When Grenada Sailing Festival stages the Westerhall White Jack Workboat Regatta on Saturday & Sunday 3 & 4 February 2018 on Grand Anse Beach there will be something missing – Styrofoam. The organisers, with the support of one of the Regatta’s key sponsors, True Blue Bay Resort, have pledged to keep the Regatta Village Styrofoam-free. […]
Seven companies and one association formalized their commitment to the UNWTO Global Code of Ethics for Tourism during an event held in the context of FITUR, the International Tourism Fair of Madrid. Cielos Abiertos (Colombia), Destinos R.I. (Costa Rica), Tradewings Tours & Travel Corp. (Philippines), Turisferr Association (Spain), Civitatis (Spain), Intercruises (Spain), Vincci Hoteles (Spain) […]
Climate Change can affect different regions of the world in different ways, but it can also affect areas of the same region differently. The low-lying island of Carriacou, unlike Grenada, does not suffer as intensely as Grenada from top-soil erosion and flooding. However, it is more challenged by water scarcity and coastline erosion. In recognition […]
International tourism in the Middle East and North Africa showed clear signs of recovery in 2017 with growths of 5% and 13%, respectively. Against this backdrop, tourism ministers, Spanish authorities and private sector gathered to discuss future tourism prospects at the Ministerial Round Table on Tourism Development in the MENA Region, during the Madrid International Tourism […]
Turismo de Portugal I.P (Portugal), Ecotourism Trust (India), Tryponyu (Indonesia) and SEGGITUR (Spain) are the winners of the 14th Edition of the UNWTO Awards for Innovation in Tourism. Fourteen projects among 128 applicants from 55 countries were selected as finalists of the 14th UNWTO Awards for Innovation in Tourism. The winning projects, divided into four […]
St. George, Grenada – January 17, 2018 – The G.U.T. Cooperative Credit Union Ltd. (GUTCU) has announced its debit card on the CONNEX® Network. It unveiled the new product at the Grenada Trade Centre Annex, under the theme ‘Expanding access through local partnership’. The introduction of the card closely follows the credit union’s recent introduction […]
GENEVA (16 January 2018) – Barbados’ human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the third time on Friday, 19 January 2018 in a meeting that will be webcast live. Barbados is one of the 14 States to be reviewed by the UPR Working […]
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. January 15th, 2018: The absence of radio personality and entertainer, Devon Matthews from the Carnival scene in Trinidad and Tobago this year, has not gone unnoticed. His sudden death last year continues to tug on the heartstrings of many, among them, his close friend and fellow radio personality, Ancil ‘Blaze’ Isaac II. […]
International tourist arrivals grew by a remarkable 7% in 2017 to reach a total of 1,322 million, according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. This strong momentum is expected to continue in 2018 at a rate of 4%-5%. Based on data reported by destinations around the world, it is estimated that international tourist arrivals […]
Developing the world’s first climate resilient countries is a key focus for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) for 2018 which promises to be a year of “rebuilding and growth,” CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque said Friday 12 January. He was at the time accrediting new ambassadors of Barbados and St. Vincent and the Grenadines to CARICOM […]
