Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants to open new resort in Grenada in 2019
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants has announced its second property in the Caribbean with the new Kimpton Kawana Bay Grenada Resort, slated to open in early 2019. A hillside retreat tucked away between tropical rainforest cliffs and the world-renowned Grand Anse…
CWC/Flow adds Sky News to Caribbean TV lineup
Tuesday 31 January 2017 Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) has announced that its Flow consumer brand has acquired the first and only rights in the Caribbean to broadcast the Sky News HD network. Flow customers will get two months of…
US plans training in Caribbean, elsewhere, to combat human trafficking
From NY Carib News WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — With January recognized as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency says its Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) will be conducting anti-human trafficking…
Boy scouts will allow transgender children into programs
From Newsmax The Boy Scouts of America says it will allow transgender children who identify as boys to enroll in its boys only programs. The organization announced Monday that it had made the decision to base enrollment in boys only…
Warning to Greencard holders and other immigrants in the U.S.
By Rickford Burke Special To NAN From NAN News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Tues. Jan. 31, 2017:In light of the change in US administration and drastic changes in US immigration policy, the Caribbean Guyana Institute for Democracy (CGID) issues the…
9 things that crush the value of your home
By Emmie Martin From Business Insider Noise pollution can make a huge dent in the value of your home.Shutterstock While it’s often desirable to live somewhat close to a good school, supermarket, or public transportation, living too close could cost you when…
Ford is undergoing a huge business transformation—but its future still includes dealers
By Matthew DeBord From Business Insider IMAGE: A Ford dealership. Scott Olson / Getty Images Car dealers have been around for as long as there have been cars — and for over 100 years, many of those dealers have sold…
CHTA’s annual Marketplace kicks off
By Gay Nagle Myers From Travel Weekly This week promises to be a busy one as delegates gather at Atlantis Paradise Island in Nassau for the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s annual Caribbean Travel Marketplace. The event allows Caribbean tourism…
A bright future for the Caribbean’s heritage hotels
By Sarah Turner From Forbes I cover and analyse trends in destinations and accommodation. When, after World War II, the first wave of glamour washed up in the Caribbean, Ian Fleming and Noel Coward led a vanguard of writers and…
St. Lucia: Caribbean entrepreneur launches regional farming website
From St Lucia Times Monday January 23, 2017, St. Lucian start-up “Tri Farm Company Ltd.” launched a new online platform. The new website, ‘trifarmltd.com’ connects producers and buyers of agricultural products in a novel way. The online portal is built on…







