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At This Caribbean Hotel, You Stay Inside a Bubble

By Alexander Britell MARTINIQUE — There’s nothing else like this. Sure, I’ve seen some far-out hotels in my Caribbean travels, from solar-powered dune-side tents to three-walled sanctuaries, but this is another level. There are just three rooms here, set in the […]

Grenada Is Banning Styrofoam

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor The island of Grenada has announced a significant new green initiative. In an effort to ensure that its natural environment is protected and preserved for future generations, the country says it has implemented the new […]

How Celebrity Cruises Is Reinventing Its Ship Design

By the Caribbean Journal staff There was another time in transatlantic journeys, when travelers sailed on grand, ornate ships, the vessels themselves at the heart of the glamorous life. At the heart of these ships there was always a remarkable […]

The First Carbon-Neutral Hotel in the Caribbean Is in Aruba

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor One of the Caribbean’s greenest hotels just took things to another level. The Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort in Aruba has become the first in the Caribbean to achieve total carbon neutrality. To be certified […]

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, […]

How Nevis’ Oualie Beach Is Getting Greener

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor One of Nevis’ top beach resorts is making a major move to get greener. The island’s Oualie Beach Resort has made the switch to 100 percent biodegradable products. The Nevis resort’s initiative extends to everything […]

VIDEO: The Amazing Eustatia Island

By Alexander Britell No island is an island. Even islands have needs, needs from afar: food, energy, connectivity — no island can be truly independent in today’s world. Or can it? There’s an island in the British Virgin Islands that has […]

Checking in to St. Lucia’s New Serenity at Coconut Bay Resort

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor St. Lucia’s newest adults-only all-inclusive resort, Serenity at Coconut Bay, opened in June. The 36-suite enclave is a resort-within-a resort at Coconut Bay Resort & Spa, part of a sprawling 85-acre estate that hugs […]

Creating a Culture of Development in Jamaica

And what Jamaica can learn from Antigua and Barbuda By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor Every time we come around to this time of the year — when we debate the budget, I swear that the arguments for and against are the […]

A Fish Recipe for Lent from the Caribbean

In the Caribbean, many celebrate the pre-Lenten season with various festivities. With Catholicism being the dominant religion in the Caribbean, Lent is widely observed on the islands. In Trinidad, the pre-Lenten season is celebrated with weeks of fetes (or parties), […]

Nigel Spence: A Recipe for Cauliflower Rice and Peas

Your newest healthy recipe By Chef Nigel Spence CJ Contributor During the Christmas rush, I heard folks in Jamaica were frantically checking their lists and checking them twice, they had to find out if they bought plastic or rice! Reports […]

Jamaica Eyes Health Tourism Expansion

Jamaica says it is poised for a major expansion of health tourism. Diane Edwards, the president of the Jamaica Promotions Corporation, says the island is developing a “competitive advantage” over other Caribbean countries by putting a focus on diagnostic and […]

The Rummelier of Anguilla

Zemi Beach’s rum master By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor There’s no liquor more synonymous with the Caribbean than rum, so to visit without tasting the tropical tipple would be impolite. And while we absolutely encourage enthusiastic quaffing of plastic […]

A Sneak Peek at Anguilla’s The Reef by CuisinArt Resort

New Anguilla hotel set for November official opening By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Work is progressing full steam ahead at The Reef By CuisinArt, the new luxury resort scheduled to open in November on Anguilla’s Merrywing Bay. We got a […]

In the Heart of Barbados, Superb Jamaican Cuisine

Even from here, I can smell it. The smoky fragrance of jerk fills the air and makes my stomach yearn for that distinctive taste of Jamaica. And since I live in Miami and I’m currently in Barbados, that yearning for […]

The Caribbean’s Best Affordable All-Inclusive Resort

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Sun, sea, sand. It’s the tropical trifecta every Caribbean visitor craves. But as travelers’ tastes have become more discerning and resorts have raised the bar to meet them, the simple pleasures of an affordable […]

Op-Ed: Marine Pollution in the Caribbean

Exploring Marine Pollution and the Caribbean Maritime Transport Industry By George Nicholson and Rachael Robinson Op-Ed Contributors Pollution of the world’s oceans is globally recognized as one of our highest environmental concerns. The oceans are regarded as the transportation highways […]

This Is Your New Caribbean Shrimp Recipe

By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor As food trends evolve, chefs are constantly in a frenzy of motion and brainstorming to meet the sophisticated demands of consumers in search of new and unusual flavors. Sweet and savory combinations, which for many […]

This Caribbean Hotel Has Its Own Oxygen Bar

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor It’s a breath of fresh air. Literally. Punta Cana’s only oxygen bar, at CHIC Punta Cana, offers guests O2 on demand, giving them an opportunity to find out for themselves whether oxygen therapy – […]

Grenada Readies for Major New Music Festival

Grenada is set for a major new music festival. The first-ever Pure Grenada Music Festival will begin April 5. The six-day festival will include eight concerts at five different locations across 32 acts. Grammy winners Joss Stone and Estelle will […]

A Recipe for Easter, Caribbean Style

By Fernando Franco CJ Contributor As a boy growing up in Buenos Aires, Argentina, I remember Semana Santa (Holy Week) being a week filled with traditions and celebrations. It also was a good excuse to spend time with the family […]

Why You Need to Drink Here When You’re in Montserrat

It was just last December that I made my first trip to the tiny volcanic island of Montserrat. But I’m already looking forward to my return. How can I be so sure I’ll visit again? Because I drank from Runaway […]

10 Ways You Can Help Protect Caribbean Reefs

By Lisa K Terry CJ Contributor Here in the U.S. Virgin Islands, like all over the Caribbean, we depend on our reefs for tourism, to protect our coastlines, beaches and favorite marine creatures, and to support recreational and commercial fisheries. […]

These are the Best Street Foods in the Caribbean

While the Caribbean has many superb fine-dining restaurants, sometimes we just want something quick, inexpensive and portable to nosh on the fly. And when we do, these are these street foods are our go-tos. By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor […]

At Jamaica’s River Bumpkin Farm, A World Beyond the Beach

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Caribbean beaches get all the love. And really, who doesn’t adore sugary sands, Windex-blue water and palm-fringed coastlines? But in destinations such as Jamaica, where rushing rivers wind their way through the landscape, to […]

The Ultimate Island-Hopping Vacation in The Bahamas