By Melanius Alphonse Caribbean News Now associate editor melanius@caribbeannewsnow.com CASTRIES, St Lucia — Opposition member of parliament, Dr Ernest Hilaire, has called on Saint Lucia’s Prime Minister Allen Chastanet to explain what happened to approximately US$20 million in citizenship by investment programme (CIP) donations that the developer of the Ritz Carlton project, Range Developments, generated […]

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By Sloan Smith NASSAU, Bahamas — The Bahamas government will launch an investigation into the situation that unfolded over the past week between some former members of the Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) board and minister of public works Desmond Bannister, according to Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis. “I have met this morning with the […]

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By the Caribbean Journal staff

The world’s shortest commercial runway is getting a facelift.

The Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport on the Dutch Caribbean island of Saba is closing from Sept. 10 to Oct. 9 for a renovation to the world-famous runway, which measures just 400 meters.

The new project will replace the runway’s current asphalt layer will be replaced with a new concrete runway said to offer a “longer lifespan.”

During the four-week renovation project, tourism officials said there would be three additional ferry services from St Maarten to Saba, with ferries running twice daily in each direction.

— CJ

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By the Caribbean Journal staff

There’s a lot to choose from on the Caribbean coast of Mexico.

There are all-inclusives near Cancun; hip urban getaways in Playa del Carmen and rustic-chic retreats in Tulum.

But our favorite place to stay in the region has long been one that combines the best of everything: the Grand Residences Riviera Cancun.

The luxury resort on a beautiful stretch of beach in the laid-back fishing village of Puerto Morelos has almost impossibly large rooms, outstanding food and some of the best service you’ll ever encounter. Period.

And there’s never been a better time to stay.

Right now, the property has launched a new opportunity for trips created before Aug. 31 that gives travelers a fully all-inclusive stay, round-trip airport transfers and Wi-Fi. Kids under 12 even stay free.

In other words, it’s the way to stay at the best-kept secret in the Mexican Caribbean.

For more, visit the Grand Residences.

— CJ

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