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It’s on the water.

There’s sand.

It must be a beach.

While Roseau’s most popular beach bar isn’t actually on the beach, you might think so after a rum punch or two.

This is the Hi-Rise Beach Bar, a lively bar with a sand floor on the second story of an old building in Dominica’s capital, perched right above the ocean on the town’s main waterfront.

The bar, with a regular DJ, superb smoothies and a nice bar offering with everything from the aforementioned rum punch to local libations like Soca, has become one of the most happening spots in the capital.

It’s a sister bar to the legendary Ruins Rock Bar in the capital, with the same kind of friendly Dominican personality (and some of the Ruins Rock’s famous spiced rums, too).

The result? The best beach bar in Roseau.

Because with rum, vibes and music like this, this must be on the beach.

— CJ

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By the Caribbean Journal staff

The Cayman Islands just broke a tourism record.

The destination welcomed more than 1.3 million combined visitors in the first half of 2018, the most ever for the Cayman Islands in the first six months of the year.

That was a total increase of 19.52 percent, with a total of 214,711 visitors in the period.

Air arrivals to the destination were up 15.9 percent for the first half, officials said.

I am very pleased that tourism performance in the Cayman Islands is registering consistent growth and continues to outpace projections,” said Cayman Islands Tourism Minister Moses Kirkconnell. “By applying the right marketing strategies, vision and spirit of collaboration to drive performance, the Cayman Islands tourism industry has maintained impressive, oftentimes, double-digit increases for a sustained period.”

Combined visitor spending in the period contributed more than $396 million USD to the national coffers.

That was an increase of just under $55 million compared to the same period last year.

“It is extremely encouraging to see growth in visitation for the first half of the year at a speed we have not seen since 2004,” said Director of Tourism. Rosa Harris. “As a Department, we are always looking for new, innovative ways to drive visitation while staying true to our commitment to creating sustainable tourism policies for the benefit of our people.”

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By Alexander Britell

There’s light music, the clack of china cups and the sound of the water.

This is a classic sidewalk cafe, umbrellas and tables and all, a tiny slice of France on the seafront in Roseau, Dominica.

This is Le Petit Paris, the best little cafe in Dominica, a friendly, welcoming place to meet and sip and nibble on some of the island’s best pastries.

It stands out on the seafront promenade here, a wonderful, venerable old Creole stone building, white with blue shutters, and it gathers everyone: the local artist; the visiting writer; the travelers in search of Dominica’s greenery.

There is great espresso, a selection of both classic French baked goods and some, like croissants stuffed with chicken, that have a uniquely Dominican twist.

On the main stretch in Roseau’s harbor, it’s a true oasis.

— CJ

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