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Curaçao Continues to Surge as One of the Caribbean’s Fastest-Growing Destinations

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Curaçao’s growth is showing up in familiar places. It’s there in the steady hum along the Handelskade, in the fuller tables at waterfront restaurants in Pietermaai, and in the growing lineups at beach clubs on the island’s western shore, from Cas Abao to Playa Kalki. Across the island, the rhythm feels busier, more confident, and […]

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St Croix Eyes Major Airport Expansion, Modernization

By the Caribbean Journal staff Another major airport project could be coming to the U.S. Virgin Islands. Less than two months after the initial designs were revealed on St Thomas’ $230 million airport transformation project, the island of St Croix got its first look at its own proposed airport revamp. The proposed project would be […]

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Top St Thomas Resort to Be Sold

By the Caribbean Journal staff The 300-room Sugar Bay Resort and Spa in St Thomas is to be sold, Caribbean Journal has learned. The owners of the St Thomas property have tapped the Carlton Group to sell the US Virgin Islands resort. Sugar Bay is being offered on a simple fee basis, unencumbered by any […]

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Bill Clinton Helps Launch Solar Projects in St Thomas, St John

By the Caribbean Journal staff Former United States President Bill Clinton has launched three new green energy projects in St Thomas. Clinton was in St Thomas this week, joined by Bloomberg co-founder Tom Secunda and officials from Expedia Group to launch the solarization of three sites in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The three sites included […]


Top St Thomas Resort to Be Sold

By the Caribbean Journal staff BMR Energy, which was purchased by Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group in 2016, has purchased a major solar farm in the Caribbean. The St Croix facility, which was owned by NRG Energy, was damaged during Hurricane Maria last year. The company will take over the power purchase agreement and restoration […]

The Top 20 Islands to Live on in the Caribbean

We all dream of living in the Caribbean. We all think about waking up to the ocean, being in touch with the natural environment, of connecting with the region’s vibrant culture. Everybody dreams of doing it — but some actually do it. And they all do it for different reasons. But there are different kinds […]

Kenny Chesney’s New Caribbean Album

By the Caribbean Journal staff From “Adios to Jost” to “No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems,” country star Kenny Chesney has long had a love affair with the Caribbean, particularly the U.S. and British Virgin Islands (he has a home in St John.) It was a love affair that turned into a calling last fall, […]

A Major New Hotel Project Is Coming to St Thomas

By Alexander Britell A major new hotel project is coming to St Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands. The government of the United States Virgin Islands is working on a deal that would provide up to $10 million for an equity investment in a new 110-room hotel at Yacht Haven Grande in St Thomas, […]

USVI Eyes St Thomas Cruise Harbor Expansion

By the Caribbean Journal staff St Thomas’ major cruise harbor in Charlotte Amalie is proposing a series of improvement projects, according to United States Virgin Islands officials. The projects include a proposed dredging of Charlotte Amalie Harbor and its adjacent channel and the expansion of cruise ship berths at the West Indian Company Limited berths […]

More Nonstop Flights Coming to St Thomas

By the Caribbean Journal staff St Thomas is about to get another big airlift boost thanks to an expansion by Spirit Airlines. The low-cost carrier will be launching three-times-weekly flights from Orlando International Airport to St Thomas’ Cyril E. King Airport in the United States Virgin Islands. The flights will launch Nov. 8, according to […]

Margaritaville Vacation Club by Wyndham Reopens in St Thomas

By the Caribbean Journal staff Margaritaville is back. The Margaritaville Vacation Club by Wyndham resort on the island of St Thomas has officially reopened its doors in the wake of Hurricane Irma. The resort opened to Margaritaville Vacation Club owners and their guests for the first time since last year’s storms. Wyndham Destinations President and […]

St Croix’s Renaissance Carambola Targeting Winter Return

By the Caribbean Journal staff One of the leading resorts in St Croix is planning a relaunch. The US Virgin Islands’ Renaissance St Croix Carambola Resort is targeting a reopening in the fourth quarter of 2018, according to an update from Marriott’s Paradise by Marriott page. The property’s potential return would be a significant boost […]