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VIDEO: Checking in to the Ritz-Carlton, Aruba

  By Guy Britton and Alexander Britell There’s something very civilized about a cold beer delivered right to the beach by waiter on a Segway. And it doesn’t hurt when that happens on one of the world’s greatest beaches. This is Palm Beach, a sparkling stretch of almost blindingly white sand that’s home to the…

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Palace Resorts Planning Punta Cana Expansion

  By the Caribbean Journal staff Palace Resorts is expanding with another new resort project in the Caribbean. The company has announced plans to open a new Punta Cana all inclusive in the Dominican Republic. The move was first announced by Gibran Chapur, executive vice president at Palace Resorts during the company’s recent global conference…

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Grenada, the Caribbean Capital of Chocolate

  By Alexander Britell “Cocoa absorbs the flavor of anything around it,” Wendy Anne tells me. That’s the thing about cocoa, the fruit whose fermented seeds are the basis for chocolate — terroir is paramount. Whether it’s mango or papaya or nutmeg, everything in a cocoa tree’s environment will end up, in some manifestation, in the…

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Jost Van Dyke’s Foxy’s Tamarind Bar Reopens

  By the Caribbean Journal staff One of the Caribbean’s most legendary beach bars has reopened in the wake of last month’s hurricanes. Foxy’s Tamarind Bar on Great Harbour on Jost Van Dyke has officially reopened its doors. “The storm blew away a lot of things but Jost is still here!” the bar posted on…

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How to Visit St Barth This Winter

  By Alexander Britell There was a lively bourbon masterclass event at Gustavia’s popular 25 Quarter bar on Monday, a few hours after a luxury yacht had found its way into the harbor. La Petite Colombe was serving warm baguettes and tartes and the sound of hillside airplane landings was back to its regular hum….

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