Press Release - Jamaican geospatial scientist and Managing Director of GeoTechVision Jamaica, Valrie Grant, has won the 2020 WE Empower UN Sustainable Development Goals Challenge 2020 Award. The award includes a grant of US$20,000.00 towards her company’s Student Digital Citizenship Programme and EduTechAid initiative. Grant was
American Airlines announces its collaboration with several governments to begin offering preflight COVID-19 testing for customers travelling on certain flights in the Caribbean. The plan will begin with preflight COVID-19 testing for customers travelling to Jamaica and The Bahamas. The initiative aims to help revive the
After months of uncertainty and speculation, Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minster Keith Rowley announced that the Carnival 2021 scheduled for February is officially cancelled because of COVID-19. “I see no future for Carnival in Trinidad and Tobago in the months ahead. And today I can put
Aruba launches "One Happy Workation" program, inviting valid US passport holders to stay and work remotely in Aruba from one week up to 90 days. One Happy Workation offers a collection of deals and discounted rates at t local hotels, chain resorts, and rental homes. https://youtu.be/6EuoPxjFvGk The program
The British Virgin Islands (BVI) is set to reopen its borders to tourists in December — nine months following its closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Premier and Minister of Finance Andrew Fahie made the announcement on Monday at the launch of the British Virgin Islands
PRNewswire -- On September 7th, Professional Wealth Management (PWM) magazine, a publication from the Financial Times, released the fourth edition of its annual report: 'A Guide to Global Citizenship: The 2020 CBI Index'. It evaluates all active citizenship by investment (CBI) programmes in the world and ranks
The Bermuda Tourism Authority has unveiled a calendar of upcoming "Inside-Out" marketing promotions to help stimulate local spending while engaging visitors and encouraging more travellers to the island. During a press briefing, the BTA and stakeholder partners highlighted a series of events and marketing promotions planned
Caribbean gospel artist, Wilburne, brings another song of hope, reminding the world that we will get through this current pandemic. Wilburne, who hails from the island of St. Lucia, has not let the pandemic put a damper on his dreams of singing. After COVID-19 left him
It is a dream come true for Junior Sealy after being chosen as the Caribbean Fashion Director for Fashion Week Brooklyn 2020. Sharing the exciting new in his Instagram account, the Barbadian-born stylist and designer hopes to forge new paths for Caribbean designers.
Alan and Alex Stokes, popular TikTok stars and YouTubers were charged by the Orange County District Attorney’s Office after allegedly staging a bank robbery prank. The twins from Irvine, California has been each charged with one felony count of false imprisonment effected by violence, menace, fraud
