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Greek Eatery Estiatorio Milos Is Coming to the Bahamas

Above: a Milos restaurant in Miami By the Caribbean Journal staff Global Greek restaurant Estiatorio Milos is coming to Atlantis Paradise Island. The restaurant, which has six locations around the world, is slated to debut in the Bahamas in the […]

Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina to Visit Puerto Rico

Above: Dominican Republic Danilo Medina By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina will be visiting Puerto Rico on Tuesday, Puerto Rican authorities said Friday. Medina’s visit to Puerto Rico comes about four months after Puerto Rico Governor […]

LIAT Fires Two Pilots

Above: a LIAT plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Caribbean air carrier LIAT has fired two pilots who “blatantly” disregarded flight instructions, the company said. In a statement released Monday morning, the company’s CEO, David Evans, confirmed that LIAT had […]

Dominican Republic’s Danilo Medina Meets With President of IDB

Above: the talks at the National Palace in Santo Domingo (Photo: DICOM) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina met last week with Luis Alberto Moreno, president of the Inter-American Development Bank, in Santo Domingo. The meeting […]

Caribbean Airlines “Returns to Normal Operations” After Pilot Shortage

Above: a Caribbean Airlines plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Caribbean Airlines returned to “normal operations” this week after 47 pilots called in sick in an apparent industrial action. In a release, the company said that all disruptions from the […]

Caribbean Airlines Grounds Flights After Pilots Call in Sick

Above: a Caribbean Airlines plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad-based Caribbean Airlines grounded all of its international and domestic flights on Tuesday after a number of its pilots called in sick in what appears to be an industrial action. […]

Joe Biden, Danilo Medina Hold Meeting in Santo Domingo

Above: US Vice President Joe Biden and Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina in Santo Domingo By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina received United States Vice President for an official visit on Thursday in Santo Domingo. Medina […]

Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina Arrives in Rome

Above: Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina in Rome (Photo: DICOM) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina arrived in Rome on Thursday ahead of his visit with the Pope on Friday at the Vatican. Medina arrived on […]

Dominican Republic’s Danilo Medina Makes Visit to El Salvador

Above: Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina departing from San Isidro Air Base (left) (DICOM) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina departed from San Isidro Air Base on Saturday for El Salvador, where he will be on […]

Haiti Planning Multimillion-Dollar “Craft Village” in Town of Milot

Above: the Citadelle Laferriere near Milot By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti has announced plans to construct a multimillion-dollar “Craft Village” in Milot the north of the country. Milot is the town located near Haiti’s world famous National Historical Park, […]

Alex Rodriguez Meets With Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina

Above: New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez By the Caribbean Journal staff New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez met Thursday afternoon with Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina in Santo Domingo. Rodriguez is in the midst of a high-profile […]

LIAT, Pilots’ Union Hold Talks

Above: a LIAT plane By the Caribbean Journal staff LIAT management held discussions Wednesday with the LIAT Pilots Association to address the union’s industrial action. The meeting was conducted in what LIAT management called a “cordial” atmosphere; LIAT Acting CEO […]

LIAT Flights Disrupted As Pilots Strike

Above: a LIAT plane By the Caribbean Journal staff A strike by LIAT pilots led to the cancellation of at least nine LIAT routes on Tuesday, the company said. Later on Tuesday, the company said it had held discussions with […]

Haiti’s Michel Martelly, Dominican Republic’s Danilo Medina Hold Talks

Above: the meeting in Haiti (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dominican Republic’s government has offered to support a process initiated by Haiti’s government to provide identity documents for its nationals. The offer, which the Dominican Republic […]

Cayman Joining G5 Multilateral Tax Information Exchange Pilot

Above: Georgetown (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cayman Islands has committed to joining a recently-announced pilot on multilateral automatic exchange of tax information. Cayman expressed its interest in the pilot, which was recently announced by the United […]

Panama’s Danilo Perez to Be Named United Nations Artist for Peace

Above: Danilo Perez By the Caribbean Journal staff Panamanian pianist and jazz composer Danilo Perez will be named a United Nations Artist for Peace, the world body announced Monday. The appointment came due to Perez’s efforts to promote music programmes […]

Chef Jose Andres Explains Philosophy Behind New Puerto Rico Eatery

Above: Jose Andres (Photo: Dorado Beach, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve) By the Caribbean Journal staff Internationally-renowned Chef Jose Andres will be helming the new Mi Casa restaurant at the soon-to-open Ritz-Carlton Reserve Dorado Beach in Puerto Rico. And according to Andres, […]

UNWTO: Haiti’s Milot “A True Gem”

Above: tourism officials in Milot (Photo: MT Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff The area around Milot, Haiti including the Sans Souci Palace is a “true gem,” according United Nations World Tourism Organization Secretary General Taleb Rifai. Rifai was speaking […]

Danilo Medina Takes Over as New President of Dominican Republic

Above: Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Danilo Medina is now officially the president of the Dominican Republic, following a ceremony today in Santo Domingo. Medina was sworn in by Dr Reynaldo Pared Perez, […]

In Haiti’s Milot, a New Step for Tourism

Above: Milot and the citadel of Henri-Christophe (Photo: MT Hati) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s Ministry of Tourism laid the foundation stone on a new tourism welcome office in the town of Milot this weekend. The project, which is […]

Bahamasair Introduces First Female Pilots

Above: Captains Gwendolyn Ritchie, Gail Saunders and Frances Smith BIS Photo/Letisha Henderson) By the Caribbean Journal staff Bahamian national air carrier Bahamasair has introduced the first female pilots in the company’s history. Three pilots, Gwendolyn Ricthie, Gail Saunders and Frances […]

Dominican Republic Elects Danilo Medina As Its New President

Above: President-elect Danilo Medina By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dominican Liberation Party’s Danilo Medina will be the next president of the Dominican Republic, according to provisional results from the country’s Central Election Board. Current First Lady Margarita Cedeño de […]

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The Nassau Cruise Port Just Made History Again 

Nassau’s booming cruise port just made history again on Tuesday, when a record-breaking seven ships called on the recently-revamped downtown port.  More than 20,000 passengers came to Bahamian shores on ships including Carnival Liberty, Vision of the Seas, Disney Wish, […]

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The Private Investment Firm That’s Betting Big on Exuma

“For the next 25 to 30 years, we see ourselves investing in and focusing on Exuma – we were lucky enough to find a jewel that is basically untouched and has tremendous potential.” This story is part of Caribbean Journal […]

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Condor Is Relaunching Flights from Germany to Antigua 

Antigua and Barbuda is set for a big boost out of Europe this winter with the relaunch of flights between Frankfurt and Antigua on Condor.  Condor has confirmed its return to the destination with weekly flights running from Nov. 5 […]

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Downtown Nassau Is Getting Free High-Speed Wi-Fi 

The next time you’re strolling the streets of downtown Nassau in The Bahamas, you may be getting free high-speed Internet service.  The Bahamas’ Ministry of Tourism has signed a deal with telecom firm Aliv for a program called “Smart City […]

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The Newest Adults-Only Resort in Curacao Comes With Its Own Village

If it takes a village to make a great vacation, you’ve come to the right place in Curacao’s Kura Botanica Hotel. A boutique property with 46 recently refreshed rooms, the “new” Kura Botanica was carved out of the former Hotel […]

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How Secret Bay Became the Caribbean’s Most Unique Luxury Resort 

You know the moment you arrive, when you see the trees and the cliffs and the faint outline of Guadeloupe in the background. Then you start to see the wooden villas appear in the heart of the rainforest.  Dominica’s Secret […]

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