Category: Island Life

Ricky Martin selling T-shirts designed by his kids to raise money for Puerto Rico

… to help hurricane victims in Puerto Rico.
The 46-year-old singer … wants to give over 100 Puerto Rican families new homes by Christmas … an entire year many, many Puerto Rico residents had no power, no …

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Puerto Rico’s COFINA bond restructuring cleared for vote by creditors

… under Title III of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economic … local retail bondholders in Puerto Rico to receive a significant … and Management Board for Puerto Rico created by PROMESA.
The … plan to advance in Puerto Rico‘s bankruptcy process …

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Turks and Caicos premier blamed for unsafe condition of parliament building

By Caribbean News Now contributor GRAND TURK, TCI — In a press statement on Tuesday, Washington Misick, the leader of the opposition in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI), blamed Premier Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson for the conditions and circumstances that have made the NJS Francis Building, which houses the territory’s parliament in Grand Turk, unfit for […]

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Caribbean consumers warned over E. coli infections from romaine lettuce

By Caribbean News Now contributor BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — Following a food safety alert issued by the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) on Tuesday, regional health officials have warned consumers to avoid eating romaine lettuce and salad mixes containing romaine lettuce until more information on the source of the contamination and the status of an […]

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Memories Opening New Cuba All-Inclusive

 

By the Caribbean Journal staff

Sunwing’s Memories brand is opening another new Cuba all-inclusive resort, the company announced on Thursday.

The existing Hotel Brisas Trinidad del Mar will be rebranded next month as the Memories Trinidad Del Mar.

Memories has already made what the company termed “significant” improvements to the property, including room renovations and new amenities.

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The property is located about 15 minutes from Cuba’s most popular historic destination, the city of Trinidad.

“We are excited to welcome Trinidad Del Mar to the Memories Resorts family and offer our unique service standards and updated amenities to guests of this popular hotel.” said Mohamad Fawzi, Managing Director of Blue Diamond Resorts Cuba. “Guests of the renewed hotel will enjoy great value and a lively vacation atmosphere on picturesque Ancon Beach. The all inclusive Memories Trinidad Del Mar offers spacious rooms with garden, pool, lagoon or ocean views in buildings designed to reflect the beautiful Spanish colonial architecture of the nearby town of Trinidad, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The family-friendly Cuba all-inclusive is the 12th resort for the brand in Cuba.

— CJ

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