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Phillips: IMF Team to Visit Jamaica “Within Three Weeks”
Above: Jamaica Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips By the Caribbean Journal staff An International Monetary Fund team will visit Jamaica “within three weeks,” according to Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips. If those talks go well, a deal with the fund […]
In St John, a Celebration of Culture
It’s been nearly seven decades since the island of St John held its first Celebration, a tradition that has turned into one of the most vibrant summer festivals in the Caribbean. Now in its 69th year, St John Celebration is […]
Remote Work Is Driving a Luxury Real Estate Boom in Mexico
By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to CJI This story is part of Caribbean Journal Invest, the authority on Caribbean hotel, real estate and tourism business news. Join to access this and other great features, including our biweekly newsletter. Subscribe to […]
It Just Got Much Easier to Visit Bermuda
After having some of the strictest travel protocols in the hemisphere for much of the pandemic, Bermuda has removed all of its travel protocols. Effective Nov. 14, Bermuda no longer requires its travel authorization process, its $40 fee or proof […]
Anguilla’s New Rules for Day Trippers
Anguilla has announced new protocols as the island reopens its borders to day-trippers and passengers on one-day cruise excursions to the island. The new protocols do not require these visitors to make an application for entry permission into Anguilla on […]
WestJet Returns to Saint Lucia
Canadian carrier WestJet has officially returned to the Eastern Caribbean island of Saint Lucia. The leisure airline relaunched service between Toronto and Saint Lucia’s Hewanorra International Airport this weekend. It marks the return of a third international carrier to the […]
Anguilla Is Updating Its Travel Rules for Visitors
Anguilla is updating its travel requirements for visitors ahead of the winter tourist season, Caribbean Journal has learned. The island has announced a slate of pre-arrival requirements that will take effect on Nov. 1, 2021. They include the requirement that […]
Only Fully Vaccinated Travelers Can Now Visit Anguilla
Anguilla’s newest entry protocols have now taken effect, meaning only fully vaccinated travelers can now visit the island. The new protocols, which went into effect last week, exempt children under the age of 18 and women who are pregnant. Anguilla […]
Anguilla Is Reopening for Tourism on May 25
Anguilla is set to reopen its borders for tourism on May 25, Caribbean Journal has learned. The island had closed its borders for a month to manage a cluster of active cases identified on April 22. Anguilla said it had […]
From The Bahamas to Grenada, Caribbean Resorts for Remote Work
Millions of people who started working from home during the pandemic are likely never going back to the office. Likewise, remote work programs — launched by destinations and resorts to attract untethered but stir-crazy workers — are likely to outlast […]
Anguilla Is Updating Its Entry Protocols for Vaccinated Travelers
Anguilla has approved a series of revised entry protocols for vaccinated travelers, Caribbean Journal has learned. Some of the new protocols have already taken effect, while others will be introduced in a multi-phase approach over the next several months. The […]
St Barth Eyes Mid-May Tourism Reopening
St Barth is eyeing a tourism reopening in mid-May, according to the island’s tourism officials. The destination has been closed fro tourism since early February. The French government has mandated that St Barth will need to implement a “strong and […]
How to Make This Grenada Resort Your New Home Office
More and more people are looking to the Caribbean for “remote work” getaways — and turn the Caribbean into their home office. And now one of the region’s top hotels has launched a program for precisely that purpose: the new Work […]
An Inside Look at the Transformed Secrets Royal Beach Punta Cana
After a recent visit to the Dominican Republic by Caribbean Journal, it appears as though new COVID-19-related safety measures are making hotel guests feel comfortable booking at AMResorts’ two hottest properties in the country. CJ was on hand recently as […]
St Maarten Is Reopening for Tourism
St Maarten is officially reopening for tourism on July 1, Caribbean Journal has learned. The Dutch Caribbean destination will begin receiving travelers from Europe and North America on that date, according to St Maarten Tourism Minister Ludmila de Weever. On […]
Guadeloupe, Cayman Lead Caribbean Push Against Coronavirus
A pair of Caribbean destinations are leading the way with aggressive measures to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus. That includes the French Caribbean department of Guadeloupe and the British Overseas Territory of the Cayman Islands. In what is […]
Barbados Gets New Flights From Germany
Barbados is expanding its reach in Germany, with a new thrice-weekly direct flight from Frankfurt to the island’s Grantley Adams International Airport. The new service, which launched this week, will run on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays through April 2020 using […]
The Caribbean’s Coolest New Beach Bar Is In St Maarten
By Alexander Britell and Guy Britton It’s been open just three weeks but you can already feel it. Even in the late afternoon on a Tuesday, you know a hotspot when you see it. It’s sleek, it’s instantly hip and […]
A Caribbean Vegetable Soup Recipe
By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor I have often spoke of the fact that December is my most favorite month of the year, mainly due to the holidays and family gatherings and so on. What I have never mentioned is that […]
Royal Caribbean’s Adventure of the Seas Returning to St. Lucia
Royal Caribbean’s Adventure of the Seas cruise ship is returning to St. Lucia. The ship had previously been unable to dock at the Pointe Seraphine port in Castries due to harbor depth concerns. Now, following a successful dredging operation, the […]
Women in Jamaica’s Election
The women in Jamaica’s election battleground By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor Hillary v/s Bernie Politics is seen as a ‘dirty game’, unbecoming for the ‘fairer sex’. But women want in. They want a greater say in decisions that impact […]
Two Can’t-Miss Deals for Caribbean Getaways
By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Thanksgiving is only three weeks away and right behind it is Cyber Monday, when we wear our fingers to the bone clicking on great deals we just gotta have. And now, as the Caribbean […]
Guyana, Yachting Destination?
Sailing to South America By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Is Yachting a potential growth market for Guyana? Guyana’s Minister of Tourism Catherine Hughes will make a presentation to members of the yachting community in Trinidad and Tobago this week, as […]
The Baha Mar Battle Continues
The fight over the Baha Mar heats up By the Caribbean Journal staff The Battle for the $3.5 billion Baha Mar is getting hotter. It’s been a little more than three weeks since Baha Mar Ltd filed for Chapter 11 […]
In Anguilla, an Eye on Sculpture
Above: a sculpture by Anguilla’s Courtney Devonish By Dana Niland CJ Contributor It may be a small island, but Anguilla has a thriving arts scene — one that will grow with this year’s launch of the first-ever Anguilla Sculpture Symposium. The […]
Political Independence and Economic Development in the Caribbean
By Paul Hay CJ Contributor In 2003, Alvin G. Wint – former head of the Department of Management Studies at the University of West Indies, Mona Campus – noted in his book, “Competitiveness in Small Developing Economies: Insights from the […]
UK Overseas Minister to Visit Cayman
Above: UK Minister for the Overseas Territories Mark Simmonds By the Caribbean Journal staff Mark Simmonds, the Minister for the Overseas Territories at the United Kingdom’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office, will be visiting the Cayman Islands next week. Simmonds’ visit […]
Montserrat Set to Begin Long-Term Testing of Geothermal Wells
Above: Montserrat By the Caribbean Journal staff Montserrat will soon begin long-term testing at one of its geothermal wells, according to Director of Public Works Ron Beardsley. The process, which he said will take about three weeks, follows the completion […]
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