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AIDA, Costa Cruise Lines Returning to British Virgin Islands in 2014/15

Above: a Costa ship By the Caribbean Journal staff AIDA Cruises and Costa Cruise Lines have reinstated port calls to the British Virgin Islands for the 2014/2015 season, according to the British Virgin Islands Ports Authority. The announcement was confirmed […]

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Haiti's Martelly Authorizes Publication of New Electoral Law

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly has handed over the country’s new Electoral Law for publication in Haiti’s Official Journal of the Republic, a major way forward on the road toward holding […]

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Trinidad Foreign Minister Visits Europe

Above: Trinidad Foreign Minister Winston Dookeran By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad Foreign Minister Winston Dookeran is currently in Europe for a series of conferences. On Wednesday, he concludes a visit to the 98th Session of the Council of Ministers […]

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Baha Mar Resort Project Names "Creative Arts Director"

Above: John Cox By the Caribbean Journal staff The Baha Mar resort is planning to put a major emphasis on the arts, having named local artist John Cox as the new “Creative Arts Director” for the $3.5 million project. Cox, […]


Expedia: Curacao Tourism Surges

Above: Curacao By the Caribbean Journal staff Curacao’s tourism sector is surging in 2013, according to a new report from Expedia. The booking giant said it is seeing growth across a number of source markets, including 18 percent year over […]


"22 Jump Street" Films in Puerto Rico

Above: production on the beach at the San Juan Marriott (photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico’s capital is abuzz this week with the production of “22 Jump Street,” the sequel to the 2012 blockbuster action […]

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Bacardi Bar Opens on Norwegian Cruise Line's Great Stirrup Cay

Above: Great Stirrup Cay (Photo: NCL) By the Caribbean Journal staff A first-of-its-kind Bacardi Bar has opened on Norwegian Cruise Line’s Great Stirrup Cay private island in the Bahamas. The bar debuted on Monday during Norwegian Pearl’s visit to the […]


Unique Vacations Names New President

Above: the Sandals Emerald Bay in Exuma By Alexander Britell Unique Vacations has named Ellen Bettridge its new president. Bettridge, who had previously served as president of the Americas for luxury cruise line Silversea, will be based in Miami, beginning […]


Resorts World Bimini Targets Spring 2014 For New 350-Room Hotel

Above: a rendering of the project (Photos: Resorts World) By the Caribbean Journal staff Resorts World Bimini is targeting the spring of 2014 for the opening of its planned 350-room luxury hotel in Bimini. The project will feature 325 standard […]

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Dominican Republic Vows "Respect For Human Rights" With Citizenship Plan

Above: Presidential spokesman Roberto Rodriguez Marchena By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dominican Republic’s government said Monday that it would apply its new National Regularization Plan for Foreigners “attached to a respect for human rights.” The plan, which was unveiled […]


St Kitts: 246-Room Hotel Breaks Ground in Frigate Bay

Above: a rendering of the project By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts’ hotel construction boom continues. The 246-room Pirate’s Nest project has officially broken ground on St Kitts’ Frigate Bay, the latest in a line of new hotel projects […]


IACHR: "Grave Violations" of Right to Nationality in Dominican Republic

Above: OAS Headquarters By the Caribbean Journal staff The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights concluded its visit to the Dominican Republic on Friday, saying it had found “grave violations” of the right to nationality in the country. The IACHR had […]


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