Barbadians made history by electing the island’s first female prime minister. The 167 square miles Eastern Caribbean nation that is home to over 277,000 people yesterday, as voters there chose its first female prime minister by handing her party a landslide victory. Mia Amor Mottley, 52, of the opposition Barbados Labour Party, (BLP), will be…
CARIBBEAN CULTURE, FASHION & CULINARY ARTISTRY ENHANCE CARIBBEAN WEEK 2018 EVENTS (#CWNY18) NEW YORK, NY (25 May 2018) – Vibrant colours, authentic cuisine and Caribbean fashion will be on display in the Grand Ballroom at the Wyndham New Yorker Hotel as five Caribbean American designers and an exceptionally talented Caribbean chef will be featured during…
Grenada Wins 14th GOLD MEDAL at RHS Chelsea Flower Show ‘Grenada – The Road to Success’ Design Highly Acclaimed by Judges St. George’s, Grenada – May 22nd, 2018 – The Pure Grenada exhibit at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018 named ‘Grenada-The Road to Success’ has won a highly coveted gold medal. This brings…
AMERICAN AIRLINES ANNOUNCES MIAMI/AIA SERVICE KINGSTOWN, ST.VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES, May 2, 2018- American Airlines today announced St. Vincent and the Grenadines as one of the destinations to which its customers “will have new options to escape the cold with more seasonal and year-round flights”. A release issued by the Airline, states that “American is…
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS TOURISM SECTOR LOOKS AHEAD WITH CONFIDENCE Director of Tourism Sharon Flax-Brutus shares state of the territory seven months after storms Seven months after Hurricanes Irma and Maria struck the beautiful British Virgin Islands, the territory’s attractions, accommodations and activities continue to rebound. The tourism industry and team here at the British Virgin…
Facebook Mark Zuckerberg apology to users as he cracks down on lousy app developers restricting the use of its data platform he tells concern US lawmakers during his testimony. Speaking to United States law-makers, “protecting people’s information is the most important thing” Facebook CEO said his company would do on the social-media giant. He added that…
HIGHLIGHTS OF XXIV OAS MINISTERIAL CONGRESS Tourism Congress to address theme of Building Resilience in the Tourism sector Mr. Hugh Riley, Secretary General of the CTO GEORGETOWN, Guyana (March 12, 2018) – When the XXIV Inter-American Congress of Ministers and High-Level Authorities of Tourism opens on Wednesday, March 21 at the Guyana Marriott…
Six Senses to Make its Caribbean Debut in St. Kitts New Resort to be Constructed on the Island’s Bucolic Northwestern Tip Pictured: The Hon. Mr. Lindsay F.P. Grant speaking with the President of Six Senses, Bernhard “BB” Bohnenberger, during the signing ceremony held on St. Kitts on March 4. Basseterre, St. Kitts (March…
BARBADOS #1 IN THE WORLD FOR VISITOR SATISFACTION Berlin, GERMANY – Barbados tourism is once again in winner’s row, this time beating out destinations such as second-place Seychelles and third-place Bermuda, to land the number one spot on the 2017 Destination Satisfaction Index (DSI). Throughout the year, over 70,000 travellers were interviewed around…
Praise Poet Jessica Mbangeni brings Ancestral Blessings & Cultural Showcase to Marcus Garvey Fair Kingston, Jamaica, W.I. (February 11, 2018). If you are in the presence of an Imbongi (Praise Poet) Jessica Mbangeni, from South Africa, while at the Marcus Garvey Fair, February 25, 2018, you will receive the blessings of the Ancestors. The fifteenth annual…
REGION HITS 30 MILLION MARK IN STAY-OVER VISITORS ~ Tourism arrivals set new benchmark despite impact of devastating storms ~ BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, 15 February, 2018 – The catastrophic hurricanes that devastated some Caribbean destination last September slowed down tourism’s progress but did not stop it, according to figures released by the Caribbean Tourism Organization…
Remarks by Hugh Riley Secretary General, Caribbean Tourism Organization February 15, 2018 Tourism Industry Performance Review and Press Briefing CTO Headquarters Warrens, St. Michael, Barbados As you heard in the report from our Head of Research, Ryan Skeete, arrivals to the region hit a new record in 2017. 30.1 million stayover visits, and visitor expenditure…
NATIONAL FOCUS FOR FRIDAY MAY 25, 2018 WITH KIMANI ST. JEAN AND CREOLE HIGHLIGHTS WITH SHAAKIRA PIERRE. TOP STORIES: $162 MILLION SAVED TOWARDS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BY END OF MAY AND 244 SO FAR ENGAGED UNDER SPECIAL EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMME
NATIONAL FOCUS FOR THURSDAY MAY 24, 2018 WITH KIMANI ST. JEAN AND CREOLE HIGHLIGHTS WITH SHAAKIRA PIERRE. TOP STORIES: GOVERNMENT ACTIVELY PREPARING FOR 2018 HURRICANE SEASON AND CONSTRUCTION OF ANICHI RESORT AND SPA PROGRESSING ON SCHEDULE
Head of Missions for Observation of Elections Washington, DC Lоuіѕ Rоbіnѕоn Dear Sir/Madam, I muѕt fіrѕt соnfеѕѕ mу іgnоrаnсе of thе role, functions, and rеѕроnѕіbіlіtіеѕ оf thеѕе оbѕеrvеr missions, and…
WHEN THE Chrіѕtmаѕ holidays аrе оvеr, nоt juѕt the сіtіzеnѕ оf Trіnіdаd and Tobago would bе fосuѕеd оn a ѕеrіеѕ оf соmіng parliamentary elections but a whоlе lоt оf other…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Three dауѕ after vоtеrѕ rеgіѕtеrеd thеіr ѕоurnеѕѕ аbоut thе U.S. есоnоmу, thе government said Frіdау thаt еmрlоуеrѕ аddеd a ѕоlіd 214,000 jоbѕ іn Oсtоbеr, еxtеndіng the hеаlthіеѕt…
Montego Bау, St. James. (November 2, 2014) Dr. Tony Vеndrуеѕ’ lаtеѕt book entitled “An Ounсе оf Prevention Mainly fоr Mеn” has just bееn released. Thе аuthоr wrіtеѕ a wіnnіng іntrоduсtіоn…
