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Nevis Tourism Authority Names New Board of Directors

Above: Charlestown, Nevis (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Nevis Tourism Minister Mark Brantley has revealed the new eight-member Board of Directors of the Nevis Tourism Authority. Businessman Greg Phillip will serve as chairman of the group, with Co-General […]

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Sonesta Opens First Panama Hotel

Above: the Sonesta Hotel & Casino Panama By the Caribbean Journal staff Sonesta has opened its first hotel in Panama. The 304-room Royal Sonesta Hotel & Casino Panama is located in Panama City’s business district, a few miles from Tocumen […]

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Ecuador Tourism Officials Visit Haiti

Above: the signing ceremony last year (Photo: MT Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff A delegation of officials from Ecuador’s Ministry of Tourism has arrived in Haiti for a five-day visit to the country. The trip comes in the context […]

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WestJet Extending Antigua Service

Above: Antigua (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Canadian carrier WestJet will be extending its flying schedule into Antigua and Barbuda, the airline announced this week. Service will be extended through Oct. 26. The company first added its Antigua […]


The Cove, Eleuthera Officially Reopens in the Bahamas

Above: The Cove, Eleuthera By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cove, Eleuthera officially opened its doors this weekend in the Bahamas. The resort closed after it suffered serious damage due to Hurricane Irene in the fall of 2011. It has […]


Bahamas Plans New Tourism Push

Above: Paradise Island (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas’ tourism plans for 2013 will include a variety of strategies, including a new digital platform and a visit to Latin America. The digital platform, according to Tourism Minister […]

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British Virgin Islands' Oil Nut Bay Debuts New Villa, "The Cliffs"

Above: The Cliffs By the Caribbean Journal staff The Oil Nut Bay property on Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands has debuted its new villa, “The Cliffs.” The property includes three units: an “upper grand unit,” with 1,334 square […]


Zemi Beach Rises in Anguilla

Above: Zemi Beach By Alexander Britell The story of the downturn in the Caribbean was largely about the projects that didn’t get built. That was also true on the island of Anguilla, where several developments shuttered or stalled in the […]


Jamaica Looking to Deepen Linkages Between Agriculture, Tourism

Above: State Minister in the Ministry of Tourism Damion Crawford, Jamaica Broilers CEO Christopher Levy and Chief Technical Officer in Ministry of Agriculture, Marc Panton (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Linking Jamaica’s agriculture and tourism sectors can help […]

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Four Seasons Nevis Names Sven Wiedenhaupt New General Manager

Above: the Four Seasons Resort in Nevis (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell The Four Seasons Resort Nevis has named Sven Wiedenhaupt as the property’s new general manager. Wiedenhaupt, a 23-year veteran of luxury hotel management, has already arrived on the […]


CHTA President Richard Doumeng Talks Caribbean Travel

Above: the Bolongo Bay Resort in St Thomas By Alexander Britell On Thursday, the long-awaited redesign of caribbeantravel.com officially launched. The new site, viewed as a new kind of portal for the Caribbean travel market, comes as the region faces […]


Auberge Resorts to Manage, Rebrand Anguilla's Malliouhana Hotel

Above: the Malliouhana Hotel in Anguilla By the Caribbean Journal staff Auberge Resorts has been tapped to manage and rebrand the Malliouhana Hotel & Spa in Anguilla. The 55-room property, which shuttered in May 2011, was acquired by Chicago-based Adventurous […]