Forbes Travel Guide expands its five star rating system into the Caribbean and Mexico
Forbes Travel Guide will Provide Ratings to Help Consumers Make Better Luxury Travel Decisions in Two Growing Markets, and soon, in all of Latin America NEW YORK, July 17, 2014 – Forbes Travel Guide—the originator of the Five-Star hospitality rating…
Innovating Innovation: ‘Starting Up’ the Caribbean
By Valerie Mercer-Blackman and Sarosh R. Khan From IDB Innovation, the process of making something better, can be a powerful driver of growth. Indeed, for small economies with a high level of human capital like the Caribbean, innovation has the…
Chaos at Curacao airport: Two dead, six injured in drive-by shooting
From Caribbean360 IMAGE: A TERRIFIED TRAVELLER IS COMFORTED IN THE ARRIVALS HALL AFTER THE SHOOTINGS WILLEMSTAD, Curacao, Thursday July 17, 2014, CMC – Two people were killed and others injured in a drive by shooting late Tuesday at the Curacao…
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Cayman Islands Yacht Club in the North Sound From Dart Realty (Cayman) In 2004, the original marina in the Cayman Islands was destroyed due to Hurricane Ivan. In 2012, Dart Realty, which is owned by Ken Dart, decided to repair…
Over-fishing for conservation
From Jamaica Observer GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands — Comfort Suites Grand Cayman, which is franchised by Choice Hotels International, Inc is working to help rid the Cayman Islands waters of the invasive lionfish introduced to the Caribbean from the Asia-Pacific…
Investment oversight provider Enhance announce opening of new office in the Cayman Islands
Enhance, a leading provider of investment oversight services in the fiduciary sector, is delighted to announce the opening of their new office in the Cayman Islands. The decision to open the office in the Cayman Islands was taken due to…
Chikungunya: Cayman Islands update – more cases/Jamaica investigates possible first case
Cayman Update as of 14 July 2014 Since the last update of July 11, 2014, two new cases are under investigation for dengue and chikungunya. Both cases are from Savannah. Of the four cases investigated, three have tested positive, (two…
Government receives billions in revenue from Jamaica gaming industry
From Caribbean360 KINGSTON, Jamaica, , CMC – The Jamaica government says it has collected J$4.58 billion (One Jamaica Dollar = US$0.001 cents) in revenue from the gaming industry during the fiscal year 2013-14. Minister with responsibility for the Public Service…
Growth of creative industries sector requires awareness-building
From Barbados Advocate The task of establishing the Caribbean Creative Industries sector and of building a system to guarantee its success and sustainability requires the full support of all stakeholders. This was the position coming from Heather Clarke, Registrar of…
Grenada 2014 tourism numbers up despite depressed economy
From Caribbean360 ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, Thursday July 10, 2014, CMC – Grenada’s Tourism Minister Alexandria Otway Noel says despite an inherited depressed economy, her administration has recorded significant growth in the tourism industry in 2014 so far. Otway-Noel was the…
