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This Caribbean Island Filled With Jaw-Dropping Beaches Just Got Three New Nonstop Flights

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Rendezvous Bay. Meads Bay. Shoal Bay. Maundays Bay. In just about any other destination, each of these would be the best beach on the whole island. In Anguilla, they’re all here. They run long and pale, edged by calm water and just enough development to make a day feel complete without ever feeling crowded. You […]

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Op-Ed: Yes, Puerto Rico Is Open for Tourism

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Puerto Rico, like its people, is warm, hospitable and resilient. A melting pot of Spanish, Taino Indian and African cultures, cuisine and breathtaking nature leaves travelers breathless, and yet, whether it’s your first or tenth time visiting, the island always feels like home. The seismic activity that recently occurred has left many wondering about its […]

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Haiti Shaken by 5.9-Magnitude Earthquake

By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti was shaken by a 5.9-magnitude earthquake on Saturday evening, according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake, one of the strongest to hit around Haiti since the devastating 2010 quake, was centered about 20 kilometers offshore of Port de Paix on the island’s northern coast. There were preliminary […]

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Venezuela Earthquake Shakes Trinidad, Southern Caribbean

By the Caribbean Journal staff A 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit Venezuela on Tuesday, rocking northern Venezuela and causing strong tremors across much of the southern Caribbean. The quake, which struck at 5:31 PM local time, was felt most strongly in neighboring Trinidad and Tobago, while reports of shaking were reported in Grenada, Barbados, St Vincent and […]


Haiti Shaken by 5.9-Magnitude Earthquake

By the Caribbean Journal staff A massive 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck the western Caribbean late Tuesday evening, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake struck in the middle of the western Caribbean sea at a depth of 10 kilometers, with reports of shaking felt across the western Caribbean basin. The epicenter of the quake […]

5.8-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Trinidad and Tobago, Southern Caribbean

The biggest earthquake in the Caribbean in several years caused shaking across the Southern Caribbean on Tuesday evening. The 5.8-magnitude quake’s epicenter was about 25 miles southwest of Scarborough, Tobago; it struck at about 5:42 PM local time at a depth of 35km. Shaking was felt across much of the southern Caribbean, including in St. […]

Earthquake Causes Shaking in Northeast Caribbean

By the Caribbean Journal staff A 5.2-magnitude earthquake caused shaking across much of the northeastern Caribbean on Sunday morning, according to data from the US Geological Survey. The quake, which struck at around 11:12 AM local time, was centered about 22 kilometers north-northeast of St Barth. It came at a depth of around 74.5 kilometers, […]

Light Earthquake Causes Shaking in Eastern Caribbean

By the Caribbean Journal staff A 4.9-magnitude earthquake caused light shaking around the eastern Caribbean on Sunday morning, according to data from the United States Geological Survey. The quake, which struck at around 9:48 AM local time, was at a depth of 36 kilometres. Its epicentre was about 15 kilometers east of Codrington, Barbuda, and […]

Earthquake Causes Shaking in Trinidad, Grenada

A 5.2-magnitude earthquake caused shaking across much of the southeastern Caribbean on Thursday morning. The quake, reported by the United States Geological Survey, struck at around 7:22 AM local time, with an epicenter about 119 kilometers west of Port of Spain, Trinidad. The quake, which occurred at a depth of 83 kilometres, caused light shaking […]

4.5-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Dominican Republic

A 4.5-magnitude earthquake caused weak to light shaking in the Dominican Republic on Saturday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake, which occurred at around 11:25 AM local time, struck at a depth of 12 kilometres. Its epicentre was about 3 miles north-northwest of Villa Vasquez in the Dominican Republic and about 101 […]

Guadeloupe, Antigua, Dominica Lightly Shaken By Earthquake

The Guadeloupe archipelago was lightly shaken by a 4.9-magnitude earthquake on Sunday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake, which measured 4.9 on the Richter scale, struck at around 12:42 PM local time, at a depth of 119 kilometres. Its epicentre was about 4 kilometres southwest of Capesterre and about 24 kilometres south-southwest […]

Martinique, St Lucia Lightly Shaken By 4.9-Magnitude Earthquake

Quake shakes Eastern Caribbean islands By the Caribbean Journal staff A 4.9-magnitude earthquake caused shaking in Martinique and St Lucia over the weekend, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake, which struck early Saturday morning, struck at a depth of 74 kilometres. Its epicentre was around 95 kilometres east-southeast of Martinique’s capital, Fort-de-France. […]