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Aruba Is Asking Travelers to Make a Simple Promise — And It Could Shape the Island’s Future

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Travel has always carried an unspoken contract. Visitors arrive to enjoy a destination, but they also share in the responsibility of preserving it — its landscapes, its culture, and the communities that sustain it. As tourism grows across the Caribbean, the question of what travelers owe the places they visit has taken on new urgency. […]

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This Caribbean Country is Banning Styrofoam

By the Caribbean Journal staff In a bid to continue to position itself as one of the world’s most green-focused countries, Guyana has announced plans to ban the importation and use of styrofoam. The ban will take effect on Jan. 1, 2016, according to a government statement. Guyana’s Department of Natural Resources and the Environment […]