Avianca is expanding service to Colombia’s Caribbean coast with a new daily flight between Miami and Barranquilla, adding more nonstop capacity to one of the country’s fastest-growing coastal destinations. The airline has opened sales for the expanded route, which will increase from three weekly flights to daily service beginning June 1, 2026. The new schedule includes one […]
Above: US Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh By the Caribbean Journal staff United States Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh has hired two companies to conduct studies on the question of implementing a Health Insurance Exchange in the territory. The exchange, if implemented, would be in line with US President Barack Obama’s reform of […]
Above: Haiti First Lady Sophia Martelly with Dr Erns David, the resident doctor of the Georges Gauvin hospital in Grand-Goave (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti First Lady Sophia Martelly made a visit to Leogane this weekend, highlighted by a visit to the Lifeline Christian Mission. Martelly’s visit included trips to the municipalities […]
Above: the US Supreme Court (Photo: Franz Jantzen) By the Caribbean Journal staff United States Virgin Islands Delegate to Congress Donna Christensen is hailing the decision by the US Supreme Court to uphold the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. The act was effectively upheld by a 5-4 vote; Chief Justice John Roberts found that […]
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