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Southwest Airlines Is Launching New Daily Flights to a Caribbean Island Famous for Sand, Beach Bars and Gourmet Eateries

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The approach into Princess Juliana International Airport is one of the most recognizable arrivals in the Caribbean. Jets descend low over the bright water of Simpson Bay before touching down just beyond the edge of Maho Beach, where travelers gather along the sand to watch aircraft pass overhead. Within minutes of leaving the airport, the […]

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CHIEF Hospitality Conference Returns for Fourth Year

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By Dana Niland CJ Contributor The fourth annual Caribbean Hospitality Industry Exchange Forum is slated for June 22-24 at the Hyatt Regency in Miami. The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association, which puts on the Miami-based conference, says unity and innovation will be examined as central factors to fuel the growth of the region’s industry. “As we […]

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Barbados Takes Taste of the Caribbean Crown

The Barbados culinary team has taken home the crown as the winner of the Taste of the Caribbean competition in Miami this week. The CHTA event was held this week at the Hyatt Regency Miami. Barbados also took home individual honors for Ryan Adamson, Caribbean Bartender of the Year, and Damian Leach for Seafood. Kenneth Molyneaux from […]

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CHTA to Hold CHIEF, Taste of the Caribbean in June

The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association is making a big push this June in Miami. The organization has announced that it will be holding two of its major annual events in Miami, both the Taste of the Caribbean culinary festival and competition and the Caribbean Hotel Industry Exchange Forum. The latter is typically held in […]


Barbados Takes Taste of the Caribbean Crown

The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association hosted its annual Taste of the Caribbean festival this week, bringing together the top culinary teams from around the region. The highlight was the Taste of the Islands consumer event, when the culinary squads offered samples of their best edible offerings. Here’s what it was like. Which team was […]

Why This is Miami's Must-Visit Caribbean Food Event

Above: a dish at the BVI table (all photos by CJ) By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Deb Marcano doesn’t work in Caribbean tourism. She’s not a hotelier, tour operator, restaurant owner or government official. But the photographer, artist and self-described “lady who lunches” is an eater. Which is why she happily smacked down $50 […]

Caribbean Chefs Set For Major Competition in Miami

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Knives are being sharpened and recipes tweaked as 12 Caribbean nations’ culinary teams prepare for a food (and beverage) fight in the 2016 installment of Taste of the Caribbean. Scheduled for June 6 to 10 at Miami’s Hyatt Regency, the culinary and mixology competition draws chefs and bartenders from […]

Puerto Rico Team Wins Taste of the Caribbean Culinary Competition

Above: the Puerto Rican team at the CHTA Taste of the Caribbean competition By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico’s national culinary team won the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association’s Taste of the Caribbean culinary competition in Miami last week. The Puerto Rican squad won the “Best Culinary Team in the Caribbean” crown competing against […]

Caribbean Cookbook: From Jamaica, Tamarind Glazed Salmon

THE LATEST edition of Caribbean Cookbook heads to Jamaica and the kitchen of Chef Gian Stewart, Chef de Partie at the Sandals Royal Plantation hotel in Jamaica, a certified Executive Chef who will be competing with the Jamaican team at this year’s Taste of the Caribbean culinary competition in Miami. Stewart offers his recipe for […]

In Miami, Savoring the Caribbean

Above: members of the Barbados culinary team (CJ Photo) MIAMI — It’s a cornucopia of colours: green breadfruit, brown cassava, yellow peppers. And the ingredients on this table will decide the best chefs in the Caribbean. Around 50 of the Caribbean’s best chefs have congregated in Miami this weekend for the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism […]

Barbados Leads Winners at Taste of the Caribbean Competition

Barbados Leads Winners at Taste of the Caribbean Competition Above: the Barbados culinary team By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados’ culinary team took home the award for Caribbean Culinary Team of the Year this weekend at the Taste of the Caribbean competition. The event, which was held at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Miami, featured […]

Taking Anguilla's Cuisine to Miami

This week’s Taste of the Caribbean competition in Miami will test some of the best chefs in the Caribbean, including a team from growing culinary power Anguilla. That squad will be led by veteran chef Dean Samuel, who began his career at a local bakery, the moved to study in Antigua and then at restaurants […]

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