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These 10 Caribbean Islands Are Small, Quietly Cool, and Full of Personality

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Riding a flats boat through the mangroves, the engine cut low, water so clear you can see the bottom slide past. Walking a beach long enough that the footprints behind you disappear before you reach the next bend. Standing at the edge of a dock while a resident grouper circles below, close enough that you […]

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VIDEO: A Moment of Abaco Blue

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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 the waters of Nassau; and even a special kind of blue in the flats of […]

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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 a great photo in the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject […]

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The Caribbean’s First “Blue” Destination

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By Dana Niland CJ 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 established the island as the first “Blue Destination,” officials announced this week. The designation […]


Caribbean Photo of the Week: St Maarten 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 beach is one of only two in St Thomas to receive a Blue Flag, which […]

Making the Caribbean Blue

By Deodat Maharaj Op-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 disasters places many in this region in a precarious position. Nine Caribbean countries carry […]

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 of blue one really doesn’t find anywhere else. And it just keeps going and going. […]

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 sign on as the general manager of Blue Residences,” said Herber Valkenberg, president of Icon […]

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 a combination of hotel rooms, one-bedroom apartment suites and three and five-bedroom units. The property […]

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 greatest restaurants, took home a AAA Five Diamond Award for Blue, the first Caribbean restaurant […]

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