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Miami Heat Hold Training Camp at Atlantis in the Bahamas

The Miami Heat have kicked off their training camp in the Bahamas. Paradise Island’s Atlantis resort is hosting the team ,using the arena it typically uses for college basketball events. The Bahamas has, in recent years, become the Caribbean’s leading […]

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CTO Launches “Caribbean Awaits” Campaign

The Barbados-based Caribbean Tourism Organization has launched a new campaign looking to help maintain the region’s prominence as a “place of solace” amid the pandemic.  “This theme compliments the region’s success in generally containing the spread of COVID-19 which has […]

In the US Virgin Islands, a Tourism Training Push

By the Caribbean Journal staff A major tourism training push is set for the United States Virgin Islands next week, as Aquila’s Center for Cruise Excellence launches a three-day training program for tourism industry professionals in the territory. The program, […]

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Randy Moss’ Caribbean Boot Camp

By Bob Curley CJ Contributor Legendary NFL receiver Randy Moss is a morning workout freak, which I found out painfully fast on my first day attending his week-long fitness retreat at St. Lucia’s BodyHoliday resort. Wellness never goes out of […]

Trinidad Begins Work on $89 Million University Campus Project

Above: a rendering of the project By the Caribbean Journal staff Work is now underway at an $89 million university project in Trinidad. The project is the Esmond Ramesar Open Campus Centre in the area of Chaguanas, with the first […]

Barbados Looking to Attract Athletes Training for 2016 Olympics

Above: Barbados (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados is an ideal training ground for athletes preparing for the 2016 Olympics in Rio, according to Sports Minister Stephen Lashley. The Minister, who was addressing the Pan American Sports Organization’s […]

Baltimore Ravens Heading to Barbados for Youth Football Camp

Above: Ramon Harewood By the Caribbean Journal staff The Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens are heading to Barbados to begin the Big Mon Elite Athlete Development Camp on April 4. The team’s delegation will be led by Ramon Harewood, an […]

Haiti’s Officials to Receive Public Administration Training in New Initiative

Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff A group of 320 Haitian officials will undertake a course in the management of public purchases through a new initiative from the Inter-American Development Bank and […]

Haiti’s Camp Residents Seek Solutions As Money to Clean Latrines Disappears

Above: Champ de Mars, Port-au-Prince AS INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS in Haiti begin their drawdown, millions earmarked for cleaning latrines departs with them, while those in the country’s camps seek answers. With support from the Fund for Investigative Journalism in Haiti, Phares […]

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The Caribbean’s Most Sustainable Hotel Is In The Bahamas  

From the moment you walk into the lobby, The Retreat seems just like a typical tropical hotel you might find anywhere in the Caribbean.  The 15 guest rooms are modern and clean; the restaurant has blackened mahi-mahi and flatbreads and […]

New York Rangers’ Anthony Duclair Scores First NHL Points

Above: New York Rangers winger Anthony Duclair By the Caribbean Journal staff 19-year-old New York Rangers winger Anthony Duclair is quickly becoming the NHL’s “Haitian sensation.” The Haitian-Canadian forward, whose parents both came to Canada from Haiti, forced his way […]

As Miami Heat Depart, Bahamas Looks to Sports Tourism Future

Above: Bahamas PM Perry Christie and Heat President Pat Riley By the Caribbean Journal staff The Miami Heat’s visit to the Atlantis Resort for a pre-season training camp made international news. The question is, can the Bahamas replicate the visit […]

Miami Heat Train in the Bahamas

Above: the Miami Heat at Atlantis (BIS Photos/Derek Smith) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Miami Heat’s bid for a third consecutive NBA championship is starting in the Bahamas. The Imperial Ballroom at the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island has […]

Former Manchester United Player Dwight Yorke to Represent Brand Tobago

Above: Dwight Yorke By the Caribbean Journal staff Former Manchester United forward Dwight Yorke will continue representing Tobago as the island’s global brand ambassador. Yorke, who has served as Tobago’s brand ambassador for four years, signed the new contract last […]

From Barbados to the Super Bowl

Above: Ramon Harewood By the Caribbean Journal staff After a Caribbean-filled Super Bowl XLXVI last year, this year’s contest between the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens returns the region to the global sporting stage. Ramon Harewood, an offensive […]

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The Caribbean’s Hottest Wellness Resort Is In the Dominican Republic 

The Dominican Republic’s premier luxury resort is about to take on another title: the Caribbean’s hottest wellness resort. The 7,000-acre Casa de Campo Resort and Villas in La Romana has always held a privileged spot in the Caribbean luxury pantheon, […]

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A New “Caribbean Tourism Institute”

The Barbados-based Caribbean Tourism Organization has launched a major initiative: a first-of-its-kind virtual training program for the region’s primary economic driver. It’s called the Caribbean Tourism Institute, the CTO’s “online campus,” developed by Canadian firm Velsoft. The new portal is […]

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St Kitts and Nevis’ Model Tourism Reopening

The twin-island federation of St Kitts and Nevis officially reopened its borders for International tourism on Oct. 31, and in the last three months has helped set an example to the rest of the region on how to undertake a […]

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Puerto Rico Launching New Hygiene Program for Tourism Businesses

The Puerto Rico Tourism Company is launching a new health and hygiene program for tourism-related businesses.  Most notably, the program that will grant a “gold-star” validation seal to tourism businesses that implement the highest health and safety measures.  It’s a […]

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How Barbados Is Preparing for Its Tourism Future

Every destination is working to prepare a plan for the eventual relaunch of tourism in a COVID-19 world. For Barbados, that means working on new health guidelines, continuing to market the destination digitally and even fast-tracking new hotel projects for […]

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Club Med Names SVP to Help Lead Growth Push

Global all-inclusive resort brand Club Med has appointed Sabrina Cendral as its new Senior Vice President of Marketing and Sales, Caribbean Journal has learned. In her new role, Cendral will unite and oversee U.S. sales and marketing, while also driving marketing strategies […]

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A Recipe for Caribbean Stuffed Plantain Boats — And the Memory of a Chef

By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor Many years ago, back in Culinary school, I can never forget this particularly hardcore instructor who trained me in fish fabrication and cooking. Every day upon arrival at 6am for class, he would add just […]

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Hilton’s Mahogany Bay Opens in Belize

By the Caribbean Journal staff There’s a new place to stay on Belize’s Ambergris Caye. The Mahogany Bay Resort & Beach Club, Curio Collection by Hilton is now welcoming travelers, the property announced Thursday. Belize’s newest hotel features 205 cottage […]

How Caribbean Networks Are Upgrading

By GERARD BEST Forward-thinking network operators in Latin America and the Caribbean are using the Internet’s next-generation protocol, called IPv6, to gain a business edge over their competitors. The upside for customers is better quality of service, and in the […]

The Best Caribbean Islands for Adventure

We love a lazy beach day as much as anyone else but we also recognize that there’s so much more to do in our favorite part of the world than just soaking up the sun and sipping a rummy cocktail. […]

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An Exclusive Sneak Peek at Cayman’s New Kimpton Seafire Resort

Checking out the new Kimpton Seafire By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor As its November opening date draws near, Grand Cayman is buzzing about Kimpton Seafire Resort + Spa, the island’s first new major resort in 11 years. And from […]

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How This Jamaican Art Company Is Combating Youth Unemployment

A creative approach to combat unemployment By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Jamaican company Bartley’s All In Wood has launched a crowd-funding campaign to increase employment in one of the island’s rural areas while developing their business. The Mandeville-based family-owned […]

Why This NFL Legend is Partnering With a Caribbean Hotel

NFL veteran Randy Moss is partnering with BodyHoliday resort to lead the health and wellness destination’s “WellFit Families” program. From Sunday, July 31 to Friday, August 5, the record-breaking wide receiver will be on property at the St. Lucia resort […]

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