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Marriott’s New All-Inclusive Resort-Within-a-Resort in the Riviera Maya Has 10 Ocean-View Suites With Private Pools

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They have lots of names. Preferred clubs. Diamond clubs. Hotels-within-hotels. But one thing is constant — they’re worth the splurge. There’s just something about that extra level of service, the privacy, the amenities — the rooms themselves. And now the Caribbean has a brand new one, at one of its most legendary resorts — and the […]

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New Ferries For the US Virgin Islands

Above: the US Virgin Islands By the Caribbean Journal staff The US Virgin Islands will soon have new ferry service. Public Works Commissioner Darryl Smalls said the new service would traffic between Cruz Bay, St John and Red Hook, St Thomas. “Following the recent completion of inspections administered by the United States Coast Guard, the […]

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St Croix Airport Receives $4.4 Million in Federal Grant Funding

Above: St Croix’s Henry E Rohlsen Airport (Caribbean Journal photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Virgin Islands Port Authority has received a $4.4 million grant from the United States Department of Transportation for a series of improvement projects at St Croix’s Henry E Rohlsen Airport. The grant will fund the second of three construction phases […]

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Ranking the Caribbean on Cell Phone Use

Above: Grand Cayman (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Where do people use cell phones the most in the Caribbean? To find out, we looked at the most recent edition of the World Bank’s World Development Indicators report, which has data on a number of specific business and economic indicators in the region, including […]


St Croix Airport Receives $4.4 Million in Federal Grant Funding

Above: St Croix By the Caribbean Journal staff A solar energy project at the University of the Virgin Islands will be receiving a $3 million award from the United States Department of Agriculture’s High Energy Cost Grant Programme. The project between Veriown Energy and the University of the Virgin Islands will see the deployment of […]

The 25 Best Caribbean All-Inclusive Resorts to Visit Right Now

Sometimes a Caribbean all-inclusive resort is exactly what you need.  Or, in the case of an extreme winter, exactly what the doctor ordered: sun-drenched beaches, no wallets, no stress, no schedules and plenty of space to wind down … or wind up, depending upon your mood and disposition. But the best Caribbean all-inclusive resorts can be […]

US Virgin Islands "Open For Business"

Above: St Croix, US Virgin Islands (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff United States Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh led a two-day economic mission to New York City last week. The Governor, who was joined by officials from the Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority, held talks with businessmen, consultants, tax advisors and capital […]

Strong Cruise Growth in US Virgin Islands

Above: Fort Christiansvaern in St Croix (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The United States Virgin Islands saw strong growth in cruise tourism in 2013, according to data from the Caribbean Tourism Organization. Cruise passenger visits to the USVI grew by 4.9 percent last year, with a total of 1,998,579 cruise passengers. That was […]

How Caribbean Skiers Fared in Sochi

Above: St John’s Jasmine Campbell at Sochi By the Caribbean Journal staff The Jamaican bobsleigh team received much of the publicity, but a number of skiers representing Caribbean nations made their mark at the Sochi Olympics. So how did they fare? British Virgin Islands skier Peter Adam Crook finished 27th in the first round of […]

USVI Governor "Disappointed" Over Seaborne Move to Puerto Rico

Above: USVI Governor John de Jongh By the Caribbean Journal staff Last week, St Croix-based Seaborne Airlines announced its plans to relocated its headquarters to Puerto Rico, a move that has caused disappointment in the United States Virgin Islands, according to USVI Governor John de Jongh. The airline announced its move last week, which includes […]

US Virgin Islands Unveils First-Ever Tsunami Evacuation Maps

Above: the USVI By the Caribbean Journal staff As last week’s earthquake in Puerto Rico reminded, the Caribbean is a seismically active region — and particularly the northern Caribbean. That’s led the US Virgin Islands to debut its first-ever tsunami evacuation map, which covers St Croix, St john and St Thomas. The maps “delineate coastline […]

Delta Adding More Flights to United States Virgin Islands

Above: a Delta plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Delta Airlines will be adding new flights to the United States Virgin Islands from both Atlanta and New York beginning next month. The new service to St Thomas will begin Dec. 15 and last through March 30, 2014, according to USVI Tourism Commissioner Beverly Nicholson-Doty. Delta […]