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United Airlines Adds New Caribbean Routes
By Dana Niland CJ Contributor United Airlines is the latest major carrier to continue its Caribbean expansion. The carrier announced Thursday that it would begin offering new nonstop services to Grand Cayman out of both Chicago and Washington DC during […]
The Cayman Islands Just Set a Record For Tourist Arrivals
Above: the Cayman Islands By the Caribbean Journal The Cayman Islands just set a record for tourist arrivals. The territory received 45,467 stayover visitors in March, the largest number of stayover visitors arriving to the island one month in its […]
Cayman: Tourist Arrivals Surged in 2014
Above: the Cayman Islands By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cayman Islands received more than 380,000 stayover tourist arrivals in 2014, the best year for the destination in more than a decade. The total of 382,816 visitor air arrivals represented […]
Cayman Premier Visits Kimpton Hotel Construction Site
Above: Cayman Premier Alden McLaughlin (right) and Deputy Premier Moses Kirkconnell By the Caribbean Journal staff Cayman Premier Alden McLaughlin and Deputy Premier Moses Kirkconnell recently toured the construction site of the new Kimpton hotel project in Grand Cayman. The […]
Cayman Taps Firm for Airport Terminal Expansion Project
Above: Owen Roberts International Airport By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cayman Islands has tapped a Jacksonville, Fla.-based firm to provide design and construction consultancy services for the planned expansion of Owen Roberts International Airport. The RS&H won the bid […]
Cayman Names New Director of Tourism
Above: Cayman’s new Director of Tourism By Alexander Britell The Cayman Islands has named Rosa Harris its new Director of Tourism, the government announced Friday. Harris officially assumed the post on July 1 after serving for seven and a half […]
Cayman Islands Projects Increase of 300,000 Cruise Visitors in 2014
Above: Grand Cayman By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cayman Islands is predicting a nearly 300,000-passenger increase in cruise arrivals this year, according to Tourism Minister Moses Kirkconnell. The Minister made the revelation a few weeks after the recent Cruise […]
UK to Reduce APD on Caribbean Flights
Above: Parliament in the United Kingdom By the Caribbean Journal staff The United Kingdom has announced that it will be reforming its controversial Air Passenger Duty on flights originating in the country, Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne announced in […]
Cayman Premier Gets Expanded Foreign Affairs Responsibilities
Above: Cayman Premier Alden McLaughlin By the Caribbean Journal staff Cayman Islands Premier Alden McLaughlin has been given responsibility for a number of external affairs matters by Governor Helen Kilpatrick, according to a government release. The delegation of foreign affairs […]
Cayman Enterprise City Economic Zone Signs 100th Company
Above: a rendering of the future home of Cayman Enterprise City By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cayman Enterprise City special economic zone in Grand Cayman has signed its 100th company, CEC announced this week. The knowledge-based economic zone has […]
Cayman Islands Inviting Cruise Lines For Talks on George Town Berth
Above: George Town (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of the Cayman Islands says it is inviting each of the major cruise lines to engage in “bilateral discussions” on the development of the proposed cruise berthing facility […]
Cayman Enterprise City Courts Tech Sector in United Kingdom
Above: Cayman Enterprise City By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cayman Enterprise City special economic zone has begun a campaign to court tech and media companies in the United Kingdom. The economic zone project says it is looking for companies […]
Cayman Airways Opens New Office in Cayman Brac
Above: a Cayman Airways plane By the Caribbean journal staff Cayman Airways, the national carrier of the Cayman Islands, has opened a new ticket office and call centre on the island of Cayman Brac. The office, which is located in […]
Cayman Tourism Director Stepping Down
Above: the Cayman Islands By the Caribbean Journal staff Cayman Islands Director of Tourism Shomari Scott will be leaving his post at the end of this year. Scott, who had served in the department since 2002, will officially leave Dec. […]
Grand Cayman Cruise Dock Project Moving Forward
Above: a Royal Caribbean ship By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cayman Islands’ new cruise dock project in George Town continues to move forward. The Tourism Ministry recently signed an agreement with local law firm Appleby’s to provide legal oversight […]
Cayman Names New Cabinet
Above: Cayman (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Cayman Premier Alden McLaughlin named his new Cabinet on Tuesday at his government’s first press briefing. McLaughlin himself will hold the portfolio of Home and Community affairs, while Deputy Premier Moses […]
Cayman Islands Election: PPM Wins Most Seats, Coalition Government Likely
Above: the Cayman Islands Legislative Assembly (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell The opposition People’s Progressive Movement has won a plurality of seats in the Cayman Islands’ election, according to official results. The PPM, led by Alden McLaughlin, took 9 of […]
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