Fisher House to break ground in Puerto Rico with $13.5M investment
July 8, 2025
The Caribbean’s first Fisher House will offer free lodging to veterans’ families near San Juan VA Medical Center. #NewsismyBusiness
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Puerto Rico businesses urged to prepare as hurricane season begins
June 13, 2025
Ready your continuity plans, risk assessments and communication strategies. #NewsismyBusiness
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San Juan National Historic Site visitors contribute $226.9M to local economy
August 29, 2024
A 2023 National Park Service report finds that slightly more than 1.3 million visitors support 1,752 jobs. #NewsismyBusiness
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Caribbean resorts, tourism operators pay high price for sargassum
April 12, 2024
This is one of a series of investigative stories published by the Center for Investigative Journalism as part of its Caribe Fest 2024 event taking place this weekend at the Puerto Rico Museum of Contemporary Art in Santurce. #NewsismyBusiness
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Moody’s: $238M FEMA grant ‘credit positive’ for VI Water and Power Authority
May 3, 2018
A decision by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide a $238 million grant for permanent repairs to the U.S. Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority is “credit positive” for the authority, Moody’s Investors Service said in a new report.
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Departing Barbados diplomat lists Caribbean concerns
June 30, 2016
WASHINGTON — Ambassador John Beale of Barbados, who steps down today as his island’s top diplomat here after six and a half years in Washington, recently answered some tough questions — ranging from the long-term impact of improving U.S.-Cuba relations on regional tourism to whether Caribbean islands are doing enough to fight international tax evasion.
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With diplomacy set, patience is key to U.S./Cuba rapport
June 22, 2016
The United States has “moved beyond” the debate over whether it’s time to improve relations with Cuba.
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Jamaican officials visit D.C. looking for investors
May 16, 2016
WASHINGTON — Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness, who took office only two months ago, visited Washington last week along with his top economic aide to pitch the Caribbean island nation as an ideal destination for U.S. investment.
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Jamaica expects massive hotel growth in ’16
April 18, 2016
Jamaica, which recently inaugurated a new prime minister, expects “substantial growth” in tourist arrivals this year.
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DR could hit 10M visitors a year by ’22 if growth holds
April 11, 2016
The Dominican Republic is on track to meet or exceed President Danilo Medina’s goal of welcoming 10 million visitors annually by 2022 — solidifying its status as the undisputed leader in Caribbean mass-market tourism.
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Cuba: No longer ‘forbidden fruit’ for American tourists
April 7, 2016
Later this year, for the first time in more than half a century, American tourists will be able to hop on a jet from any major U.S. airport and fly directly to Havana.
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Barbados enjoys record-breaking tourism season
April 6, 2016
This November, Barbados will mark its 50th anniversary of independence. But the 166-square-mile island long known as “Little England” has more than that to celebrate.
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Bahamas slowly recovers from Baha Mar fiasco
April 5, 2016
The Bahamas is still trying to get back on its feet ever since last year’s Baha Mar scandal, in which a $3.5 billion mega-resort on Nassau’s Cable Beach largely financed by China’s Export-Import Bank shut its doors and declare bankruptcy even before opening.
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Cuba, Zika pose challenges to Caribbean tourism efforts
April 4, 2016
The two biggest threats facing Caribbean tourism today are four-letter words: Cuba and Zika. Both unnerve officials throughout the region, for very different reasons.
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Japan, LatAm lift economic ties as Pacific growth slows
March 8, 2016
WASHINGTON — From salmon farming in southern Chile to shipbuilding in landlocked Paraguay, Japanese companies are pursuing investments throughout Latin America — with an eye toward future opportunities under the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
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