Above: the Puerto Rico Convention Center By Alexander Britell SAN JUAN — The Caribbean’s largest travel marketing conference officially began with an opening ceremony Wednesday night in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The Caribbean Travel Marketplace conference brings together hotels, destinations, attractions and transportation companies with international wholesalers selling Caribbean vacation travel. Last year, buyers from […]
Above: a wind farm in the Caribbean (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A major wind farm project in Jamaica will soon receive a major boost from the United States government. According to the United States’ Overseas Private Investment Corporation, the agency will disburse the first tranche of $43 million in financing for Blue […]
Above: a Coco Pirata in Rincon (All photos by CJ) RINCON — Like most famous cocktails, it has a story, a history. It also has more than one name. Served inside a coconut, it’s the signature drink at Rincón, Puerto Rico’s Villa Cofresi hotel, which has been on the beach in Rincon for more than […]