Holland America Line adds more Western and Southern Caribbean cruises with return to Tampa in 2020
Veendam will sail 18 roundtrip departures ranging from five to 14-days each from $549 per person Plus additional amenities including shipboard credit up to $800, 50% reduced deposits and more with Explore4 promotion SEATTLE, Sept. 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Holland America Line is returning to Port Tampa Bay in…
The good, bad and ugly sides to Caribbean cruises: excellent island-hopping, but what about the waste?
By Tim Pile From South China Morning Post The good Cruising is the fastest-growing sector of the tourist industry and the Caribbean is the world’s most popular cruise destination. Two dozen lines ply West Indian waters during the peak months,…
Curacao to become second Inter-Caribbean Airline hub
From The Daily Herald St Maarten AIRPORT–Curaçao is set to become a second hub for Turks and Caicos-based Inter-Caribbean Airline as it assumes operations of Curaçao-based InselAir International in the coming weeks. InselAir will continue to exist, but under a…
US partners with region in support of youth development, crime prevention
From Jamaica Observer BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC) — The United States, through the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative is partnering with regional governments in an effort to stem crime and violence by focusing on at risk youths and vulnerable populations. This…
Creating a Caribbean cruising haven in Barbados
From Cruise and Ferry Cheryl Franklin, executive director of Cruise Barbados, tells Rebecca Gibson how the organisation is working with partners to encourage cruise lines to make longer calls and bring bigger ships to Barbados Named in honour of the…
Destination of the week
The Grenadines is Your Next Caribbean Destination By SCOTT HARTBECK From Travel Pulse Dangling like a string of pearls in the Southern Caribbean, the Grenadines are home to some of the region’s most alluring islands. From St. Vincent and its…
Signing of MOU of between the USAID/Eastern and Southern Caribbean Mission and the Government of Saint Lucia (GOSL)
By Ministry of Equity, Social Justice, Empowerment, Youth Development, Sports, Culture and Local Government The United States Government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to govern the implementation of USAID’s…
Largest global HIV programme to benefit four Caribbean countries
From Caribbean News Service PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Dec 12 2016 – A new project, the first and largest of its kind, is working to reduce the spread of HIV and improve health care for key populations most at risk…
Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI)
Today [Nov 19], during a town hall with 1000 young leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean, President Obama will announce a series of investments and new programs in support of the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) which was launched in 2015. …
Antigua & Barbuda Gov’t signs MOU with University of Southern Caribbean
From Antigua Observer Antigua & Barbuda has been told that it could be the envy of the Caribbean after being the first to implement a degree programme in special education for teachers. On Friday, the Ministry of Education signed a…