Tourism in the Caribbean is now alive and well, according to latest statistics, and is recovering from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) revealed that the Caribbean accounted for 3.1 percent of all arrivals worldwide, with 28.3 million registered tourist visits
UN News - Implementing sodium reduction policies could save an estimated seven million lives globally by 2030, WHO said in a new report launched. “Unhealthy diets are a leading cause of death and disease globally, and excessive sodium intake is one of the main culprits,” the World Health
Local and international marketing agents for Grenada's Citizenship by Investment (CBI) programme are to compile a list of all Russian and Belarussian applicants for submission to the CBI Unit by midnight on March 31, 2023. Grenada will not accept applications to the program from these
Message from Dr Carla N Barnett, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on the occasion of International Women’s Day, 8 March 2023 On 8 March 2023, the Caribbean Community (Caricom) joins the rest of the world in celebrating International Women’s Day (IWD), a special observance that
Release - P&O Cruises will name its newest ship Arvia in Barbados on March 16, 2023, with the world’s largest bottle of rum for the traditional bottle smash. Arvia will be officially named by global performer Nicole Scherzinger in a beachside ceremony to be broadcast live
UN News - Dozens of youth delegates, representing some 226 million young people from 46 least developed countries (LDCs), took centre stage at a United Nations conference underway in Doha, Qatar, to spotlight a range of development issues affecting them and their vulnerable countries. Today, the
Hon. Karl Samuda, Jamaica's Minister of Labour and Social Security, will announce an increase in the minimum wage in April. This was revealed by Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, Minister of Finance and the Public Service, as he opened the 2023/24 Budget Debate in the House
Dominica's northeast coast will see busy days ahead following the safe arrival of the heavy equipment for the construction of the island's first international airport. The vessel carrying the machinery reached Dominica's shore Friday, and the offloading is expected to happen in the next few days. In
The Caribbean Democrat Union (CDU), in partnership with the Conservatives Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) Programme, The New Democratic Party (NDP) Women’s Arm, The LeadHership Institute, and the UWI Open Campus Women and Development Unit (WAND) successfully completed a 10-week LeadHership Training Programme in St. Vincent
UN News - For the first time ever, there are women MPs in every single country on Earth, the Interparliamentary Union, IPU, said. In its latest annual report, the global body dedicated to promoting peace through parliamentary diplomacy and dialogue, also said that women’s participation has never been as
