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A New Air Traffic Control Tower in Montego Bay
By the Caribbean Journal staff The new air traffic control tower at Montego Bay’s Sangster International Airport will become fully operational next month, according to the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority. “Our team in Montego Bay is ready to move over. […]
Delta: Caracas Flight Reductions Due to Government Currency Controls
Above: a Delta plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Delta’s recently-announced reductions in flights to Caracas, Venezuela were due to circumstances relating to the “the government’s foreign currency control requirements,” the carrier said in a release. The company announced at […]
Bermuda Readies Lionfish Control Plan
Above: a lionfish (Photo: Abel Valdivia) By the Caribbean Journal staff Bermuda’s government says it has completed a Control Plan to deal with the problem of the invasive lionfish. The plan was developed by a partnership including the island’s government, […]
Dominican Republic Opens Two New Air Traffic Control Centres
Above: Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina at the inauguration ceremony for the two new centres By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina officially inaugurated two new air traffic control centres in Santo Domingo and Punta Cana in […]
Can Jamaica Control Its Crime Problem?
By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor The murder of 19-year-old Franciena Johnson and her cousin Nadia Fearon) on Christmas Eve was a terrible development for Jamaican tourism and the perception of Jamaican stability held by the Jamaican Diaspora. Franciena was a […]
Campari Acquires Controlling Stake in Jamaica’s Appleton, Wray & Nephew
Above: Appleton is Jamaica’s premier rum brand By the Caribbean Journal staff Italian spirits company Gruppo Campari has signed an agreement to acquire a controlling stake in spirits company Lascelles deMercado & Co., Ltd, the company announced in a release […]
Dominica Continues Efforts to Control Spread of Black Sigatoka
Above: a banana plant (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica is continuing its efforts to prevent the spread of the Black Sigatoka disease, which targets banana plants. The fungal disease, which was confirmed to have reached the island […]
Haiti Needs Tougher Laws to Control Growth of Private Security Forces: Report
Above: a Brazilian peacekeeper distributes water in Haiti (UN Photo/Marco Dormino) By the Caribbean Journal staff The rapid growth of private security forces in Haiti means the country must enact tougher laws to control their growth, according to a new […]
Jamaica Says Significant Progress Made in Controlling Landfill Fire
Above: ODPEM Director General Ronald Jackson and Col. Allan Douglas, Director of Operations at the National Solid Waste Management Authority (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management said conditions at the ongoing […]
Jamaican Government Calls in Defence Force to Control Landfill Fire
Above: Local Government Minister Noel Arscott, Spanish Town Mayor Owen Palmer and Minister of State Colin Fagan (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management has called in the Jamaica Defence Force to […]
St Lucia Needs to Control, Disclose Campaign Financing: OAS Report
Above: the regular session of the Permanent Council of the OAS (Photo: Juan Manuel Herrera/OAS) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia must improve its rules on campaign financing, according to the report from the OAS Electoral Observation Mission on […]
US Private Equity Firm Buys Controlling Stake in Largest Jamaican Fuel Retailer
Above: Cool Corp is the Jamaica licensee for Shell (Photo: Shell) By the Caribbean Journal staff United States private equity firm Blue Equity has purchased a controlling interest in Cool Petroleum, the largest fuel retailer in Jamaica, according to a […]
Kent Gammon: How Plea Bargaining Could Help Control Jamaican Crime
By Kent Gammon Op-Ed Contributor Jamaica’s murder rate is one of the highest in the world with a prosecution success rate of a highly unimpressive 30 percent. The effects of these statistics on the Jamaican economy are manifested in lack […]
The Rise of Caribbean Luxury Villas, From Turks and Caicos to St Barth
The pandemic may have bumped the appeal for a secluded luxury villa in the Caribbean, but luxury villa rentals were picking up steam way even bofre that. Now, the luxury villa is one of the biggest asks in the Caribbean. To access this content, subscribe now. […]
The Best Resorts in Cancun, According to Travel Agents
It’s not easy singling out one hotel as the best in Cancun’s downtown hotel zone, a district robust with high-end all-inclusives that have upped their games as the destination has turned into one of the hemisphere’s hottest hotspots. To access […]
A New Look for a Downtown Nassau Landmark
Nassau’s iconic Queen’s Staircase has unveiled its new look after the culmination of a $200,000 restoration project. The Bahamian capital’s historic downtown site, which was carved out of limestone in the 1830s by formerly enslaved people, connects downtown with Bennet’s […]
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Why Marriott is Bullish on All-Inclusive
Consider Marriott among the entities that are most bullish on the all-inclusive space. Among its 30-plus brands and nearly 9,000 properties globally, nine of its brands here in 2024 – including the likes of The Luxury Collection, Delta Hotels and […]
A Low-Key, Lovely Adults-Only Beach Resort in Aruba
When Aruba’s Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort opened in 1987, it made sense for the hotel’s restaurant to be built in the shape of a boat shipwrecked on the sand: while Eagle Beach didn’t exactly resemble a desert island back […]
Antigua Cruise Port Just Broke Its Single-Day Record
Antigua’s fast-expanding cruise port just set an all-time record for visitors in a single day, Caribbean Journal has learned. The St John’s port welcomed 15,808 passengers last week, with a total of five different cruise ships in t John’s — […]
The Best Things to Do (And Where to Stay) in Merida, Mexico
Mérida, capital of the state of Yucatán, is one of the most beautiful places in México. And there’s one hotel you should definitely consider staying at. Fiesta American Merida has 371 newly remodeled rooms. The best room here is the […]
Jamaica Adding New Automated Passport Kiosks
In a a bid to expedite processing at two of the Caribbean’s busiest airports, Jamaica is adding new automated passport control kiosks in Kingston and Montego Bay. The new kiosks aim to “streamline passenger flow,” according to a statement from […]
Barbados’ Legendary Sailing Week Is Back
You may have seen those rarities from the Caribbean: the red Mount Gay regatta hats. They’re one of the most prized artifacts in the Caribbean, but they can only be secured if you race in a Mount Gay regatta. In […]
Aruba Is Improving the Airport Arrival Process With a “Happy One Pass”
It’s one of the worst parts of any vacation, particularly in the Caribbean: immigration. Long lines, endless forms, infinite hassle. But the Dutch Caribbean island of Aruba, which has long been ahead of the rest of the region in making […]
Jimmy Buffett’s Love Affair with the Caribbean
Jimmy Buffett was many things — singer, songwriter, entrepreneur (and ultimately billionaire), and leader and inspiration to a legion of devoted “Parrotheads” who took his music and concerts and adopted it as a lifestyle. Perhaps less recognized is Buffett’s role […]
Cayman Islands Mulls Relaunching Global Citizen Program
The Cayman Islands’ Global Citizen Concierge Program, which allowed for remote work residency in the territory, could be coming back. To access this content, subscribe now. Caribbean Journal Invest is the leading authority on hotel, real estate and investment news […]
The Loren Group Is Opening a Residential Resort in Turks and Caicos
The Loren hotel in Bermuda is getting a sister property in Turks and Caicos, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned. To access this content, subscribe now. Caribbean Journal Invest is the leading authority on hotel, real estate and investment news in […]
The Caribbean’s Most Interesting Rum Is In Grenada
GRENADA — Can a rum have a terroir? It’s a question we’ve been answering in the affirmative for years, focused on the artisanal rummaking of the French West Indies, where the connection between rum and the soil of the sugarcane […]
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