In a bid to make inbound travel to the Caribbean easier, the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) is urging governments in the region to reduce the isolation periods for tourists who tested positive for COVID-19. Travel Week reported that from the usual 14 days, the
Grenada only allows cruise ships and sailing vessels with less than 1% COVID-19 cases for them to be allowed to berth at any of the harbours in the country. Health Minister Nickolas Steele has disclosed that there is a health protocol or an agreement with
Media Release - An Asian film festival has awarded the 2022 Best Television Award to Bahamas-produced Goombay Kids. The show is making rounds in festivals from Canada to England to Russia and an American film festival reviewer ranked the origin of Junkanoo episode five out
Staatsolie, Suriname's state-owned oil company, estimates that its gross revenues for 2021 will be around US$400 million where nearly half will cover payments for taxes, dividends and royalties. In a statement, the management said that approximately six million barrels of crude were produced at its Saramacca
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) condemns the armed attack on the Prime Minister of Haiti and his delegation at Gonaives on Saturday 1 January 2022 during the traditional ceremony commemorating the 218th anniversary of Haiti’s independence. The attendance of the Prime Minister of Haiti and his delegation
Bajans will head to the polls to elect a Government to lead them for the next five years on January 19, 2022. The next general election is more than a year before it is constitutionally due. In an announcement to the nation from llaro Court, Prime Minister Mia
Media Release - The ship of Caribbean women in the maritime industry is being steered by a newly elected Governing Council, voted into office at the Women in Maritime Association, Caribbean (WiMAC) Annual General Meeting and Elections held on the 10th December 2021. Affectionately referred to
Press Release - Members of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) emerged winners in several categories of the Caribbean Travel Awards 2022, defying the challenges of a global pandemic that dealt a devastating blow to the main revenue-generating industry for Eastern Caribbean countries. OECS Member
GIS - Prime Minister, Dr the Right Honourable Keith Mitchell is grateful for the supply of additional COVID-19 vaccines from the United States. Last week, Grenada received 69,030 doses of Pfizer vaccine from the United States. Receiving a courtesy call last Thursday from Deputy Chief of
The United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference (COP26), held last month in Glasgow, failed to deliver on what the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) expected from the meeting, Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett said. Engaging the regional media on December 14 in her first Press Briefing, she said the Region was
