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St Kitts and Nevis Expects to Double Room Stock
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These Top Jamaica Hotels Are Now Open and “Fully Operational”

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Across Jamaica, signs of normalcy have started to return with remarkable speed. Airports are open again. Flights are moving on schedule. Cruise calls have resumed. Restaurants, cafés, museums and small shops are starting to get back to their steady rhythms from Kingston to Negril. Kingston, home to most of the nation’s population, is running smoothly […]

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Hiking St Kitts in 7 Photos

By Joshua Martinez CJ Contributor ST KITTS — The Eastern Caribbean island of St Kitts packs a big punch when it comes to hiking, with a host of trails equally formidable for the novice and the expert. On a recent journey to the island, staying at the St Kitts Marriott, I got the chance to […]

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Park Hyatt St Kitts Eyes Early 2016 Debut

Above: a rendering of the new Park Hyatt coming to St Kitts By the Caribbean Journal staff The Park Hyatt St Kitts is eyeing early 2016 for the hotel to launch operations, according to a release from the country’s tourist board. The 200-key resort expects to open 134 rooms during the winter season of 2015/2016. […]

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LIME to Invest $10M to Improve Mobile, Broadband in St Kitts and Nevis

Above: St Kitts (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Regional telecom provider LIME will be investing $10 million to improve networks in St Kitts and Nevis, the government announced this week. LIME will invest $4.5 million to expand 4G coverage in the twin-island federation, with another $5.4 million investment aimed at upgrading broadband services […]

Park Hyatt St Kitts Eyes Early 2016 Debut

 Above: Robert L Bradshaw International Airport in St Kitts (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Signature Flight Support, a US-based fixed-base operator, is expanding in the Caribbean region. The company announced last week that it had acquired the assets of another operator, FBO 2000, which includes its locations at VC Bird International Airport in […]

Construction Underway at Park Hyatt Hotel Project in St Kitts

 Above: construction at the Park Hyatt St Kitts By the Caribbean Journal staff Construction at the new Park Hyatt hotel project is now underway. The project’s designs received final approval at the end of 2013. It will be the first Park Hyatt hotel in the Caribbean region. Dubai-based Range Developments, which is developing the project, […]

St Kitts and Nevis, Antigua Shaken By 4.3-Magnitude Earthquake

 Above: a map of the quake (graphic: USGS) By the Caribbean Journal staff An earthquake struck the northeastern Caribbean on Friday evening, according to the United States Geological Survey. The 4.3-magnitude quake struck at around 9:56 PM local time about 44 kilometres west of Codrington, Barbuda, about 69 kilometres northeast of Basseterre, St Kitts and […]

St Kitts Reports Increase in Air Traffic

 Above: Robert L Bradshaw International Airport in St Kitts (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts saw an increase in air arrivals last month, according to new data from the St Christopher Air and Sea Ports Authority. Figures from the SCASPA’s Department of Finance showed that 11,398 passengers arrived in June, up 9.1 […]

St Maarten Mulls Membership in Caribbean Development Bank

 Above: talks between St Maarten and CDB officials By the Caribbean Journal staff St Maarten is considering an application to become a member of the Caribbean Development Bank. A delegation led by CDB President Dr Warren Smith arrived in Philipsburg on Monday to hold talks with St Maarten’s Council of Ministers about the country’s considerations […]

IMF: "Substantial Strides Have Been Made" in St Kitts and Nevis

 Above: downtown Basseterre, St Kitts (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts and Nevis has made “substantial strides” sing its home-grown economic programme, according to the International Monetary Fund. The IMF recently concluded its ninth and final review of the country’s economic performance under a programme supported by a 36-month Stand By Arrangement. […]

Bahamas, Puerto Rico Top Caribbean Construction

 Above: construction at the Baha Mar resort project in the Bahamas (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico lead the Caribbean in the number of hotel rooms under construction, according to a new report. STR’s Caribbean/Mexico hotel development report found that the region had a total of […]

St Kitts' Kittitian Hill Opens Great House, Restaurant and Bar

 Above: the new Great House at Kittitian Hill’s Belle Mont Farm By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts’ Kittitian Hill development has officially opened the Great House of its Belle Mont Farm hotel, which is set to debut in December. The project also opened its new The Kitchen restaurant and The Mill bar, along with […]