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Hilton Just Opened a New Dual-Branded Hotel in Mexico

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Hilton just opened a new dual-brand property in Saltillo, the capital of the Mexican state of Coahuila and one of the country’s fastest-growing industrial hubs, Caribbean Journal has learned. The new Tru by Hilton Saltillo and Homewood Suites by Hilton Saltillo, owned by American Hotels Group, are designed to cater to both business and leisure […]

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A Boost for Green Energy in the Eastern Caribbean

Hilton just opened a new dual-brand property in Saltillo, the capital of the Mexican state of Coahuila and one of the country’s fastest-growing industrial hubs, Caribbean Journal has learned. The new Tru by Hilton Saltillo and Homewood Suites by Hilton Saltillo, owned by American Hotels Group, are designed to cater to both business and leisure […]

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Norwegian Epic Is Returning to the Caribbean Next Year

Hilton just opened a new dual-brand property in Saltillo, the capital of the Mexican state of Coahuila and one of the country’s fastest-growing industrial hubs, Caribbean Journal has learned. The new Tru by Hilton Saltillo and Homewood Suites by Hilton Saltillo, owned by American Hotels Group, are designed to cater to both business and leisure […]

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Dominica’s Film Challenge Returns

Hilton just opened a new dual-brand property in Saltillo, the capital of the Mexican state of Coahuila and one of the country’s fastest-growing industrial hubs, Caribbean Journal has learned. The new Tru by Hilton Saltillo and Homewood Suites by Hilton Saltillo, owned by American Hotels Group, are designed to cater to both business and leisure […]

Norwegian Epic Is Returning to the Caribbean Next Year

 By S Brian Samuel Op-Ed Contributor There’s no cheap travel within the Caribbean. Unlike Greece and other island archipelagos, virtually all travel within the Caribbean is by air. And as we all know, travelling by air within the Caribbean is, to put it mildly, “challenging”. For starters it costs a fortune to fly. As at […]

Spain, Eastern Caribbean Countries Plan to Deepen Ties

 Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States and Spain are looking to deepen its relationship. The two sides recently signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at further building on their relationship, in a ceremony in St Lucia. OECS Director General Didacus Jules said the international practices to which […]

How Does the Oil Price Decline Affect the Eastern Caribbean?

 By Runy Calmera Op-Ed Contributor Oil prices have decreased considerably from above US 100,- a few years ago to almost $40 USD. As the Eastern Caribbean islands are heavily dependent on imports of oil, in this short article we will analyze how dependent these islands are on oil. Consumption of Refined Petroleum Products Based on […]

New Life For Eastern Airlines

 Above: an Eastern Airlines plane By the Caribbean Journal staff A legendary aviation brand is back. Eastern Airlines, once a global brand and the pride of Miami’s airport, has returned with a new look and new management after more than two decades. The newly relaunched carrier will initially begin life as a charter airline, following […]

OECS Names New Director General

Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States has named Dr Didacus Jules as its new Director General, according to OECS Chairman and Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Dr Baldwin Spencer. Jules succeeds former OECS Director General Dr Len Ishmael, who demitted office at the end of December 2013. […]

Death Toll Rises From Heavy Flooding in Eastern Caribbean

Above: Trinidad PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar is sending aid to the affected areas By the Caribbean Journal staff The death toll from a series of storms in the Eastern Caribbean has continued to rise, according to government officials. The storms, which were focused in St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines and Dominica, have caused at […]

Caribbean Finance Ministers Meet in St Kitts and Nevis

 Above: St Kitts (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Ministers of Finance from across the Eastern Caribbean held meetings this weekend in St Kitts. The officials were on the island to attend the 78th Meeting of the Monetary Council of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, which was followed by meetings between Caribbean Finance Ministers […]