December 30, 2017
NEW YEAR MESSAGE FROM HUGH RILEY SECRETARY GENERAL CARIBBEAN TOURISM ORGANIZATION
Bridgetown, Barbados (28 Dec 2017) - This has been a challenging year for Caribbean tourism. While the first half of the year saw exciting growth in both tourism infrastructure and tourist arrivals over the previous year, in September we were hit…
December 18, 2017
Ian Boyne is Dead
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Veteran journalist and deputy chief executive officer of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Ian Boyne is dead. Boyne who was recuperating for some time after he was rushed to the University Hospital of the West Indies on…
December 15, 2017
CDB approves USD76 million to boost development results in St. Kitts and Nevis
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has announced a programme of assistance of USD76.2 million for St. Kitts and Nevis over the period 2017 to 2021. Today, the Bank’s Board of Directors approved the new strategy, which will support economic and…
December 11, 2017
Barbados joins other C’bean islands in signing ILO initiative
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) says Barbados has become the ninth Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country to join the regional initiative, Latin America and the Caribbean Free of Child Labour. It said that the island's Labour Minister…
November 27, 2017
Millions followed the dazzling Davina to Miss Universe
Davina Bennett swelled the hearts of Jamaicans worldwide with pride last night when she placed third in the prestigious Miss Universe 2017 pageant in Las Vegas, Nevada. Twenty-one-year-old Bennett — who works with deaf students and is working on a…
November 24, 2017
More than 100 undocumented Haitians arrested in Dominican Republic
Members of the Dominican Republic security forces have detained more than 100 undocumented Haitians, including pregnant women and children, during several exercises over a 72-hour period. The authorities said that the 10th Battalion of the Dominican…
October 27, 2017
Puerto Rico five weeks post-storm
Conditions in Puerto Rico are still heartbreaking more than five weeks after Hurricane Maria wrought devastation, with the lack of power and clean water compounding chronic conditions, medics say. Doctor Kevin Munjal, assistant professor of…
October 26, 2017
EU provides additional €500,000 in humanitarian aid to Dominica
The European Union is providing an additional €500,000 in humanitarian aid to Dominica, following the severe destruction caused by Hurricane María last month. On September 18, María, a category 5 hurricane, hit Dominica leaving more than 70,000…
October 25, 2017
CDB approves funding to support geothermal development in St. Kitts and Nevis
The Board of Directors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved the use of USD325,500 by CDB for the benefit of the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis to identify environmental and social impacts in the design of a geothermal energy (GE)…
October 24, 2017
Puerto Rico to audit power contract for Montana firm
Storm-ravaged Puerto Rico has promised a full audit of a $300m (£227m) deal won by a small electrical firm with Trump administration connections. A US House of Representatives committee is also scrutinising the contract. The chief executive of…