October 11, 2017
STATE OF THE TOURISM INDUSTRY CONFERENCE (SOTIC) 2017 BEGINS IN GRENADA
With the 2017 State of the Tourism Industry Conference (SOTIC), scheduled to officially open tonight 10 October at the Radisson Grenada Beach Resort, a number of member countries of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) have been speaking with…
October 10, 2017
C&W BUSINESS JOINS FORCES WITH THE REGION’S PREMIER TOURISM CONFERENCE
C&W Business, part of the Cable & Wireless Communications Group (C&W), a Liberty Global Company, joins forces the region's premier tourism gathering, the State of the Tourism Industry Conference (#SOTIC2017). C&W Business has come on…
October 9, 2017
Sandals seeking more Copa flights into Jamaica
Sandals Resorts International is negotiating with Copa Airlines with the intention to increase the number of flights into Jamaica and also to boost the number of Latin American tourists to the island. Senior vice president of sales Unique Vacations,…
October 8, 2017
Venezuela Leader Thanks Trump for Making Him ‘Famous’
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro baited U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday by thanking him for a barrage of criticism that had made him famous worldwide. "It's an honor that the head of the empire mentions me every day," said the 54-year-old…
September 4, 2017
St Lucia says worldwide flooding underscores impact of climate change
A senior St Lucia government Minister Monday called for immediate action on climate change, saying no country can afford to play ostrich and bury its head in the sand. “Recent flooding in Houston, Texas and the severe flooding in Mumbai have one…
September 1, 2017
Barbados health project used for global initiative to reduce heart disease
A senior official of the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says a pilot project at two polyclinics, which was aimed at improving blood pressure control in primary health care, has been so successful that the results have…
August 29, 2017
Haiti gov’t denies planning to impose tax on citizens returning
Haiti has denied reports that it intends to impose a tax on nationals returning to the country. Minister of Haitians Living Abroad (MHAVE), Stéphanie Auguste, told reporters there was no truth to the reports circulating in the diaspora that all…
August 28, 2017
US Coast Guard apprehends Dom Rep nationals suspected of drug smuggling
The United States Coast Guard says four Dominican Republic nationals were arrested when they were interdicted by the Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier in the Mona Passage waters off Puerto Rico. On Friday, the Coast Guard said the crew of a Coast…
August 23, 2017
CARICOM countries urged to treat fleeing Venezuelan nationals with compassion
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries are being urged to re-consider treating Venezuelan nationals fleeing the political situation in their country as illegal immigrants and instead recognise the scale of the humanitarian crisis in that South…
August 23, 2017
Panama to require visa for Venezuelans amid crisis
Panama's president says his country will begin requiring an entry visa for Venezuelans beginning in October as their homeland slips deeper into crisis. President Juan Carlos Varela said Tuesday that recent events in Venezuela forced him to act to…