Carnival Cruise Line made its first official call to Ocho Rios on Wednesday as Carnival Sunrise arrived in port, marking the resumption of cruise visits to Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa. Local officials and community partners greeted the ship as operations continued to stabilize across the north coast — with cruise guests officially returning to the […]
Above: Trinidad’s Soca Warriors By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean’s remaining Gold Cup contenders failed to advance on Saturday, with Cuba and Trinidad and Tobago each losing to Latin American counterparts. Cuba was dominated by Panama, which took the game in a 6-1 rout, led by a pair of goals from Gabriel Torres and […]
Above: Washington By the Caribbean Journal staff US and Cuban officials held their first bilateral migration talks since the beginning of 2011 on Wednesday. The talks covered the implementation of the 1994 and 1995 US-Cuba Migration Accords, according to a release from the State Department. The department said the agenda for the talks “reflected longstanding […]
By the Caribbean Journal staff Cuba shut out Belize, 4-0, on Tuesday to advance to the quarterfinals of the 2013 Gold Cup. Cuba was led by a hat trick from Ariel Martinez, who scored in the 38th, 63rd and 84th minute, while Yenier Marquez finished things off with a goal in stoppage time. It was […]
