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KSL and Rodina’s Tortuga Resorts Names New CEO

 Tortuga has a new CEO.

KSL Capital and Rodina’s Tortuga Resorts launched its Caribbean push in June with its $2 billion purchase of Playa’s real estate portfolio in the Caribbean and Mexico.  Now, it seems to be aiming higher, with a new CEO to lead the charge.  Tortuga Resorts has appointed seasoned hospitality and private-equity executive Leo Schlesinger as its […]

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Martinique: Strong Tourism Growth in First Quarter of 2014

Above: Martinique (Caribbean Journal photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Martinique is reporting strong growth in tourist arrivals in the first quarter of 2014. The French Caribbean department received 159,253 tourist stopover arrivals in the first three months of 2014, a 5.1 percent improvement over the first quarter of 2013, according to new data released […]

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St Lucia Prime Minister to Make Official Visit to Martinique

Above: Fort de France, Martinique (Caribbean Journal photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony will be making an official visit to neighbouring Martinique next week. Anthony will be on the island on June 2 and 3, during which time the two islands will sign a cooperation agreement. The agreement, […]

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Afternoon in a Saint-Pierre Café

Above: Saint-Pierre, Martinique (all photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell SAINT-PIERRE — IN THE shadow of the volcano, St Pierre is silent. It is 3 o’clock in this corner of Martinique, once a bright cosmopolitan light of the West Indies. The storefronts and snacks are closed; few walk the streets. The sun is strong. It […]

St Lucia Prime Minister to Make Official Visit to Martinique

 By Alexander Britell FORT-DE-FRANCE — When you hear old biguine music on a Thursday night in Fort de France, you find yourself in a place and time you never considered. The band had no name. Its mercurial, talented leader had none either, or so he said. This haphazard group of friends plays each week in a […]

Martinique Readies For "Martizik" Festival

 Above: Martinique By the Caribbean Journal staff The island of Martinique is set to host the “Martizik” music festival beginning next week. Martizik, which will take place from May 2 to May 4, will be hosted in the area of Sainte-Anne. The festival, which is officially known as the Martizik Electropical Festival, will feature artists […]

ERASMUS in the Caribbean?

 Above: Martinique Regional Council President Serge Letchimy By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s now a popular programme in Europe: a university student from one EU member state spends three months or more living and studying abroad at a school in another country. It’s called ERASMUS, and it’s been around for two decades. (It was made […]

American Airlines to Launch Additional Weekly Flight to Martinique

 Above: Les Salines in Martinique By the Caribbean Journal staff American Airlines will be launching an additional weekly flight to Martinique for the summer season, the carrier announced. The new nonstop service, which will launch on June 11 through Aug. 13, will operate on Wednesdays. In 2012, the company first launched weekly nonstop service to […]

Rum Journal: Martinique's Depaz Blue Cane Rhum Agricole

 IN 1902, the eruption of Mont Pelee destroyed what was one of the great cities of the Caribbean and killed more than 30,000 people. Today, the town of St Pierre, once the “Little Paris of the Caribbean,” is now the “Little Pompeii Caribbean,” although, woven among pitch-black volcanic ruins is a rather charming French village. […]

Martinique's Serge Letchimy Leading Delegation to Brazil

 Above: Martinique Regional Council President Serge Letchimy By the Caribbean Journal staff Martinique Regional Council President Serge Letchimy is leading a high-level business delegation to Brazil this week. The visit, which will officially begin on Tuesday, will focus on improving relations with the government of the Brazilian state of Para. The trip will include the […]

Martinique Set to Host CARIFTA Games

 Above: this year’s CARIFTA Village By the Caribbean Journal staff The French department of Martinique is set to host the 2014 edition of the region-wide CARIFTA Agmes. CARIFTA, the Caribbean Junior Athletics Championships, is being hosted from April 19 to April 21 at Martinique’s Stade P Aliker. The event is seeing participation from 27 countries […]

Dominica Prime Minister Visits Martinique

 Above: Fort de France (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Serge Letchimy, president of Martinique’s Regional Council, held talks on Tuesday with Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit. The talks focused on green energy in the Caribbean in general and geothermal energy in particular. The latter has been a major priority for Dominica, which is […]