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Month: February 2014

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British Airways to Launch Nonstop Service to Punta Cana

Above: Punta Cana (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff British Airways will be launching nonstop flights to Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic later this year, the carrier announce. The Gatwick-based flights, which will launch Oct. 26, will be […]

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Small Earthquake Shakes Puerto Rico

Above: a map of the quake (graphic: United States Geological Survey) By the Caribbean Journal staff A small earthquake caused shaking in parts of Puerto Rico on Tuesday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The 2.5-magnitude quake, which struck […]

Caribbean Moment: Unlikely Friends Watch the Sun Set in Nevis

The beauty of Nevis’ Pinneys Beach isn’t just for humans, it seems. Our latest edition of Caribbean Moment features a pair of unlikely tourists enjoying their time on the sand just as the sun is about to set. What is […]

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Haiti's Sunrise Airways, BVI Airways Sign Operations Agreement

Above: a Sunrise Airways plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s Sunrise Airways is continuing its regional expansion. The Port-au-Prince-based carrier announced that it had signed a Subservice Flight Agreement with Tortola-based BVI Airways, meaning it will operate BVI Airways […]


Tourism Surges in Cayman Islands

Above: Grand Cayman (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Tourist arrivals to the Cayman Islands surged in 2013, according to data released this week by the Caribbean Tourism Organization. The Cayman Islands received a total of 345,387 stopover visitors […]


Air Antilles Express Launches Guadeloupe-St Maarten Service

Above: an Air Antilles Express plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Air Antilles Express has launched its first-ever service between St Maarten and Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe. The service could provide a boost for Guadeloupe’s bid to attract more tourists from the […]

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Caribbean Tourism Arrivals Projected to Grow 2 to 3 Percent in 2014

Above: the Dominican Republic (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Tourism arrivals to the Caribbean are projected to grow between two and three percent in 2014, according to a new report from the Caribbean Tourism Organization. After the region […]


A National Music School in Haiti

Above: the new National Institution of Music in Haiti By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti has officially opened its newest music school, the “National Institute of Music” in the city of Hinche. Haiti Culture Minister Josette Darguste was on hand […]


British Airways Adding Flights to Barbados

Above: a British Airways plane By the Caribbean Journal staff British Airways will be increasing its service to Barbados at the end of this year. The new service, out of London’s Gatwick Airport, will see the addition of two new […]

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Cuba "Will Consider" European Union Proposal For Cooperation Pact

Above: Havana By the Caribbean Journal staff Cuba’s government “will consider” a new European Union proposal to sign a cooperation agreement with the Caribbean country, the government announced Monday. “Cuba will consider the invitation put forth by the European side, […]


Nevis Launches Project to Restore Waterfront in Charlestown

Above: the waterfront in Charlestown, Nevis (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Nevis is taking steps to restore the Charlestown Waterfront to “its former glory,” according to the Nevis Island Administration. The project, which launched on Jan. 23, is […]


New Executive Chef at Tobago's Magdalena Grand Beach & Golf Resort

Above: the Magdalena Grand Beach and Golf Resort in Tobago By the Caribbean Journal staff The Magdalena Grand Beach & Golf Resort has named French-born Chef Denis Jaricot its new executive chef. Jaricot, who was born and educated in Lyon, […]


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