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Grenada’s Kimpton Kawana Bay Breaks Ground on Final Phase

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The Kimpton Kawana Bay project in Grenada has broken ground on its final phase, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned. The final phase of the residential resort includes 12 more suites and studios to the main Kiawah building. Kawana Bay, set […]

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The Bequia Beach Resort Is Building a New Villa Component

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A new villa resort is coming to the island of Bequia in The Grenadines, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned.  The multi-stage residential resort development, called Friendship Bay Estate, will make its initial debut Nov. 1.  The homes, which will overlook […]

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There’s a New Private International Airport in Turks and Caicos

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The private island of Ambergris Cay in Turks and Caicos is now home to the longest private runway in the Caribbean.  The newly-rebranded Ambergris Cay International Airport is now home to a 5,700-foot-long private runway that means travelers on private […]

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Montage Is Opening a Private-Island Resort in The Bahamas

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Montage Hotels and Resorts is coming to the Caribbean, with plans for a private-island resort and residential community called Montage Cay in The Bahamas. The 48-acre private-island, which is owned in partnership with developer Sterling Global Financial, will entail the […]


Ritz-Carlton Turks and Caicos “On Schedule” for Fall 2021 Debut

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The new Ritz-Carlton Residences, Grace Bay in Turks and Caicos has hit another major construction milestone, completing the top floor of both the resort and the project’s two residential towers. And developer Desarollo Hotelco says the property is “on schedule” […]


Bahamas Begins Work on $250 Million Redevelopment of Nassau Cruise Port

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The redevelopment of the Nassau Cruise Port in The Bahamas has officially kicked off.  The $250 million project began with the demolition of the former Bahamas Customs Warehouse.  Global Ports Holding, the largest cruise port operator in the world, is […]

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Turks and Caicos Is Getting a New Luxury Villa Resort

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The first new-build project on Turks and Caicos’ Grace Bay Beach in more than a decade is close to completing construction, with plans to open this winter, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned.  The fast-growing Beach Enclave brand is debuting the […]


Hilton Is Opening Its First Resort in Dominica

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Hilton is opening its first-ever hotel on the Eastern Caribbean island of Dominica, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned. The property will be part of Hilton’s Curio Collection, with plans to open as early as the end of 2021 but more […]


How Citizenship by Investment Is Fueling Caribbean Hotel and Real Estate Development

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By Joe Pike, Special Contributor Citizenship by investment programs, which confer citizenship for buyers who meet a certain investment threshold, have been quietly fueling a surge in resort and real estate developments across the Caribbean. At the forefront of that […]

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Saint Lucia to See “Significant Increase” in Hotel Room Stock

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Saint Lucia is projecting what Prime Minister Allen Chastanet calls a “significant increase” in the island’s room stock over the medium term.  The island’s growing hotel pipeline is headlined by the estimated $300 million Canelles Resort in Micoud, a project […]


Dart Real Estate to Reopen, Expand Cayman Brac Luxury Resort

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By Joe Pike, Special Contributor Shuttered for close to two years, five-star luxury resort Le Soleil d’Or on Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands was acquired by Dart Real Estate in the spring of 2019 and was set to reopen this past […]


Saint Lucia Begins Work on $175 Million Airport Transformation

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The long-awaited redevelopment of Saint Lucia’s Hewanorra International Airport has begun.  The $175 million project, which will see the transformation of the island’s busiest airport, had been in the works for more than a decade until breaking ground last year.  […]