Aruba Prime Minister Mike Eman By Alexander Britell Aruba Prime Minister Mike Eman is currently on a hunger strike, protesting alleged interference from the Dutch government in Aruba’s affairs. Tuesday was the fourth day of Eman’s hunger strike, following a decision by the Dutch government to have Aruba Governor Fredis Rufenjol carry out an […]

LIAT Responds to Richard Branson

Above: a LIAT plane By Alexander Britell LIAT has issued a response to Sir Richard Branson, a week after the Caribbean airline rose to international notoriety when Branson tweeted a complaint letter about the carrier. The company released a pair of videos on Monday, with one addressing the complaint and the other specifically addressing Branson. […]

Clinton: Haiti a "Foreign Policy Priority"

Above: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (Photo: US Department of State) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti opened the Caracol Industrial Park in northern Haiti, following a ceremony attended by Haiti President Michel Martelly, former US President Bill Clinton, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Inter-American Development Bank President Luis Alberto Moreno. “We […]

Branson to Create Lemur Habitat in BVI

Billionaire mogul Richard Branson plans to create a lemur habitat on an undeveloped island he owns, Moskito Island. The animals are disappearing from their native African habitat, and Branson plans on bringing the first group of 30 lemurs to the island, which is about 85 miles from Puerto Rico. “I was really trying to come […]

Grenada Welcomes Virgin Atlantic's Move to Absorb Cost of Air Passenger Duty Hike

Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada is welcoming the decision by Virgin Atlantic to absorb the increase in the cost of the British Air Passenger duty for passengers, according to an official. “We are indeed pleased with this bold step on the part of Virgin,” said Richard Simon, press secretary to […]