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Sandals’ All-Inclusive Dunn’s River Resort Just Reopened, Beginning Jamaica’s Tourism Comeback

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This short film is a quick look into the reborn Sandals Dunn’s River, shot on location this weekend. Ocho Rios has a new electricity this week, the kind that signals a turning point for the island of Jamaica. After weeks of preparation and tight coordination across communities and tourism partners, the reborn Sandals Dunn’s River has officially […]

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Air France Is Adding New French Guiana Flights 

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Air France is expanding its network in Latin America and the Caribbean this summer, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The carrier is launching a new route next month linking Belem, Brazil with Cayenne in French Guiana.  The new service, which kicks off May 5, 2023, will operate once weekly on Air France’s Airbus A320 aircraft.  Air […]

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Brazil’s Azul Is Launching Flights to Curacao 

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Another top Latin American carrier is adding flights to the Dutch Caribbean island of Curacao, Caribbean Journal has learned.  Azul, the largest airline in Brazil, is launching nonstop flights between Belo Horizonte and Curacao, with service set to begin June 24, 2023.  The new service will operate once weekly, with the flight fro Brazil on […]

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Brazil’s GOL Returns to Punta Cana

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Brazilian air carrier GOL has returned to Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic.  The carrier is now operating three flights between São Paulo and Punta Cana, with service on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.  The flights are being operated on Boeing 737-800 MAX aircraft, with capacity for 189 seats.  “We are very satisfied and happy to […]


Brazil’s Azul Is Launching Flights to Curacao 

Delta Air Lines and LATAM have signed a “trans-American Joint Venture Agreement,” the two sides said Thursday.  The move will combine the two carriers’ route networks between North and South America.  “Late last year, we set out to build the leading strategic alliance in Latin America together with LATAM, and while the industry landscape has […]

New Brazil-Panama Flights

By the Caribbean Journal staff Copa Airlines is launching new flights between Panama and both Salvador and Fortaleza in Brazil. The carrier will fly to Fortaleza and Salvador beginning July 18 and 24, respectively, adding up to a new total of nine destinations in Brazil for Copa. It also means two more cities to connect […]

Avianca, Azul Sign Interline Agreement

By the Caribbean Journal staff In a potentially important move for the wider Caribbean travel industry, Brazil’s Azul and Colombia’s Avianca have signed an interline agreement. The move by the two major Latin American carriers means the companies are now selling joint tickets for flights between their route networks. That means customers can buy one […]

Bahamas Signs Air Services Agreements With Qatar, Australia

By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas has signed three new air services agreements, Tourism and Aviation Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar announced this week. D’Aguilar signed deals with Qatar, Australia and Finland during the International Civil Aviation Organization’s Air Services Negotiation event in Colombo, Sri Lanka. An air services agreement allows commercial air services between a […]

InselAir Launching New Brazil-Guyana Flights

Curacao-based InselAir is launching new flights between neighboring Brazil and Guyana. The flights will operate between Boa Vista in Brazil’s Roraima state and Guyana’s capital, Georgetown. The 65-minute flights will be operated on InselAir’s Regional 70 jet. The flights will operate between Boa Vista and Georgetown on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, departing from Georgetown at […]

InselAir Set to Launch New Routes to Venezuela and Brazil

Above: an InselAir plane By the Caribbean Journal staff InselAir is expanding with two new routes to Venezuela and Brazil. Beginning July 3, the Dutch Caribbean carrier will launch service between Curacao and Manaus, Brazil; on July 14, the carrier will begin operating flights between Curacao and Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela. The Manaus flights will operate […]

Guyana, Brazil Talk Cooperation

Above: the talks in Guyana By Dana Niland CJ Contributor South American neighbors Guyana and Brazil are deepening their ties. Brazilian Ambassador to Guyana Lineu Popo de Paula recently met with First Vice President and Prime Minister of Guyana Moses Nagamootoo yesterday to discuss possible areas of collaboration between the countries. “It was a very […]

Brazil Has a New Ambassador to the Eastern Caribbean

Above: St Lucia (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Brazil has a new ambassador to the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States. Ambassador Sergio Couri presented his credentials to OECS Director General Didacus Jules on Sunday. Couri said his country planned to explore new methods to strengthen cooperation with the region, including the establishment of […]