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Martinique Is Expecting 275 Cruise Calls This Season, With New Luxury Ships — Including Four Seasons
Food & Travel

Martinique Is Expecting 275 Cruise Calls This Season, With New Luxury Ships — Including Four Seasons

The French Caribbean island is projecting a 12.7 percent increase in calls, with five ships homeporting and visits extending from Fort-de-France to Sa

Caribbean Journal logoCaribbean Journal · 13 hours ago
Reader Photo of the Week: Governor’s Harbour, Eleuthera
Food & Travel

Reader Photo of the Week: Governor’s Harbour, Eleuthera

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Maureen Keo, who sent in this lovely aerial shot of the beach in Governor’s Harbour in

Caribbean Journal logoCaribbean Journal · 15 hours ago
Air Transat will bring more Canadian tourists to Puerto Plata with year-round flights
World

Air Transat will bring more Canadian tourists to Puerto Plata with year-round flights

Air Transat announced that it will operate its Puerto Plata route year-round to strengthen its vacation package offerings from Canada to the Dominican

Dominican Today logoDominican Today · 15 hours ago
Seven out of ten Dominican university students do not eat enough fruit
World

Seven out of ten Dominican university students do not eat enough fruit

Santo Domingo — Seven out of ten university students in the Dominican Republic did not meet the recommended daily fruit intake, and a similar proporti

Dominican Today logoDominican Today · 16 hours ago
St Vincent’s Cruise Port Is Getting a New Operator — and Plans for Bigger Ships
Food & Travel

St Vincent’s Cruise Port Is Getting a New Operator — and Plans for Bigger Ships

Global Ports Holding has signed a 30-year agreement for St. Vincent’s Kingstown port, with expanded berthing capacity and more shore excursions on the

Caribbean Journal logoCaribbean Journal · 17 hours ago
Puerto Plata projects receiving 60 cruise ships in November, a 57.9% increase
World

Puerto Plata projects receiving 60 cruise ships in November, a 57.9% increase

The province of Puerto Plata has scheduled 60 cruise ship arrivals in November 2026, a 57.9% increase from October, when 38 operations were planned, t

Dominican Today logoDominican Today · 17 hours ago
Arts & Culture

Cardi B Reacts to Murder of Bronx Student: 'Everybody Be Bullying the New Kids'

Cardi B Reacts to Murder of Bronx Student: 'Everybody Be Bullying the New Kids' Complex

Complex logoComplex · 18 hours ago
Complaints over vehicle registration fee increase and transport leader makes proposal
World

Complaints over vehicle registration fee increase and transport leader makes proposal

Santo Domingo — Baseball players often use the expression “a stalked stick” when a player hits an unexpected home run. But the phrase took on a differ

Dominican Today logoDominican Today · 18 hours ago

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