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Montego Bay’s Airport Just Reopened for “Limited” Commercial Flights 

CEO Raúl Revuelta Musalem of @aeropuertosGAP arrived yesterday with a 22-member team to assess the impact before the reopening.

Just a few days after the passage of Hurricane Melissa, Jamaica’s primary air hub has reopened, Caribbean Journal has learned.  Montego Bay’s Sangster International Airport officially reopened Nov. 1 for limited commercial flights.  The airport’s reopening is a major boost for the island following the devastation wrought by Melissa, which was concentrated in the western […]

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Why Randy Moss Is Going to Turks and Caicos

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Turks and Caicos’ Grace Bay Club is offering guests an exclusive opportunity to mingle with retired NFL legend Randy Moss, and current NFL players Aqib Talib and Vince Wilfork. In conjunction with the Turks and Caicos Islands American Football Academy, the resort is hosting a four-day American football camp July 13-16 for young guests and […]

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Norwegian Launching New Nonstop Caribbean Flights

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European carrier Norwegian is expanding its service to the French Caribbean. The carrier, which launched major new flights between the Northeast and Martinique and Guadeloupe last year, has announced plans to launch flights from Fort Lauderdale to Guadeloupe later this year. Beginning Dec. 17, Norwegian will operate twice-weekly flights between Fort Lauderdale and Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe […]

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Richard Branson's Push to Save Caribbean Sharks

In recent years, there has been perhaps no better advocate for the Caribbean’s natural environment than one of its most famous residents: Sir Richard Branson. And while Branson’s biggest advocacy has come in favor of the green energy movement in the Caribbean, the Virgin mogul’s latest push involves another environmental treasure: the Caribbean’s shark population. […]


Norwegian Launching New Nonstop Caribbean Flights

In St Lucia, it’s all about the mango this summer. Two of St. Lucia’s top luxury resorts, Anse Chastanet and Jade Mountain, are celebrating the mango throughout the months of June and July. Guests can partake in a variety of mango-themed activities, events and services, featuring educational, culinary and wellness amenities. “With the abundance of […]

The Rising Caribbean Drought Risk

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization has called for Caribbean countries to boost efforts to prepare for increased drought in the region. In a report entitled Drought Characteristics and Management in the Caribbean, the FAO noted that the region faces significant challenges in terms of drought due to climate change. “Drought ranks as the […]

Expanded Panama Canal Officially Opens

In a game-changing development for the wider Caribbean Basin, the expanded Panama Canal has been officially inaugurated. The first commercial transit of a so-called “Neopanamax” vessel occurred through the expanded canal on Sunday, with a crowd of more than 25,000 attending the inauguration ceremony. “More than 100 years ago, the Panama Canal connected two oceans. […]

A New $15 Million Education Project in Grenada

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor The Caribbean Development Bank is funding a major new project that will expand or rehabilitate six schools across Grenada. The Grenada Education Enhancement Project launched last week in St George’s. “If we truly believe that every child deserves that kind of opportunity, and that every society deserves to have students […]

WestJet Traffic Keeps Surging

Canadian air carrier WestJet is continuing to see its traffic surge, according to the company’s latest traffic results. The company reported 1.931 billion revenue passenger miles in May 2016, up 14.4 percent compared to the same period in 2015. That was joined by an 8.4 percent increase in available seat miles, with 2.371 billion compared […]

Rum Journal: Rhum Bologne Black Cane

Let’s just say it: the white rums of the French Caribbean just taste better than their counterparts in the rest of the region. White rhums agricoles have the complexity, flavor, character and smoothness you simply won’t find in the vast majority of molasses-based white rums. In other words, you can even drink them neat (though they’re […]

VIDEO: The Most Exotic Beach in St Barth

St Barth may be small, but it’s got a disproportionately high number of beautiful beaches, from wave-crashing Atlantic strands to classic Caribbean powder-white shores. But for a exotic, marvelous beach, look no further than Anse de Grand Saline. It’s named after the salt pond nearby, but this beach is eternally sweet — it’s a wide, broad […]

One Photographer’s Love Affair With Dominica

A new photographic look at Dominica By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor If you can’t get to Dominica this summer, why not bring the Nature Island to you? Local photographer Yuri Jones is making it easy with his new coffee table book, Majestic and Magical: Come Explore The Nature Isle, which features more than 100 […]