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Air Canada Is Adding a New Flight This Winter From Montreal to the Dominican Republic’s Capital

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You’ll soon have a much easier way to reach Santo Domingo from Canada. Air Canada is launching a new nonstop route between Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport and Las Américas International Airport in Santo Domingo, adding a direct connection that hasn’t been consistently available in recent years. It’s a direct link between Quebec and the oldest city in […]

What Are the Best Hotels in Haiti?

Above: a room at the Royal Oasis in Petion-Ville By the Caribbean Journal staff Last year, Haiti’s Tourism Ministry announced it would be introducing a new way of classifying its hotels. Instead of using the traditional “star” rating system, the Ministry announced that it would be using the country’s national flower (and face of its tourism […]

A New North-South Road in St Lucia?

Above: St Lucia (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Is St Lucia closer to having a new north-south route on the island? The government is launching a feasibility study to determine the possibility of constructing a new route to link the north and south of the island, it announced this week. It’s not the […]

Caribbean Plate: Cayman-Style Bouillabaisse

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor These chilly temps call for hot and filling dishes, and Grand Cayman’s Marriott Beach Resort delivers with this recipe for a hearty seafood stew. Teeming with tropical flavors, it’s a bowl of Caribbean comfort food that will see you through until your next island escape – or at least […]

A New North-South Road in St Lucia?

 By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon Twenty-five minutes’ wait for a patty? You’ve got to be kidding me! I’ve driven 20 miles from home out to the hinterlands of Kendall, where I’ve heard from reliable sources that Sonia’s Patties bakes the best Jamaican patties in Miami. And that now I’ve navigated the traffic […]

Trinidad Begins Work on $89 Million University Campus Project

 Above: a rendering of the project By the Caribbean Journal staff Work is now underway at an $89 million university project in Trinidad. The project is the Esmond Ramesar Open Campus Centre in the area of Chaguanas, with the first phase slated for completion in May 2015. It wlll be the largest of any facility […]

The Caribbean's Best Holiday Getaways For 2014

It’s time to get away. If you’re not in the Caribbean, it’s getting cold. Probably too cold. So instead of a White Christmas, try a White-Sand Christmas this year with our picks for the best holiday getaways in the Caribbean. For this year, we chose the best destinations using a range of factors, from food […]

A Reggae Woodstock?

 Above: Jamaican Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism Damion Crawford By the Caribbean Journal staff Woodstock in the Caribbean? That’s the idea being discussed by Jamaican Minister of State Damion Crawford, who said Jamaica could soon be hosting its own version of the landmark New York music festival. The plan would be to […]

St Kitts to Build Two More Solar Farms

 Above: St Kitts (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts and Nevis is planning to build two more solar farms, according to Cartwright Farrell, CEO of the St Kitts Electricity Corporation. The two would follow the country’s existing solar farm, which is located at Robert L Bradshaw International Airport and produces 750 kilowatts […]

Caribbean Plate: A Thanksgiving Recipe From Puerto Rico

 By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Procrastinators rejoice! If you still haven’t decided on your Thanksgiving menu or even bought your bird, we’ve got this last-minute suggestion for you from San Juan, Puerto Rico’s Condado Plaza Hilton. It features turkey tenderloin (so you won’t have to spend hours in front of the oven), and the […]

Rum Journal: Sense Beach House’s Beyond Good & Evil

 By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Miami isn’t just CJ’s hometown. It’s also the gateway to the Caribbean, so we don’t have to go far for a little island flavor when we need it. Today’s cocktail recipe comes right from our own backyard at South Beach’s Sense Beach House, where The Local House bar serves […]

The Caribbean's Best Airport Experience

By Guy Britton MONTEGO BAY — Could the Caribbean lead a transformation of the air travel industry? Perhaps Jamaica can. Airlines, airport authorities, immigration and customs can all learn valuable lessons from Jamaica and Montego Bay’s Club Mobay. On a recent trip through the Montego Bay airport, we looked into the services of Club Mobay , a […]

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