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15 Caribbean Beaches Where You Can Go Snorkeling Straight From the Sand

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You don’t always need a boat to find the Caribbean you dream about. Some of the region’s clearest water and most colorful reefs sit just beyond the shoreline, close enough that all you have to do is step off the sand, lower your mask and let the sea take over. These are the beaches where […]

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Solar-Powered Caribbean Beach Resort Hits the Market

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A new boutique Caribbean beach resort has hit the market, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned.  Snow Bay, a four-unit luxury beach resort built on the Bahamian island of San Salvador in 2019, has been listed for $2.95 million with Nassau-based Sotheby’s International Realty’s Sarah Chemaly.  Set on 1.84 acres, it consists of four seaside villas, […]

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This Aruba Resort's New Solar Project

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The Manchebo Beach Resort and Spa in Aruba has taken a major step in its green journey with the launch of a new solar panel project.  The resort, which has been Green Globe Certified for years, has installed 100 kWh of solar panels, enough to generate 20 percent of its electricity from solar energy.  “As […]

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St Kitts and Nevis Is Building the Caribbean’s Largest Solar Plant

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St Kitts and Nevis has broken ground on what is expected to be the largest solar plant in the Caribbean region.  The Basseterre Valley Solar and Storage Project will include a 35-megawatt solar energy plant and a 45-megatwatt-hour battery storage facility.  The project is anticipated to provide between 30 and 35 percent of St Kitts’ […]


This Aruba Resort's New Solar Project

A private island in the Exuma chain of The Bahamas has been listed for sale for $35 million, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned.  Hummingbird Cay, set off the southwestern coast of Great Exuma, sits between Bowe Cay and Culmer’s Cay.  It’s being listed with The Bahamas’ Damianos Sotheby’s International Realty’s Steve Donovan.  The 257-acre island […]

How to Live Completely Off the Grid in Puerto Rico

The pandemic has seen an increasing number of homeowners look to the Caribbean, searching for more secluded, secure pastures.  The latest listing in Puerto Rico is precisely that, taken to the next level: it’s completely off the grid.  This home in Quebradillas on the northern coast of Puerto Rico is the ultimate in sustainable Caribbean […]

The Bahamas’ Star Island Is Now on the Market

Star Island, the completely-off-the-grid private island near Eleuthera in The Bahamas, has hit the market, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned.  The 34-acre off-the-grid getaway, which is powered by solar energy and has its own reverse osmosis water system, has been listed for $3.45 million with Gavin Christie of CA Christie Real Estate.  “In my opinion, […]

The Dominican Republic Has a Huge New Solar Park

The Dominican Republic has officially debuted a major new solar energy park in the country.  The new Solar Canoa park, set in Canoa in the western portion of the country, has a capacity of 25 megawatts in its first phase.  It’s a significant new green achievement for the Dominican Republic in a region that is […]

A New Private-Island Resort Is Opening in Belize

A new private-island destination is coming to Belize, Caribbean Journal has learned.  It’s called Ray Caye, and it will make its debut off the coast of Placencia in January 2020.  The 20-room resort is a reimagining of the former Hatchet Cay Resort, now expanded and transformed, set about 18 miles east of Placencia Village.  The […]

St Kitts Is Launching a Major New Solar Energy Project

By the Caribbean Journal staff The island of St Kitts is embarking on a new green energy project that could be a game-changer for the wider Caribbean region. The new project by the St Kitts Electric Company and Leclanche SA will be the largest solar generation plus energy storage project ever built in the Caribbean. […]

Cayman's First "Ecosmart" Real Estate Project

By the Caribbean Journal staff Grand Cayman will be soon be home to its first-ever “ecosmart” real estate community. The new project is called Orchard Ecovillage, and the 21-acre master-planned community is set in Grand Cayman’s Lower Valley. The project aims to be a live-work-play development, with a total of 162 one, two and three-bedroom […]

The Bahamas Is Getting a New Hotel in Bimini

By Alexander Britell A sleek new hotel is set to inject new energy into the Bimini archipelago of The Bahamas. It’s called illa Bimini, and the new project by Island Developers is slated to break ground in August. The beachfront “eco-chic” residential hotel, which will be designed by renowned architect Chad Oppenheim’s Oppenheim Architecture + […]