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New CHTA President Begins Term

Above: Emil Lee (centre) with CHTA CEO Jeff Vasser and outgoing President Richard Doumeng By Alexander Britell MIAMI — The Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association has a new president. Emil Lee, general manager of the Princess Heights Hotel in St […]

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Earthquake Causes Light Shaking in Anguilla, St Maarten

Above: a map of the quake (graphic: United States Geological Survey) By the Caribbean Journal staff A 4.6-magnitude earthquake caused light shaking in Anguilla and St Maarten on Wednesday afternoon, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake struck […]

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Eight Great Beach Bars in St Maarten/St Martin

It’s easy to think that the beach bar might have been invented on Saint Martin/Sint Maarten. For some, legend has it that when St Maarten and St Martin was divided between the French and Dutch they did it by first getting inebriated […]

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Air France, Caribbean Carrier Winair Sign Codeshare Agreement

Above: a Winair flight By the Caribbean Journal staff Air France has signed a codesharing agreement with Caribbean regional carrier Winair. The codeshare will cover five routes out of St Maarten: Saba, St Barth, St Eustatius, St Kitts and Nevis […]


St Maarten PM: Caribbean Should Look at Tourism as "Tool of Development"

Above: St Maarten Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell NEW YORK — Caribbean is the major economic driver in the Caribbean. So it would be natural that it should be viewed as the major mechanism for dealing with […]


Caribbean Photo of the Week: Quite a View in St Barth

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Burt Spielman, who sent in this photo of Petit Cul-de-Sac in St Barth, with the view of St Maarten and Anguilla in the distance. Do you have a great photo of […]

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St Maarten Airport Reports Big Jump in Transfer Passengers

Above: St Maarten’s Princess Juliana International Airport (Caribbean Journal photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Maarten’s Princess Juliana International Airport saw a 21 percent increase in transfer passengers in the first quarter, officials said this week. St Barth was […]


Ranking the Caribbean on Cell Phone Use

Above: Grand Cayman (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Where do people use cell phones the most in the Caribbean? To find out, we looked at the most recent edition of the World Bank’s World Development Indicators report, which […]


St Maarten Joins ECLAC

Above: St Maarten By the Caribbean Journal staff St Maarten has officially been conferred associate membership with the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. St Maarten Public Health, Social Development and Labour Minister Cornelius de Weever […]

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Expedia: St Maarten, St Martin See Jump in Travel Demand

Above: Oyster Pond in St Martin (Caribbean Journal photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Travel demand for St Maarten/St Martin jumped by almost 20 percent last year, according to a new report from the Expedia Group. Several countries showed particularly […]


St Maarten Tourism Minister Makes Visit to the Netherlands

Above: Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs Secretary General Maarten Camps and St Maarten Tourism Minister Ted Richardson By the Caribbean Journal staff St Maarten Tourism Minister Ted Richardson made a working visit to the Netherlands this week. Richardson’s trip included […]


Barbados, St Maarten Hold Talks on Talk Cultural Industries

Above: Bridgetown (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados Culture Minister Stephen Lashley recently received St Maarten Governor Eugene Holiday for a visit in St Michael last week. The two sides focused on ways that culture can help diversify […]