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St Lucia PM exposes security failings at international airport

By Melanius Alphonse Caribbean News Now associate editor melanius@caribbeannewsnow.com CASTRIES, St Lucia — In an apparent attempt to denigrate the Saint Lucia Civil Service Association (CSA) for its resistance to the government’s plan to establish a new border control agency, Saint Lucia Prime Minister Allen Chastanet has, by accident or design, exposed deplorable working conditions,…

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Marriott Is Bringing a New Hotel Brand to the Caribbean

  By the Caribbean Journal staff The world’s biggest hotel company is plotting another entry into the Caribbean. Marriott International has just announced plans to bring its newest hotel brand, Moxy Hotels, into the Caribbean and Latin America. The company has already approved four hotel deals in the region, with the first Caribbean-Latin America debut…

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Grenada Begins Cruise Season With Strong Momentum

  By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Grenada officially opened its 2018-2019 cruise season with an inaugural visit from Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Breeze cruise ship. The ship, which has a capacity of 4,428 passengers, was welcomed with a steel pan salute. Grenada has a diverse, robust chocolate-making industry. Grenada is kicking off the winter season…

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McKinsey Advises Puerto Rico on Debt. It May Profit on the Outcome.

… & Company is advising the Puerto Rican government on a financial overhaul … been required to disclose any Puerto Rican investments it had via Whitebox … or any branch of the Puerto Rican government. But it says nothing … because Congress, as it wrote Puerto Rico’s restructuring law, excluded advisers … Powered by WPeMatico

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Jimmy Buffett Is Opening a New Margaritaville in Costa Rica

  By the Caribbean Journal staff Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville hotel brand is adding another new property in the Caribbean Basin. The new Margaritaville Beach Resort is set to debut in Costa Rica with a soft opening on Nov. 1, the company confirmed this week. The property is now booking for travel beginning in 2019. The…

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