White sand along Condado Beach, pastel balconies above narrow streets in Old San Juan, the low hum of traffic circling the centuries-old city walls — Puerto Rico has long been one of the most direct Caribbean trips from the mainland United States. Now more cities are getting a nonstop path to the island. JetBlue is […]
Above: Port of Spain By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago’s economy is projected to grow by around 1.5 percent in 2013, according to the International Monetary Fund, which concluded an Article IV mission to the country this week. “Trinidad and Tobago has suffered from several years of sub-par growth, with economic performance hampered […]
Above: a sea turtle (Sea Turtle Conservancy) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad’s government says it is making “every effort” to protect endangered nesting sea turtles in the country’s waters. Trinidad and Tobago supports one of the largest populations of nesting leatherback sea turtles in the world, with nesting season officially beginning this month, according […]
Above: Barbados (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Construction on a pipeline that will bring natural gas from Trinidad and Tobago to islands of the Eastern Caribbean will begin next year, according to the Eastern Caribbean Gas Pipeline company. The pipeline will begin at the Cove Eco Business and Industrial Park in southwestern Tobago, […]
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