By Caribbean News Now contributor PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — The Law Association of Trinidad and Tobago (LATT) is expecting to receive advice by next week from its two external counsel on whether there are grounds to approach the prime minister to invoke the impeachment clause of the constitution against Chief Justice Ivor Archie. After […]

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Fast-expanding AMResorts has officially introduced its newest all-inclusive brand: Reflect Resorts.

The new brand is the result of a partnership with Mexican firm Grupo Hotelero Santa Fe, and will mean three new properties under the brand in destinations including Cancun, Los Cabos and Nuevo Vallarta.

Those three resorts had been operating under the Krystal Grand brand until June 30.

Under the agreement, Grupo Hotelero Santa Fe maintains ownership and operational control of the resorts.

“We are confident that our alliance with Grupo Hotelero Santa Fe and the Krystal® brand will certainly prove successful, as it leverages the strengths of two leading, globally-recognized hospitality groups with complementary products and service offerings,” said Alex Zozaya, CEO of Apple Leisure Group. “Grupo Hotelero Santa Fe’s growth in Mexico’s hospitality industry makes it an ideal partner for us to launch our new shared brand Reflect Krystal Grand, which offers an innovative and unique beach resort concept.”

The new family-friendly Reflect Resorts properties have a combined 1,329 rooms in Mexico, part of AMResorts’ 20,000-room portfolio in the wider region.

“This alliance allows us to continue to grow our new brand through these iconic hotels in their destinations, as well as expand our product portfolio,” said Gonzalo del Peón, president of AMResorts.

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Club Med is planning a significant new all-inclusive resort project in the Dominican Republic.

The Club Med Michès Playa Esmeralda will be the first outpost of the company’s Exclusive Collection in the Americas, in the heart of the northeastern coast of the island.

The 93-acre project is Club Med’s biggest project in the Caribbean in four decades, part of a special premium category for the company.

The beach in MIches.

Indeed, the resort will be the new flagship of the Exclusive Collection, Club Med said in a statement.

Now, Club Med has offered the first look at the new all-inclusive resort, which will be built across four boutique “villages,” each with a unique identity.

A room at the family-friendly Explorers Cove wing.

The villages will include the Caribbean Paradise, a garden-filled wing; Emerald Jungle, which will focus on wellness (and include Club Med’s Zen Oasis adults-only concept); Explorer Cove, which will focus on family-friendly activities; and the Archipelago village, which will be an adults-only area with suites featuring private pools and outdoor showers, right on the beach.

The company said the property would be designed around an “eco-chic” atmosphere, devoting its “design, activities and elements to the surrounding region.”

A rendering of a room at the Archipelago village.

“For almost 10 years, our team searched to find the perfect new land in the Caribbean to introduce to our guests. Miches was a natural fit – we found many locals, and even our own employees in Punta Cana, would spend their free days visiting this unspoiled location,” said Xavier Mufraggi, CEO of Club Med North America and the Caribbean. “We decided to explore this area for ourselves to see what made it so special. Little did we know how remarkable it would be: from its unparalleled beaches and breathtaking sights of whales swimming off the coast of Samaná Bay to the famous peak and swing of Montaña Redonda and the cascading waters of El Limón – Miches had it all.”

A rendering of a room at the Caribbean Paradise village at the new Dominican Republic all-inclusive.

The new-build retreat is slated to debut in December 2019.

For more, visit the Club Med Miches.

— CJ

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By Caribbean News Now contributor FORT LAUDERDALE, USA — Post-hurricane issues in Puerto Rico have again been highlighted during the senate election campaign in Florida between outgoing governor, Republican Rick Scott, and Democratic incumbent Bill Nelson. When Scott led a delegation of utility providers to Puerto Rico last year to help the hurricane-ravaged island, he […]

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