tourism

Cruise visits to Caribbean ports have more than doubled since 2000, rising from about 14.5 million arrivals to roughly 35.5 million in 2025, according to the Caribbean Tourism Organization. The industry and its backers promise economic growth, but critics say the cruise bargain is becoming increasingly unfavorable for island destinations.

Despite awareness campaigns and turtle-friendly technology, the lack of mandatory rules for coastal lighting continues to put one of the Caribbean’s main nesting sites for these species at risk.

The legal action follows the agency’s failure to provide public data on incentives, exemptions, and decrees granted to tourism-related businesses under Puerto Rico’s Incentives Code.

Project of The BVI Beacon, The Virgin Islands Daily News, América Futura - El País América, Television Jamaica and the RCI Group Guadeloupe in collaboration with Centro de Periodismo Investigativo