The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has awarded US$ 50,000 in grant funding to two film and animation entities in Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago for projects which aim to increase cultural collaboration and empower at-risk youth. The successful recipients are Saint Lucia’s Malfini Film and Animation Studio, Inc and Trinidad and Tobago’s Forward Ever […]
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana, Thursday, 4 February 2021) – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has congratulated Grenada on its Forty-Seventh Anniversary of Independence, praising its great example of resilience. CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, in a congratulatory message to Prime Minister Dr. the Hon. Keith Mitchell, said Grenada has made great strides, and its citizens have […]
Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) weighs in on U.S. travel requirements MIAMI (February 2, 2021) – Despite having one of the world’s lowest rates of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections, hospitalizations and deaths, the Caribbean’s economic survival is in serious jeopardy as tourism-dependent economies struggle with the consequences of the pandemic and travel restrictions […]
Bridgetown, Barbados February 1, 2021 – The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) successfully hosted an online training programme and simulation exercise in geographical information systems (GIS) for disaster risk management (DRM) in the Caribbean region. The training programme was delivered between January 11th and 28th 2021, with the final two days dedicated to a simulation exercise where […]
For everyone in the travel industry, Gordon “Butch” Stewart’s name is synonymous with success and the transformation of tourism in the Caribbean. By the time many began their careers in travel, the legendary Sandals brand had already been a well-established beacon of innovation, with the hotelier’s larger-than-life personality contributing to its celebrity. To his friends […]
January 28th, 2021 – It is not business as usual at NGC as the company seeks innovative ways to institute its Green Agenda through not only the way it operates, but through strategic partnerships. The Company signed an agreement with Orbital Eye B.V. to conduct research, via satellite data, and monitor greenhouse gas (GHG) and […]
Alberto Fernández delivered a keynote lecture during a high-level meeting at ECLAC’s headquarters in which the United Nations organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, participated along with the Rector of the University of Chile, Ennio Vivaldi. (January 27, 2021) The President of the Argentine Republic, Alberto Fernández, delivered a virtual keynote lecture this Wednesday, January 27, from […]
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) expresses grave concern at the escalation of tensions between Guyana and Venezuela caused by the interception and detention in Guyana’s Exclusive Economic Zone of two Guyanese fishing vessels by a Venezuelan naval vessel on January 21, 2021. Recalling its statement of January 12, 2021 in which it had firmly repudiated any […]
Due to changes in Barbados’s general COVID-19 posture, Embassy Bridgetown has canceled all nonimmigrant visa appointments effective Thursday, January 28. If you have an urgent matter and need to travel immediately, please follow the guidance provided at https://ais.usvisa–info.com/en–bb, or call 246 623 9832 or 246 623 9833 to request an emergency appointment. The MRV fee […]
