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US Coast Guard commissions new fast response cutter in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The US Coast Guard commissioned into service the latest fast response cutter, the US Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Tezanos (WPC-1118), during a ceremony at US Coast Guard Sector San Juan on Friday morning. The Joseph Tezanos is the sixth fast response…

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The Best Eco-Resort in St Lucia: Fond Doux Plantation

 

It’s a unique place, tucked in the rainforest in the hills above Soufriere, Saint Lucia. This is Fond Doux Plantation, a 250-year-old cacao plantation that is one of the best-kept secrets in the Caribbean. This is an eco-resort, a place to experience nature and the vibrant, pulsing energy of Saint Lucia.

The 15-room Fond Doux Plantation & Resort is one of the Caribbean’s greenest hotels, from cooling most of its rooms with hillside breezes to a total emphasis on locally-sourced products (including chocolate made from beans from the on-site plantation). Here, everything is about a sense of place: it’s what makes this the Best Eco-Resort in St Lucia and one of the top eco-resorts in the Caribbean.

This is what it’s like:

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St. Regis Bahia Beach Launches “Boathouse Club” for Teens

 

While many top resorts around the Caribbean have offerings geared toward young children, one Puerto Rico luxury hotel has launched a new experienced aimed at teenage guests.

It’s called The Boathouse Club, and it’s the newest idea from the St. Regis Bahia Beach Resort in Puerto Rico.

The club includes offerings like a zip lining adventure in the El Yunque rainforest, nature photography workshops, camping experiences in bird sanctuaries, evening kayak nature tours and movie nights on the beach, among others.

The new club complements the hotel’s existing Iguana Club for kids.

— Caribbean Journal Staff

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What Monica Puig's Olympic gold medal means for Puerto Ricans

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — August 13, 2016 will forever be one of those days when almost every Puerto Rican will remember where she or he was and what they were doing. And chances are they were probably breathlessly watching Puerto Rican tennis player…

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These Caribbean Hotel Rooms Have Their Own Rooftop Terraces

 

It’s one of the coolest perks at any Caribbean hotel: the rooftop sun terraces at St Lucia’s Windjammer Landing resort.

They come in the hotel’s Premium Ocean View rooms, offering a spectacular view and the comfort of total, sun-drenched privacy.

Here’s what they’re like:

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