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JetBlue Is Expanding Service from Fort Lauderdale to Cancun

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JetBlue is ramping up its service to Cancun this winter, adding more flights from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport as demand for Caribbean and Mexican beach destinations continues to surge. Beginning Dec. 5, 2025, the airline will increase its Fort Lauderdale–Cancun schedule to three daily flights, giving travelers more flexibility and choice on one of the […]

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Haiti Welcomes New Ambassadors from Malaysia, Belgium and Serbia

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly with new Malaysian Ambassador to Haiti Jojie Samuel (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly accepted the credentials Thursday of three new ambassadors to the country in Port-au-Prince. The President welcomed new Malaysian Ambassador Jojie Samuel, Godelieve Van den Berg, the new Ambassador from Belgium […]

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Martinique Officials to Visit Barbados

Above: Fort de France, Martinique (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A 73-member delegation of officials from Martinique will head to Barbados next week in an effort to learn more about the country’s agriculture and agro-processing sector. The group, which is comprised of farmers, processors, teachers, researchers and lawmakers, will visit Barbados’ Ministry of […]

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Bahamas and Dominican Republic Considering Joint Business Council

Above: the Dominican Republic’s Jean Alain Rodriguez and the Bahamas’ Ryan Pinder (BIS Photo/Eric Rose) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas and the Dominican Republic are considering establishing a joint business council with members of the private sector of both countries. The council is a proposal of Bahamian Financial Services Minister Ryan Pinder, who […]

Martinique Officials to Visit Barbados

 Above: British Foreign Secretary William Hague (Photo: FCO) By the Caribbean Journal staff Turks and Caicos Islanders will head to the polls on Friday, a “significant step” on the path to democracy, according to British Foreign Secretary William Hague. The elections come more than three years after the British installed an Interim Administration in the […]

Turks and Caicos Islands Names First-Ever Auditor General

 Above: TCI By the Caribbean Journal staff The Turks and Caicos Islands has appointed Anand Heeraman as the territory’s first-ever Auditor General. Heeraman, who was appointed by Governor Ric Todd, will lead the newly-formed Turks and Caicos National Audit Office. He had been serving for the past year and a half as a specialist financial […]

St Lucia Prime Minister Kenny Anthony Meets With OAS' Albert Ramdin

Above: Kenny Anthony and Albert Ramdin (OAS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony met in St Lucia this week with Ambassador Albert Ramdin, the Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States. The meeting with Anthony, who is the current Chairman of CARICOM, focused on OAS’ support […]

Alejandro Garcia Padilla Wins Election for Governor of Puerto Rico

Above: Alejandro Garcia Padilla By the Caribbean Journal staff Challenger Alejandro Garcia Padilla won an exceedingly close election over incumbent Governor Luis Fortuño. Padilla, the leader of Puerto Rico’s Popular Democratic Party, won by the narrowest of margins, less than a full percentage point, according to data from Puerto Rico’s Commission of Elections. With 96.35 […]

Haiti's Martelly Congratulates US President Barack Obama on Re-election

 Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly is sending congratulations to US President Barack Obama on his re-election Tuesday night. Obama won an extremely tight race over challenger Mitt Romney, a longtime businessman and former governor of the state of Massachusetts. Martelly said he expressed his “best wishes” […]

Belize Prime Minister Dean Barrow to Make Visits to Honduras, Mexico

 Above: Belize Prime Minister Dean Barrow By the Caribbean Journal staff Belize Prime Minister Dean Barrow’s agenda for the next week includes official visits to Honduras and Mexico. Barrow departs Wednesday for an official visit to Honduras, at the invitation of President Porfirio Lobo. After a trip to Miami to meet with the legal advisors […]

Jamaica's Reggae Boyz Ranked 50th in World in FIFA/Coca-Cola Rankings

 Above: Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz in action against Antigua By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz remain the top-ranked Caribbean side, according to the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola world rankings. The Boyz are now ranked 50th in the world, ahead of Bolivia and the Central African Republic and just behind Slovenia. The ranking represented a two-slot improvement […]

Moving Forward on Disability in Haiti

 By James English CJ Contributor   Gerald Oriol, Jr, Haiti’s Secretary of State for the Integration of Persons with Disabilities, recently discussed his first year in office and the road ahead for the Caribbean nation’s one million disabled citizens. Oriol has Spinal Muscular Atrophy, a form of Muscular Dystrophy, and is believed to be the […]