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Viceroy to Open Caribbean Overwater Villa Resort

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Viceroy Hotel Group is planning a major new overwater hotel in the Caribbean. The company has announced plans to open the new Viceroy Bocas del Toro Panama resort and residences, slated to open in 2019 off the Caribbean coast of […]

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Expanded Panama Canal Officially Opens

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In a game-changing development for the wider Caribbean Basin, the expanded Panama Canal has been officially inaugurated. The first commercial transit of a so-called “Neopanamax” vessel occurred through the expanded canal on Sunday, with a crowd of more than 25,000 […]

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Panama’s Secret Caribbean

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By Beatriz Torres Marin CJ Contributor “The place where you’ll change Uber for boat rides that will take you from island to island.” A FRIEND and I wanted to go on a short getaway and do nothing but chill by […]

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The Caribbean’s Fastest-Growing Hotel Company

By Guy Britton No Caribbean hotel company is growing faster right now than this one: AMResorts. The Apple Leisure Group subsidiary signed 17 new resort management contracts in 2015, easily the most of any company in the region. And now […]


Landmark Panama Villa Heads to Auction

An historic villa in Panama is headed to the auction block. Finca La Pagoda, a 34-acre retreat that has played host to various Panamanian presidents and foreign political leaders, is being listed with Platinum Luxury Auctions for an auction on […]


This Is Your Next Caribbean Overwater Bungalow Resort

It isn’t just a Caribbean fantasy — it’s green, too. This is Azul Paradise, the next overwater bungalow hotel on your Caribbean bucket list. Set in the Bocas del Toro archipelago on Panama’s Caribbean coast, each of the hotel’s bungalows […]

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Secrets Resort Opens in Panama

AMResorts has kicked off 2016 with its latest hotel opening in the Caribbean Basin: the new Secrets Playa Bonita Panama Resort. The 310-room, adults-only property is the 42nd resort in the company’s collection and the 15th Secrets-branded hotel. It is […]


Copa, Lufthansa Sign Codeshare Agreement

Germany has a new gateway to the Caribbean Basin. Copa Airlines and Lufthansa have signed a codeshare agreement for Copa flights to regional destinations, the two companies announced. Copa flights in the current winter schedule from Miami to Panama are […]


The 10 Coolest Places to Retire in the Caribbean

Retiring can mean going somewhere to do less — to be less active. And there’s nothing wrong with that — especially in the Caribbean, one of the most relaxing places on earth. But some people want a different level of […]

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Copa Adds New Boeing 737

Copa Airlines has taken delivery of its 100th airplane, the Panama-based carrier announced. The Boeing 737-800 is being leased from SMBC Aviation Capital. “We are proud to celebrate this historic achievement for our company and for the country – a […]


Copa Begins Daily Panama City-San Francisco Flights

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A new gateway to the region By the Caribbean Journal staff Panama-based carrier Copa Airlines has officially launched daily nonstop flights between Panama City and San Francisco, Calif. The flights provide a new gateway to Central America and to the […]


The World’s Longest Flight Is Coming to the Caribbean

Flying out of Dubai By the Caribbean Journal staff The world’s longest flight is coming to the Caribbean. It will be the longest flight to the Caribbean Basin when it launches next year. And the longest nonstop flight on earth. […]