Press Release - The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) and the Regional Security System Asset Recovery Unit (RSS ARU) host the 2021 Creative Youth Competition with a focus on art. The ECCB/RSS-ARU Creative Youth Competition is designed to allow students, aged 13-19 in the eight ECCB
OECS Press Release - Primary school students across the OECS are being encouraged to develop a greater appreciation for the ocean and the important role it plays in food security, recreation, job creation, trade, and climate regulation. The OECS Commission began distribution of the Ocean Explorer game,
Press Release - Dominica is the only Caribbean island to make the National Geographic Traveller (UK) Best of the World 2021 list for adventure. The list is compiled by the National Geographic Traveller (UK) in collaboration, with its 16 local language counterparts of National Geographic Traveller, and highlights
The Government of Dominica has taken a responsible decision to revise the COVID-19 Country Risk Classifications for travel from the CARICOM Travel Bubble - Low, Medium and High-Risk Countries. Effective Wednesday November 18, 2020, St. Lucia has been reclassified to the HIGH RISK classification. With the new
Largest cruise line steps up the game amid losses due to pandemic Major cruise line Royal Caribbean International has announced its official schedule of Caribbean cruises for summer 2022. The three Oasis-class ships–Symphony, Harmony and Oasis of the Seas–will be dispatched as part of the program, sailing
Press Release – Caribbean tourism practitioners and policymakers in the public and private sectors now have a practical tool to help them prepare for, and manage, multiple hazards that pose a risk to the industry. The Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) – the region’s tourism development agency –
The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) celebrates this year's Caribbean Tourism Month with the theme "The Caribbean Awaits". Neil Walters, the CTO's Acting General-Secretary, said that the theme chosen compliments the region’s success in generally containing the spread of COVID-19 which has taken a major toll on tourism
Press Release - As part of its ongoing efforts to mitigate the impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and other public health threats, the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is preparing to officially launch two important initiatives to protect the Region’s tourism sector and safeguard
November 1 marks the beginning of phase two reopening for Anguilla as confirmed by the Ministry of Tourism. “It’s a controlled reopening,” said Tourism Minister Haydn Hughes on Caribbean Tourism Organization's virtual interview. In June 2020, the island was categorized by the World Health Organization (WHO) as
Press Release - Peru, Bahamas and Puerto Rico are the latest destinations to use the world’s first-ever global safety and hygiene stamp, launched earlier this year by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC). WTTC, which represents the global Travel & Tourism private sector, recently announced that
