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United Begins St Lucia Service

Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff United Airlines has officially begun operating service to St Lucia from its hub at Newark’s Liberty International Airport. The company operated its first flight on Saturday on a Boeing 737-800 aircraft. “St […]

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Six Great Places to Eat in Nassau

Nassau is known for a lot of things, but it also happens to be home to a number of tremendous restaurants. Whether you’re looking for authentic Bahamian specialties or top-notch food from around the world, you’ll find it in the […]

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Caribbean Room With a View: Suriname's Royal Torarica Hotel

SURINAME is a bit off the radar for travelers to the Caribbean, but that may not be the case for long. The country is one of just three CARICOM countries that are not islands, along with Belize and Guyana. And […]

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Caribbean Photo of the Week: Haiti's Citadelle des Platons

This week’s Caribbean Photo of the Week comes from reader Styven Innocent, who sends us his shot from the Citadelle des Platons in the mountains of Torbeck in southern Haiti. Do you have a photo for Caribbean Photo of the […]


6 Fun Things to Do in Old San Juan

Old San Juan is one of our favourite cities, but there’s a lot more to do than you’ll find time for in one trip. So we though we’d distill the San Juan experience into six fun things — whether you’re […]


Kimpton Plans Grand Cayman Hotel

Above: Seven Mile Beach in Grand Cayman (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Kimpton will be managing a new planned boutique-style hotel in Grand Cayman, according to developer Dart Realty. The 263-room hotel would be the first new resort […]

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Haiti's Sunrise Airways Opens New Facility in Dominican Republic

Above: a Sunrise Airways plane By the Caribbean Journal staff New Haitian air carrier Sunrise Airways has opened a new maintenance facility in the Dominican Republic, making it the first airline from Haiti to have its own in-house maintenance capabilities. […]


The Caribbean's Best Hotel Villas - 2013

What does villa mean? In its basic sense, it means a place to live. And on vacation, it means something more than just a hotel room — your home away from home. That means a villa can be a very […]


Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association Names Emil Lee New President

Above: Emil Lee (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell The Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association has named St Maarten hotelier Emil Lee its president-elect for 2014 to 2016, the association announced Wednesday. Lee is the president of the St Maarten Hospitality […]

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A Cruise Tourism Future For Montserrat?

Above: Montserrat By the Caribbean Journal staff Montserrat is a diamond in the rough with “a lot to offer” when it comes to the potential for cruise tourism, according to cruise expert Matthew Beaubrun. Beaubrun, the chief executive officer of […]


Sheraton Opens New Costa Rica Hotel

Above: the pool at the new Sheraton San Jose By the Caribbean Journal staff Sheraton has returned to Costa Rica, following the opening of the Sheraton San Jose this week. The property, which is managed by GHL Hoteles, has 172 […]


Scrumptious Street Food in Trinidad

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon JetSetSarah PORT OF SPAIN — Jamaica’s got jerk; Puerto Rico has pinchos; and Barbados has bakes. But Trinidad is the only place you can find doubles, the filling and flavorful roadside snack that’s the twin-island republic’s quintessential […]