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JetBlue Is Adding Extra Nonstop Flights to to Saint Lucia This Winter

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Saint Lucia is getting a significant airlift boost just in time for the peak winter travel season. JetBlue will be adding a second weekly nonstop flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Saint Lucia, operating on Saturdays from Nov. 22 through January. The new service supplements JetBlue’s existing daily flight from New York, a […]

Interview With Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association CEO Jeff Vasser

Above: CHTA CEO Jeff Vasser By Alexander Britell MIAMI – Jeff Vasser took over as the Director and CEO of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association at the end of 2013, having most recently served as president and COO of the Atlantic City Convention & Visitors Authority in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Vasser, who succeeded […]

ABC's "The Bachelor" Concluding Season Finale at St Lucia's Cap Maison

Above: the Cap Maison resort in St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff The ABC television series “The Bachelor” will be airing its final scenes from the Cap Maison resort in St Lucia. The series, which has frequently filmed in the Caribbean, will host its season finale’s “rose ceremony” on March 10 at Cap Maison […]

Trinidad Carnival in 7 Photos

It’s here – the “Greatest Show on Earth,” carnival in Port of Spain, Trinidad. The annual fete has taken over the entire twin-island country of Trinidad and Tobago this week, although the revelry is focused in the capital, where carnival bands turn the town into one enormous party. Here are six photos to give you […]

ABC's "The Bachelor" Concluding Season Finale at St Lucia's Cap Maison

Above: San Juan (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla has signed legislation authorizing the issuance of new general obligation bonds. The bonds will be used to “refinance outstanding lines of credit and meet the needs of government liquidity” for the debt-riddled island. The authorization means that as much […]

Burger King Announces Expansion to Martinique, Guadeloupe

  By the Caribbean Journal staff Miami-based Burger King Worldwide has announced a planned expansion to Martinique, Guadeloupe and French Guiana. The company will be opening three new restaurants in the French Caribbean, beginning with a Burger King at the Aime Cesaire International Airport in Martinique. That location is slated to open on April 1, […]

Meet the Caribbean: St Kitts' Southeast Peninsula in 7 Photos

 You may not know about it, but the Southeast Peninsula of the island of St Kitts is a show-stopping stretch of green hills, winding roads and spectacular vistas. It’s also crucial to the island’s tourism hopes, as the epicentre of the Christophe Harbour development. The latest edition of Meet the Caribbean introduces it to you. […]

Aruba: Blue Residences Condominium Resort Opens Doors

 Above: the Blue Residences condominium resort in Aruba By the Caribbean Journal staff The Blue Residences condominium resort has officially opened its doors in Aruba. The property, which debuted its first tower on Saturday, welcomed its first guests on Monday. The first tower has a total of 42 units, including two five-bedroom penthouses, four three-bedroom […]

Guyana, Japan Sign Grant Agreement

 Above: the signing ceremony in Guyana By the Caribbean Journal staff The governments of Guyana and Japan have signed a grant aid agreement. The $2.9 million non-grant agreement will be made available to the private sector, the government said, through a lending mechanism. The pact was signed by Guyana Foreign Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett and Japanese […]

St Lucia PM: Earthquakes "Something That We Must All Be Concerned About"

Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff Given the recent frequency of earthquakes in the Caribbean, St Lucia Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony is looking to improve the country’s preparedness. Anthony, speaking after a meeting with the Chilean Ambassador to St Lucia last week, said earthquakes were a matter “that we must all be […]

Could the Caribbean Follow Chile's Lead on Startups?

Above: Chile LAST WEEK, we looked at ways to develop tech hubs in the Caribbean — specifically by using packages of incentives to attract and develop top talent to the region, along with developing entrepreneurship locally. Of course, using tax incentives isn’t the only way to do so — and there might be something for the […]

British Virgin Islands Joins Global Partnership For Oceans

Above: the British Virgin Islands By the Caribbean Journal staff The British Virgin Islands has officially joined the Global Partnership for Oceans. The territory joined the global organization at a ceremony at the United States Department of the Interior in Washington, DC late last month. The Global Partnership for Oceans has more than 140 governments, […]