By the Caribbean Journal staff

The highly-anticipated Excellence Oyster Bay has officially opened in Jamaica.

The new adults-only addition to Jamaica’s buzzing north coast is the first Excellence-branded resort in the English-speaking Caribbean.

The $110 million adults-only project, which held its grand opening this week, has 10 bars and lounges, 24-hour room service, three swimming pools and four outdoor hot tubs, among other amenities.

Inside one of the suites.

The Victorian-style property, set on a private peninsula, has a total of 315 suites.

It’s yet another addition to what is the fast-growing Trelawny parish of Jamaica, directly adjacent to the country’s tourism hub of Montego Bay.

“The people of Trelawny now have every reason to smile, as this phase of the Oyster Bay resort development represents an investment of $110 million and which saw some 1,500 persons gainfully employed,” said Jamaica Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett, who was on hand for the grand opening. “Of course, the vast majority of them were Jamaicans, including contractors and subcontractors.”

The property had been in soft opening since the beginning of the summer.

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By the Caribbean Journal staff

It’s getting even easier to reach the island of Eleuthera in the Out Islands of The Bahamas.

Fort Lauderdale-based Aztec Airways is launching additional flights from Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport to both Governor’s Harbour and North Eleuthera Airports.

The goal is to reach two flights daily by the end of the year, according to a statement from the company.

The morning flights will go direct to North Eleuthera, while the afternoon flights will go direct to Governor’s Harbour.

Aztec, which recently received its commuter certificate, said it would be adding flights to other destinations in The Bahamas in the near future.

The company also operates private charter service, with a total fleet of five aircraft.

— CJ

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