The blue cobblestones of Old San Juan are packed long before lunch. At El Yunque National Forest, the sound of waterfalls carries through the trees. Along the west coast in Rincón, surfers paddle out beneath orange evening skies. Puerto Rico has become one of the Caribbean’s most in-demand destinations, and getting there is about to […]
Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia is planning to accede to the Caribbean Court of Justice as the country’s final court of appeal, the government announced this week. “My Government will therefore follow the lead of the Commonwealth of Dominica and proceed, pursuant to section 41(7) of our Constitution, to advise […]
Above: Dutch Ambassador Lucita MoenirAlam and CARICOM SG Irwin LaRocque (Photo: CARICOM) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Netherlands has named its first-ever Ambassador to the Caribbean Community. This week, Ambassador Lucita MoenirAlam presented her credentials to CARICOM Secretary General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque at his office in Guyana. In a statement, the two sides said […]
Above: the new arrival/departure lounge inside St Kitts’ new private terminal By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts’ airport now has a private air terminal — and a new arrival and departures lounge. The new private terminal officially opened its doors on Friday, and is now welcoming guests. It includes a high-end arrivals and departures […]
Above: a map of the quake (graphic: United States Geological Survey) By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico was lightly shaken by a 3.8-magnitude earthquake on Wednesday evening, according to data from the United States Geological Survey. The quake, which occurred at around 10:03 PM local time, struck at a depth of 41 kilometres. Its […]
Above: a British Airways plane By the Caribbean Journal staff US Airways has announced the launch of a codeshare agreement with British Airways, its merger partner American Airlines announced Tuesday. The codeshare will cover almost all of the two carriers’ transatlantic flights. The remaining codeshare flights will be implemented in phases, the company said. That […]
Above: Negril By the Caribbean Journal staff New planned ferry service in Jamaica will connect the country’s three main tourism hubs: Montego Bay, Negril and Ocho Rios. The $30 million project is being led by US-based Paradise Ferry, which signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the service with the Port Authority of Jamaica in Kingston […]
Above: the Holiday Inn Resort Aruba By the Caribbean Journal staff The Holiday Inn Aruba Resort has completed a $20 million renovation project, the property announced this week. The nearly 600-room InterContinental Hotels Group property, which is located on the island’s Palm Beach, underwent changes that included upgrades to its guest rooms, lobby and landscaping, […]
Above: the new Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean has its newest Hard Rock hotel with the opening of the Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya in Puerto Aventuras. The property held its grand opening last weekend with a concert by Jon Bon Jovi and The Kings of Suburbia and […]
Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff With the continued importance of tourism to the regional economy, more and more governments are looking to ensure the industry is valued locally. Accordingly, the Discover Dominica Authority recently launched the “Tourism Awareness Month” in Dominica, aiming to increase awareness of the country’s biggest private economic […]
Above: Port of Spain (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The new Diplomatic Academy of the Caribbean officially opened at the University of the West Indies St Augustine Campus in Trinidad on Tuesday. Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar was on hand for the opening of the academy, which is a joint project […]
Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s long-delayed elections are still far off, but the country took a step toward holding them Tuesday with the publication of the new Provisional Electoral Council. The new council is a renaming and reorganization of the former transitional college of the Permanent Electoral Council, which […]
