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Month: July 2014

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New $100 Million Hotel Project Coming to Turks and Caicos Islands

Above: a rendering of the Third Turtle Resort and Marina By the Caribbean Journal staff A $100 million hotel project is coming to the Turks and Caicos Islands. The development agreement for the “Third Turtle Resort and Marina,” which would […]

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11 Caribbean Bungalow Hotels

Bungalow Hotels

They’re not villas, they’re bungalows — small, typically one-story cottages that evoke the archetypal dream of Caribbean travel — just you and yours in a detached dwelling in plain view of the sea. And at these hotel properties in the Caribbean, […]

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Cuba, United States Hold Semi-Annual Talks on Migration

Above: Washington By the Caribbean Journal staff Officials from Cuba and the United States met on Wednesday to discuss implementation of the 1994 and 1995 US-Cuba migration accords. The talks, which are held semi-annually, were led by the United States’ […]

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Tobago Topped 1 Million Visitors in 2013

Above: Tobago (Caribbean Journal photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The island of Tobago received just over 1 million visitors in 2013 for the first time its history, according to Tobago’s Secretary of Tourism and Transportation, Tracy Davidson-Celestine. A large […]


Air Canada Adding New Flight to CuraƧao

Above: Curaçao (Caribbean Journal photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Air Canada is ramping up its service to Curaçao. The Canadian carrier will be launching new nonstop service from Montreal to Curaçao on Jan. 1, 2015. The company will also […]


British Virgin Islands Gets $35 Million Loan For Cruise Pier Expansion

Above: the signing ceremony (BVIPA/A Glasgow) By the Caribbean Journal staff The British Virgin Islands, through the British Virgin Islands Ports Authority, has obtained a $35 million loan for its planned cruise pier expansion project. The deal was closed last […]

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"Visible Progress" in Haiti: World Bank Managing Director

Above: Sri Mulyani Indrawati (World Bank Photo/Dominic Chavez) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti is seeing “visible progress,” according to World Bank Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer Sri Mulyani Indrawati, who recently concluded a three-day visit to the country. […]


A New Governor-General in the Bahamas

Above: Dame Marguerite Pindling (centre) (BIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas has a new Governor-General: Dame Marguerite Pindling, the widow of the country’s first Prime MInister, Sir Lynden Pindling. Dame Marguerite was sworn in on Tuesday as […]


St Kitts' Hotel Development Boom

Above: construction at the Kittitian Hill project in St Kitts (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell ST KITTS — This may be a relatively small island, but it seems hard to go anywhere here without seeing a new hotel or condominium […]

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JetBlue Launches New Bahamas Flight

Above: a JetBlue plane By the Caribbean Journal staff JetBlue has officially launched service from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nassau, Bahamas. The service, which began late last month, is part of a wider expansion at the Washington-based airport. […]


New Executive Chef at Westin Grand Cayman Seven Mile Beach

Above: the Westin Grand Cayman Seven Mile Beach By the Caribbean Journal staff The Westin Grand Cayman Seven Mile Beach has a new executive chef. The resort announced Tuesday that Sandy Tuason had been named the property’s new top chef. […]


New Brazilian Ambassador to Guyana

Above: New Brazilian Ambassador to Guyana Lineu Pupo de Paula and Guyana President Donald Ramotar By the Caribbean Journal staff Brazil has named its new Ambassador to Guyana, Lineu Pupo de Paula. The new Brazilian envoy recently presented his letters […]


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