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Southwest Airlines Just Added Another New Nonstop Flight to the Caribbean Island of St Maarten

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Lazy days start on Baie Longue, where the shoreline runs long and quiet and the sand holds the sun well into the afternoon. From there, the island opens up in levels. Beach bars on Pinel Island. Marigot stacked with spices, produce, and local rum, and storefronts in Philipsburg lined with jewelry, duty-free finds, and waterfront […]

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Puerto Rico Reveals Development Plan for Regional Airports

Above: Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport in Vieques (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla this week announced a plan to develop the territory’s regional airports. The initiative will have a private investment of $25 million, Padilla said, supplemented with a contribution of about $13 million in state and federal […]

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Puerto Rico Names Special Commissioner For Development of Culebra, Vieques

Above: Vieques (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico has named Professor Carlos Severino a special commissioner for the sustainable development of the islands of Vieques and Culebra. The move was announced by Acting Governor David Bernier on Thursday. “Professor Severino has the academic and professional qualities necessary to address the issues of […]

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First Southwest Airlines Flight Arrives in Puerto Rico

Above: San Juan (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The first Southwest Airlines flight to Puerto Rico arrived at San Juan’s Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport on Sunday morning. The flight out of Orlando arrived in San Juan at 10:40 AM, met by a delegation including Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla. Southwest will […]


Puerto Rico Names Special Commissioner For Development of Culebra, Vieques

Above: Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina By the Caribbean Journal staff Last night represented the first time two Caribbean teams faced off against one another in the final of a World Baseball Classic. And while it was the Dominican Republic that emerged victorious, the leaders of Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic found time after […]

Puerto Rico Governor-Elect Names New Public Health Officials

Above: Puerto Rico Governor-Elect Alejandro Garcia Padilla By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico Governor-Elect Alejandro Garcia Padilla has appointed Dr Francisco Joglar Pesquera as the island’s next Secretary of Health, he announce this week. The new Secretary is a noted nephrologist. He currently serves as the director of EVIMED Puerto Rico as a consultant […]

Puerto Rico's Padilla Looking at Energy, Tourism in Economic Push

Above: San Juan (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla is looking at reforming the country’s energy policy and harnessing the potential of tourism as part of his economic push. Puerto Rico recently passed a new jobs act, which Padilla said could create 50,000 jobs in 18 months. The […]

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