Caribbean resorts drop prices for bargain-hunting beach-goers [even Cayman Islands]
By Valarie D’Elia From News NY1 If you’re looking for an affordable beach vacation this summer, the Caribbean may be the answer. NY1’s Valarie D’Elia filed the following report. Yes, summer is hurricane season in the tropics, and you can…
Swimming with pigs in the Bahamas
From Caribbean360 NASSAU, Bahamas, Thursday June 12, 2014 – While many Caribbean countries offer visitors the opportunity to swim with turtles, The Bahamas has gone one step further, extending an unusual and oddly attractive invitation to its guests to splash…
Trinidad minister denies confirming detained Muslims have terrorist links
From Caribbean News Now contributor PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — The minister of national security, Senator Gary Griffith, has denied recent claims by opposition Senator Nafeesa Mohammed that the government of Trinidad and Tobago sent correspondence to Venezuelan authorities confirming…
Antigua PM calls for OECS referendum on CCJ
From Jamaica Observer ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) — Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer says a referendum should be held within all the countries of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) simultaneously so as to guide the sub-region’s approach to the…
Carbon neutral tourism falters in Tobago
By Jewel Fraser From Caribbean360 SCARBOROUGH, Tobago, Friday June 6, 2014, IPS – An initiative to reduce the carbon footprint of Tobago’s tourism sector may be stymied by “bread-and-butter issues” and the failure of government authorities to vigorously pursue the…
A spider a key to unlock Caribbean heritage
By Carolyn D. Guniss From South Florida Times FORT LAUDERDALE — Some know him as a spider, others a god. There is no common spelling of his name. It can be Anancy, Anasi, Br’er Anansi or Ananci. What most agree…
Monroe College Hospitality Management students win annual Caribbean Tourism Organisation Students Colloquium Championship for third consecutive year
PRWEB.COM NewswireNew Rochelle, NY (PRWEB) Monroe College, a national leader in urban and international education, today announced that students from its School of Hospitality Management and the Culinary Arts won the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s (CTO) annual Students Colloquium Championship for…
PR to host top Caribbean travel summit
By CB Online Staff Puerto Rico will host the Caribbean Travel Marketplace early next year, marking the first return the island of the region’s largest and most important tourism marketing event since 2010. The event, slated for January 28-29 at…
RCIPS PRs: Teacher charged with sex offences/Explosives found man arrested/WB & GT man charged/ Complaint received inappropriate behaviour at Club
From RCIPS Thu, Jun 12, 2014 at 11:35am A 33 year old male has been formally charged with a number of offences of a sexual nature and will appear in court later this afternoon. The male who cannot be identified…
New Zealand crush Windies in first test
From Caribbean360 KINGSTON, Jamaica, Wednesday June 11, 2014, CMC – West Indies suffered a humiliating defeat in the first Test here Wednesday, as New Zealand crushed them by 186 runs inside four days at Sabina Park to claim only their…
