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Grand Case, Saint Martin Is French Caribbean Cool, With Beautiful Beaches, Legendary Lolos and One of the Region’s Great Food Streets

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Grand Case, Saint Martin brings together beautiful beaches, one extraordinary food village and the easy French Caribbean style that keeps bringing us back to Grand Case Beach Club. Grand Case Beach Club sits at the edge of Grand Case, with one beach facing the village and another tucked around the other side of the property. […]

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Annual Dominican Republic Tourism Conference Begins in Punta Cana

Above: the Barcelo Bavaro Palace in Punta Cana (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell PUNTA CANA – The Dominican Republic’s largest tourism conference officially begins Wednesday in the tourism hub of Punta Cana. The Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange, or DATE, will bring together buyers and suppliers of a country that saw more than 4.5 million tourist […]

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European Investment Bank Moves Caribbean Office to Dominican Republic

Above: Santo Domingo By the Caribbean Journal staff The European Investment Bank’s Caribbean office is moving from Martinique to the Dominican Republic, the bank announced this week. The host country agreement was signed in Brussels on Thursday by Dominican Republic Ambassador Alejandro Gonzalez Pons and Pim van Ballekom, the EIB vice president responsible for lending […]

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Dominican Republic Readies For Tourism Conference in Punta Cana

Above: the Barcelo Bavaro Beach Resort By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dominican Republic’s tourism industry is readying for its major tourism conference next week in Punta Cana. The Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange, or DATE, which begins April 23, puts together international wholesalers, tour operators, incentive groups and charter operators to do business with the […]

European Investment Bank Moves Caribbean Office to Dominican Republic

 By Alexander Britell With American Eagle’s departure from the Caribbean, there will be a sizable void to fill. As we’ve covered of late, small carriers like Cape Air are increasing capacity and looking to capitalize on the ever-present demand for efficient airlift in the Caribbean. And while Eagle is out of the picture, another large […]

AMResorts to Open New Hotel in Dominican Republic's Punta Cana

 Above: the Now Onyx Punta Cana By the Caribbean Journal staff AMResorts will be opening a new property in the Dominican Republic’s Punta Cana this year. The 750-room Now Onyx Punta Cana is slated to open in November, according to the company. The Onyx Punta Cana is one of two new properties for the brand […]

From Curaçao to Cuba, 10 Caribbean Baseball Players to Watch in 2013

Above: Andrelton Simmons The Caribbean’s supreme baseball talent was on full display last month at the World Baseball Classic, when the global tournament’s final game pitted two Caribbean teams against each other: Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. And while Caribbean’ baseball excellence is nothing new, this year’s Major League Baseball season will likely see […]

Dominican Republic's Medina Meets With Delegation From Vietnam

 Above: Vietnam’s Tran Dac Loi and the Dominican Republic’s Danilo Medina (Photo: OP Dominican Republic) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina received a delegation from Vietnam’s government at his office on Friday. The delegation was led by Tran Dac Loi, deputy head of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Communist Party […]

Light Earthquake Shakes Southern Coast of Dominican Republic

 Above: a map of the quake (Graphic: USGS) By the Caribbean Journal staff A 4.0-magnitude earthquake shook the southern coast of the Dominican Republic early Monday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake’s epicentre was approximately 17 kilometres south-southwest of La Romana, and about 100 kilometres east-southeast of Santo Domingo. It occurred […]

Dominican Republic Wins World Baseball Classic By Defeating Puerto Rico

 Above: the Dominican Republic By the Caribbean Journal staff The third meeting between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico in this year’s World Baseball Classic proved to be rather similar to the first two. Led by first baseman Edwin Encarnacion, the Dominican Republic beat Puerto Rico 3 to 0 to win the World Baseball Classic […]

Puerto Rico Governor, Dominican President Talk After WBC Final

 Above: Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina By the Caribbean Journal staff Last night represented the first time two Caribbean teams faced off against one another in the final of a World Baseball Classic. And while it was the Dominican Republic that emerged victorious, the leaders of Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic found time after […]

Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic to Face Off in All-Caribbean WBC Final

 Above: the Dominican Republic’s Hanley Ramirez By the Caribbean Journal staff Tuesday’s World Baseball Classic final in San Francisco will be an entirely Caribbean affair, with regional powers Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic to face off for the championship. That both teams made the final was something of a surprise to analysts; teams like […]