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New British Virgin Islands Cruise Pier Near Completion
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Southwest Airlines Is Launching New Daily Flights to a Caribbean Island Famous for Sand, Beach Bars and Gourmet Eateries

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The approach into Princess Juliana International Airport is one of the most recognizable arrivals in the Caribbean. Jets descend low over the bright water of Simpson Bay before touching down just beyond the edge of Maho Beach, where travelers gather along the sand to watch aircraft pass overhead. Within minutes of leaving the airport, the […]

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Haiti Begins Groundwork For Development of New Cruise Port

Above: Ile de la Tortue (Photo: MT Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti has begun the groundwork for the development of the new Carnival cruise port on the island of Ile de la Tortue. Haiti Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin recently led a delegation to the island, aiming to “establish a first contact with the […]

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Hilton Planning New Caribbean Hotel

Above: Santa Marta (Photo: Proexport Colombia/Carlos Sueskun) By the Caribbean Journal staff Hilton Worldwide has announced it will be opening a hotel in the Caribbean port city of Santa Marta, Colombia. Hilton signed a management agreement with Fidelcomiso Santa Marta Hotel to operate a new-build Hilton Hotels & Resorts property, the company’s 14th in Colombia. […]

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A New $2.3 Billion Caribbean Port Project?

Above: Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne examines the renderings (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua could soon be home to a $2.3 billion port project. The Kylin International Group has presented its proposal to spend more than $2.3 billion on a series of port project in the country. The proposal would including […]

Hilton Planning New Caribbean Hotel

Above: Carnival Magic By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean had its first Ebola scare on Thursday night when it was discovered that a lab technician who may have handled Ebola samples at Texas Health Presbyterian hospital was on board. The worker’s presence was discovered when the Carnival Magic ship was off the coast of […]

Antigua Plans "Complete Overhaul" of Port of St John's

 Above: the harbour in St John’s, Antigua (Caribbean Journal photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda’s government has announced plans to undertake a “complete overhaul” of the Port of St John’s, the government announced Tuesday. Plans have already been put in motion for the project, which will include the construction of new buildings […]

Grenada: New Port Project "On Stream"

Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A new planned port project in the area of Sauteurs is “very much on stream,” the government said this week. Drawings have already been completed on the multimillion-dollar project and financing is being secured, according to Minister of Implementation Kenny Lalsingh. “We are working on the […]

Costa Rica Gets $450M in Loans From IDB, China For Road, Port Projects

 Above: Costa Rica By the Caribbean Journal staff Costa Rica is receiving a total of $450 million in loans from the Inter-American Development Bank and China to improve its road and port infrastructure. The country will receive a $400 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank and a $50 million loan from the China Co-financing […]

A New Ferry Terminal For Montserrat

 Above: construction at the new ferry terminal By the Caribbean Journal staff Montserrat’s Port Little Bay will soon have a new ferry terminal. The Montserrat Development Corporation is assisting with the construction of the new port arrival facility, which will total 3,000 square feet and cater to both incoming and outgoing ferry passengers, the government […]

Montserrat's Plymouth Port Operational Again After 15-Year Hiatus

 Above: trucks transporting sand through the Plymouth Port (Photo: GIU) By the Caribbean Journal staff Montserrat has reopened its Plymouth Port, after a 15-year wait. The island’s government has given sand miners using the port a 50 percent reduction on export charges, according to Premier Reuben Meade. The pier had been out of use since […]

China to Invest Up to $1.5 Billion in Jamaican Transshipment Port Project

 Above: the port of Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff China Harbour Engineering Company Limited will invest between $1.2 and $1.5 billion USD in the development of a transshipment port in Jamaica, according to Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller. The announcement comes after the state-owned company announced that, in a shift, it would […]

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