By the Caribbean Journal staff

Fresh off the debut of his already-acclaimed eatery Braata, St Croix Chef Digby Stridiron has announced the opening of another new restaurant: Ama at Cane Bay.

The new restaurant, which is set at the former Waves at Cane Bay location, gets its name from the Taino word for ocean.

The menu will focus on “progressive seafood that’s been sustainably sourced,” Stridiron said.

Mixologist Patrick Johnson will be leading the cocktail program at the eatery.

Stridiron was recently named Caribbean Chef of the Year for 2018 in Caribbean Journal’s annual Caribbean Travel Awards.

— CJ

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By the Caribbean Journal staff

A major new luxury real estate project is coming to Puerto Rico.

The St Regis Bahia Beach Resort has announced a new $85 million beachfront residential development called Ocean Drive.

The project, which is comprised of 30 condominium residences across three beachfront buildings, will range from 3,379 to 4,048 square feet of interior space.

All of the units will come with hotel service and amenities by St Regis.

The project is being accompanied by another development: The Atlantic Drive Estates, a collection of coastal home sites just west of the St. Regis Resort.

That project will consist of custom-designed homes, either in golf or lake locations.

The announcement comes as the St. Regis recently reopened its resort after a $60 million renovation.

— CJ

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By the Caribbean Journal staff

The Dominican Republic’s northern coast is about to get a transformative hotel investment.

Marriott International is planning to partner on a $350 million project in Puerto Plata that would add three new luxury resorts to the area.

That would likely include a Ritz-Carlton, a W and a Luxury Collection property, according to Herve Humler, president and CEO of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company.

Marriott is partnering with the Ocean Club Group on the new Dominican Republic resorts.

The Ocean Club Group is best known as the developer of the recently-rebranded Ocean Club on Playa Imbert, also on the north coast of the Dominican Republic. That property was originally known as the Gansevoort Playa Imbert.

The Ocean Club, formerly the Gansevoort Playa Imbert.

And the new Dominican Republic resorts will forward the group’s aims of establishing the north coast as one of the premier luxury tourism destinations, said Ian Schembri-Saint, CEO of the Ocean Club Group.

Marriott International and the Ocean Club Group are set to partner on the project, which is expected to create 2,000 direct jobs in the area, according to Dominican officials.

According to Ritz-Carlton President and CEO Herve Humler , the plan is to target upper-echelon luxury travelers — and “bring them back to the Dominican Republic.”

A press conference in Santo Domingo following a meeting between project executives and Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina earlier this month.

Bojan Kumer, vice president for hotel development in the Caribbean and Latin America, said the project would help “completely transform the north coast as a luxury destination.”

“This is formidable news to close the year in Puerto Plata,” said Dominican Republic Tourism Minister Francisco Javier Garcia.

The northern coast of the Dominican Republic has already seen a wave of luxury development in recent years, most notably with Aman’s Amanera luxury property on Playa Grande and the recent relaunch of the Playa Grande Golf and Ocean Club.

It’s also home to the Casa Colonial, arguably the Dominican Republic’s premier boutique resort.

The developers have not yet given a timeframe on the project.

— CJ

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