SXM Airport named Caribbean Airport of the Year
From St Maarten News PHILIPSBURG:— Caribbean Journal’s annual “Caribbean Travel Awards” celebrate the best in travel and tourism across the Caribbean in 2016 and Princess Juliana International Airport was honored with the coveted title ‘Caribbean Airport of the Year’. The…
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Travelers are ditching Zika-filled Caribbean for Hawaii this winter
By Dana Schuster From New York Post When NY1 traffic reporter Jamie Stelter and her husband, CNN anchor and correspondent Brian Stelter, were planning a December getaway, they nixed their usual locales. “We like to go to Miami. We’ve been…
Hōkūleʻa crew celebrates the holidays in Caribbean waters
From Maui Now Crewmembers aboard the historic vessel Hōkūleʻa celebrated Christmas Day at sea while in transit to Panama where they will clear customs before crossing the Panama Canal. With approximately a week to go before Hōkūleʻa reaches Panama, the…
Celebs hit the Caribbean for the holidays
By Emily Smith From Page 6 Despite Zika fears, the stars have descended on the Caribbean for the holidays. Justin Bieber was spotted on the beach in Barbados, as were models Jourdan Dunn and Suki Waterhouse. Meanwhile, Paul McCartney and…
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Mountains and marathons for Have a Heart [Cayman Islands]
By Derek Haines Having now run over 2,000 mile mark for the year I thought it appropriate to give you a final update on this year’s challenge on behalf of the ‘Have a Heart’ charity. 148 children have now received life saving/changing surgery at…
Near miss as US air traffic controller sent jet into the flight path of an Air Canada plane
From Caribbean News Service LOS ANGELES, Dec 21 2016 – U.S. officials are investigating after an air traffic controller error sent a jet from Los Angeles International Airport into the flight path of an Air Canada plane while flying low…
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Canada: $64,000 spent on RCMP accommodations for PM’s 2015 Caribbean vacation
By Glen McGregor,From CTV News OTTAWA – As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau prepares to take another foreign holiday over New Years, details about the total cost to taxpayers of his last Caribbean vacation are emerging. Documents obtained by CTV News…
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Alaska: Two planes struck by lightning
From Caribbean News Service JUNEAU, Alaska, Dec 21 2016 – Two Alaska Airlines flights were struck by lightning Monday, causing them to be removed from service so they could be inspected for any damage. The Juneau Empire reports the first…
Busy year for Caribbean’s largest shipyard
From MarineLog DECEMBER 18, 2016 — The largest shipyard in the Caribbean, Grand Bahama Shipyard Limited, (GBSL) carried out work on 20 cruise ships during 2016 and looks set for an even busier 2017 with 23 confirmed cruise vessels scheduled…
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Caribbean start-up AVA Airways secures $60mn funding
From CH Aviation Pan-Caribbean start-up hopefuls AVA Airways have signed a USD65million strategic partnership agreement with US-based private equity firm Capital Partners, Inc. Under the terms of the deal, USD20 million will be made available immediately to the start-up to…
