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Trinidad House Approves Financial Intelligence Bill in Unanimous Vote

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - April 19, 2011 - 9:00 am

Parliament, Port-of-Spain

Trinidad’s government approved amendments to its Financial Intelligence Bill yesterday in a unanimous vote in the House of Representatives. The vote followed what had been a heated debate. Trinidad had faced being blacklisted because of non-implementation of the act, which deals with implementation of money-laundering policy.

This Trinidad Beach Has Golden Sand, Green Hills, and the Country’s Most Famous Sandwich

Golden sand. Beach shacks and cold beer. Perfect street food. Maracas Beach isn’t just the best beach on the island of Trinidad. It’s the best place on the whole island. The sand is perfect, a coastline edged by Trinidad’s verdant green […]

American Airlines Is Adding a New Nonstop Flight to Curacao, a Caribbean Island That Is Buzzing Right Now

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The colors of Willemstad. The waves of Cas Abao. The rosé at Saint Tropez. The live music at the Avila. Curacao is a rich mosaic of culture, food, art and vibes. And the Caribbean island is as buzzy as it’s […]

One of the Best Beaches in The Bahamas Comes With a World-Famous Blue Hole

It doesn’t look real at first. You step out from the pines and palms onto a curve of soft, white sand, and there it is—this perfect, impossible circle in the sea. A portal. The blue gets darker the longer you […]

Frontier Airlines Is Adding Another Caribbean Island: Trinidad

For years, Caribbean regional aviation has been a constant struggle. Intra-regional carriers have come and gone, from the old American Eagle to LIAT. But now an unlikely candidate is starting to fill the void: Frontier. The American carrier has quietly […]

Trinidad’s Cruise Industry Is Seeing New Growth

Its location in the far southern Caribbean means that Trinidad will likely never be a Caribbean cruise powerhouse. But the destination continues to see growth, with officials now projecting a more than 80 percent increase in cruise arrivals for the […]

American Airlines Is Adding More Nonstop Flights to Trinidad

American Airlines is adding more nonstop flights to the twin-island destination of Trinidad and Tobago next summer, according the company. The world’s largest airline is planning to double flights on its Miami-Port of Spain route next summer. The enhanced route […]