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The historic Round Hill hotel and villa resort near Montego Bay in Hopewell, Hanover, Jamaica opened in 1952. It is located on a 100-acre (40 ha) peninsula and has entertained many celebrities and politicians including John F. Kennedy, Ralph Lauren, Paul Newman and Bob Hope.
La Samanna, A Belmond Hotel, St Martin is a Caribbean luxury resort, located on the half-French, half-Dutch island of Saint Martin in the French West Indies.It overlooks Baie Longue, one of the island’s longest and most secluded beaches.
The defence of the Turks and Caicos Islands is the responsibility of the United Kingdom. The Royal Navy has a ship on permanent station in the Caribbean, HMS Medway, and from time-to-time may send another Royal Navy or Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship as a part of the Atlantic Patrol (NORTH) tasking. These ships' main mission in the region is to ...
After the Treaty of Madrid between Spain and England, Nevis became a major part of the English West Indies and an admiralty court also sat in Nevis. Between 1675 and 1730, the island was the headquarters for the slave trade to the Leeward Islands, with approximately 6,000–7,000 enslaved West Africans passing through en route to other islands ...
Belmond Ltd. (formerly Orient-Express Hotels Ltd) is a hospitality and leisure company that operates hotels, train services and river cruises and safaris worldwide. [3] In 2024, the company has 47 properties in 28 countries and territories, with 32 hotels, six tourist trains, seven river cruise boats and two safaris.
Discovery Island is a small privately owned island off the coast of Nassau.The western portion of the Island is Balmoral Island, a shore excursion for Royal Caribbean cruise lines.
Anne, Princess Royal, visited in October 1990 as international patron of the University of the West Indies. [19] In 1994, the Queen and Prince Philip visited Jamaica from 1–3 March during a tour of the Caribbean. Preparations for the visit began early, with public buildings repainted, and public places decorated.
Nassau (/ ˈ n æ s ɔː / NASS-aw) is the capital and largest city of the Bahamas.It is located on the island of New Providence, which had a population of 246,329 in 2010, or just over 70% of the entire population of the Bahamas. [2]