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Privatization of Puerto Rico's Luis Muñoz Marìn Airport Moves Forward

Above: Luis Muñoz Marìn Airport By the Caribbean Journal staff A plan to privatize Puerto Rico’s Luis Muñoz Marìn International Airport is moving forward, following approval by federal regulators. United States Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood approved the plan, […]

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Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic Shaken by 5.0-Magnitude Earthquake

Above: a map of the quake (USGS) By Alexander Britell Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic were lightly shaken by a 5.0-magnitude earthquake on Tuesday afternoon, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake, which occurred 61 miles northeast […]

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Doubletree San Juan Names New Executive Chef, F&B Director

Above: the Doubletree San Juan By the Caribbean Journal staff The Doubletree San Juan hotel has named a new executive chef and Food & Beverage director, the property announced Thursday. Hector Rosario has been named the new executive chef at […]

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Puerto Rico's Culinary Dynamism

Above: Chef Robert Treviño By Alexander Britell MIAMI – IN APRIL, chefs from across Puerto Rico, the Caribbean and the world will gather in San Juan for the sixth annual Saborea Puerto Rico culinary festival. The event will highlight Puerto […]


EPA Launches Caribbean Coral Reef Protection Group for Puerto Rico, USVI

Above: St John in the USVI By the Caribbean Journal staff The United States Environmental Protection Agency has created an inter-agency effort to protect Caribbean coral reefs off the shores of Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. The Caribbean […]


A New Beachfront Bar in Puerto Rico

Above: the Courtyard Isla Verde Beach Resort By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico’s Carolina has a new beachfront bar, following the opening of the Sirena Restaurant & Bar at the Courtyard Isla Verde Beach Resort near San Juan. The […]

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Puerto Rico: US Customs Seizes Gold Bars Arriving from Curacao

Above: the seized gold bars (Photo: CBP) By the Caribbean Journal staff US Customs and Border Protection in Puerto Rico has seized several courier packages containing 11 cast-gold bars arriving from Curacao, officials announced Tuesday. The packages were seized at […]


Alejandro Garcia Padilla Sworn In as New Governor of Puerto Rico

Above: Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla By the Caribbean Journal staff Alejandro Garcia Padilla was sworn in as the new governor of Puerto Rico in a ceremony in San Juan Wednesday. Padilla succeeds Luis Fortuno, whom he defeated in […]


Op-Ed: The Caribbean Cliff We Must Avoid

By Hon. Donna Christensen US Virgin Islands Delegate to Congress   AS WASHINGTON frantically scrambles to prevent the United States from falling over the proverbial Fiscal Cliff, I am concerned to hear rumblings of a potential World Trade Organization (WTO) […]

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Standard & Poor's Places Puerto Rico Highway Bonds on Negative Watch

Above: Puerto Rico By the Caribbean Journal staff New York-based Standard & Poor’s has placed a group of highway-related bonds in Puerto Rico on CreditWatch with negative implications, citing insufficient reporting. The bonds, which include a BBB+ rating on the […]


Expedia: Puerto Rico Market Showing Strong Growth

Above: the Ritz-Carlton San Juan By the Caribbean Journal staff Expedia reported 40 percent growth in bookings in the Puerto Rico market during the third quarter, the Washington-based firm announced this week. According to the online travel company, a majority […]


CARICOM: "Serious Concerns" About Threat to Caribbean Rum in the US

Above: the St Nicholas Abbey rum company in Barbados (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean Community is increasingly concerned about what it calls a “threat to the competitiveness of Caribbean rum in the United States” due to […]