Caribbean Photo of the Week: On the Beach in Montserrat

By: - March 30th, 2019
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Woodlands Beach in Montserrat.

By the Caribbean Journal staff

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Maria Keegan, who sent in this beautiful shot of Woodlands Beach on the island of Montserrat, the “Emerald Isle” of the Caribbean (Keegan herself is a native of the “other” Emerald Isle, Ireland!).

Have you taken a great photo of the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line, including your first and last name and the location of the photo.

It could be the next Caribbean Photo of the Week!

— CJ

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