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Welcome to the latest edition We are excited to announce the addition of two aircraft to our fleet- another 50-seat Embraer 145 jet and a 48-seat ATR 42-500 turboprop. The expansion of our fleet means we can extend the services we offer to Barbados, Guyana and the Windward Islands, with flights to and from Barbados set to double (for more details, turn to page 8). We have also added a direct nonstop connection between St Lucia and St Vincent, which many of you have been asking for, speeding up the travel time between these two islands. In addition, as you read this, we have launched flights to St Kitts The introduction of the ATR 42-500 to our fleet signals our intention to address the environmental impact of operating ageing planes.…

A tiny, critically endangered gecko with jewel-like markings is thriving in the Caribbean once more,thanks to the commitment of Union Island residents, regional government and a coalition of local and international conservation organisations. According to a recent survey, the Union Island gecko's population has risen by 80 per cent in the last five years, from 10,000 in 2018 to around 18,000 -the kind of success that conservation organisations Fauna & Flora International (FFI) and Re:wild along with their local partners aim to accomplish together across the Caribbean. The only known population of the rare gecko, which is about the size of a paperclip, is confined to a 50-hectare (0.5sq km) patch of ancient forest on Union Island - the southernmost outlier of the St Vincent & the Grenadines archipelago -…

ANTIGUA 2SIX8 De color claro y sabor delicado, Pigeon Point Pilsner lleva el nombre de nna de las más famosas de las 365 legendaries playas de Antigua. Mejor “para una sesion” en una playa o en un barco, esta cerveza producida en pequeños lotes por la Cervecería artesanal 2Six8 ya está disfrutando de su séptimo año. Su pequeña gama de ales, stouts y lagers se unen a las recetas especiales y de temporada que se ofrecen en su taberna en Falmouth, así como en otros bares populares de la isla. LAS BAHAMAS KALIK Kalik, es la cerveza lager national de las Bahamas y controla más del 50% del mercado. Ganadora de tres medallas de oro consecutivas de la Selectión Monde, la Cervecera de la Mancomunidad (Commonwealth Brewery Limited) lanzó Kalik…

Bienvenidos a la mas reciente edición de Cacique. Nos complace anunciar la incorporación de dos aviones a nuestra flota: otro jet Embraer 145 de 50 asientos y un turbohélice ATR 42-500 de 48 asientos. La expansión de nuestra flota significa que podemos ampliar aún más los servicios que ofrecemos en Barbados, Guyana y las Islas de Barlovento, duplicando los vuelos que tenemos hacia y desde Barbados. Para obtener más detalles, consulte la página 8. También hemos agregado una conexión sin parada entre Santa Lucia y San Vicente, que muchos de ustedes han pedido, acelerando el tiempo de viaje entne estas dos islas. Además, hemos lanzado vuelos a San Cristóbal. La introductión del ATR 42-500 a nuestra flota señala nuestra intentión de abordar el impacto ambiental de operar aviones envejecidos. El…

60 secondswith… YOLANDA T. MARSHALL Meet the Guyana-born award-winning children's book author Tell us about your author's journey. I started writing poems at the back of my schoolbooks art age eight and always saw myself as a poet. In 2008,I selfpublished my first adult poetry book. In 2015,I wrote and self-published my first children's book, Keman's First Carnival, about: the biggest Caribbean celebration in Canada Caribana. As an immigrant child growing up in Canada, this carnival made me feel that my Caribbean culture mattered. I've written 14 books since that one. In 2019, based on the success of my second book, A Piece of Black Cake for Santa, I received a multi-book deal with a Canadian publisher. Chalkboard Publishing. Are all of your children's books focused on Caribbean and African…

El sol ardía sobre la playa color carameio. Nene, un conservadonista, cavó en la arena y el polvo cayó como ima avalancha en el agujero, mientras sus dedos empujaron más profunda. Fue un trabajo duro llegar a través de las frías capas de arena. “Puedo sentir lino” sonrió. Mis ojos se abrieron. Nene había encontrado oro: el nido de una tortuga verde. De las siete especies de tortugas marinas del mundo, seis (induida la verde) están en peligro de extinción. Nene y yo estabamos trabajando en la playa de Gnanal, una bahía de arena salvaje en la remota costa sur de la Isla de la Juventud en aita mar en Cuba. Lejos de cualquier asentamiento Kumano, Guanal está protegido las 24 horas por guardaparques. Unos 250 nidos de tortugas verdes…

The Silent Twins, a recently released film on Netflix, tells the astounding story of identical twins June and Jennifer Gibbons. It stars Letitia Wright (as June) and Tamara Lawrance (as Jennifer), who are of Guyanese and Jamaican descent respectively. The Gibbons family, originally from Barbados, emigrated to the UK in the early 1960s and, while it has been reported that the family spoke English at home, the two sisters began to speak another language to each other, believed to be a speeded-up version of Bajan Creole. Feeling isolated from and unwelcomed by their adopted community, they ceased communication with anyone but each other - earning them the moniker of the ‘Silent Twins’ - creating what was described as a “fantasy world of artistic inspiration and desires”. Following a spree of…

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Cacique Rewards is available to all, whether you are a frequent or infrequent flyer. Any points you earn do not expire, never have and never will. As a member, you earn points on each flight segment you fly with interCaribbean. Join today and start earning! To find out more and to become a ‘Cacique’, go to www.intercaribbean.com. HOW IT WORKS To calculate the points required for a one-way or round-trip journey, determine your origin and destination. If the route is a point-to-point that originates from one of our hub cities, then you earn points for that single flight. If your journey makes a stop through a hub city, the points earned will be the sum of the two or more legs of die trip - check the table (right) to…