By Melanius Alphonse Caribbean News Now associate editor melanius@caribbeannewsnow.com CASTRIES, St Lucia — The Saint Lucia Civil Service Association (CSA), the largest worker representative union on the island, has begun mobilization in opposition to a proposed new border control entity that is expect to result in job cuts, loss of workers’ pensions and reduced membership […]

The post St Lucia union mobilises in protest over new border control unit appeared first on Caribbean News Now.

Powered by WPeMatico

By the Caribbean Journal staff

WestJet is adding more Caribbean options from Toronto this coming winter season, according to a new statement from the carrier.

The company will be adding extra flights from Toronto to Caribbean destinations including Kingston, Jamaica, Grand Cayman, Nassau, Turks and Caicos, San Juan and St Maarten.

Kingston, Jamaica

That will include one more weekly flight to Kingston; one more flight to Grand Cayman; three more weekly flights to Nassau; two more weekly flights to Turks and Caicos, one more weekly flight to San Juan and a total of four weekly flights to St Maarten.

Nassau.

The announcement comes as WestJet just announced plans to add a wave of new flights to the Caribbean out of Calgary.

— CJ

The post WestJet Adding More Toronto-Caribbean Flights appeared first on Caribbean Journal.

Powered by WPeMatico

By Alexander Britell

Ever since I first tried the old Rhum Depaz VSOP, the one that came in the dark wine-style bottle, I was hooked.

It was a great value rhum agricole, eminently drinkable but with serious complexity. It was special.

Of course, because of the rummaking in Martinique, every harvest is different and the same rum will taste different each year as a result.

So I was excited to try the newest expression of the seven-year-old Depaz VSOP on a recent jaunt to Martinique.

So what is it like?

The aroma has a hint of anise, dried fruit, coffee and incense, while the flavor profile with notes of dried apricot, black pepper, white wine, tobacco and cardamom.

Bottled at 45 degrees, it’s got some serious punch — but it’s also a superb expression.

It’s a bit heavier and richer than the old wine-style bottlings, more robust, spicier.

It’s still a special rum.

Rhum Depaz VSOP

Rum Journal Review: 92 Points

The post Rum Journal: The New Depaz VSOP appeared first on Caribbean Journal.

Powered by WPeMatico

… situation on the ground in Puerto Rico is gut-wrenching.  Fully functioning schools … and crumbling schools. 
Now, in Puerto Rico, the privatization effort is underway … administrators’ salaries and FEMA trailers. 
Puerto Rican teachers demand that they receive …

Powered by WPeMatico

By the Caribbean Journal staff

It’s one of the Caribbean’s most intoxicating destinations: St Vincent the Grenadines, the collection of green-hilled islands and cays at the edge of the Southern Caribbean.

It’s a place that has long been a favorite for sailors and yachters drawn to sparkling turquoise waters, untouched beaches and a taste of the old Caribbean.

In recent years, the Grenadines have found particular renowned for their private island destinations, from Canouan, now home its very own Mandarin Oriental, to the legendary Palm Island.

And now there’s another Grenadine on the real estate market: Isle a Quatre.

The island, which is currently an uninhabited marine reserve, is listed for sale for $53,950,046.

The 376-acre island is about five miles west of tony Mustique and just 1.5 miles south of the charming island of Bequia, both of which have their own airports. (The destination is easier to reach than ever before thanks to the launch of new nonstop flights from North America to St Vincent).

The island rises to a peak of 450 feet at its “Look-Out” point, with both white and golden sand beaches.

While it’s primed for an individual buyer to fulfill his or her ultimate castaway fantasies, it’s also ready to be developed.

Indeed, the purchase comes with an approved plan for a resort development that includes 50 luxury villas, a marina, a boutique hotel and a restaurant.

For more, visit Sotheby’s International Realty.

– CJ

The post A Private Island in the Grenadines on the Market appeared first on Caribbean Journal.

Powered by WPeMatico