BVI: Rebuilding with resilience By Mike Jarrett 2019, July 1: When hurricane Irma, at that time the largest, fiercest storm on planet Earth, traced a path of death and destruction through the northern
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Carnival sued for docking in Cuba 2019, July 1: Two USA citizens filed lawsuits against Carnival Corporation in the USA for docking its ships in Cuban ports. Carnival immediately moved to have these c
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Transformative changes continue in Kingston 2019, July 1: Transformative changes are taking place portside Kingston as Jamaica implements a strategy to make the country’s main industrial port and its
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US-based cruise lines hit by government decision Cuba no longer on US cruise itineraries 2019, July 1: On Tuesday June 4 the US Department of the Treasury issued a revision of its travel regulations t
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Construction at Puerto Plata 2019, March 1: There are signs that the initiative to resuscitate the Puerto Plata port for cruise and cargo business will begin shortly. The country’s President, Danilo M
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2018, November 1: The Disney cruise ship m/v Fantasy returned to Tortola in late August 2018 for its first visit since the devastating 2017 hurricane season. Local residents brought out the pans and t
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Cruise: More ships coming 2018, Novermber 1: By the end of the coming year, 25 new cruise ships will be in service. Another 19 will come into service the following year (2020) and 20 more in 2021. Tot
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Concerns in regional tourism with growth of cruise espite the relatively small size of the Caribbean (approximately 44 million persons and 87,000 sq. miles scattered across 26 island states and
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Barbados cruise: Opportunities and potential, yet concerns and uncertainty 2018, November 1: There is anguish, fear and uncertainty in Barbados, depending on who you talk with, about the current state
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Jamaica: Major development plans for cruise … includes Caribbean region’s first floating cruise pier 2018, June 1: Jamaica has moved forward on a number of projects to develop and expand its cruise bu
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