Trinidad declares health emergency over Zika virus/WHO declares emergency
Trinidad declares health emergency over Zika virus From St Lucia News online CARIBBEAN360 – No cases of the Zika virus have surfaced in Trinidad and Tobago, but Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsingh has declared a national public health emergency as…
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Here’s why Angkor Wat was just named the best tourist attraction in the world By Sophie-Claire Hoeller From Business Insider Lonely Planet just announced its list of the 500 best attractions on the planet, and Cambodia’s Temples of Angkor took…
Snorkeling in Caribbean
Underwater paradise: Spectacular snorkeling in the Caribbean by Melanie Reffes, Special for USA TODAY Unlike scuba diving, which requires more gear and more courage, snorkeling is a breeze for underwater sightseers worth his (or her) sea salt. All it takes…
The Comfort Food Diaries: Crab sticks, the bologna of the sea
By Amy Thelen From Serious Eats In the frozen north of my rural Minnesota childhood, crab sticks were like body doubles for real seafood. Growing up about as far inland as one can be, all we knew was frozen seafood:…
More trouble at Surinam Airways
By Ray Chickrie From Caribbean News Now PARAMARIBO, Suriname — Suriname’s minister of transportation, Andy Rusland, told the media last week that his government is contemplating breaking the lease of the recently acquired Airbus 340-313 that state-owned Surinam Airways (SLM) acquired…
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New homes on Bequia, Grenadines for sale
Luxury beachfront ownership opportunities for Bequia’s first hotel-serviced villas unveiled by celebrity favourite firefly hotels 7th Heaven Properties launches the sale of an exclusive collection of new homes on Bequia in the idyllic Grenadines offering private island-style privacy and care-free…
Call for urgent security review of how Paris attacks ringleader got ferry to UK
By Vikram Dodd From Guardian UK Shadow home secretary heaps pressure on Theresa May after revelation that Abdelhamid Abaaoud was allowed to meet other jihadis and photograph landmarks The Home Office is facing calls to launch an urgent review of security…
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Zika virus: Airlines are refunding tickets to Latin America By Jim Boulden From CNN Airlines are starting to offer refunds to passengers who have booked flights to countries in central and south America caught up in the Zika virus outbreak….
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US adds more Caribbean countries to Zika travel advisory by STAFF WRITER
From Antigua Observer ATLANTA, Jan. 24, CMC – The United States healthcare agency, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has added more Caribbean countries to the list of places to be avoided by Americans because of the outbreak…
Caribbean has done ‘exceptionally well’ Wilchcombe tells CHTA Marketplace 2016
From Bahama Islands Info NASSAU, The Bahamas – The Caribbean Hotel Tourism Association Marketplace 2016 opened Thursday to the pulsating and rhythmic sounds of Junkanoo, renditions by the world-famous Royal Bahamas Police Force Band and a nudging from the Rt….
