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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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US Looks to Support Haiti's Agriculture Sector After Damage from Sandy

Above: flooding in Haiti during Sandy (Photo: Pwoteksyon Sivil) By the Caribbean Journal staff United States Ambassador to Haiti Pamela White is asking for additional funding from Washington to help Haiti’s agriculture sector following damage from Hurricane Sandy. The storm ravaged the country’s western and southern regions, leading to significant flooding and damage to Haiti’s […]

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St Vincent and the Grenadines Planning to Pursue Geothermal Energy

Above: the La Soufriere Volcano in St Vincent By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of St Vincent and the Grenadines is pursuing a variety of green energy sources, particularly geothermal, according to Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves. The Prime Minister was speaking this week following his return from a series of overseas engagements in […]

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New Puerto Rico Wind Farm Project Begins Operations in Santa Isabel

Above: the new Finca de Viento Santa Isabel wind farm By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico’s new Finca de Viento Santa Isabel wind project has begun operations and is now producing clean energy. The Pattern Energy project, which was officially launched by Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuno this week, will produce up to 95 […]


St Vincent and the Grenadines Planning to Pursue Geothermal Energy

Above: Trinidad Finance Minister Larry Howai (Photo: MF Trinidad) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago Finance and Economy Minister Larry Howai is describing legislation being introduced by the United States on foreign financial institutions as “onerous.” The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) will go into effect in 2013, and a number of […]

Durandis: A Political Race Against the Clock in Haiti

By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor Common sense has left Haiti in the shadow of instability and incertitude.  Immediately after the earthquake that ravaged the country, both physically and in terms of human capacity, many people were betting on hope that a new day would rise from a horizon that was quickly evading and fading from […]

Cayman Islands Ranked Third-Best Location for Expats in HSBC Survey

Above: Seven Mile Beach in Grand Cayman (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cayman Islands is the third-best location for expatriates in the world, according to a recently-released survey from Jersey-based HSBC Expat. Cayman finished third behind Singapore and Thailand, and just ahead of Bermuda and Hong Kong, and finished with the top […]

Turks and Caicos, Desarrollos Sign Memorandum on $500M Hotel Project

Above: TCI By the Caribbean Journal staff The Turks and Caicos Islands has signed an agreement with developer Desarrollos Hotelco Group on a $500 million hotel project in the Grace Bay area. The first of three planned hotels will feature a 400-room, five-star property on a 10.5-acre site adjacent to the Seven Stars Resort. The […]

Haiti, World Tourism Organization Sign Memorandum of Understanding

Above: UNWTO SG Taleb Rifai, Haiti Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin and Haiti President Michel Martelly By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti and the UN’s World Tourism Organization have signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at strengthening cooperation between the two sides. The ceremony took place as part of an event marking UNWTO Secretary General Taleb […]

St Kitts and Nevis Receiving Interceptor Vessels from US Coast Guard

Above: downtown Basseterre, St Kitts (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts and Nevis is receiving a pair of interceptor vessels from the United States Coast Guard. The new ships come under the aegis of the “Secure Seas” programme. US Ambassador to St Kitts and Nevis Larry PAlmer is handing over the vessels […]

Op-Ed: Legal Education in Jamaica

By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor There is currently a debate in Jamaica about the number of lawyers who should be admitted to law school. Some stakeholders consider that a larger number than the current number of 180 per year should be admitted. Others believe that this amount cannot address the needs of an expanding population. […]

Trinidad: Complaints Authority Urges Quicker Probes of Fatal Police Shootings

Above: Port of Spain By the Caribbean Journal staff There must be a quicker response time with respect to investigations of fatal police shootings, according to Gillian Lucky, director of Trinidad’s Police Complaints Authority. Both Lucky and Acting Commissioner of Police Stephen Williams agree on the proposition, he said, something that will be essential if […]