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Month: April 2015

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Sunwing Adding More Cuba Flights

Above: Sunwing’s Starfish Cuatro Palmas By the Caribbean Journal staff Sunwing Vacations is adding more flights to Cuba. The company announced that it would be offering direct service from the city of Kelowna in British Columbia to Varadero, Cuba. The […]

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Delta’s Newest Caribbean Route

Above: the Tcherassi hotel in Cartagena on the Caribbean coast of Colombia By the Caribbean Journal staff Delta is expanding in the Caribbean region — into one of the region’s booming tourism destinations. The carrier announced Monday that it would […]

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Talking Caribbean Clean Energy Tech

Above: St Thomas (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority recently hosted the first-ever Caribbean Clean Energy Technology Symposium in St Thomas. The conference, co-hosted by the US Department of Energy, the USVI government […]

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InselAir Launches New Flights Between Aruba, Venezuela

Above: an InselAir plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Dutch Caribbean carrier InselAir has launched a new route, the company announced. Last week, the carrier began its first-ever flights between Aruba and Maracaibo, Venezuela. InselAir had already been serving the […]


Cuba’s Fidel Castro Reappears in Public

Above: Fidel Castro’s latest public appearance By the Caribbean Journal staff Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro has appeared in public for the first time in more than 14 months, according to new photos released by the government. According to the […]


Grenada Celebrates Filmmaker Steve McQueen

Above: Steve McQueen By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada has presented filmmaker Steve McQueen with an award for his contribution in the field of culture. McQueen, who directed the Oscar-winning Twelve Years a Slave, received the Grenada Independence Award in […]

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Rum Journal: Bacardi Names New Top Rum Executive

Above: Mauricio Vergara By the Caribbean Journal staff Bacardi Limited has named a new top rum executive. The company announced this week that it had appointed Mauricio Vergara as global category vice president of rums. In the role, Vergara will […]


Leonardo DiCaprio Is Developing a Private-Island Caribbean Resort

Above: a rendering of the project (rendering: McLennan Design) By the Caribbean Journal staff Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio is developing a hotel off the Caribbean coast of Belize. The project, which would be an eco-resort, is located on the private […]


Rum Journal: In Trinidad and Tobago, the Art of the Rum Shop

By Jamie Gangoo Rum Journal Contributor Rum shops have offered a lot — a haven for the broken-hearted, a podium for aspiring leaders, and a round table for discussions on current affairs and bacchanals (i.e. gossip). They are the place […]

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Why This is Antigua’s Must-Visit Restaurant

Above: Sheer Rocks, Antigua ASK JUST about anyone in Antigua for their favourite restaurant, and the response will come without hesitation: Sheer Rocks. And soon after you sit down at this eatery high on the cliffs of the Cocobay Resort, you’ll understand […]


Caribbean Home: How to Get Your Own Private Island in Puerto Rico

Above: the private cay off the coast of Salinas By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s one of the great Caribbean fantasies: having your own private island. Well, it’s actually possible — for $2.5 million. This is the only private island off […]


Caribbean Photo of the Week: Sunset at Shoal Bay East, Anguilla

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Paul Alegria, who sent in this snapshot of sunset at Shoal Bay East in Anguilla. Do you have a great photo of the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in […]


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