The Best Caribbean Hotels for Snorkeling

By: - June 16th, 2015
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Buddy Dive Resort — Bonaire

Bonaire should always be at the top of any snorkeling vacation list, and Buddy Dive is the island’s premier diving and snorkeling resort, much of which is just steps off the edge of the property. You can even check out the hotel’s innovative Coral Restoration nursery.

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In St Lucia, a Push for Community Tourism

Above: St Lucia (CJ Photo) By Dana Niland CJ Contributor St Lucia is working on a new program that will directly link its communities with tourism development. The Ministry of Tourism, Heritage, and Creative Industries has teamed up with The Visitor Channel and the Alliance Francaise for a project called The Community Tourism Promotion Program. The […]

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Why St Lucia Is Planting 100 New Trees

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Saint Lucia’s Ministry of Sustainable Development announced that its Department of Forests and Lands would be holding a tree planting exercise in celebration of World Day to Combat Desertification (WDCD) on June 17. The project is set to yield over 100 trees. The 2015 theme of WDCD is “the attainment […]

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Martinique’s Continued Cruise Growth

Above: Fort de France (CJ Photo) By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Martinique’s cruise passenger arrivals have increased 631 percent since 2010, and its efforts to strengthen the cruise sector continue to grow. The Martinique Tourism Authority hosted a delegation of Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) officials at the end of last month. The FCCA is working […]

Maduro Says US, Venezuela Opening Channel to “Regularize” Relations

 Above: Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro in the televised address  By the Caribbean Journal staff Is the United States set for a rapprochement with another longtime regional foe? US officials including State Department Counselor Tom Shannon held talks in Haiti this weekend with officials including Venezuela Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez and, reportedly, Venezuelan President of the […]

How Tobago Is Using Solar Power for Natural Disaster Warnings

 Above: Tobago (CJ Photo) By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Tobago has just commissioned four new solar powered Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems. These devices will be used to alert the public of disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, and hurricanes. At a commissioning ceremony the agency held in collaboration with the US Embassy last week, Tobago Emergency […]

Puerto Rico’s Big Jump in Cruise Ship Arrivals

 Above: Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro in the televised address  By the Caribbean Journal staff Is the United States set for a rapprochement with another longtime regional foe? US officials including State Department Counselor Tom Shannon held talks in Haiti this weekend with officials including Venezuela Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez and, reportedly, Venezuelan President of the […]
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The Hip List — The Caribbean’s Hippest Destinations

 Rincon, Puerto Rico One of the Caribbean’s surfing capitals, this is Puerto Rico’s laid-back capital of cool, too. It’s a place apart, a secret getaway on the far west edge of Puerto Rico. If you want to be really hip, stay at the tony Horned Dorset Primavera boutique hotel past the edge of town.