Caribbean cooking introduces all visitors to some truly distinctive flavours through the addition of spices and other ingredients like mangoes, coconut, lime, cassava, papaya, yam, guava, and peppers. Surprisingly, the use of limes in Caribbean cooking among the natives is not all that different from the way it is used in the United States. Lime is one of the most popular ways of marinating fish and a popular dish is ceviche, which is seafood cooked with the aid of citric juices and seasoned ...

Sun drenched beaches; warm, azure seas; lush, tropical scenery and a glamorous, cosmopolitan culture; it’s easy to see why the rich and famous choose Barbados for their holiday and second homes. And for many, the ultimate Caribbean retreat is Royal Westmoreland: an exclusive, luxury resort that overlooks the pristine white sands of the island’s Platinum Coast.

This prestigious estate – 750 idyllic, landscaped acres in upmarket St. James on the island’s west co...

Sitting on 800ft of beachfront, the Landings in St. Lucia is an award-winning residential marina community designed for the more discerning buyer. With phases one and two completed, and phase three well under way, the quality and style of this ground-breaking development is there for all to experience and enjoy.

Built to meet five-star criteria, buyers can choose from beachfront, harbour, lagoon or channel residences; every home sits on the water and is for sale on a freehold basis. Th...

Some might say Vinda (Vinny) and Vishesh (Vishy) RamSingh are romantics and visionaries. Having spent their youth in the heart of Port-of-Spain, on the Caribbean Island of Trinidad, Vinny and Vishy left the island to pursue an education in Canada. Upon completion of their studies the brothers returned home and began planning ways of realising their dream of turning their humble one and a half-acre family property into a small slice of paradise. At the age of 21 and 20 respectively, they sat d...

The Caribbean’s archipelago and 2,000 miles of turquoise sea are pinpointed by small-scale communities and increasingly, multilingually-taught medical courses. Gone are the familiar cinema, shopping mall and ‘movie theatre’ staples of life on the continent, in their place a deeper sense of history and culture. The middle of the ‘00s saw a leap in the amount of for-profit Caribbean medical schools on the horizon for students, and state medical board officials came down ...

Just three years away from celebrating its golden anniversary of service to Barbados and the eastern Caribbean, the Cave Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies has already developed an international reputation befitting a centuries-old institution of higher learning.

Cave Hill is an integral link in a four-campus, 40,000-student network that touches virtually every landmass in the English-speaking Caribbean. The Campus has been able to leverage its capacity, reputation and ...

The Courtyard by Marriott, offers the idyllic home away from home, whether traveling for business or pleasure in Port of Spain, Trinidad.

The hotel offers 119 spacious guest rooms and suites. All rooms are fully air-conditioned and feature 32” LCD televisions, plush bedding, a large work desk with ergonomic task chairs, cable service, two-line data port phones with voicemail, in-room safes, refrigerators, iron and ironing boards, hairdryers and coffeemakers. Complimentary high-speed ...

Everyone is looking for the perfect piece of paradise; sun-drenched days, cool Caribbean nights, a villa on the coast and the right to take a break after years of hard graft. But even after trading in the ‘rat race’ for more of a ‘snail’s pace’, personal finances shouldn’t take a back seat. A newfound laid-back lifestyle doesn’t mean that investments shouldn’t keep up the hard work.

Consider the twin-island republic of Trinidad and Tobago – the next great financial ho...

The credit crunch has caused many international property markets to slow down or even decline, but the situation seems to be different in the Caribbean, where some regions have begun to rebound. The Windward Islands in the Caribbean are doing well, and as the fastest climber, are up 33 places on the Rightmove Overseas Index which covers properties in 90 countries worldwide.

Grenada, one of the foremost islands in the Windward Islands, provides many opportunities for investment in real ...

Idyllic Tobago combines the charm and scenic splendor of all tropical islands; unspoiled beaches, coral reefs, ruined forts, rainforest, waterfalls, exotic flowers and trees, birdlife and friendly people, but fanned by trade winds, the climate is less humid, making Tobago more pleasant all year round. The Caribbean’s southernmost island, at latitude 11N, Tobago has kept its natural beauty and laid back image, so for those looking for a tranquil vacation in a dream location to recharge their...

Perfect white sand, crystal clear turquoise water, breathtaking scenery; it’s everyone’s idea of paradise. That’s one of the reasons why the Caribbean has such a strong, stable tourism industry, and why many British property investors dream of owning a property on one of the many Caribbean islands. Whether buyers are looking for an affordable luxury holiday home or financial investment, there is something for everyone. The Caribbean is popular with the rich and famous and as a testament...

Ocean’s Edge, as the name implies, is a luxury property development perfectly positioned overlooking the beach of North Frigate Bay, on the beautiful Caribbean country of St. Kitts. Located on the narrowest point of the tropical island, Ocean’s Edge epitomises the best of luxury waterside living with the Atlantic kissing its eastern shore, whilst the easily accessible beaches of the west coast owe their beauty to the calm and tranquil Caribbean Sea.