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The World’s Largest Cruise Port Operator Is Coming to This Caribbean Island, With New Berths, Bigger Ships and More Shore Excursions

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The harbor sits beneath a wall of green volcanic peaks, the first stop in a chain of 32 islands that stretches south toward some of the most coveted anchorages in the Caribbean. And now it’s poised for a major transformation, Caribbean Journal has learned. Global Ports Holding, the world’s largest cruise port operator, has signed […]

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US Ambassador Tours Haiti's Northeast

Above: US Ambassador to Haiti Pamela White at the Ecole Charles Lebossé (Photo: US Embassy in Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff United States Ambassador to Haiti Pamela White recently conducted a tour of Haiti’s northeastern region, visiting a series of projects currently being funded by the US government. The trip began with a visit […]

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Northeastern Dominican Republic Shaken By 4.4-Magnitude Earthquake

Above: a map of the earthquake (Graphic: USGS) The Dominican Republic was shaken by its second earthquake in as many days Sunday, according to the United States Geological Survey. A 4.4-Magnitude quake rocked the area near Samana on the country’s northeastern coast. That came one day after a 4.3-Magnitude quake near Bonao on Saturday. The […]