Guadeloupe a French Caribbean island but an overseas Department of France formally joined the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). The OECS is a regional grouping comprising the independent and non-independent countries. The islands making up the OECS community are the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Martinique which an overseas Department of France, St. Kitts…
Nelsons Dockyard in Antigua and Barbuda, has been voted Best Attraction in the Caribbean. Nelson’s Dockyard, the only continuously working Georgian naval dockyard in the world, topped the category in the annual 10Best Readers’ Choice Award, as voted by USA TODAY readers. Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2016, Nelson’s Dockyard, which was nominated…
CTO Caribbean Tourism Outlook 2019 & Performance Report 2018 Presented by Ryan Skeete, Director of Research & IT (ag) February 13th, 2019 CTO Headquarters, Warrens, St. Michael, Barbados. With a strong performance during the last four months of 2018, including a robust showing by countries impacted by the 2017 hurricanes, the evidence suggests that Caribbean…
Dominica 2019 Tourism get a boast states the Discover Dominica Authority. The organization reported that it is pleased to inform of the end of year gifts that the local Industry has received. Over the past few weeks, various stakeholders and destination Dominica have received good news. Since reopening November 1, 2018, Secret Bay, an exclusive…
Saint Lucia International Airport Development well be ready in 2020 based on a vote by the country’s parliament. Castries, December 19, 2018 – The redevelopment of Saint Lucia’s international airport will get underway very soon. On Tuesday, December 11, 2018, the Parliament of Saint Lucia voted to borrow US$100 million for the Hewanorra International Airport…
STUDENT TOURISM AMBASSADORS CHARGED TO KEEP GRENADA, CARRIACOU AND PETITE MARTINIQUE PURE Photo1-Group Photo of Student Tourism Ambassadors Photo 2-Tourism Minister Pinning Student St. George’s, Grenada – 20th November 2018 – It wasn’t the end of a year-long Tourism Awareness Campaign (TAC) but the beginning of a bright future for the students of the…
National Focus with Prisca Julien and Creole Highlights with Shaakira Pierre. TOP STORIES: THE GOVERNMENTS OF CHINA AND DOMINICA SIGN $120 MILLION ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT AND ROSEAU ENVISIONED AS CLIMATE RESILIENT SMART CITY MODEL FOR THE CARIBBEAN
Take tsunami preparedness seriously says Secretary general of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) Hugh Riley as he called on Caribbean states to take tsunami preparedness seriously, stating to do otherwise would put the people and regional economies at risk. Speaking in Paris, France, during a discussion organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural…
July 25, 2018. Portland, Jamaica, W.I. Di’ Atlantic Entertainment Center on July 15, 2018 in Manchioneal, Portland was ablaze with powerful energies, an actual wood fire, a symbol, on the stage throughout the official launch of Mama Africa Arise & Unite. Surrounded by the sea’s serene presence, the mission took flight, amidst a spirited, informative…
