You’re sitting on the beach, reaching for another ice-cold piña colada, looking up at a spectacular Caribbean sky.

There are great beach getaways for every kind of traveler, but there’s a misconception that al all inclusive holiday is always overly expensive.

That’s not the case.

You see, going “all-in” doesn’t have to mean going all out when it comes to the budget; yes, there are all-inclusive holidays that offer dreamy beaches, modern amenities and serious bang for your buck all over the Caribbean.

From chic Barbados to the beach-filled Bahamas, we’ve selected five of the Caribbean’s best budget all-inclusive hotels, where you can add up the savings as you soak up the sun. CJ Travel Editor Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon offers up five all-inclusive holidays from around the islands.

RIU Republica, Dominican Republic Adults in search of sun, sea, and sand with premium booze, plentiful dining options and free WI-FI on the side can find it all at this 1,000-room resort that’s possibly the best bargain in Punta Cana.

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There’s a new ultra-luxe development in St. Lucia: the Beachfront Collection at Sugar Beach, a Viceroy Resort.

The as-yet-unbuilt residences, which are now listed for sale, will include indoor-outdoor living with sweeping Caribbean Sea views and unique touches like waterslides connecting infinity pools to lower-level hot tubs.

Owners will have access to all of the amenities at Sugar Beach, and access to what will be a private portion of Glenconner Beach.

Sugar Beach’s resort is located in front of the Pitons with a total of 79 units.

— Caribbean Journal Staff

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The news broke unexpectedly on the morning of February 9. Social media was buzzing with rumors that Puerto Rico’s longest-serving political prisoner, Oscar López Rivera, would be landing in San Juan that very same day. Shortly thereafter, both El Nuevo Día and…

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AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico — With Operation Stonegarden situational awareness and intelligence, the Puerto Rico Police Department’s Joint Forces for Rapid Action (FURA, for its Spanish acronym) on Tuesday seized 1,522 pounds (690 kilos) of cocaine, with an estimated value of $19.3 million.

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Is it a mirage?

Are my eyes playing tricks on me after a long journey in Martinique?

There is rum as far as the eye can see, bottles from just about every island in the Caribbean.

I have reached Mecca, completing a rum journey toward a place I never new existed.

Because there is nothing like this anywhere in the Caribbean

You see, there’s a problem in far too many corners of the Caribbean — despite rum’s place as the Caribbean’s most famous export, there just aren’t many great places to buy rum in the region — places that raise rum to the level of fine wine — places that revere rum.

True “rum shops” are few and far between — stores where one can savor the diversity of the regional spirit and peruse bottles from across the Caribbean the way one would in a fine wine shop.

But then there is this: La Compagnie du Rhum, a rum boutique in Martinique that has the largest selection of rums of any store in the Caribbean, set on a small residential estate in the northeast of the island (just across the road from the Cap Est resort).

There are nearly 1,000 rums in this place, from a miraculous variety of local rums from Martinique and Guadeloupe to rare molasses-based rums from across the Antilles.

There are mini bottles, boxes of rum, myriad white rums, and even special cupboards of vintage rums.

There’s also a healthy offering of rums to taste, including some from the nearby A 1710 rum that is the newest rum on the island.

The store is actually the extension of what is a major global online retail operation for rum, but there’s nothing better than a physical storefront.

But if you are a lover of rum, a rum aficionado, or looking for the perfect souvenir for someone who is, this is a new pilgrimage destination. You might call it Santiago de Rumpostela. It’s that good.

And it’s not a mirage.

— Alexander Britell

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