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Eclipse at Half Moon Is Open Again in Jamaica, and It’s the Island’s Most Authentic Escape — With Beachfront Suites, a Sparkling Infinity Pool, and Two Miles of Sand

 A beach in Montego Bay

After a quiet season of restoration, the contemporary heart of Montego Bay’s most storied resort has thrown its doors open again, and there’s no more soulful way to do Jamaica right now. There’s a particular kind of joy in hearing that a place you love has come home, and that’s exactly how I felt when […]

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Barbuda Is Looking to Go 100 Percent Green

 Barbuda Green Energy

The Eastern Caribbean island of Barbuda is looking to become a 100 percent green energy island. That’s the plan behind the proposed Green Barbuda Energy project, which, if approved, would be supported by a regional grant from the government of the United Arab Emirates. The project aims to move Barbuda away from fossil fuels and […]

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The World’s First Off-the-Grid Sustainable Island Destination

What’s being billed as the world’s first off-the-grid sustainable island destination has officially launched off the coast of Eleuthera in the Bahamas. It’s called STAR Island Bahamas, with STAR short for Sustainable Terrain and Resources, and it held its grand opening over the weekend with transport help from Tropic Ocean Airways. A 35-acre cay, the […]

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The Cooper Island Beach Club Is Even Greener

One of the Caribbean’s greenest hotels is even greener. The British Virgin Islands’ Cooper Island Beach Club boutique hotel now has more than 270 photovoltaic solar panels powering the resort. That has saved over 875,000 lbs of carbon emissions to date. Even better, the green energy powers the Caribbean’s only solar-powered microbrewery, producing five different […]

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The World’s First Off-the-Grid Sustainable Island Destination

 One of the Caribbean’s top eco-friendly hotels is getting greener. The Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort in Aruba is installing new solar panels on its roofs, the property said. The panels will produce 22 percent of the hotel’s energy consumption and take an even greater slice out of its carbon emissions. The resort, led by […]
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Japan’s New Caribbean Green Energy Project

 St Kitts and Nevis has partnered with Japan for a new renewable energy initiative. Officials from Japan International Cooperation Agency signed an agreement this week with St Kitts and Nevis’ Ministry of Public Infrastructure, Posts, Urban Development and Transport to begin technical cooperation alongside the twin-island federation. Minister Ian Liburd also noted that the high […]

Grenada’s New Green Energy Project

 Grenada has launched a new project aimed at providing green energy to rural areas. The Renewable Energy for Rural Development Project is being funded through a grant of $170,000 in the form of bilateral assistance from South Korea’s government. The grant was provided in two tranches: $100,000 first received in 2014 and $70,000 received last […]

A Landmark Solar Project Is Coming to St Lucia

 A major installation By Dana NIland CJ Contributor In May 2016, Government House in St. Lucia will showcase the country’s renewable energy transition with the installation of a 10-kilowatt solar photovoltaic system, which could save the government thousands of dollars in energy expenditures over the system’s lifetime. The project will be conducted by Solar Head […]

A New $450 Million Caribbean Resort Project

 The Caribbean’s resort boom continues — and so does Antigua and Barbuda’s. The twin-island country has announced another major new project, this one called Gravenor Bay — another significant addition to the island of Barbuda. The $450 million project on the southern tip of Barbuda will be built in seven phases, providing a total of 1,100 jobs […]

How St Kitts is Planning to Go Greener

 Two new areas By Dana Niland CJ Contributor St Kitts is looking to go greener, and the country has two new areas of interest: wind and waste-to-energy. St Kitts Minister of Public Infrastructure Ian Liburd said officials have had discussions with potential investors in both wind energy and waste-to-energy. General Manager of the Solid Waste […]

How the British Virgin Islands Is Moving Towards Green Energy

 A new approach By Dana Niland CJ Contributor The British Virgin Islands is looking to move the territory’s direction toward green energy. Government officials met with renewable energy leaders in the British Virgin Islands last week to discuss energy issues in the territory. The workshop was a collaborative effort between the British Virgin Islands Electricity […]

St Kitts and Nevis Looks to Grow Green Energy Sector

 Another new green push By Dana Niland CJ Contributor St Kitts and Nevis is looking to expand its green energy sector, one that is already at the forefront of the region’s green movement. “More specifically, we must accelerate the pace of integrating renewable energy sources and securing sustainable supplies of water within our Federation,” said […]