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Aruba Is Asking Travelers to Make a Simple Promise — And It Could Shape the Island’s Future

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Travel has always carried an unspoken contract. Visitors arrive to enjoy a destination, but they also share in the responsibility of preserving it — its landscapes, its culture, and the communities that sustain it. As tourism grows across the Caribbean, the question of what travelers owe the places they visit has taken on new urgency. […]

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A Floating Tiffany Boutique

Tiffany & Co. is coming to the Caribbean Sea. The company has introduced its first-ever free-standing boutique at sea on Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Sea. The 875-square-foot boutique is located in the ship’s Central Park neighborhood. “We are delighted that Royal Caribbean guests will now have the opportunity to explore Tiffany’s legendary collections in […]

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A Floating Caribbean Hotel

Beyond the overwater bungalow in Guadeloupe By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s one step beyond the overwater bungalow. It may just be the first of its kind in the Caribbean — a floating hotel. It’s called Aqua Lodge, and it’s set off the coast of the town of Saint-Francois in the French Caribbean department of Guadeloupe. […]

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St Lucia’s Floating Fruit Stands

Above: a floating fruit stand in St Lucia THE EASTERN Caribbean is home to some of the best fresh produce on earth. Guadeloupe, Dominica, St Lucia, Martinique — whether it’s papayas or sugar apples or even the familiar banana you’re looking for, you can find superb varieties in this corner of the West Indies — […]


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Above: Tilapia By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad’s Ministry of Food Production has launched a new tilapia project. The Tilapia Floating Raft Cage Culture Project in Ste Madeline, South Trinidad at a cost of around $34,910 USD. According to Minister Devant Maharaj, the project could generate around 27,000 pounds of tilapia every year. “Locally, tilapia […]