st vincent and the grenadines

InterCaribbean Airways Is Expanding to St Vincent

Bequia Beach Hotel to Reopen in October

The Bequia Beach Hotel in the Grenadines is reopening in October, Caribbean Journal has learned. The family-owned luxury hotel on Bequia will relaunch Oct. 1, a spokesperson for the property confirmed. The resort has been shuttered temporarily amid the COVID-19 …

St Vincent and the Grenadines Adds Quarantine for U.S. Travelers

St Vincent and the Grenadines, which reopened for tourism last month, has implemented a series of changes to its travel protocols including the addition of a quarantine period for U.S. travelers on commercial flights. St Vincent and the Grenadines had …

Mandarin Oriental Reopens Caribbean Resort

Luxury brand Mandarin Oriental has reopened its only resort in the Caribbean, Caribbean Journal has learned. The Mandarin Oriental, Canouan, set on the island of Canouan in St Vincent and the Grenadines, reopened its doors this month. The ultra-luxe boutique …

Caribbean Airlines Expands in the Eastern Caribbean

Caribbean Airlines has expanded its network in the Eastern Caribbean. The Port-of-Spain-based airline has launched new flights from Barbados to both St Vincent and Grenada. It’s part of what the company is calling its “strategic plan,” following its acquisition of …

Sandals Is Opening a Beaches Resort in St Vincent

Sandals Resorts International is opening its first-ever resort in St Vincent and the Grenadines. The company is opening a new Beaches resort, the first in the Eastern Caribbean, Caribbean Journal has learned. The property will be a transformation of the …

InterCaribbean Airways Adding More Eastern Caribbean Flights

Turks and Caicos-based InterCaribbean Airways is expanding its network in the Eastern Caribbean. The company announced new connecting services between Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. “The demand for our flights across the Caribbean continues to grow, …

From The Bahamas to Turks and Caicos, 7 Private Islands You Can Visit

There may be no better way to find escape from the pandemic than the glorious seclusion of a Caribbean private island resort. Social distancing is a given when you’re sharing an exclusive dot of land in the middle of the …

American Airlines Relaunches Aruba, St Vincent Flights

American Airlines has relaunched more routes to the Caribbean, part of a broader restart of service to the region. The world’s largest airline officially resumed nonstop flights to Aruba from both Miami and Charlotte this weekend. Both of those routes …

Air Canada Launches Flights to St Vincent and the Grenadines

By the Caribbean Journal staff There’s a new way to get to St Vincent and the Grenadines. In a big boost for St Vincent’s new Argyle International Airport, Air Canada has launched its first ever flights to the destination. The …

St Vincent and the Grenadines Seeing Strong Tourism Growth

As it prepares to launch a major new airport, St Vincent and the Grenadines is reporting very strong tourism growth so far in 2016, according to the government’s latest data. The archipelago is reporting an increase in stayover arrivals of …

Why Ronda Rousey Went to This Caribbean Island

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon, CJ Travel Editor Sports Illustrated’s annual swimsuit issue is currently on the newsstands, and eagle-eyed Caribbean fans will no doubt spot a familiar backdrop for the mesmerizing models. That’s because St Vincent and the Grenadines private island-resort …

Caribbean Photo of the Week: Carnival in Kingstown, St Vincent

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Michael Lambert, who sent in this snapshot of the last day of carnival this year in Kingstown, St Vincent. “We have been staying in Bequia since mid May and have thoroughly …

St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Assumes Additional Portfolio

Above: St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves (UN Photo/Ryan Brown) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has taken over responsibility for the Ministry of Works, the government …

St Vincent and the Grenadines to Receive $6.4M IMF Disbursement

Above: St Vincent (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The International Monetary Fund’s Executive Board has approved a $6.4 million disbursement to St Vincent and the Grenadines, the organization announced Friday. The funding will be drawn from a Rapid …

Rum Journal: A Secret Rum Punch at the Bequia Beach Hotel

BEQUIA —Making rum punch is an art form: there is no one perfect way to do it. (That’s without mentioning the perfect planteur, rum punch’s French Caribbean cousin.) Generally speaking, the further south you go, the more bitter the rum …

St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Visits Guyana

Above: St Vincent Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves and Guyana President Donald Ramotar By the Caribbean Journal staff St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves headed to Guyana to visit CARICOM and for bilateral talks with Guyana …

St Vincent and the Grenadines Names New UN Ambassador

Above: UN headquarters in New York By the Caribbean Journal staff St Vincent and the Grenadines has named a new permanent representative to the United Nations. Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves announced that Inga Rhonda King would be succeeding his …

Op-Ed: Solar Energy and the Caribbean’s Economic Future

By Paul Hay Op-Ed Contributor According to the Energy Policy and Sector Analysis in the Caribbean (2010 – 2011), the “Caribbean islands have the potential to lead the world to a new energy future.” Research on this paper was the …