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Porter Airlines Is Adding Nonstop Flights From Canada to Turks and Caicos, With Free WiFi, Wine, and No Middle Seats

The Sands.

Getting to Turks and Caicos from Canada is about to get a whole lot easier. Porter Airlines is adding nonstop flights to Providenciales, the gateway to Turks and Caicos and home to the world-famous sands of Grace Bay Beach. The new service launches from Toronto Pearson beginning Nov. 6, with five weekly flights operating Tuesday […]

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Dominica's Percival Marie Takes Over as Director General of CARIFORUM

Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica’s Percival Marie has assumed office as the director general of CARIFORUM, the Forum of African, Caribbean and Pacific States Directorate in the CARICOM Secretariat. Marie succeeds former CARIFORUM Director General Ivan Ogando Lora. Marie takes over for a term of three years, and he said […]

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Op-Ed: Rum Subsidies in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands

By Frank Ward Op-Ed Contributor   RUM HAS A SPECIAL PLACE in the hearts and minds of Caribbean people. It is the product of an industry mainly comprised of small, local distillers which, as a significant economic operator, brings much needed foreign exchange, adds value to primary agriculture and contributes to the revenues of governments […]

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CARIFORUM and EU Sign $110M in Agreements; Allocations for Belize, Haiti

Above: EU Representative Robert Kopechy and CARICOM SG Irwin LaRocque sign the agreements (Photo: CARICOM) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean Forum of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (CARIFORUM) and the European Union signed three financial agreements aimed at boosting the region’s integration efforts. The three agreements have a total value of $110 million, […]