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Marriott Just Opened a New Autograph Collection Hotel in the Dominican Republic

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For years, Las Terrenas has been one of the Dominican Republic’s most quietly beautiful destinations — a coastal town known for its long beaches, independent hotels, and relaxed pace, far removed from the country’s larger resort hubs. Unlike Punta Cana or La Romana, Las Terrenas has grown organically, shaped more by boutique properties and local […]

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Montserrat Premier Signs Memorandum With UK on Government Reforms

Above: signing the MoU (Photo: GIS) By the Caribbean Journal staff Montserrat Premier Reuben Meade has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development outlining a series of governmental reforms the territory must undertake to receive increased aid from the UK. That aid would come in the form of increased […]

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Montserrat Hosting Guadeloupe Mission

Above: Montserrat Premier Reuben Meade By the Caribbean Journal staff Montserrat is hosting a four-person delegation from the regional council of Guadeloupe that began Friday. Guadeloupe has been skiing to strengthen its relations with its neighbours in the English-speaking Caribbean. The delegation is currently conducting missions into several islands, including the British Virgin Islands and […]

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Montserrat Premier Reuben Meade: "No Doubt About Future of CARICOM"

Above: Montserrat Premier Reuben Meade By the Caribbean Journal staff There is “no doubt about the future of the Caribbean Community,” according to Montserrat Premier Reuben Meade, who was speaking following his visit to the Heads of Government meeting in Paramaribo last week. The Premier said the meetings in Suriname were “very positive,” and that […]


Montserrat Hosting Guadeloupe Mission

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 […]

Montserrat Ready for New Constitution

As of Sep. 1, Montserrat’s new constitution will go into effect, according to the island’s Chief Minister, Reuben Meade, after five years of debate. “We recognize that many persons would have liked to see more radical changes,” he said. “However, this constitution improves upon the 1989 Constitutional Order and there is a mechanism for change […]

A New Chapter for Montserrat

Above: Montserrat (Photo: Montserrat Tourism) By the Caribbean Journal staff Montserrat has sworn in Ruben Meade as the British Overseas Territory’s first-ever Premier, following the adoption of a new constitution in the country. It marks a new milestone for Montserrat, said Dr Denzil Douglas, the prime minister of neighbor islands St Kitts and Nevis. Douglas […]