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The Caribbean’s Must-Visit Yacht Show Is Coming to St Thomas
The Virgin Islands Boating Expo will take place May 10-12, 2024 at Yacht Haven Grande St. Thomas, the USVI’s top yachting destination. This boutique destination show, hosted by the Virgin Islands Professional Charter Association, ticks the top three boxes of […]
The Caribbean’s Top Underwater Sculpture Park Is Expanding
The Moliniere Underwater Sculpture Park, the Jason deCaires Taylor-designed gem in the waters off the coast of Grenada, is expanding. The park has unveiled 31 new sculptures to be added to the park, a place that has become a symbol […]
The Caribbean’s Sea Turtle Summer Camp Is Back in Nevis
It’s the only program of its kind in the Caribbean: the popular Sea Turtle Summer Camp at the Four Seasons Resort Nevis. The annual celebration and educational week focuses critically endangered sea turtles in the Caribbean, in partnership with the […]
The Caribbean’s Tour de Turtles
One world-famous Tour just concluded, with almost 200 entrants traversing the entirety of France. Another Tour just began, half a world away; but this one is far, far bigger, spanning the entire Caribbean and beyond. Except the participants don’t even […]
Four Seasons Has a Sea Turtle Summer Camp in the Caribbean
For years, the Four Seasons Resort Nevis has partnered with the Sea Turtle Conservancy on a program to help critically endangered sea turtles in Nevis and around the Caribbean. Three species of sea turtles nest on the shores of Nevis: […]
The 7 Best Reasons to Visit Grenada Right Now
Grenada is one of my favorite places in the Caribbean in part because it checks off all the boxes of things that I love about the islands — authentic culture, local food you won’t find back home, great natural beauty […]
The 10 Best Things to Do in St Croix Right Now
St. Croix packs an abundance of attractions in its 84 square miles — in fact, acre for acre I’d put this U.S. Virgin Island up against any Caribbean destination for its diverse, interesting, and quirky activities. Here are 10 of […]
From The Bahamas to St John, 10 Beaches to Dream About
We can’t go a day without imaging ourselves on some far-off beach in the Caribbean right now, fantasizing about lazy afternoons in the water, about cocktails and picnics and the kind of invigorating scenery we can only find in the […]
This St Croix Vodka Company Is Now Making Hand Sanitizer — From Breadfruit
St Croix’s Mutiny Island Vodka was already famous for making what was the Caribbean’s only vodka made from breadfruit. Now, the St Croix-based distillery is making a name for a different reason: by shifting its production to hand sanitizer amid […]
A New Craft Brewery in St Croix
By the Caribbean Journal staff There’s a new craft brewery in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Leatherback Brewery Company has opened its doors in St Croix, offering a range of craft beverages brewed with local ingredients. The brewery’s flagship beers […]
A New Nature Reserve in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico has a new nature reserve. Playa Grande, El Paraiso is known to be the beach with the highest rate of leatherback turtle nesting activity throughout Puerto Rico in the past four years. Ad now Governor Alejandro García Padilla […]
This Caribbean Country’s Clever Plan to Deal With Sea Turtle Poachers
Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Dominica is the permanent habitat of the Hawksbill and Greenback species of sea turtle, and the seasonal habitat of the Leatherback species. According to conservationist Errol Harris, the population of these […]
Bermuda Creates Plan to Manage Sea Turtle Population
Above: a sea turtle By the Caribbean Journal staff Bermuda’s Department of Conservation Services has announced the completion of a management plan to deal with the conservation of the island’s resident green and hawksbill turtle populations. The main aim of […]
9 Great Beaches in Grenada
GRENADA — Beaches have their own personalities. Some beaches are just plain easy, while others are more complex. Indeed, some of the best beaches are harder to find and more difficult get to. But once you’re there, the rewards are […]
Green Caribbean: Hatching Sea Turtles in Dominica in 8 Photos
“Hey! Could I get a hand here?” Caribbean Journal recently attended a green turtle hatching at the Rosalie Bay Resort in Dominica. Turtle nesting season in Dominica is April through October.
Nine Fun Things to Do in Nevis
Nevis: one of the smallest, most charming islands in the Caribbean. For many, it’s the Caribbean as it once was (there isn’t even a single traffic light). But whether you’re looking for a relaxing getaway or a natural adventure, Nevis […]
Trinidad Says “Every Effort” Being Made to Protect Sea Turtles
Above: a sea turtle (Sea Turtle Conservancy) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad’s government says it is making “every effort” to protect endangered nesting sea turtles in the country’s waters. Trinidad and Tobago supports one of the largest populations of […]
Sea Turtles — a Special Kind of Tourist at the Four Seasons Nevis
Above: the Four Seasons Resort in Nevis (All photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell NEVIS — IT’S LATE EVENING, and Pinney has arrived in Nevis by sea. After a warm greeting to the island, she is shepherded by VIP transport […]
In Nevis, a Sanctuary for Sea Turtles
Above: Lemuel Pemberton’s Nevis Turtle Group has monitored more than 150 sea turtles since 2003. (Photo: Nevis Turtle Group) By Alexander Britell NEVIS– They may arrive at midnight, or not at all. But when Nevis’ most unpredictable visitors show up […]
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