MIAMI (January 5, 2021) – As we mourn the loss of Caribbean tourism icon the Honorable Gordon “Butch” Stewart, OJ, CD, Hon. LLD, we extend our heartfelt condolences to the Stewart family and the thousands of extended family members in the Sandals organization. Our industry will forever be indebted to “Butch” for his continued passion […]
Travel trade veteran Vanessa Ledesma takes over as Acting CEO and Director General MIAMI (January 4, 2021) – Frank Comito has stepped down as CEO and Director General of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) after guiding the association through the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, several devastating hurricanes and numerous global challenges impacting […]
While praising the Caribbean Community’s relatively successful management of the health aspects of COVID 19 this year, CARICOM’s incoming Chairman, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley of Trinidad and Tobago is challenging the regional integration movement towards stronger outcomes in the year ahead. “Let this be the year that we make CARICOM work for us, as […]
NASSAU-PARADISE ISLAND (December 28, 2020) – After an extended closure forced by the Coronavirus 2019 Disease (COVID-19) pandemic, Comfort Suites Paradise Island resumed operations on December 10, 2020, with an invitation to new and returning loyal guests to experience all the property has to offer at value savings. Announcing a special reopening sale, ‘We are […]
End of Year Statement by theOutgoing Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Dr. the Honourable Ralph GonsalvesPrime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines This year we will be experiencing a Christmas Season like no other. We may miss the joy of camaraderie, but it should however, serve to remind us of the spirit that […]
Charlestown, Nevis, December 23, 2020- Three Caribbean men have created an application called EZirates to revolutionize the way banks interact with customers in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) islands. EZirates, a new financial technology platform, is a free online application that will make getting a loan hassle-free. The platform launches on March 1, 2021. […]
The European Union continues to support to Government of Montserrat through the release of the third Payment of EC$15.8 million (EUR 4.90M) under the country’s Multi Sector Sustainable Economic Development Budget Support Programme. Inclusive in this payment is EC$3 million (EUR 900,000) immediate support to the Government of Montserrat in dealing with the impact of […]
December 21, 2020, BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) today signed a US$50 million loan agreement to support COVID-19 response projects in the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Member States. The agreement was signed by CDB Vice-President (Operations), Diana Wilson Patrick and IDB Representative in Barbados, Juan Carlos De la […]
CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has hailed the strength of the Caribbean Community’s unity in the face of adversity brought by the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. “We reaped the benefits of a CARICOM-wide public health approach which was adopted from the very outbreak of the virus, even before a pandemic was declared,” […]
