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Hyatt Pushes Back Reopening of Seven Jamaica All-Inclusive Resorts as Delays Continue Into 2027

Hyatt’s return to Jamaica just moved again. The company is pushing back the reopening of several major all-inclusive resorts in Montego Bay and Rose Hall to the first quarter of 2027, following continued recovery work after Hurricane Melissa. It’s the latest adjustment in a timeline that has already been extended, and it affects one of […]

Jamaican Prime Minister Returns to Facebook, Twitter

Above: Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller (Photo: OPM Jamaica) By the Caribbean Journal staff After a nearly 10-month hiatus, Jamaican Prime Minister has returned to social media. Simpson Miller, whose strong social media presence helped her capture the December 2011 national elections, had last posted on Twitter and Facebook on April 2. During the […]

Cuba's Fidel Castro Meets With CELAC Leaders in Havana

Above: Cuba’s Fidel Castro with Brazil’s Dilma Rousseff (Photo: ACN Cuba) By the Caribbean Journal staff Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro held meetings with several of the regional leaders visiting Havana this week for the CELAC summit, the government said. On Monday, Castro met with Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller, with whom he discussed […]

Southwest Airlines to Launch Flights to Aruba, Bahamas, Jamaica

Above: a Southwest Airlines plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Southwest Airlines will be launching daily nonstop service from the United States to several new destinations in the Caribbean, the company announced Monday. The service will begin on July 1, 2014, Southwest President and CEO Gary Kelly announced in a release. The carrier will be […]

Cuba's Fidel Castro Meets With CELAC Leaders in Havana

By Alexander Britell MIAMI — After a strong year in 2012, the Caribbean hotel industry saw growth slow slightly in 2013, according to new data from STR. After significant improvement in Caribbean hotel occupancy in 2012, the region’s hotel sector saw growth start to flatten in 2013, with a 2.2 percent overall increase for the […]

Cuba's Castro, Jamaica's Simpson Miller Hold Talks in Havana

Above: Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller in Havana (Photo: JIS) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller held talks Monday with Cuban President Raul Castro. The two met in the context of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States’ summit this week in the Cuban capital. According to a […]

Op-Ed: Caribbean Politicians Need to Travel More Efficiently

By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor It’s not easy getting from island to island in the Caribbean. Seemingly every month, Caribbean politicians and government officials do their own version of island hopping, either for CARICOM events or intra-regional dialogue. But in the digital age, is this still necessary? Skype, international videoconference, e-mail, Twitter, Facebook and text […]

St Maarten Health Ministry Advised Royal Caribbean Against Cruise Ship Call

Above: the Explorer of the Seas By the Caribbean Journal staff St Maarten’s government says it advised the Explorer of the Seas’ medical officer not to make its planned call on the island, which had been scheduled for Monday. The announcement came after Royal Caribbean said it would be sending home its Explorer of the […]

Infosys to Open Puerto Rico Office

Above: Aguadilla By the Caribbean Journal staff India-based firm Infosys could soon open an office in Puerto Rico, according to Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla. The Governor said the firm, which specializes in information technology and consulting work, would be bringing in an investment of more than $9 million over two years. The investment […]

Bermuda Tourism Authority Names CEO

Above: Bermuda By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bermuda Tourism Authority has appointed Bill Hanbury its new Chief Executive Officer. The appointment took effect on Monday. Hanbury had previously served as the CEO of the United Way of the National Capital Area, where he worked from 2009 to 2013. He had previously served as President […]

Air Canada Rouge Adding Caribbean Flights From Toronto, Montreal

Above: an Air Canada Rouge plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Air Canada’s leisure carrier, Air Canada Rouge, is adding several new Caribbean destinations out of Montreal and Toronto, it announced Monday. The new destinations include Cuba, the Dominican Republic, the Bahamas, Barbados, Haiti and Cancun. The move is a shift for the destinations from […]

Antigua Changes Income Tax Rates

Above: Antigua (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua has modified its income tax structure, with a series of reductions, according to Finance Minister Harold Lovell. The biggest change will see the personal allowance for computing income tax increase from EC $3,000 per month to $3,500 per month. Lovell said that would mean more […]

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