Disney Cruise Line is set to make its debut in the Dominican Republic, with confirmed arrivals scheduled for Puerto Plata between November and December, according to Dominican Port Authority (Apordom) executive director Jean Luis Rodríguez. The news marks a notable milestone for the country’s fast-growing cruise sector — and another sign of Puerto Plata’s rising […]
By the Caribbean Journal staff JetBlue Airways reported a 13.3 percent increase in September, according to newly-released data. That was joined by a capacity of increase of 13.1 percent over September 2014. Load factor in the same period was 81.1 percent, up just 0.2 percent year over year, with on-time performance at 80 percent. The […]
By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor THE PLANNING Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is targeting real GDP growth of three percent in the fiscal year 2015/16. This is against the previously targeted 1.5 to two percent, under the current IMF agreement. I have long indicated that Jamaica has the capacity to grow at rates of between three to […]
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