… in disaster recovery funding for Puerto Rico.
Scott filed an amendment Thursday … version.
According to Roll Call, Puerto Rico officials estimated the island needs … aggressive action to support Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rican community since before Hurricane …

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By Alexander Britell

GRAND CASE – There’s always something new to discover on Grand Case Boulevard, a corner unseen, a tiny alley overlooked.

It’s a street that has lived many lives — including this latest one, a renaissance in the wake of unwanted visitors.

The newest addition to Grand Case, though, is exceptionally special.

It’s called La Part des Anges, or the Angel’s Share, so named for the portion of a spirit that evaporates during the aging process — claimed, the legend says, by the angels themselves.

And it’s a fitting name, because this is just about heaven.

The bar, which just opened its doors last week, is the brainchild of the group behind St Martin’s legendary Sol e Luna restaurant (which now owns the iconic Le Pressoir restaurant, which is part of the same building).

And the concept is simple: exquisite rums and cigars.

There are nearly 130 rums here, including a wonderful selection of rums from Martinique and Guadeloupe, along with a handful of tables and leather chairs, a small bar and an outside terrace.

It bills itself as a “tasting” club, and that’s an apt description: the menu includes two and four-ounce options, meaning you can sample a host of rums or stick with the ones you immediately fall in love with.

It’s open every day from 5 PM to 2 AM, the perfect place for before or after a dinner at one of this street’s array of world-class restaurants.

Yes, it’s a cigar lounge, too.

And the big hitters are here: the Flibuste, the Depaz Cuvee Prestige and, interestingly, a broad selection of the increasingly admired Longueteau from Guadeloupe, including terrific trio of Concerto, Prelude and Symphony.

It’s a welcome — and much needed addition to Grand Case, a sanctuary of luxury that adds new energy to this venerable street — and a new beacon for rum in French St Martin.

Because, sitting in a candlelit rum temple, enjoying a Habano, taking an agricole-fueled journey across the French West Indies, you certainly feel like you’re encountering the divine.

— CJ

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By the Caribbean Journal staff

Saint Lucia is planning to build a second cruise port on the island, according to Prime Minister Allen Chastanet.

The plan for the “southern” cruise port would be near the Hewanorra International Airport in Vieux Fort.

That would mean “people will be able to get off their chartered flights and go straight onto the cruise ships, within minutes,” Chastanet said.

This week, Chastanet is holding meetings with Carnival Cruise Line officials to discuss plans for the southern port, according to a government statement.

Chastanet will also be meeting with management at MSC Cruises to continue discussions on the island’s existing port in Castries, Pointe Seraphine, which recently underwent a major expansion project.

— CJ

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Puerto Rican Gov. Ricardo Rosselló announced Thursday … he is looking into having Puerto Rico‘s development bank offer … 14,000 federal employees in Puerto Rico, with 4,500 of those … .2 million U.S. citizens.
Puerto Rico and its inhabitants were ravaged …

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