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Learning to Love Sharks on Bimini in the Bahamas
Few species have as fearsome a reputation as sharks. But there’s far more to the story. Yes, a few shark species have a deserved reputation as ferocious hunters, but unless you’re a fish or a seal, your odds of ending […]
At the Four Seasons Nevis, Saving Caribbean Sea Turtles
Mojito, an adult hawksbill sea turtle, was just spotted off the southeastern coast of Martinique. Hawksbills are classified as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature; they’re a marvelous, mysterious species notable for often returning to the […]
There’s a New Floating Bar in Turks and Caicos
They’re scattered across the Caribbean, accessible only by boat, rum-filled oases of marine merriment. They’re the Caribbean’s floating bars, those sought-after island idylls belonging to a very tiny pantheon. They’re all classics: Happy island, the Willy T; Floyd’s Pelican Bar; […]
Nigel Spence: A Recipe for Roasted Cho Cho
With Spring in the air, we tend to lighten up on the heavy winter meals to shed those pounds in anticipation of the great unveiling of the summer fashion and the body that fits in them. I start leaning heavily […]
A New Private-Island Resort Is Opening in Belize
A new private-island destination is coming to Belize, Caribbean Journal has learned. It’s called Ray Caye, and it will make its debut off the coast of Placencia in January 2020. The 20-room resort is a reimagining of the former Hatchet […]
Oetker Collection to Manage Antigua’s Jumby Bay
By Alexander Britell One of the Caribbean’s most legendary resorts has new management. Antigua’s Jumby Bay private island resort will now be operated by Oetker Collection, a manager of a 10-hotel luxury hotel portfolio that includes the Eden Rock — St […]
Getting Local Government in Jamaica to Work
What local government means if we can get it to work By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor Last week I was driving around Montego Bay with the NSWMA regional manager and stopped by the Retirement dumpsite. As I drove around, I […]
An Evening in Marigot
One night in the French Caribbean By Alexander Britell MARIGOT —Just the hum of a generator and the distant chirp of a coqui frog. This was low season in Marigot, that forgotten Caribbean capital often overshadowed by its cruise hub neighbor, […]
How This Team Is Using Drones to Search for Hard-to-Find Caribbean Corals
Above: searching for coral from above (Photo: Jordan Mitchell/TNC) By Dr Steve Schill CJ Contributor As I dove into the clear Caribbean waters, I adjusted my mask and started searching. I was on the hunt for signs of elkhorn coral, a […]
Why This Is an Even Better Version of Puerto Rico’s Tastiest Dish
By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor SAN JUAN — Move over mofongo; there’s something new in my mouth. I never thought I could enjoy any Puerto Rican dish more than mofongo. About five years ago I had my first taste […]
Meeting Anguilla’s Most Famous Goat
By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Is that a sheep? A goat? A large dog? I can’t be sure from this distance exactly what that guy’s carrying under his arm as he walks across the sand to Davida, the beachfront […]
The Best Caribbean Snorkeling Islands
It’s the Caribbean’s most precious resource. It’s right there. It’s beckoning you. You’re on the beach, taking in the sun, and you’re fascinated by what’s going on in the vast blue world right in front of you. It’s why so […]
Jamaica Defence Force Spots Debris From Private Plane Crash
Above: what is believed to be wreckage from the crash (Photo: JDF) By the Caribbean Journal staff A Jamaica Defence Force search and rescue team has spotted and photographed what is believed to be debris from Friday’s small plane crash […]
This Wedding Band Washed Up at a Caribbean Hotel. Now the Search Is On.
Above: the wedding band just read “I Love You Nancy” By the Caribbean Journal staff A gold wedding band recently washed up on the shore of the Cap Maison hotel in St Lucia on Tuesday. The inscription on the ring […]
Caribbean Concierge: Hiram Cabral of the W Retreat & Spa, Vieques
It’s the largest and most luxurious hotel on the still-untouched Puerto Rican island of Vieques — the W Retreat & Spa, Vieques Island. And when there’s something you need, or something you need to find, Hiram Cabral is the man […]
Jamaican Bobsleigh Team Eyes Return to Olympic Games
Above: the Jamaican bobsleigh team in action By Alexander Britell It’s not unusual to see Jamaican athletes at the Olympics these days. Whether it’s Usain Bolt or Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce, Jamaican excellence in international athletics has become commonplace. Long before […]
Turks and Caicos Intercepts Sloop With 120 Migrants From Haiti
Above: TCI By the Caribbean Journal staff The Turks and Caicos Islands intercepted a sloop carrying 120 migrants from Haiti early Tuesday morning, authorities said. The vessel was intercepted by TCI’s Police Marine Branch after detection by the Coastal Radar […]
Bahamas Apprehends 17 Migrants from Cuba on Cay Lobos
Above: Cay Lobos By the Caribbean Journal staff The Royal Bahamas Defence Force apprehended 17 migrants from Cuba on Cay Lobos, the force announced Saturday. The group, which included 14 men and 3 women, was apprehended after being spotted by […]
Op-Ed: Cayman’s Lionfisher Kings
By Jim Hart, Stacy Frank and Courtney Platt Op-Ed Contributors The lionfish’s day of reckoning may be at hand, however a modest reckoning it may be. These beautiful, voracious feeders, with a prodigious reproductive rate of up to 30,000 eggs […]
Barbados Readies Lionfish Plan
By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados is urging seafarers to report any sightings of the invasive lionfish species, which has been spreading across the Caribbean, from Jamaica to Cayman. The recent capture of a specimen off the west coast of […]
United Nations’ Fernandez “Concerned” over Arrest of Haitian Lawmaker
Above: MINUSTAH Chief Mariano Fernandez (UN Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The top United Nations envoy to Haiti said he was concerned over the political tension arising from the arrest of Haitian Member of Parliament Arnel Belizaire. Belizaire was […]
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