… on the island of Puerto Rico. While our fellow citizens … meet their daily needs, Puerto Rico still lacks adequate federal resources … of the voters of Puerto Rico. If provided with the … a state with the largest Puerto Rican population on the mainland, …
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By Melanius Alphonse Caribbean News Now associate editor melanius@caribbeannewsnow.com CASTRIES, St Lucia — On Monday evening, October 29, Kimberly Williams-De Leon, 42, a mother of two children aged nine and five, and employed as an accountant at the ministry of education in Saint Lucia, was found dead in her home after neighbours heard “at least […]
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GENEVA, Switzerland — The United Nations Migration Agency, IOM, is providing support and assistance to migrants on caravans crossing Central America, while expressing concern over “the stress and demands” they are placing on host countries. In the Siglo XXI Migratory Station of Tapachula, Mexico, IOM and the Mexican Secretary of Foreign Affairs are supplying food […]
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By the Caribbean Journal staff
The United States Virgin Islands is trending right now on the global Kayak travel platform, according to new data from Kayak’s Holiday Travel Hacker.
The Caribbean destination is the number six trending destination for New Year’s this season, with a 25 percent jump in travel demand compared to the same period last year.
Kayak looked at destinations with the greatest year-over-year increase in search volume for travel starting between Dec. 25 and 31 and ending either Jan. 1 or Jan. 2.
St Croix.
That included travel research from January 2018 through August 2018.
“This continued positive news from the marketplace is wonderful validation of the hard work we have been doing to constantly upgrade and market our destination and its offerings,” said US Virgin Islands Commissioner of Tourism Beverly Nicholson-Doty. “The tourism sector is crucial to our economy and we look forward to a strong winter season and welcoming all those who are coming to celebrate New Year’s Eve here.”
It’s the latest strong indicator for the USVI, following Airbnb’s recent announcement that the island of St Thomas led the Caribbean in growth year over year.
— CJ
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By the Caribbean Journal staff
Mexican air carrier AeroMexico has begun operating its newest Caribbean flights, with a new nonstop route between Mexico City and the Dominican Republic’s Punta Cana International Airport.
The new flights will operate for the season, running through April 28, 2019.
The inauguration ceremony of the new route in Punta Cana.
Punta Cana becomes AeroMexico’s second destination in the Dominican Republic, after having launched nonstop flights to Santo Domingo in 2016.
The Saturday flights are being operated on Embraer 190 aircraft with capacity for 99 passengers, including 11 in first class.
“We are proud to have this new Punta Cana-Mexico route from AeroMexico and to be part of their plans for growth and international expansion,” said Frank Rainieri, director general of Punta Cana International Airport.
— CJ
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