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Month: September 2014

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Panama President Visits Europe

Above: Panama President Juan Carlos Varela in Rome (Photo: OP Panama) By the Caribbean Journal staff Panama President Juan Carlos Varela is on an official visit to Europe this week, with Italy the first stop. On Thursday, Varela headed to […]

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Island Shop: Caribbean Jellyfish Lamps

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Strolling down Playa Del Carmen’s main drag, Fifth Avenue, you’re guaranteed to encounter two things: souvenir stalls selling tacky souvenirs and, if you’re female, countless offers from shifty guys offering to “be your Mexican […]

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Dominican Republic to Receive $2.8M in EU Funding for Disaster Prevention

Above Dominican and EU officials (Photo: DICOM) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dominican Republic is receiving $2.85 million USD in grant funding from the European Union to improve disaster prevention in the country. The agreement on the funding was […]

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Rum Journal: How to Make a Rum Punch, Anguilla Style

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Contributor No other cocktail screams “Caribbean!” louder than rum punch, and in this edition of Rum Journal, Anguilla’s CuisinArt Golf Resort & Spa offers a quick and easy recipe that’ll transport you to the tiny tony […]


The Caribbean's Newest Cruise Dock

Above: Bimini (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The new cruise pier has been completed on the island of Bimini in the Bahamas, Resorts World Bimini announced Thursday. The pier represents the first phase of the company’s three-phase project […]


Rum Journal: The Graycliff Special

Above: Graycliff (CJ Photo) By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Nassau’s Graycliff has many claims to fame: it’s the city’s oldest hotel and boasts a 175,000-bottle wine cellar that’s the third largest in the Western Hemisphere. But they’re no slouches […]

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Island Shop: The Art of Underwater Sculpture in the Caribbean

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Divers and snorkelers swarm artist Jason De Caires Taylor’s underwater sculpture gardens off the coasts of Grenada and Cancun, Mexico with good reason: His installations of life-size cement figures anchored to the sea floor […]


Caribbean Plate: A Recipe For Coconut Chips From Jamaica

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Need a nibble to go with that rum punch? Do what the folks at Ocho Rios’ Jamaica Inn do during their nightly cocktail hour and whip up a bunch of these crispy coconut chips. […]


Dominica Lowering Corporate Tax

Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica’s government is planning a reduction in the country’s corporate tax, it announced this week. Dominica will be lowering the corporate tax rate to 25 percent from 30 percent, according to […]

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Tobago, Caribbean Airlines Forming Task Force on Trinidad Airbridge

Above: Tobago (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Tobago House of Assembly will be forming a task force with Caribbean Airlines to regularly discuss the “airbridge” that connects Trinidad and Tobago. Tobago Secretary of Tourism Tracy Davidson-Celestine recently […]


Grenada Readies For Return of Condor Airlines Flights From Frankfurt

Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada is readying for the return of direct flights from Frankfurt, Germany via Condor Airlines. Thus far, bookings for the flights from Germany have “been going great,” according to Tourism Minister […]


Dreams Sands Cancun Opens Doors

Above: the Dreams Sands Cancun By the Caribbean Journal staff AMResorts has opened its newest Caribbean hotel: the Dreams Sands Cancun. The property, which is AMResorts’ 23rd resort in Mexico, opens after an extensive renovation and adaptation of the former […]


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