The Best Caribbean Summer Destinations

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Cartagena, Colombia

It’s simple: The Old City in Cartagena de Indias is one of the most beautiful cities in the hemisphere. This jewel on the Caribbean Sea is full of restaurants, bars and cutting-edge small hotels, and it’s a refreshingly vibrant place. For the best bet, try the Tcherassi or Ananda boutique hotels.

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Above: St Lucia (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Tourism to St Lucia is on the rise, according to new numbers from the Caribbean Tourism Organization. The island received 98,219 stayover arrivals in the first three months of 2015, up 6.4 percent from the same period in 2014. That was driven by very strong […]

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Sandals Adding Four New Restaurants at St Lucia Resort

Above: the new Bombay Club By the Caribbean Journal staff Sandals is adding four new restaurants to its Sandals Grande Saint Lucian Spa and Beach Resort in St Lucia. The project will see the opening of an indian eatery, Bombay Club; a Japanese restaurant, Kimonos; a sushi bar, Soy; and a a gourmet Caribbean Jerk […]

Eastern Caribbean Planning to Deepen Trade Ties With Cuba, Martinique

 Above: Martinique (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States says it is committed to deepening trade and economic ties with both Martinique and Cuba. The proclamation comes after the second meeting of the OECS Council of Ministers: Trade in late May. Talks on OECS engagement with Cuba focused on […]

Tobago Looking to Expand Creative Sector

 Above: Tobago (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Tobago is looking to expand and develop its creative and cultural industries. The island’s residents are being urged to “develop a skill and take advantage of the many opportunities being offered by the creative and cultural industries,” according to Dr Denise Tsoiafatt-Angus, the island’s secretary of […]

Air France Names New Executive Vice President for Flight Operations

 Above: Martinique (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States says it is committed to deepening trade and economic ties with both Martinique and Cuba. The proclamation comes after the second meeting of the OECS Council of Ministers: Trade in late May. Talks on OECS engagement with Cuba focused on […]

Barbados’ Fairmont Royal Pavilion Has a New Executive Chef

 Above: the Fairmont Royal Pavilion in Barbados By the Caribbean Journal staff The Fairmont Royal Pavilion in Barbados has named Kirk Kirton its new executive chef. Kirton, who will oversee the resort’s culinary division, comes to the property from the Lone Star Restaurant in the parish of St James. Kirton, a native of Barbados, has […]