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Flights

Tradewind Is Adding a New Way to Get to Virgin Gorda for “Christmas in July”

The Baths in Virgin Gorda.

There’s a week in Virgin Gorda when the beach fills with speakers, the sand turns into a dance floor, and the calendar reads July instead of December. You hear soca drifting across the water, boats anchoring just offshore, and long tables set up for themed dinners that stretch late into the night. It’s called “Christmas […]

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Miami-Bimini Cruise Ship Receives Final Coast Guard Approval

Above: the Bimini SuperFast By Alexander Britell MIAMI – The United States Coast Guard has given its final approval to the Resorts World Bimini SuperFast, which will begin service on Saturday. The ship’s approval comes after nearly a month of testing by the Coast Guard. It will be stationed at Terminal F at the Port […]

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Antigua National Security Minister Calls for Regional Coast Guard, Police

Above: Antigua National Security Minister Dr Errol Cort (Photo: ABG) By the Caribbean Journal staff Should the Eastern Caribbean have its own regional coast guard and police force? That’s the proposal being put forth by Antigua and Barbuda National Security Minister Dr Errol Cort, who made the call during a meeting of the Regional Security […]

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Brazil, Guyana Hold Discussions on Potential Coast Guard Partnership

Above: President Donald Ramotar meets Brazilian Vice Admiral Ademir Sobrinho, joined by Brazilian Ambassador to Guyana Luiz Seixas De Andrade (left)   By the Caribbean Journal staff   Brazilian Vice Admiral Ademir Sobrinho recently made his first visit to neighbouring Guyana, holding discussions with Guyana President Donald Ramotar on areas of potential cooperation.   The […]


Antigua National Security Minister Calls for Regional Coast Guard, Police

Above: Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño and US Representative Michael McCaul By the Caribbean Journal staff A US Congressional subcommittee will hold a hearing next month on national security threats on America’s Caribbean border. The hearing of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations and Management, dubbed “US-Caribbean Border: Open Road for Drug Trafficking,” […]

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