Jamaica: PM Holness and Minister Tufton to launch Caribbean Moves at UNGA
From Office of the Prime Minister Prime Minister Andrew Holness and Health Minister Dr Hon. Christopher Tufton are expected to launch Caribbean Moves at the 73rd Session of the United General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City, United States. Minister…
US Coast Guard arrests three for cocaine seizure in Caribbean Sea
From RJR News The US Coast Guard has nabbed three drug smugglers and seized millions of dollars worth of cocaine in the Caribbean Sea. It has transferred the smugglers and the cocaine, which is valued at about US$3.3 million, to…
Sangster International Airport wins for 10th Consecutive Year at World Travel Awards
From South Florida Caribbean News Montego Bay, Jamaica – Sangster International Airport (SIA), Jamaica’s leading gateway to the world, was named the Caribbean’s Leading Airport for the tenth year in a row at the World Travel Awards (WTA) hosted at…
UPDATE: Man arrested in relation to assault incident circulating on Cayman Islands social media, 24 September
From RCIPS Correction: The man below has been charged with Assault ABH, and not Affray or Damage to Property, as originally stated. He is expected to appear in court Wed (26) afternoon. Just after 11:50PM on Saturday 22 September,…
China leaves door open for trade war talks but not with American ‘knife at its throat’
By Jun Mai From South China Morning Post Chinese officials say the United States must treat it as an equal and keep its word on agreements The door for renewed high-level trade talks between Beijing and Washington is still open…
Weathering the storm: powerful lessons from the Caribbean
From UN Environment Florence, Joyce, Mangkhut and Olivia. From the Atlantic to the Pacific, raging tropical storms continue to threaten the wellbeing of millions around the world. The death and destruction caused by tropical storms are a stark reminder of coastal…
Hilton adding 10 all-inclusive resorts in the Caribbean and Latin America to its portfolio (2 by the end of the year!)
BY MEGHAN From Million Miles Secrets We devote thousands of hours of research to help you get Big Travel with Small Money. You support us by signing-up for credit cards through partner links which earn us a commission. Here’s our…
Jamaica voted Caribbean’s Leading Destination at Annual World Travel Awards
From South Florida Caribbean News Jamaica Voted Leading Cruise Destination and Leading Tourist Board MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica – Jamaica is this year’s Leading Caribbean Destination and Leading Caribbean Cruise Destination as determined by the World Travel Awards. The annual Caribbean…
PAHO: Caribbean countries among those with the lowest incidence of TB
Progress must be accelerated to end tuberculosis in the Americas, says new PAHO report Over a quarter of a million people live with TB in the Region of the Americas and 24,000 died from the disease in 2017. But the…
Life expectancy progress in UK ‘stops for first time’
By Alex Therrien From BBC Life expectancy in the UK has stopped improving for the first time since 1982, when figures began. Women’s life expectancy from birth remains 82.9 years and for men it is 79.2, the figures from the…