St Vincent PM talks free movement of Caribbean nationals
From Caribbean News Now ST AUGUSTINE, Trinidad — “A more mature, more profound regionalism,” says Dr Ralph Gonsalves, prime minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, is the only way that regional governments and peoples can tackle the social and…
Morritt’s Cayman House Development finalist in London’s LABC Building Excellence Awards 2014
Coming off of a tumultuous celebration of his recent development – The Londoner, here at Grand Cayman’s Morritt’s Resort; Developer; David Morritt, reached yet another milestone with the recent announcement of recognition as a finalist for his Cayman House Development…
A massive great white shark just cruised into the Gulf of Mexico
From Caribbean360 FLORIDA, United States, Thursday June 19, 2014 – Katharine, a 14-foot-long, 2,300-pound great white shark is making her way steadily towards the Texas coast. The largest ever recorded great white was 21 feet long. Katharine, the great white…
HMS Argyll to sail to the North Atlantic and Caribbean
South-West based Royal UK Navy warship, HMS Argyll is due to sail today (June 20) on her latest deployment to the North Atlantic and Caribbean. HMS Argyll’s captain, Commander Paul Hammond: said “As we sail from Plymouth we can reflect…
The honeymoon from hell in Cuba
From Caribbean360 LONDON, England, Friday June 20, 2014 – British newlyweds Wesley and Heather Dyson had been saving for months for their dream honeymoon, but got exactly the opposite when the experience deteriorated into a nightmare described as “like a…
There is another Caribbean, beyond the blood, the beach and the banana
By Akala From theguardian.com Why have so few people heard of the Caribbean that produced Walter Rodney, CLR James and Toussaint L’Ouverture? As I sat in the heat of a Jamaican afternoon within touching distance of the Caribbean sea listening…
Caribbean Tourism Organization honors Jamaican tourism stalwart
From Amsterdam News NY Jamaica’s first female tourism director, Carrole Guntley (center), receives the CTO Lifetime Achievement Award from CTO Chairman Beverly Nicholson-Doty (left) and CTO Secretary General Hugh Riley COLIN WILLIAMS PHOTO Jamaica’s first female director of tourism, Carrole…
Steady Caribbean tourism growth driving dining, hotel and resort players
Jun 19, 2014 (ACCESSWIRE via COMTEX) — WHITEFISH, MT The Caribbean is the number one destination in the global cruise sector, with 37.3% of capacity this year, a figure which continues to be dominated largely by passengers from the U.S….
Colombia to begin charging visitors to exotic Caribbean beach
By Hannah Matthews From Colombia Reports FacebookLinkedInTwitterRedditDiggStumbleUpontumblrEmail Access to one of the most beautiful beaches near Colombia’s Caribbean city of Cartagena will no longer be free, Colombian newspaper El Universal reported on Tuesday. Colombia’s Minister of the Interior, together with…
Thomas Cook in five-figure settlement following ‘nightmare’ Caribbean holiday
From Travel Mole Thomas Cook has paid out £50,000 to a couple whose Caribbean beach wedding was ruined by sickness at their four-star hotel. The tour operator agreed to pay the compensation after the couple took legal action after falling…
