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St Maarten’s Top All-Inclusive Just Named a New GM

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Sonesta Resorts St. Maarten has appointed Bernard Mazet as its new General Manager, effective immediately. In the role, Mazet will oversee operations and provide strategic leadership for Sonesta Maho Beach Resort and Sonesta Ocean Point, bringing more than 30 years of international hospitality experience across luxury and all-inclusive resorts worldwide. Mazet most recently served as […]

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Marriott’s New Turks and Caicos Resort Just Launched Bookings

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The newest resort in Turks and Caicos has launched bookings ahead of its debut early next year, Caribbean Journal has learned. Salterra, a Luxury Collection Resort and Spa in Turks and Caicos, has launched bookings on its new Website ahead of its February 2025 debut. “As our opening date draws closer, we are thrilled to […]

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JetBlue Is Relaunching Flights to Turks and Caicos

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JetBlue Airways is making its return to the Turks and Caicos Islands, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The carrier will be relaunching its flights from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport to Providenciales on July 22, when the destination officially reopens for tourism.  JetBlue will be operating the New York-Turks […]

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The Best Resorts in the Caribbean

The best Caribbean resorts are more than just rooms, pools and sand. They use the art of luxury to create something more. Something meaningful. While the term “resort” certainly has its share of definitions in the Caribbean (and we address here EP resorts, not all-inclusive resorts), a great one should, at its core, offer completeness. […]


JetBlue Is Relaunching Flights to Turks and Caicos

Above: the Turks and Caicos Islands By the Caribbean Journal staff The Turks and Caicos Islands has received its first-ever sovereign credit rating from Standard & Poor’s. The British Overseas Territory received a rating of “BBB+/A-2” from the New York-based ratings firm, with an outlook of “stable.” S&P said the ratings on TCI reflected its […]

United States Government to Return Funds to OLINT Victims

Above: David Smith By the Caribbean Journal staff The United States government plans to compensate investors who lost money to the OLINT Ponzi scheme operated by Jamaica’s David Smith. The scheme was first operated in Jamaica and subsequently in the Turks and Caicos Islands, where Smith is currently serving a prison sentence. While Smith claimed […]

Turks and Caicos, Province of Canada?

Above: Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper meeting Monday with Turks and Caicos Islands Premier Dr Rufus Ewing (Photo: OPM Canada) By the Caribbean Journal staff Should the Turks and Caicos Islands become part of Canada? It may sound strange, but that’s the proposal being bandied about by a group of Canadian provincial Premiers, renewing an […]

Turks and Caicos Islands Economy Grew 4.1 Percent in 2011: Report

By the Caribbean Journal staff The Gross Domestic Product of the Turks and Caicos Islands grew by 4.1 percent in 2011, according to a report from interim Chief Economist Stephen Pollard. The total figure for GDP in constant market prices were $549.6 million in 2011. That number came after a 19.6 percent decline in GDP […]