By Caribbean News Now contributor SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — US President Donald Trump, whose lies, according to Vanity Fair, “are becoming exponentially more brazen”, this week again directed some of his latest terminological inexactitudes towards the government of Puerto Rico. On Tuesday, Trump accused the island territory’s leaders of using federal relief funds to […]

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By the Caribbean Journal staff

It’s getting even easier to reach the island of Eleuthera in the Out Islands of The Bahamas.

Fort Lauderdale-based Aztec Airways is launching additional flights from Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport to both Governor’s Harbour and North Eleuthera Airports.

The goal is to reach two flights daily by the end of the year, according to a statement from the company.

The morning flights will go direct to North Eleuthera, while the afternoon flights will go direct to Governor’s Harbour.

Aztec, which recently received its commuter certificate, said it would be adding flights to other destinations in The Bahamas in the near future.

The company also operates private charter service, with a total fleet of five aircraft.

— CJ

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By the Caribbean Journal staff

Spanish hotel chain Best Hotels is building a new hotel in the Dominican Republic’s tourism hub of Punta Cana.

Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina was on hand to lay the first stone on the project, which will be located in the Cabeza de Toro area of Punta Cana.

It’s the first Caribbean property for the company, whose portfolio has until now been focused in Spain, Andorra and the Canary Islands.

The groundbreaking ceremony in Cabeza de Toro, Punta Cana.

The property will include a large convention center, a kids’ area, a nightclub, bars, boutiques and a large casino, among other amenities, according to Jose Batalla, president of the Best Hotels chain.

It’s the latest new project to debut in the Dominican Republic, which now has more than 90,000 accommodation units across hotels, apartments and tourist villas, according to Dominican Republic Tourism Minister Francisco Javier Garcia, who was on hand for the groundbreaking ceremony.

— CJ

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DORADO, Puerto Rico (AP) — Thousands of Puerto Ricans have been forced to drain … Iraelia Pernas, executive director of Puerto Rico’s Association of Insurance Companies … of the Insurance Commissioner of Puerto Rico has already issued fines totalling …

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KINGSTOWN, St Vincent — In the wake of the devastating flooding that has inundated parts of Trinidad and Tobago and left thousands stranded, the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission has expressed its readiness to share its disaster mitigation knowledge with the people and government of the twin island state. Speaking from the OECS […]

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