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Jet Service, Miami to Dominica, just in time for the 2021 Christmas Rush Tickets have already gone on sale for a new jet service to the island of  Dominica. American Airlines   for the first time will fly direct between Miami and Dominica starting December 8 th The service will operate twice weekly on Wednesday and Saturday, departing  Miami International Airport  at 11am and arriving at  Douglas-Charles Airport  at 3:21pm. The return flight will leave Dominica at 4:24pm and arrive in Miami at 6:55pm This route decision by American Airlines comes after a successful proving flight, which occurred last month. The airline used an  Embraer jet  for the test run, and it will be the South American made plane that will be used when the new service kicks off. The Embraer will have both business class and economy seating.  American Airlines will be offering a similar service to the island of  Anguilla  beginning in December.

Former US President Bill Clinton announces a new project to help the Caribbean and is currently in the Islands.   youtube link at bottom of post On Tuesday former President Bill Clinton held an important Caribbean Hurricane relief meeting with more than 400 government and business leaders from the Caribbean and the US. The relief summit was held to make commitments to help communities impacted by last year’s devastating hurricane season. Tuesday’s meeting was the second for his Foundation’s Clinton Global Initiative   (CGI) Action Network on Post-Disaster Recover. The Clinton Foundation issued a press release explaining that the CGI is creating “new, specific, and measurable projects to address critical issues such as disaster preparedness, agricultural production, mental health, energy efficiency, and workforce development. New commitments will aim to assist with immediate needs as well as the long-term recovery and opportunity in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Isl...

Storms impacted the reefs and wrecks of the Caribbean Grand Cayman's Kittiwake-smashed-by-tropical-storm photo by Jason Washington iDive Global Ltd and  Ambassador Divers https://www.idivecayman.com Hurricane Hell's Fury, Irma-geddon and the current nom d’jour, Hurricanes Apocalypse, are terms scuba divers use to describe what it looks like underwater in 2017’s Hurricane Alley.  This fall’s storms have devastated several states in the US and whole countries in the Caribbean. Unseen by most is the damage done underwater. The hurricanes carpet bombed coral reefs, dumped sand and debris on fish spawning grounds and pushed shipwrecks on their sides. According to the US   National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration   (NOAA) moderate hurricanes can help the underwater world, but Hurricanes Apocalypse have inflicted damage that could take a century  from which to recover. “Small hurricanes can provide fast relief during periods of thermal stress, whereas...