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American Airlines Hails Opening of New US, Cuba Embassies
By Dana Niland CJ Contributor American Airlines welcomed the reopening of United States and Cuban embassies in Havana and Washington in a statement on Monday. American’s Chairman and CEO Doug Parker said the move was an “important step toward building new commercial […]
Proposed Miami-Cuba Daily Ferry Service Gets US Government Approval
Above: an Attica ferry By Dana Niland CJ Contributor The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has granted Attica Group approval to operate its American subsidiary, Superfast Ferries LLC, a marine route between the US and […]
AMResorts Takes Over at Former Hilton Property in Costa Rica
Above: the existing Dreams Las Mareas Costa Rica By the Caribbean Journal staff Apple Leisure Group’s AMResorts subsidiary is expanding its footprint in Costa Rica. The company announced this week that it had opened a second resort in the country, […]
What a Major Telecom Merger Means for the Caribbean
By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor Mergers the new Mantra Implications of the merger between Cable & Wireless and Columbus Communications are fraught with many nuances that only the most astute and those with a keen understanding of where the […]
Major $487 Million Resort Project Coming to St Thomas, US Virgin Islands
Above: a rendering of the project (USVIG) By the Caribbean Journal staff A major new resort development is coming to the island of St Thomas, including its first new hotel in two decades. US Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh […]
Hyatt Place Coming to San Juan
Above: Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla at the construction site By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico is in the midst of a Hyatt boom. Just weeks after the opening of the new Hyatt House in San Juan, the […]
Dubai Trade Delegation Makes Visit to Dominican Republic
Above: the trade delegation with Dominican officials (Photo: DICOM) By the Caribbean Journal staff Officials from the United Arab Emirates organization Dubai Trade visited the Dominican Republic this week. The delegation was led by Dubai Trade CEO Mahmood Al Bastaki. […]
Southwest Airlines Launches First Nonstop Service to Cancun
Above: Cancun By the Caribbean Journal staff Southwest Airlines is continuing its Caribbean rollout. The carrier officially launched its initial service to Mexico over the weekend with nonstop routes from both Atlanta and Baltimore to Cancun. The routes, which were […]
Trinidad, BG Talk Energy
Above: Trinidad (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad Energy Minister Kevin Ramnarine held talks last week with Sir John Grant, the executive vice president of British energy firm BG Group. Grant was joined by Chris Cox, executive vice […]
Lufthansa Technik Signs Agreement to Build Facility in Puerto Rico
Above: a Lufthansa plane at a Technik facility By the Caribbean Journal staff Lufhthansa Technik, the maintenance subsidiary of German air carrier Lufthansa, has signed an agreement to build a new maintenance, repair and reconditioning facility in Puerto Rico. Construction […]
Island Routes Opens First Fully-Owned, Operated Property
Above: the River Bumpkin Farm By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica-based regional tour company Island Routes has debuted its first-ever fully-owned and operated property this year, the River Bumpkin Farm. The farm, located in the Trelawny forest of Jamaica, officially […]
Memories Splash, Royalton Resorts Open in Dominican Republic’s Punta Cana
Above: the Royalton Splash Punta Cana By the Caribbean Journal staff Blue Diamond Hotels & Resorts has opened a pair of new all-inclusive resorts in the Dominican Republic. The company debuted its new Memories Splash Punta Cana this weekend, while […]
First Royalton Resort Opens in Jamaica
Above: the new Royalton White Sands in Jamaica By the Caribbean Journal staff The first-ever Royalton resort has opened its doors in Jamaica. The Royalton White Sands officially opened this week in Montego Bay. It is located at the former […]
Haiti President Michel Martelly Courts Investment in Jamaica
Above: Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly continued his visit to Jamaica on Thursday, meeting with Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller and offering Haiti as a potential destination for Jamaican investors. […]
China Harbour Engineering Company to Set Up Jamaica Office
Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The China Harbour Engineering Company is planning to establish offices in Jamaica as a regional hub for its operations, according to Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller. The state-owned company is […]
Social Media and Caribbean Politics
By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor Counting Facebook “Likes” & Twitter Followers I’m preparing to participate in a workshop hosted by a commercial broadcaster in Jamaica. The focus is on social media and their roles in today’s broadcast media organizations. […]
Hyatt Completes Deal to Invest in Caribbean All-Inclusive Resorts
Above: The Royal hotel in Cancun By the Caribbean Journal staff A Hyatt subsidiary has closed on a deal to invest in Playa Hotels & Resorts, part of the company’s plan to operate and develop a series of all-inclusive resorts […]
Haiti: USAID, Brana Brewery Sign Agreement on Sorghum
Above: the Brana brewery makes Prestige beer, among other beverages By the Caribbean Journal staff USAID and Haiti’s Brana Brewery have signed a memorandum of understanding aiming to source sorghum locally in Haiti. Brana, which is a subsidiary of Heineken, […]
Haiti Holds First Mining Forum
Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe at the conference (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti held its first-ever mining forum on Monday at the Hotel Montana in Port-au-Prince. The forum was organized by Haiti’s Council for Economic […]
Haiti Delegation Meets with OAS
Above, from left: Jean-Max Chauvet, Albert Ramdin, Lionel Delatour and Dave Fairman (OAS Photo/Juan Manuel Herrera) By the Caribbean Journal staff A delegation from Haiti visited with Organization of American States Secretary General Albert Ramdin on Monday in Washington. Ramdin […]
Haiti’s Martelly Urges Caribbean on Climate Change, Integration
Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell PORT-AU-PRINCE — Haiti President Michel Martelly addressed the CARICOM Heads of Government summit Monday, calling for unified action on issues including climate change and free movement within the region. Martelly, […]
AirTran Adding Nonstop Flights from Chicago to Montego Bay, Punta Cana
Above: Tortuga Bay in Punta Cana By the Caribbean Journal staff Southwest Airlines’ AirTran Airways will be adding new nonstop service from Chicago to Jamaica and the Dominican Republic. The nonstop flights will service Montego Bay in Jamaica and Punta […]
WestJet Team Visits Antigua and Barbuda
Above: Antigua (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A group of 20 of WestJet Vacations’ Canada-based travel agents recently visited Antigua and Barbuda on a familiarization trip. WestJet Vacations is the vacation subsidiary of Canada-based air carrier WestJet, which […]
US Virgin Islands Announces More Funding for Broadband Projects
Above: US Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh at a meeting with viNGN (Photo: OG) By the Caribbean Journal staff The United States Virgin Islands is continuing its push to build a high-speed broadband internet infrastructure in the territory. USVI […]
Valero to Convert Aruba Oil Refinery into Refined Products Terminal
Above: Valero’s Aruba refinery By the Caribbean Journal staff Valero has notified employees at its Aruba refinery that it will be reducing operations and reorganizing the site into a refined products terminal, the company’s Aruba subsidiary announced Monday. The refinery […]
St Lucia: South Korean Energy Company Eyeing Green Investment
Above: could St Lucia’s energy future lie in its famous pitons? By the Caribbean Journal staff Korea East-West Power, a subsidiary of South Korea’s Korea Electric Power Corporation utility, has reportedly expressed interest in making an investment in green energy […]
New Casino to Open in Bahamas’ Bimini
Above: the marina at the Bimini Bay Resort, the largest in the Bahamas (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamian island of Bimini will soon be home to a 10,000-square-foot full-service casino. The $24 million RAV Bahamas project, […]
JW Marriott Plans Santo Domingo Hotel
Above: a rendering of the planned JW Marriott in Santo Domingo By the Caribbean Journal staff Marriott’s JW Marriott Hotels & Resorts will open a new JW Marriott hotel in Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic in 2014, the company […]
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