SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Governor Ricardo Rosselló confirmed that Puerto Rico was included in the Appropriations package expected to be approved by Congress this week, which will guarantee $296 million toward the Medicaid shortfall, $3.3 million for the dredging works in San Juan Harbor.
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By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon
CJ Travel Editor
There’s a new way to see St. Lucia.
New tour company Mini Cooper Road Trip is offering an exhilirating new experience aimed at intrepid island visitors interested in exploring the mountainous eastern Caribbean gem.
The nine-hour tours – led by a guide in his own vehicle at the head of the convoy – depart from the north-coast neighborhood of Rodney Bay and include several of St. Lucia’s most popular sights, including Pigeon Island National Park; the capital of Castries; Vieux Fort beach, Balenbouche Estate; and Sulphur Springs, home of the famous “drive-in volcano.” Passengers can stop for selfies and envy-inducing Snapchat broadcasts at overlooks of the Pitons and Marigot Bay, and a stops at the Pitons waterfall is also included seasonally.
The See St. Lucia topless tour costs $400 per person or $450 per couple (based on two people sharing) and includes hotel pickup (for northern hotel guests only); lunch in Soufrière; a radio, audio guide and binoculars; and car seats and booster seats for children, if required. A maximum of two additional adults are $150 each. For more information, go to minicooperroadtrip.com.
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The Caribbean’s biggest operational solar plant has opened in Puerto Rico.
The Oriana Solar Park has debuted in the area of Isabela, with an estimated production of 100,000 megawatt-hours of energy in its first year of operations.
“The Oriana Solar Park is the example of the future of power generation in Puerto Rico, one that is clean, renewable and diversified, not just dependent on oil,” said Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello. “In addition to producing renewable energy, this project creates jobs, which will help revitalize the economy of the area.”
The project consists of more than 183,000 photovoltaic panels in two plots; it is expected to reduce the equivalent of the carbon dioxide emissions of 10,000 homes.
The Oriana Solar Park is the brainchild of Oriana Energy, a subsidiary of the Sonnedix Group, in association with Yarotek.
As part of the project, Oriana is also planting about 3,800 trees.
“These power plants put Puerto Rico at the forefront in the use of renewable energy sources,” said Yarotek President Samy Esayag.
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Southwest Airlines is readying to launch a major expansion push in the Caribbean next month.
On June 4, the airline will be launching new flights across the Caribbean, with new daily flights from Fort Lauderdale to Grand Cayman, Montego Bay, Belize and Cancun.
The Half Moon resort in Montego Bay
Also on June 4, Southwest will be launching flights from Cincinnati and Grand Cayman, with the same date also seeing the launch of a new route between Chicago Midway International Airport and San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Seven Mile Beach in Grand Cayman.
After JetBlue, Southwest has been the fastest-growing airline in the Caribbean, with new flights out of the aforementioned cities and hubs like Houston’s Hobby Airport.
In March, Southwest launch the first-ever nonstop flights from Denver, Colo. to Belize, after beginning daily Nassau flights out of Fort Lauderdale last year.
— Caribbean Journal Staff
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The world-famous Antigua Sailing Week has kicked off its annual festivities for what has become the Caribbean’s greatest sailing event.
This year is the 50th edition of Sailing Week, which is bringing together 150 teams racing a variety of yachts and around 1,500 competitors from 32 countries, bookended by the Guadeloupe to Antigua Race and the Peters & May Round Antigua Race.
Thousands more visitors will join in the accompanying celebrations, with seven beach days and party nights and an all-star Reggae in the Park concert highlighted by superstar Damian Marley.
British boats have been coming to Antigua Sailing Week since the first regatta in 1968.
Sir Peter Harrison’s Farr 115, Sojana was the last British team to win the coveted Lord Nelson Trophy and the ketch is back, gleaming after a major refit intent on a close battle with Jean-Paul Riviere’s Finot 100, Nomad IV. Ross Applebey’s Oyster 48, Scarlet Oyster, Sir Richard Matthews’ Humphries 38, Oystercatcher XXXI and Chris Jackson’s First 40, Arthur can be counted as British boats to watch this year.
Richard Matthews will be competing at his 37th Antigua Sailing Week and as a long-time resident of the island has won class at Antigua Sailing Week on many occasions. This year, Oystercatcher XXXI and Scarlet Oyster have been on sparkling form, unbeaten in class all season. Last year both boats won their class at Antigua Sailing Week, but neither has won the Lord Nelson Trophy.
“I’m making no predictions for 2017 except that I’m certain we will all have a great time,” explained Matthews. “Our crew includes Saskia Clark, our tactician who won an Olympic Gold Medal in the 470 class in Rio and was subsequently named Rolex Female World Sailor of the Year and honoured with an MBE in the UK. Saskia comes from Mersea Island, my home town on the UK’s East Coast, so now you have a golden girl for the regatta’s golden 50th edition.”
The Caribbean islands are well represented at Antigua Sailing Week with teams from: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Martinique, St Barths, St Maarten and Trinidad.
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