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This Caribbean Floating Bar Has World-Class Tacos — And You Can Only Get There by Boat

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You come in by boat, cut the engine, and drift into Lindbergh Bay with a floating taco bar ahead of you. The water here is clear enough to see sand patches under the surface as you slow down. Small boats move through the bay. People sit in float seats with drinks in hand. Others climb […]

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St Kitts and Nevis Approves Formation of Reparations Committee

Above: St Kitts (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of St Kitts and Nevis has approved the formation of a committee on seeking reparations for slavery, the country announced Wednesday. The committee follows a growing movement in the region to seek reparations from European countries for the enslavement of people of African […]

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St Kitts and Nevis Gets Christmas Boost From Cruise Ships

Above: Basseterre (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff More than 35,000 cruise passengers visited St Kitts over the Christmas holiday, according to data from the Marine Division of the St Christopher Air and Sea Ports Authority. The cruise boost began on Dec. 23 with the arrival of the Celebrity Summit; the largest single berth […]

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Could St Maarten Become a Hub For Travel to Nevis?

Above: St Maarten’s Princess Juliana Airport By the Caribbean Journal staff Could Nevis get an airlift boost from St Maarten? That’s one of the initiatives Nevis Tourism Minister Mark Brantley is working on for the 2013/2014 season, hoping to expand upon the airlift the island receives from places like San Juan, Antigua and St Kitts. […]


St Kitts and Nevis Gets Christmas Boost From Cruise Ships

Above: a rendering of the project By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts’ hotel construction boom continues. The 246-room Pirate’s Nest project has officially broken ground on St Kitts’ Frigate Bay, the latest in a line of new hotel projects slated to come on stream in the twin-island federation. The project, which has an estimated […]

Designs Approved For Park Hyatt St Kitts

Above: a rendering of the Park Hyatt St Kitts (Photos: Kier Construction) By the Caribbean Journal staff The final project designs for the planned Park Hyatt St Kitts hotel have been approved, with a projected completion date of the end of 2015. The announcement was made by Rakesh Sarna, Americas Group President of Hyatt Hotels. […]

St Kitts Marriott Completes Second Phase of $5.5 Million Renovation

Above: the renovated lobby at the St Kitts Marriott Resort & The Royal Beach Casino By the Caribbean Journal staff The St Kitts Marriott Resort & Royal Beach Casino has completed the second phase of a two-year, $5.5 million renovation project. The renovation included what the property called a “complete overhaul” of all 393 guestrooms […]

St Kitts and Nevis, France Talk Economic Development in Paris

Above: Paris (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzi Douglas held talks in France this week on a proposed bilateral economic development agreement between the two countries. Douglas met with several members of the French Senate during a visit to Paris to discuss ways the two countries […]

Expansion of St Kitts' Frigate Bay Beach Resort Slated to Finish in 2015

Above: St Kitts (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The expansion of the Frigate Bay Beach Hotel in St Kitts will include the addition of 12 new rooms when it reopens in January 2015. The property, which closed Nov. 1 to begin its renovation, would have 76 rooms upon completion, according to a spokesman. […]

Developers Plan $70 Million Condo-Hotel Project in St Kitts

Above: a preliminary rendering of the Prime Hotel & Condominiums By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts’ development spree is continuing, with a new $70 million project planned for the foothills above Basseterre, the government announced Tuesday. The Prime Hotel & Condominiums project is the brainchild of developer Farron Lawrence of SKN Homes and investors […]

Taiwan, St Kitts and Nevis Sign Agreement on ICT Development

Above: St Kitts(CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Taiwan and St Kitts and Nevis have signed a five-year agreement aimed at developing information and communication in the twin-island federation. Information Technology Minister Glen Philip and Taiwanese Ambassador Miguel Tsao signed the agreement this week. “Our aims for technology enhanced national development are not frenetic […]

St Kitts Planning to Open New Private Jet Terminal in December

Above: the new terminal (Photo: Erasmus Williams) By the Caribbean Journal staff The new private jet terminal at St Kitts’ Robert L Bradshaw International Airport is nearing completion, with an expected opening in December, the government said. The fixed-base operator terminal, which will be operated by Leeward Flight Services, will include a lounge for commercial […]

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