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By the Caribbean Journal staff The world’s shortest commercial runway is getting a facelift. The Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport on the Dutch Caribbean island of Saba is closing from Sept. 10 to Oct. 9 for a renovation to the world-famous runway, which measures just 400 meters. The new project will replace the runway’s current…
By the Caribbean Journal staff There’s a lot to choose from on the Caribbean coast of Mexico. There are all-inclusives near Cancun; hip urban getaways in Playa del Carmen and rustic-chic retreats in Tulum. But our favorite place to stay in the region has long been one that combines the best of everything: the…
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By Eve George Caribbean News Now Senior Correspondent PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — An earthquake measured at 7.4 on the Richter scale off the northeast coast of Venezuela, some 13 miles southwest of Irapa, at approximately 5:30 pm on Tuesday, also rocked Trinidad and Tobago, registering a strong 6.9, described as the most powerful earthquake…
By Youri Kemp Caribbean News Now associate editor youri@caribbeannewsnow.com CARACAS, Venezuela — President Nicolas Maduro’s administration in Venezuela has undertaken the largest currency devaluation ever recorded in recent times, cutting value of the Bolivar by some 96 percent in an attempt to arrest the hyperinflation that has helped to bring the country to its economic…