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Jamaica, Cayman Islands Eye Multi-Destination Vacations   

A three-day vacation on Grand Cayman’s Seven Mile Beach followed by another four days in Ocho Rios or Montego Bay?  That’s the thinking behind a new collaboration push by Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.  The two destinations have kickstarted talks […]

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US State Department Lists Landmark Caribbean Property

The United States Department of State is selling a landmark property it owns in Nassau, The Bahamas, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned.  This story is part of Caribbean Journal Invest, the authority on Caribbean hotel, real estate and tourism business […]

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10 Small Bahamas Resorts to Visit Right Now

With 700 islands and cays and some of the most spectacular scenery anywhere on the planet, it’s not surprising that the Bahamas is filled with terrific resorts. But while the destination is perhaps best known for larger hotspots on the […]

Caribbean Journal Wins Media Award From Caribbean Tourism Organization

By the Caribbean Journal staff Caribbean Journal took home one of the Caribbean’s most prestigious travel media awards at a gala dinner in New York this week. Caribbean Journal editor-in-chief Alexander Britell won the CTO’s Virtual Visitor Award for his […]

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Following Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Bimini

By Alexander Britell There is a calm on these mystical waters, blue, silent. Somewhere among the mangroves there is a sanctuary. Ansil slowly drives the flats boat, the one he built with his own hands, negotiating the green, taking us […]

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15 Photos That Will Make You Want to Visit Bimini

There aren’t many places like the tiny archipelago called Bimini in the Bahamas, a mystical corner of the Bahamas that has long been a draw for fishermen, sailors, divers and all those charmed by perfect turquoise waters (not to mention […]

VIDEO: Exploring the Mangroves of Bimini

They’re one of the great wonders of the tiny archipelago called Bimini in the Bahamas: the mangroves. There are mangroves and more mangroves, a fascinating ecosystem that is as beautiful as it is precious — and CJ recently went bonefishing to […]

Caribbean Home: A Jamaican Estate Heads to Auction

A luxurious Caribbean estate is headed to auction. The Jamaican estate called “L’Dor V’Dor,” set about 12 miles from Montego Bay, will sell to the highest bidder in an auction Feb. 16 by Concierge Auctions. The property is the largest […]

11 Great Beaches in Nassau, Bahamas

NASSAU — It’s simple: Nassau, otherwise known as the Bahamian island of New Providence, has some of the region’s most beautiful beaches. They have pure sand, classic Bahamian turquoise water and, most importantly, many of them are almost always empty. […]

Diversifying Jamaica’s Energy Mix

By Paul Hay CJ Contributor In an article in Jamaica’s Sunday Gleaner dated 21 April 2013 titled: “More Lessons from the Past – Missed Energy Opportunities”, William Saunders, Energy Consultant, outlined Jamaica’s failure to act upon initiates to diversify its […]

Jamaica Prime Minister Leads Delegation to St Vincent For CARICOM Conference

Above: Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson MIller By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller is attending this week’s CARICOM Heads of Government conference in St Vincent and the Grenadines, her office announced. Simpson Miller, who is […]

Caribbean Court of Justice Holds First-Ever Sitting in Guyana

Above: the Justices of the CCJ By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean Court of Justice is holding its first-ever sitting in Guyana this week. The full bench of the CCJ heard three cases on Monday, with the hearings set […]

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 […]

Jamaica, Cuba Working to Renew Security Agreements

Above: Havana By the Caribbean Journal staff As transnational crime continues to plague the Caribbean region, Jamaica said this week that it is looking to renew its security agreements with Cuba. Jamaican National Security Minister Peter Bunting recently traveled to […]

Baha Mar Names General Managers for Rosewood, Hyatt and Mondrian Hotels

Above: a rendering of the Baha Mar By the Caribbean Journal staff The Baha Mar resort project in the Bahamas has named the general managers for its Rosewood, Grand Hyatt and Mondrian hotels. Luis Fernandes, formerly of the Las Ventanas […]

10 Secret Beaches in the Caribbean

The Caribbean has some very famous beaches: Grand Anse in Grenada, Seven Mile Beach in Cayman, Isla Verde in San Juan — and they’re all deserving of the fame. But the Caribbean is also full of beautiful lesser-known beaches, the […]

Baha Mar Names Former Las Vegas Sands Team to Manage Hotel, Casino

Above: a rendering of the Baha Mar By the Caribbean Journal staff Baha Mar has tapped Global Gaming Asset Management to manage the Baha Mar Casino & Hotel, the company announced Wednesday. GGAM is comprised of a group of former […]

Turks and Caicos Government, Digicel Sign Contract for IT Upgrade

Above: Turks and Caicos By the Caribbean Journal staff The Turks and Caicos Islands government has announced that Digicel TCI will be performing a $1.76 million upgrade of its IT systems. The government said the upgrade would save around $62,000 […]

Turks and Caicos Releases List of Nominated Candidates for Election

Above: TCI By the Caribbean Journal staff The Turks and Caicos Islands has released the list of nominated candidates for the upcoming general election on Nov. 9. The release, issued on behalf of the Elections Office, has a total of […]

Bahamas Unveils Bust of Dr Martin Luther King Jr in Bimini

Above: the bust of Dr Martin Luther King, Jr in Bimini (BIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas has unveiled a bust honouring the late American civil rights leader Dr Martin Luther King, who paid several visits to […]

Bahamas to Erect Bust of Dr Martin Luther King Jr in Bimini

Above: Bimini (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff In 1964, Dr Martin Luther King, Jr went to the Bahamas to work on his Nobel Prize Acceptance speech. King traveled to Bimini, the westernmost island in the Bahamian archipelago and […]

Bahamasair Introduces First Female Pilots

Above: Captains Gwendolyn Ritchie, Gail Saunders and Frances Smith BIS Photo/Letisha Henderson) By the Caribbean Journal staff Bahamian national air carrier Bahamasair has introduced the first female pilots in the company’s history. Three pilots, Gwendolyn Ricthie, Gail Saunders and Frances […]

Caribbean Judges Meet in Nassau

Above: Bahamian Chief Justice Sir Michael Barnett (BIS Photo/Patrick Hanna) Two major Caribbean judicial conferences are currently convening in Nassau, the Conference of Caribbean Chief Justices and Heads of Judiciary and the Caribbean Association of Judicial Officers. The meeting of […]

CCJ Justices Work on Outreach

Above: the CCJ in Port of Spain By the Caribbean Journal staff Incoming Caribbean Court of Justice President Sir Charles Michael Dennis Byron was one of several of the CCJ’s justices participating in a series of programmes aimed at instructing […]

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