February 9, 2016
UWI Zika Task Force Launched
Responding to the growing threat the Zika virus poses to the Caribbean region, the University of the West Indies has launched a Regional UWI Zika Task Force that will leverage the university’s extensive public health capabilities and will coordinate…
February 9, 2016
Bahamas police seize millions in drug bust
Bahamas police say they have seized more than four million US dollars in cocaine after searching a container at the Freeport Container Port on Sunday. They said the 161 packages of the drugs were found after a team of law enforcement officers…
February 3, 2016
Sandals Foundation and the Bob Marley Foundation have officially launch the Women Helping Others
Two of the Caribbean’s most influential brands, the Sandals Foundation and The Bob Marley Foundation, are joining forces to address the chronic issue of gender inequality in the Caribbean with the introduction of Women Helping Others Achieve (WHOA).…
February 1, 2016
Cuba’s Castro in France for historic visit
Cuba’s President Raul Castro began an official state visit to France on Monday, his first ever to Europe, which is being seen as a key step in rebuilding his island nation’s ties with the West. The Cuban leader was welcomed under the Arc de Triomphe…
January 25, 2016
CARICOM AND ITALY STRENGTHEN TIES
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Italy continued on the path of stronger relations on Wednesday as the new Italian Ambassador to the Community presented his credentials at the Secretariat's Georgetown, Guyana headquarters. CARICOM…
January 25, 2016
ST. LUCIA’S KAROLIN TROUBETZKOY ELECTED CHTA PRESIDENT THROUGH JUNE 2018
The Board of Directors of the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA) officially ratified Karolin Troubetzkoy to take office immediately as President of the Association in advance of her term which would have begun in June 2016. She will…
January 14, 2016
Zika virus confirmed in Haiti
The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) has confirmed the first case of the Zika Virus in Haiti. On Thursday, PAHO’s Communicable Disease and Health Analysis director Marcos Espinal who made the announcement also warned that there are many…
January 13, 2016
Dom Rep women cautioned to avoid pregnancy due to ZIKV threat
Women in the Dominican Republic have been urged to avert pregnancy due to the threat of the Zika Virus. Altagracia GuzmanPublic Health Minister Altagracia Guzman issued the warning due to the possibility that women infected with the virus could give…
January 6, 2016
CHANNEL MANAGEMENT, ONLINE MARKETING, ROMANCE TRAVEL AMONG HIGHLIGHTS OF EDUCATION SESSIONS AT CARIBBEAN TRAVEL MARKETPLACE, JAN. 21 – 23, 2016
The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) will welcome the New Year with fresh ideas through a schedule of savvy educational sessions at Caribbean Travel Marketplace. The professional development element of the event is a new and added…
January 5, 2016
Dominican troops reinforce border as Haitians try to return
The Dominican Republic has sent hundreds of soldiers to its border with Haiti to make it harder for migrants without legal residency to enter the country after returning home to spend the holidays. A contingent of 900 troops was dispatched as part…