There’s a new sushi destination in Aruba.

The Arawak Garden family of restaurants has debuted the island’s newest eatery: Dragonfly.

Set between Salt & Pepper and Tango Argentine Grill, the restaurant offers a mix of sushi and Asian cuisine with a breezy, lounge ambience.

The menu includes a three-course dinner option including everything from grouper “butterfly” to Mongolian beef.

Even better, there’s daily live music outside on the restaurant’s terrace each day from 7:30 PM to 10:30 PM.

And don’t miss our list of the top Aruba restaurants.

— Caribbean Journal Staff

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You step into the lobby, set in a late-17th-century storehouse, and you’ve been transported. This is no ordinary hotel, from the brick walls to the massive columns just down the plaza. Places like the Admiral’s Inn are something special — they’re small, intimate inns, somewhere in the charming median between a bed and breakfast and a boutique hotel. Here are seven Caribbean inns where you can find precisely that kind of getaway.

Admiral’s Inn The aforementioned inn is set in the heart of Nelson’s Dockyard, Antigua’s recently-crowned UNESCO World Heritage site that was Horatio Nelson’s haunt from 1784 to 1787, and it’s a lovingly restored property with well-designed rooms and a throwback vibe.

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The Eastern Caribbean island of Barbuda is looking to become a 100 percent green energy island.

That’s the plan behind the proposed Green Barbuda Energy project, which, if approved, would be supported by a regional grant from the government of the United Arab Emirates.

The project aims to move Barbuda away from fossil fuels and toward a mix of renewable energy technologies, primarily solar and wind power, backed up by modern battery storage.

Antigua and Barbuda government officials pitched the plan this week in a meeting with a representative of Masdar of the UAE to discuss the plans.

The UAE is funding a $50 million regional grant called the UAE – Caribbean Renewable Energy Fund, with a number of Caribbean countries having already submitted requests.

Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company, would manage the technical implementation of the project.

A UAE team recently visited the APUA electricity plant in Codrington to obtain data on energy usage and visited possible sites for installation of green fuel facilities.

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Attorneys acting for an investor have filed another Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) claim against UBS Financial Services Incorporated of Puerto Rico and UBS Financial Services, Inc. (UBS) for $15 million in the wake of Puerto Rico’s recent bankruptcy filing.

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Royal Caribbean is returning to the Port of New Orleans after a three-year hiatus.

The cruise line has repositioned its Vision of the Seas cruise ship for the 2018-2019 winter season.

The 915-foot ship will sail seven-night itineraries to destinations across the Bahamas and the Yucatan Peninsula beginning Dec. 15, 2018.

Before moving to New Orleans, the ship will sail 16-night voyages through the Panama Canal from Miami to Los Angeles and then from Los Angeles to New Orleans.

Royal also announced that its Mariner of the Seas ship would be returning to the United States in 2018 to homeport in Miami.

Royal Caribbean recently made our list of the top all inclusive cruises and cruise options.

— Caribbean Journal Staff

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