T-Mobile will be headlining the highly-anticipated new entertainment hub coming to the heart of San Juan. 

The project formerly known as District Live will now be known as Distrito T-Mobile. 

The 475,000-square-foot complex will include a Caribbean Cinemas VIP Movie Theater, a pair of ziplines, a music venue, a virtual reality gaming center and a range of eateries. 

The centerpiece of the project will be 14,000 square feet of LED screens, including one of the largest 4K screens in the United States. 

“The residents of Puerto Rico have shown so much resilience as they rebuild after one of the worst natural disasters ever, and we want them to know T-Mobile is here to support them — this time, through a huge 10-year investment into the region,” said John Legere, CEO of T-Mobile. “We’re honored to expand our role in helping the community bounce back with Distrito T-Mobile — this is going to be epic!”

It also includes the first-ever Aloft hotel in the Caribbean, which opened its doors last month. 

T-Mobile has signed a 10-year naming-rights deal for the project, according to Bob Newman, president and CEO of developer ASM Global. 

“We at ASM Global are thrilled to have T-Mobile as our premier, naming rights partner at this incredible new venue,” Newman said. “We have worked closely with T-Mobile for years, which makes us confident in our ability to elevate Distrito T-Mobile beyond anything we’ve ever seen in Puerto Rico.”

— CJ

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Tropic Ocean Airways has received government approval to operate flights into the British Virgin Islands, the regional carrier told Caribbean Journal this week. 

In a statement, Tropic Ocean Airways said its offering would begin with private charter service into two airports in the British Virgin Islands. 

The approval lifts what had been a 50-year single-engine aircraft ban at Virgin Gorda’s Taddy Bay International Airport. 

The plan will include seaplane service into various harbors in the BVI, along with service to Tortola and Virgin Gorda.

“Tropic’s first core value is ‘Safe is Right.’ We first run risk assessments in cooperation with governments prior to establishing any air service,” said Rob Ceravolo, . “Our evaluation and test flights into Virgin Gorda airport helped demonstrate that the 50+ year ban on single-engine aircraft was based on technologies and training procedures from 50 years ago.”

A spokesperson for the airline said the service would allow for flights to the BVI from Puerto Rico, St Thomas and Antigua. 

The move comes after the Fort Lauderdale-based airline announced plans for a major expansion in the Caribbean out of San Juan, Puerto Rico last year.  

Tropic Ocean has long operated flights in Florida and across The Bahamas out of its hub in Fort Lauderdale, with a combination of scheduled flights, private charters and “dock to yacht” service, meaning landing planes right near yachts to provide service. 

That service includes regular flights to destinations in The Bahamas ranging from Bimini (where it runs flights from Miami, landing at Resorts World Bimini) to Andros, along with charter service across the islands of The Bahmaas.

Tropic Ocean’s spokesperson told Caribbean Journal that the “specific” launch date of BVI service was still being worked out.

The carrier operates a fleet of Cessna Grand Caravan EX seaplanes.

For more, visit Tropic Ocean Airways. 

— CJ

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Sitting under a palapa at the water’s edge, dining on whole snapper glazed in unagi joined by a 2016 Astrid & Therese riesling, one begins to realize just how much the Caribbean culinary scene has changed in recent years. 

Because experiences like the above aren’t unique anymore — the region’s gastronomic might has grown by leaps and bounds, with both a renewed appreciation for local cuisine (and sourcing) and a new injection of international styles and techniques. 

It all adds up to what is a truly thriving food world in the Caribbean. 

But certain destinations are setting the bar even higher, thanks to intrepid chefs, risk-taking restaurateurs and a good, old-fashioned love of fine food. 

St Croix, US Virgin Islands Nowhere in the region is generating more culinary buzz right now than St Croix, the increasingly hip hotspot in the US Virgin Islands that has seen a full-fledged gastronomic boom, primarily in the historic downtown of Christiansted, where top eateries like Balter, Zion, Uptown Eatery, Too Chez and the island’s Grande Dame, Savant, have all cultivated a vibrant food scene, along with an impressive craft cocktail culture ranging from Frank Robinson’s BES Craft Cocktail Lounge and Rum and Wine to the island’s first true tiki bar, Breaker’s Roar. Plainly, it’s the buzziest foodie destination in the Caribbean right now.

But it’s not limited to Christiansted: the west-coast town of Frederiksted is getting tastier, too, from the brand-new 7AF Asian fusion eatery to the beachy Louie & Nacho’s gastropub. A lot of the credit, too, goes to local Chef Digby Stridiron (and his newest venture, AMA at Cane Bay), who has helped tell the story of Crucian food to the world. 

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