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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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The Riviera Maya Has a New Wellness Resort

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There’s a new wellness resort in the heart of the Riviera Maya on the Caribbean coast of Mexico. It’s called  Palmaïa, The House of AïA, and it’s a new kind of holistic retreat in the region. Founder Alexander Ferri says Palmaia was designed “with the belief that inner exploration and respect for nature and community […]

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Cayman's First "Ecosmart" Real Estate Project

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By the Caribbean Journal staff Grand Cayman will be soon be home to its first-ever “ecosmart” real estate community. The new project is called Orchard Ecovillage, and the 21-acre master-planned community is set in Grand Cayman’s Lower Valley. The project aims to be a live-work-play development, with a total of 162 one, two and three-bedroom […]

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Jungle Bay, a Legendary Caribbean Eco-Resort, Is Back

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By Alexander Britell For years, it was one of Dominica’s signature places to stay: a high-level eco resort on an island renowned for its unsurpassed natural beauty. And now, less than two years after the storms of 2017, the legendary Caribbean eco resort is back. The transformed Jungle Bay, now in a new location on […]


Cayman's First "Ecosmart" Real Estate Project

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Jade Mountain and Anse Chastanet have recently added paddleboard yoga to their roster of activities. The paddleboard yoga is led by Laura Kai Timmusk, who studied with direct pupils of acclaimed teachers Pattabhi Jois and B.K.S. Iyengar. Students move through traditional poses while balancing on their boards. Timmusk, who is […]

St. Lucia's Stonefield Estate to Become Wellness Retreat

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon, CJ Travel Editor St. Lucia’s Stonefield Estate has announced its rebranding as a health and wellness retreat, unveiling several new amenities in line with its new mission. The 17-villa boutique hotel on the island’s southwest coast will enter the 2017/18 tourist season with a new fitness center with an indoor yoga studio […]

Grenada’s New Yoga Destination

By the Caribbean Journal staff There’s a new destination for yoga in Grenada, thanks to a series of enhancement projects at the island’s Spice Island Beach Resort. The all-inclusive Grand Anse-area property has debuted a major new open-air yoga pavilion overlooking Grenada’s most famous beach. Spice Island has three certified yoga instructors on property, each […]

A New Yoga Retreat in Turks and Caicos

This June, Turks and Caicos’ Meridian Club is hosting its first total yoga retreat, The Art of Letting Go. Visitors to the 800-acre private island of Pine Cay will enjoy a four-night experience on a two-mile stretch of award-winning beach, while fusing the mind, body and soul through yoga practice, workshops and meditation. They will […]

The Best Yoga Retreats in the Caribbean

Several Caribbean resorts have a yoga class or two on their daily schedule, but where do you go if you’re a serious student trying to deepen your practice while you deepen your tan? Where do you go for the full yoga experience? Check out these yoga-centered retreats and enjoy some savasana in the sun. These are […]

Caribbean to Hold First Yoga Conference

Above: Rose Hall in Montego Bay By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica will play host to the first Caribbean Yoga Conference next month, an initiative by Bella Luna Yoga. The conference, which was developed by Bella Luna founder Kimberly Moon, will look at a series of topics, including sustainability. It will be held at the […]

How to Spend the Summer Doing Yoga in St Barth

Summer in St Barth. It’s quieter and cheaper but just as beautiful. In other words, the perfect time for a French Caribbean escape. And now there’s another way to enjoy the island, with a focus on wellness. It’s called the St Barts Yoga Summer Camp. Open to all practice levels, the a-la-carte wellness camp includes […]