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In Bonaire, A Major Step for Coral Reef Restoration

In Bonaire, Your Own Private Caribbean Reef

The first thing you notice is the view: a beautiful and vast ocean lies before you, unobstructed and inviting. Walk into any room at the Bellafonte Luxury Oceanfront Hotel and you can hear it calling. It’s the sound of the ocean and nature, …

CuisinArt Reopens in Anguilla

By the Caribbean Journal staff One of Anguilla’s signature hotel has relaunched, Caribbean Journal has learned. The CuisinArt Golf Resort and Spa, which had been closed since sustaining significant damage during Hurricane Irma, reopened its doors this week. The property …

The Belize Barrier Reef Gets Some Very Good News

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor The largest barrier reef in the northern hemisphere has just gotten some very good news. UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee has decided to remove the Belize Barrier Reef Reserve Network from the List of World Heritage …

Atlantis Paradise Island Launches New Marine Programs

By the Caribbean Journal staff The Atlantis Paradise Island megaresort on Paradise Island is expanding its marine programs to coincide with World Oceans Day. The new aquatic adventures include a five-day marine adventure summer camp; a twilight snorkel program that …

The Reef by CuisinArt Reopens in Anguilla

By Alexander Britell One of the Caribbean’s sexiest new hotels has reopened on the island of Anguilla. The Reef by CuisinArt, the sister property to Anguilla’s signature CuisinArt resort, officially reopened on Sunday after having been shuttered in the wake …

Belize Is Expanding Its Marine Protected Areas in a Big Way

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor The government of Belize will expand its network of no-take zones, a type of marine protected area, from three percent to over 10 percent by the end of 2018. The expanded areas are managed in …

Anguilla’s Reef By CuisinArt Set to Reopen

By the Caribbean Journal staff One of Anguilla’s hottest new resorts is readying for a relaunch. The Reef by CuisinArt, which first opened in late 2016 and has been closed in the wake of Hurricane Irma, is planning to reopen …

SLH Expands in Jamaica, Anguilla

By the Caribbean Journal staff Small Luxury Hotels of the World is expanding in the Caribbean. The collection of more than 500 hotels in 80 countries has added a pair of hotels in the Caribbean. SLH has added the Trident …

A New Boost for Coral in St. Lucia

The Sandals Foundation is partnering with CLEAR Caribbean in an effort to establish two coral nurseries aimed at restoring lost coral coverage in St. Lucia, as well as providing a habitat for marine life inside the Soufriere Marine Managed Area. …

Major Caribbean Coral Restoration Project Expands to Curacao

Above: saving corals in Bonaire By the Caribbean Journal staff A major Caribbean coral restoration project is expanding. The Coral Restoration Foundation Bonaire has joined forces with the Coral Restoration Foundation to launch a similar project in Curacao. CRF Curacao …

Baha Mar’s Coral Reef Project

Above: coral antlers at the property’s artificial reef By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean’s largest resort project is expanding — into the ocean. But now how you might think. The Nassau project has an ongoing initiative in the shores of Cable …

Rum Journal: A Reef Rum Punch From St Thomas, US Virgin Islands

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor We can’t guarantee that – to borrow a phrase from Madonna – you’ll feel “like a virgin” after this cocktail. But you will feel in a Virgin Islands state of mind after a few …

Study Finds Coral Reefs Could Adapt to Climate Change

Above: a Coral Reef (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Can coral reefs adapt to climate change? According to a new study from the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, coral reefs may be able to adapt to …

Fabien Cousteau Visits Exuma to Study Damaged Reef

Above: Fabien Cousteau with one of the Discovery Club members (BIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A recent incident that saw a boat run aground into a coral reef in Exuma led to a visit this weekend by noted …

A Bonaire Resort’s Plan to Save the Caribbean’s Coral Reefs

Above: the coral nursery at the Buddy Dive Resort in Bonaire (Photo: Buddy Dive Resort) By Alexander Britell KRALENDIJK — From overfishing and pollution to disease and climate change, the Caribbean’s coral reefs are in serious jeopardy. But a dive …

Atlantis Appoints General Manager for The Cove and The Reef Resorts

Above: The Cove By the Caribbean Journal staff Kerzner International Bahamas has appointed Cristian Sariego as senior vice president and general manager of The Cove Atlantis and The Reef Atlantis resorts in the Bahamas. Sariego was formerly the general manager …