Palm trees swaying as you step off the plane. A quick morning flight that turns into an afternoon on the beach. Aruba just became even easier to reach. JetBlue is launching new nonstop service between Fort Lauderdale and Aruba beginning Dec. 4, 2025. The new route will operate three times weekly, year-round, and it marks JetBlue’s return to Aruba from Fort Lauderdale — […]
By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Major League Baseball will hold national tryouts in Curacao next week. The tryouts will be held as part of MLB’s Elite Program in Curacao, the first of its kind on the island. The Elite Program is part of the MLB’s “continued commitment to the development of baseball globally,” it said […]
Above: Xander Bogaerts By the Caribbean Journal staff Aruba’s Xander Bogaerts made his Major League Baseball debut for the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night. Bogaerts, a 20-year-old shortstop from Oranjestad, started at shortstop and batted seventh, going 0-3 with a strikeout. Bogaerts is the first Aruban player in the Major Leagues since pitcher Sidney […]
Above: Dominican-born star Jose Reyes (Photo: Miami Marlins) By the Caribbean Journal staff Major League Baseball will be hosting a showcase for top amateur players in the Dominican Republic this month, the league said in a release Friday. The Sept. 15 event will occur over a three-day period, and will be led by former Houston […]
