It’s the most famous view in Martinique: a sweeping volcanic-sand beach fringed by coconut palms, and rising from the sea just offshore, the sheer volcanic silhouette of Diamond Rock. And right now, you can wake up on that beach for $177 per night. That’s the current starting rate at Diamant Les Bains, the beachfront residence hotel […]
Above: St Croix By the Caribbean Journal staff A solar energy project at the University of the Virgin Islands will be receiving a $3 million award from the United States Department of Agriculture’s High Energy Cost Grant Programme. The project between Veriown Energy and the University of the Virgin Islands will see the deployment of […]
Above: solar panels By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of Japan has provided $121,000 in grant financing to Barbados to outfit five primary schools with photovoltaic energy. Japan’s Ambassador to Barbados, Yoshimasa Tezuka, said the project would “allow students to see the value of renewable energy as a basic human need.” “Efforts to reduce […]
Above: the Westin Dawn Beach Resort and Spa in St Maarten By the Caribbean Journal staff A resort in St Maarten is taking the concept of sustainability to the next level. The Westin Dawn Beach Resort & Spa in St Maarten has completed its high-profile solar energy project, meaning it will now be able to […]
