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The Hyatt Regency Trinidad Has a New Hydroponic Garden

By the Caribbean Journal staff The leading hotel in Trinidad and Tobago has debuted a major new green initiative: a hydroponic garden. The Hyatt Regency Trinidad is using its newest eco-friendly program to grow high-quality, fresh ingredients including kale, arugula, […]

The Green Caribbean Awards 2019

We can happily report that the Caribbean is, in fact, getting greener. Whether it’s the regular debut of a new solar park, the frequent launch of a new wind farm or a renewed regional focus on sustainability. While more work […]

Anguilla Now Has a Solar-Powered Hotel

By the Caribbean Journal staff One of Anguilla’s most popular boutique hotels has announced the completion of a significant new green energy initiative. The Frangipani Beach Resort has completed a new solar panel project that will power 70 percent of […]

Dominica’s Geothermal Hopes Get a Big Boost

By the Caribbean Journal staff One of the Caribbean’s most ambitious green energy projects is getting a major boost from the World Bank. The global institution has approved a $27 million project to support the construction of a 7mw geothermal […]

Harbour Island’s Coral Sands Hotel Gets a Makeover

By Alexander Britell The chic Coral Sands Hotel on Harbour Island in The Bahamas has just completed a property-wide makeover, Caribbean Journal has learned. The redesign included a new look at the restaurant and a new aesthetic featuring blends of […]

St Barth’s Ultra-Luxe Le Sereno Is Back

By Alexander Britell A year after the storms, St Barth is heating up again — and kicking off December with one of its most anticipated reopenings. Le Sereno, the legendary ultra-luxury resort on Grand Cul de Sac officially reopened this […]

Bermuda Lays Out Tourism Goals

By the Caribbean Journal staff Bermuda has completed its new National Tourism Plan, laying out its goals through the year 2025. The plan has set an acronym, AGILITY, to cover what Bermuda calls seven pillars: awareness and relevance; “greener”; infrastructure; […]

What’s New at Andaz Mayakoba

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor One of the hottest new hotels in Mexico is adding a host of new offerings and initiatives, from culinary journeys to new sustainability drives. The Andaz Mayakoba, set in the heart of the Riviera Maya, […]

A Great Little Cafe in Dominica

By Alexander Britell There’s light music, the clack of china cups and the sound of the water. This is a classic sidewalk cafe, umbrellas and tables and all, a tiny slice of France on the seafront in Roseau, Dominica. This […]

Princess Cruises to Build Two LNG-Powered Cruise Ships

By the Caribbean Journal staff Princess Cruises is getting greener. Princess Cruises has signed an agreement to build two new ships, both of which will be powered primarily by liquefied natural gas, the company said this week. Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri […]

The Round Hill Villa Where John F. Kennedy Vacationed in Jamaica

By Alexander Britell In the winter of 1960, then-president-elect John Fitzgerald Kennedy was looking for a getaway before the tempest of White House life began in earnest a month later. He settled on Round Hill, already a jet-set favorite after opening its […]

St John Is Getting an Energy Boost

By the Caribbean Journal staff The island of St John in the United States Virgin Islands is about to get an energy boost — and get greener in the process. According to US Virgin Islands Governor Kenneth Mapp, the island […]

A New Beach Club in Belize

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor One of the newest resorts in Belize has launched a new beach club. Belize’s Mahogany Bay has unveiled its newly opened Beach Club on the white sandy beach of Ambergris Caye. Just a 10-minute boat […]

VIDEO: A Walk on Pink Gin Beach, Grenada

It’s most famous as the home of the Sandals LaSource Grenada resort, but the lovely Pink Gin Beach in Grenada deserves acclaim all on its own. It’s a spectacular stretch of sand, with sweeping cliffs, lush greenery and sparkingly clear […]

Richard Branson Developing Caribbean “Marshall Plan”

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor In the wake of the destruction caused by Hurricanes Irma and Maria, Richard Branson is assembling a team to head up a “Marshall Plan” for the Caribbean. The idea came to Branson after he was […]

Couples Resorts, Ranked

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Club Med may have invented the all-inclusive vacation, but Jamaican hotelier Abe Issa introduced the model to the Caribbean when he rebranded his 1949-built Tower Isle Hotel as Couples Ocho Rios back in 1978 […]

Blue Diamond to Manage Antigua’s Jolly Beach

Canadian travel giant Blue Diamond Resorts is taking over the management and operation of Antigua’s Jolly Beach Resort and Spa, the company announced Monday. The move will take effect beginning Sept. 1, the company said in a release. “We look […]

Why You Need to Visit Valentines Resort on Harbour Island

Dunmore Town is the first thing you see on the water taxi to Harbour Island, the colorful roofs and the old cottages, the greenery and the golf carts. It just might be the prettiest little town in the whole Caribbean, […]

VIDEO: Checking in to Peter Island, The Iconic Private Island Resort

“This could be a country.” That’s the thought you have surveying the natural wonders of Peter Island, a private island that feels even bigger than its nearly 1800 acres. Five white-sand beaches, stunning cliffs, gardens — it’s a haul that […]

How to Take an Eco-Tourism Trip to Cancun

Cancun is looking to make itself a greener destination. “We are highly committed to providing tourists with additional reasons to choose Cancun as their preferred vacation destination year after year,” said Lizzie Cole, CEO of the Cancun CVB. “The destination’s […]

Grenada Is Getting a Climate-Smart Hospital

Grenada is getting a new kind of hospital. The country’s Prince Alice Hospital is soon to be upgraded to a “climate smart” facility, with a wave of upgrades that will make the hospital both greener and less vulnerable to disasters. […]

A New Solar Energy Project in Barbuda

The island of Barbuda is getting greener. The government of Antigua and Barbuda has announced plans to install a new solar energy plant on Barbuda. The project, a partnership between the government, the Antigua Public Utilities Authority and PV Energy, […]

Jamaica’s Latest Green Energy Project

Jamaica’s government is going greener. The country announced recently that it would join the Solar Head of State coalition and install solar photovoltaic panels on the island’s national executive office, Jamaica House. The announcement comes in keeping with the island’s […]

VIDEO: On Shell Beach in Canouan, a Caribbean Fantasy

Finding serenity at Shell Beach, Canouan By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor It’s the quintessential Caribbean cliché. But in a good way. Here on Shell Beach, on the southeast side of Canouan in the Grenadines, every Caribbean beach fantasy is […]

New $50 Million Solar Facility Coming to Jamaica

Jamaica keeps getting greener. Following the launch of a major new wind farm on the island, the country’s government announced that it was finalizing an agreement with Eight Rivers Energy Company to build and operate a 33.1-megawatt solar facility at […]

Aruba Planning Major New Solar Project

One of the Caribbean’s greenest islands is getting greener. Aruba is planning a new 7.5-megawatt solar photovoltaic project. The project will include 2.5 MW installed at schools and public building rooftops, with a 5 MW utility-scale park that will help […]

The Caribbean’s Biggest New Solar Energy Project Is at Antigua’s Airport

In what is a pioneering project, Antigua will be inaugurating a new 3 megawatt solar power plant this week — at its international airport. The solar energy installation at VC Bird International Airport includes more than 12,000 photovoltaic panels, developed and […]

Where to Travel in 2016: 16 Places You Need to Visit in the Caribbean

Don’t just go on a great vacation to the Caribbean this year. Go on an interesting one. Explore the Caribbean in new ways — see parts of the region you may have never considered, or find new corners of the places […]

Mary J. Blige Just Joined the Lineup for the St Kitts Music Festival