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Barbados Has a New Dive Destination

This Island in The Bahamas Is the Blue Hole Capital of the World

By Guy Britton “Beware the Lusca,” he said. “What’s that?” I said. The dive instructor smiled and slipped under the surface of the deepest blue hole on Andros Island in The Bahamas, the kind of deep, dark place where these …

VIDEO: On Long Island in The Bahamas, Beaches and Blue Holes

By Guy Britton LONG ISLAND — “We call it hailing,” Janice tells me at the Greenwich Creek Lodge. Everyone waves here. Every car that passes by you waves — every time. Not just occasionally — all of the time. But when …

VIDEO: A Moment of Abaco Blue

By the Caribbean Journal staff The more you travel through The Bahamas, the more you begin discover the remarkable diversity of blues you’ll encounter in the country’s seas. There are certain blues in the waters of The Exumas; others in …

Caribbean Photo of the Week: St Maarten Blue

By the Caribbean Journal staff The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Sheri Fiscus from Salem, Oregon, who sent in this lovely shot of the blue of Maho Beach in St Maarten taken last month. Have you taken …

The Caribbean’s First “Blue” Destination

By Dana NilandCJ Contributor It’s always been known for its blue, but now Bonaire is making it official. Bonaire, long one of the Caribbean’s top destinations for snorkeling and diving, is developing a multifaceted public private partnership program that will …

How This Caribbean Beach Just Became Even More Blue

The Great Bay Beach at St Thomas’ Ritz-Carlton resort has gotten bluer. The beach has been awarded the Blue Flag designation for environmental and conservation efforts, the fifth year in a row that the beach has received the designation. The …

Caribbean Photo of the Day: A Different Kind of Blue in Antigua

Above: the view from the Cocos Hotel (Caribbean Journal Photo) Our latest Caribbean Photo heads to Valley Church in Antigua and the Cocos Hotel. The property is home to some seriously stunning views of the water, which turns a shade …

Making the Caribbean Blue

By Deodat MaharajOp-Ed Contributor CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES face a variety of serious economic challenges which act as major impediments to their growth and development. The continued reliance on one major export product with associated vulnerability to economic shocks as well as natural …

Aruba’s Blue Residences Condo Resort Names General Manager

Above: the Blue Residences By the Caribbean Journal staff The Blue Residences condo resort project in Aruba has named Jan van Nes its general manager. Van Nes has taken over effective immediately. “We’re very fortunate to have Jan van Nes …

Aruba’s Blue Residences Condo Resort Plans March 2014 Opening

Above: the Blue Residences resort By the Caribbean Journal staff The Blue Residences condominium resort in Aruba is planning a March 2014 opening, the property announced this week. The resort, located on Aruba’s Eagle Beach, will open March 1, with …

Interview with Chef Eric Ripert on Grand Cayman and Caribbean Cuisine

By Alexander Britell In 2008, world-renowned Chef Eric Ripert spearheaded the opening of the Blue restaurant at the Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman. Ripert, whose Le Bernardin in New York City holds the highest-possible three Michelin stars as one of the world’s …