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St Barth’s Coolest New Eatery Is All About Authentic French Caribbean Food

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I’ve had lots of great meals in St Barth. But until today, what I’d never enjoyed on the island was a bokit.  For the uninitiated, it’s a fried dough-style sandwich that’s the most famous street food on another French Caribbean island: Guadeloupe, where bokit food trucks and stalls abound. And now it’s available in St […]

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Tradewind Aviation Launching Carbon Offset Program

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Tradewind Aviation, the leading luxury airline in the Caribbean, has announced plans to launch a new carbon offset program.  The new initiative aims to help reduce the environmental impact of air travel.  Offset contributions help Tradewind invest in environmental projects that reduce emissions equal to the carbon emissions of each flight.  Each offset purchased by […]

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Jamaica Is Reimagining Its Tourism Destinations

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By the Caribbean Journal staff As Jamaica plans to expand its tourism footprint beyond traditional poles like Montego Bay and Ocho Rios, it’s looking to cultivate new destinations — and that includes what could be one of Jamaica’s next niche destinations: St Mary. Home to a robust history from Jamaica’s indigenous Taino people to the […]

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

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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 as CarbonNeutral, recognized as a critical element in the resort’s comprehensive sustainability program, it follows […]


Jamaica Is Reimagining Its Tourism Destinations

Above: Belize By Dana Niland CJ Contributor The government of Belize has signed a Memorandum of Understanding today to join the Ten Island Challenge, a partnership initiative between Carbon War Room (CWR) and Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI). The move signals the Caribbean country’s commitment to transition its transportation sector and outlying islands off of fossil […]

Jamaica’s Million Tree Plan

Above: Jamaica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A new project in Jamaica aims to plant 1 million new trees in the country in the next four years. The project by SCJ Holdings Limited, is being undertaken in partnership with a number of ministries, departments and agencies in Jamaica. The wider goals of the […]

How Aruba is Becoming the Caribbean’s Greenest Island

Above: Aruba By Julia Renfro CJ Contributor ORANJESTAD – Is Aruba the Caribbean’s greenest island? The Dutch Caribbean island has taken another big step in its effort to lead the world in carbon footprint reductions and to be an example to the region. Last month, Aruba’s government signed a contract with the local utility service […]