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Hyatt Is Planning to Open a New Caribbean All-Inclusive With Marina Views and Two Pools

Oct 20, 2026
Hyatt Is Opening a New Caribbean All-Inclusive With Marina Views and Two Pools Zoëtry Marina Cap Cana says it will be opening March 1, 2027, bringing an all-suite retreat to the waterfront in the Dominican Republic. Although it’s not taking bookings yet. The boats are part of the view. So are the waterfront restaurants, the […] The post Hyatt Is Planning to Open a New Caribbean All-Inclusive With Marina Views and Two Pools appeared first on Caribbean Journal.

This Caribbean Hotspot Is Booming — Here Are Our 5 Hotels to Try in 2027

Oct 19, 2026
Two-story overwater villas, a beach house on Canouan, hillside spa suites and a new private-island retreat: why St. Vincent and the Grenadines belongs on your travel list. You can sleep above the water in Buccament Bay, have dinner on a private jetty on Canouan, or spend an afternoon drinking rum punch beside Friendship Beach in […] The post This Caribbean Hotspot Is Booming — Here Are Our 5 Hotels to Try in 2027 appeared first on Caribbean Journal.

We Found a $312 Roundtrip Fare Between Newark and Nassau

Oct 19, 2026
A November fare to The Bahamas is an encouraging find for travelers watching Caribbean flight prices. This is the kind of fare we like to see heading into the Caribbean travel season: $312 on Delta from Newark to Nassau, with travel Nov. 9–16. That puts a week in The Bahamas on the radar just before […] The post We Found a $312 Roundtrip Fare Between Newark and Nassau appeared first on Caribbean Journal.

In the Caribbean, an Art Week Unlike Any Other

Oct 19, 2026
Evening art trails, folklore performances and painting by the sea make this November gathering one of the Caribbean’s most distinctive cultural experiences. You can spend an evening following an art trail, stopping for local wine tastings along the way. You can make a West African mask, bind your own notebook or paint beside the sea […] The post In the Caribbean, an Art Week Unlike Any Other appeared first on Caribbean Journal.

This St. Croix Boutique Hotel Has a Tiki Bar, Harborfront Brunch and a Beach a Boat Ride Away

Oct 19, 2026
At the King Christian, you can spend your morning on the water, your afternoon exploring Christiansted, and your evening over a tiki cocktail downstairs. The first decision is coffee or the harbor. At the King Christian Hotel in St. Croix, you can have both: a cup from Virgin Islands Coffee Roasters, then a walk along […] The post This St. Croix Boutique Hotel Has a Tiki Bar, Harborfront Brunch and a Beach a Boat Ride Away appeared first on Caribbean Journal.

Caribbean Hotel Occupancy Rose Again in September, But Room Demand Fell

Oct 19, 2026
The latest STR figures show nine consecutive months of occupancy gains, alongside a shrinking supply of available hotel rooms. To access this content, subscribe now. Caribbean Journal Invest is the leading authority on hotel, real estate and investment news in the Caribbean. Subscribe today to unlock this article and receive our newsletter, or Log In […] The post Caribbean Hotel Occupancy Rose Again in September, But Room Demand Fell appeared first on Caribbean Journal.

You Can Fly From Puerto Rico to a Tiny Caribbean Island With White-Sand Beaches and Giant Boulders

Oct 19, 2026
The San Juan service returns Oct. 20, giving you a direct connection to The Baths, quiet beaches and the sailing waters of the British Virgin Islands. The giant boulders rise above the sand at The Baths, leaning against one another to form passages where seawater washes around your ankles. You follow the openings between the […] The post You Can Fly From Puerto Rico to a Tiny Caribbean Island With White-Sand Beaches and Giant Boulders appeared first on Caribbean Journal.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney holds brief talks with Guyana President Irfaan Ali

Oct 19, 2026
The Canadian government said Prime Minister Mark Carney held brief talks with Guyana President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali on Wednesday, Oct. 14. “The Prime Minister and the President discussed deepening ties in trade and investment between the two countries,” the Canadian government said in a statement. Both leaders also explored opportunities for increased cooperation, including … Read More

This Beach Hotel Is on One of the Caribbean’s Most Beautiful Islands — And You Can Use Hilton Points

Oct 19, 2026
Bequia Beach Hotel pairs vintage Caribbean style, a lovely stretch of sand and an island worth getting to know, with a practical bonus for Hilton Honors members. There’s a beachfront restaurant looking out toward Mustique, a crescent of golden sand, and gardens that spread across 10 acres of one of the prettiest little islands in […] The post This Beach Hotel Is on One of the Caribbean’s Most Beautiful Islands — And You Can Use Hilton Points appeared first on Caribbean Journal.

Breeze Airways Is Adding New Year-Round Flights From Tampa to Santo Domingo

Oct 19, 2026
The new route launches in June 2027, with twice-weekly nonstop service to the Dominican Republic’s capital. Breeze Airways is adding another Caribbean destination from Tampa, this time with a route to the historic streets, restaurants and waterfront of Santo Domingo. The new service will give travelers on Florida’s Gulf Coast a year-round nonstop connection to […] The post Breeze Airways Is Adding New Year-Round Flights From Tampa to Santo Domingo appeared first on Caribbean Journal.

RIU’s First Palace Resort in Mexico Just Reopened as an Adults-Only All-Inclusive — With Private-Pool Rooms

Oct 19, 2026
The transformed Riu Palace Mexico in Playa del Carmen has 434 renovated rooms, five pools and a new Elite Club experience on the beach in Playacar. RIU’s first Palace hotel in Mexico has reopened with a significant change: it’s now exclusively for adults. The beachfront Riu Palace Mexico, which first welcomed guests in 1999, has […] The post RIU’s First Palace Resort in Mexico Just Reopened as an Adults-Only All-Inclusive — With Private-Pool Rooms appeared first on Caribbean Journal.

Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with Chair of the NYC Council Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Shaun Abreu

Oct 19, 2026
PoliticsNY’s latest special edition, Inside Government: Transportation features the government officials shaping New York’s transportation landscape. Today’s Q&A is with New York City Council Majority Leader Shaun Abreu. Majority Leader Abreu is chair of the NYC Council Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and represents the 7th Council District. What are your current transportation-focused legislative… Read More

Local resident releases new children’s book, shares her author journey

Oct 16, 2026
Brett Seigle was always a reader. She has had her head in a book ever since she can remember, and it often annoyed people around her. “I would read while walking down the street, I would read at the dinner table, I would read during class, I would even take my books to my friends’ … Read More

CANA chapter honors St. Luke’s Episcopal Church community food ministries, awards nursing scholarships 

Oct 16, 2026
The Bronx, Manhattan, and Westchester Chapter (BMWC) of the New York-based Caribbean-American Nurses Association, Inc. (CANA) on Saturday, Oct. 10, honored the Community Food Ministries at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in the Bronx during the chapter’s 29th Annual Vernese Weekes Scholarship Luncheon at Eastwood Manor on Eastchester Road in the Bronx. The chapter also presented … Read More

Mamdani hails court ruling tossing Trump’s lawsuit against sanctuary laws

Oct 16, 2026
New York City Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani on Thursday, Oct. 15, welcomed a United States federal district court’s ruling dismissing a lawsuit by the Trump administration challenging the city’s Sanctuary Laws for Caribbean and other immigrants. In his ruling, Judge Ramón Reyes, Jr., a judge in US District Court in Brooklyn, who was appointed by … Read More

Fired Cuban docs return to Jamaica with private contracts, cutting Havana out of deals

Oct 16, 2026
Dozens of Cuban doctors, nurses and biomedical engineers have returned to Jamaica, this time to work with individual contracts rather than through arrangements made by the Cuban government, as was the case in the recent past, officials said this week. The new arrangements have everything to do with an unrelenting amount of pressure the Trump … Read More

How tiny Anguilla is making millions from .ai domain name

Oct 16, 2026
A tiny, low profile British dependency in the Eastern Caribbean is raking in hundreds of millions of dollars each year thanks to accidental global use of its rather popular internet domain name. While regional neighbors like The Bahamas and St. Vincent earn much-needed revenue from operating open ship registries allowing international ocean liners to conveniently … Read More

Brooklyn’s Vision Church of God celebrates Vincentian Day

Oct 15, 2026
Vision Pentecostal Church of God on Utica Avenue in Brooklyn on Sunday, Oct. 11, celebrated Vincentian Day, with past and present members coming together in fellowship. “It gives us an opportunity to reflect on how the church’s longstanding members have helped shape our lives, while expressing love and appreciation for the friendships and meaningful relationships … Read More