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Marriott’s Best New Luxury Resort in the Caribbean Is Hidden in the Dominican Republic

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Spectacular golf, plunge-pool rooms and an extraordinary Arturo Fuente lounge made our latest Dominican Republic stay a memorable one. The golf would be enough to bring us back. So would the Fuente lounge. But after our recent stay at the St. Regis Cap Cana, it’s the combination we keep thinking about: a great course, a […]

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LIAT Returning to Dominica

Regional carrier relaunches flights By Dana Niland CJ Contributor LIAT will resume flights to and from Dominica’s Douglas-Charles Airport beginning Friday, September 18, the airline said in a statement. LIAT was forced to suspend its services to Dominica on August 27 following the passage of Tropical Storm Erika, which resulted in widespread damage to the […]

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Turks and Caicos Approves $100,000 Relief Fund for Dominica

Boost for storm-struck island By the Caribbean Journal staff The Turks and Caicos Islands’ cabinet has approved a relief fund of $100,000 to assist with the restoration efforts in Dominica, still in a state of emergency following the effects of Tropical Storm Erika. The storm caused more than $228 million in damage, according to a […]

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The State of Dominica’s Tourism Sector After Erika

How Dominica is faring By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Dominica has begun to rebuild after the devastation of Tropical Storm Erika. The country’s tourism board says that assessments to the country’s infrastructure, including roads, bridges, sites, and attractions, are underway. Douglas-Charles Airport continues its cleanup towards reopening, while Canefield Airport, the ferry terminal, and both […]


Turks and Caicos Approves $100,000 Relief Fund for Dominica

British ship rerouted to Dominica By Dana Niland CJ Contributor The United Kingdom’s Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Lyme Bay ship has been rerouted to assist humanitarian relief efforts in Dominica following the destruction of Tropical Storm Erika. The British ship is stocked with a range of disaster relief stores including bedding, shelter, torches, and stretchers, […]

A National Tragedy in Dominica

Erika devastates the island By the Caribbean Journal staff While much of the region escaped Tropical Storm Erika, the storm simply devastated the island of Dominica. The country is reporting 20 deaths from the storm, with more missing, according to Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit. And the damage to roads and infrastructure was also significant, from swamped […]

A Look at CARIFESTA in Haiti, in Photos

A cultural celebration in Haiti By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s just the 12th time the regional CARIFESTA festival has been held, but this year’s edition is finally in one of the region’s cultural capitals: Haiti. The festival, which officially began on Aug. 21, has been running in cities across Haiti. The festival is a […]

“Poorly Organized” Tropical Storm Erika Moves to Leeward Islands

Storm reaches the Caribbean By the Caribbean Journal staff Tropical Storm Erika was expected to move through the Leeward Islands of the Caribbean late Wednesday and early Thursday morning, according to the NOAA. But while the storm had been strengthening early on Wednesday, the NOAA said Erika was “poorly organized” as of 8 PM on […]