The Destination Was The Big Winner at the CTO Sustainable Tourism Awards St. George’s, Grenada – 30th August, 2019 – Pure Grenada, the Spice of the Caribbean’s sustainable efforts were recognized as the destination walked away with three titles in the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s (CTO) Sustainable Tourism Awards. The ceremony was held in St.Vincent and […]
Considering the Sandals Earth Guard Corporate Sustainability Policy of Sandals Resorts International, and the natural, social and cultural setting in which we operate; Sandals Grenada is committed to achieving environmental and social sustainability. Sandals Grenada is a luxury all-inclusive resort situated over 17 acres at the southern- most tip of Grenada, at the end of […]
Monday March 18, 2019 –Today, the Sandals Foundation – the philanthropic arm of Sandals Resorts International – is celebrating its 10th anniversary of fulfilling its promise to the Caribbean community and impacting over 850,000 people. Investing in projects directly related to improving communities, fostering growth through education and protecting the environment, the Sandals Foundation has […]
San Jose, Costa Rica, 18 January 2019 (IICA). Today, Microsoft and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) defined priority actions to be jointly implemented as part of their Digital Educational Partnership. This strategic relationship will accelerate agriculture’s digital transformation on the American continent though the dissemination of knowledge as well as Internet of Things, […]
The organizations will devise a framework agreement to facilitate joint initiatives in areas such as biotechnology, bioinputs, pollination and food production. San José, 12 November 2018 (IICA). Manuel Otero, Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), met with Ronald Guendel, Global Head of Food Chain Relations at Bayer CropScience, as part of […]
September 25, 2018 (Bridgetown, Barbados) – Marine experts will meet in Barbados this week for the Third Meeting of the joint Regional Working Group on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (RWG-IUU). During the meeting they will discuss how countries in the Western Central Atlantic, which includes the Caribbean region, can improve sustainable use of marine […]
July 26, 2018, BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Board of Directors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved a USD9.3 million (mn) loan to the Government of Anguilla, to implement a reform programme that aims to restore fiscal sustainability and enhance resilience against natural disasters. Anguilla is highly vulnerable to natural disasters, and since 1995, […]
A stakeholder meeting will be held on 18 July 2018 for the representatives of the refrigeration and air conditioning (RAC) sector, during which consultant John Telesford will present the key findings of his inventory for the sector. The consultancy was contracted under the Global programme “Cool Contribution fighting Climate Change” (C4), which is implemented in […]
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) […]
