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Delta Is About to Make It Easier to Fly to Two Caribbean Islands With Spectacular Beaches and World-Class Sailing

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Magnificent white-sand beaches. Green hills. World-class sailing. Hidden cays. Rainforests. Waterfalls. Should I go on? It all begins with a flight into the heart of the Eastern Caribbean — places that once seemed far away, now just a boarding pass away. This winter, Delta Air Lines is bringing travelers closer to two of the region’s […]

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Dominica Prime Minister Visits Martinique

Above: Fort de France (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Serge Letchimy, president of Martinique’s Regional Council, held talks on Tuesday with Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit. The talks focused on green energy in the Caribbean in general and geothermal energy in particular. The latter has been a major priority for Dominica, which is […]

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Rum Journal: How to Make a Mai Tai, Martinique Style

Above: barrels at the Clement distillery in Martinique (CJ Photo) IT’S ONE of the most famous rum cocktails in history: the Mai Tai. It’s a classic, forever a favourite for lovers of tiki culture, born, by most accounts, at the famous Trader Vic’s in California. And while there are many ways to make it, there’s […]

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The Caribbean's Best Boutique Hotels

What makes a boutique hotel … boutique? Is boutique just another word for a small hotel? Is a boutique hotel a small hotel with an upscale image, a unique design or a special theme? There are so many special small hotels in the Caribbean where you can hide away right in the middle of it all, […]


Rum Journal: How to Make a Mai Tai, Martinique Style

Above: Havana By the Caribbean Journal staff Havnana-based Cuban national airline Cubana has resumed flights between Havana and Fort-de-France, Martinique. The service, which made its first flight last Thursday, had not been operating since 2006. “This link between Fort-de-France and Cuba has great economic potential,” said Patrice Bensalem, director general of the Martinique Tourism Committee. […]

Trinidad, Martinique Talk Energy

Above: Fort de France, Martinique (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Martinique Regional Council President Serge Letchimy hosted a delegation this week from the National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago for talks on energy cooperation. The talks, which were held in Fort-de-France on Wednesday and Thursday, followed a meeting in June between Letchimy […]

Video: Martinique Does Pharrell's "Happy"

Above: Martinique By the Caribbean Journal staff The “Happy” feeling is spreading across the Caribbean, and now Martinique has gotten in on the fun. Locals on the French Caribbean island have put out their own video covering Pharrell Williams’ ultra-popular “Happy” song. The video is a colourful tour through Martinique, from the village of Saint-Pierre […]

Martinique Continues Push For Associate Membership in CARICOM

Above: current CARICOM Chairman and St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves and Martinique Regional Council President Serge Letchimy (Photo: OPRM) By the Caribbean Journal staff Martinique Regional Council President Serge Letchimy’s historic visit to the CARICOM Heads of Government conference is part of a bid for associate membership status in the […]

Martinique's Serge Letchimy Attending CARICOM Conference

Above: Serge Letchimy, president of Martinique’s Regional Council (Photo: RM) By the Caribbean Journal staff Martinique Regional Council President Serge Letchimy will be on hand for this week’s 25th Intersessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community at the Buccament Bay resort in St Vincent, CARICOM announced. It’s the latest […]

In Martinique, Celebrating Women's Art

Above: last year’s Quand l’Art se fait femme festival in Martinique (Photo: RM) By the Caribbean Journal staff An extended festival in Martinique next month will be celebrating the work of female artists on the island. The celebration is called “Quand l’art se fait femme.” It will take place in the Agora business centre and […]

Burger King Announces Expansion to Martinique, Guadeloupe

  By the Caribbean Journal staff Miami-based Burger King Worldwide has announced a planned expansion to Martinique, Guadeloupe and French Guiana. The company will be opening three new restaurants in the French Caribbean, beginning with a Burger King at the Aime Cesaire International Airport in Martinique. That location is slated to open on April 1, […]

Guadeloupe, Martinique, St Maarten Join Association of Caribbean States

Above: Martinique (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Guadeloupe, Martinique and St Maarten have all joined the Association of Caribbean States as associate members. The three Caribbean territories acceded to the ACS during the regional group’s Ministerial Council meeting in Trinidad last week. “It is important that we remain a player in the region […]