Hennessy Artistry back in Barbados!
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados , Dec. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — After a 3 year pause, the highly anticipated Hennessy Artistry took place last weekend with more than 10,000 attendees. Hennessy Artistry is the meeting point between music, art, and the most iconic…
Renowned Caribbean Art Fair returns with top contemporary artists and a spotlight on NFTs
CaribPR Wire, BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Fri. Feb. 18, 2022: The popular annual Caribbean Fine Art Fair, (CaFA), now in its 12th year, returns virtually and in person to Barbados this March, with a spotlight on the works of over 40 Caribbean contemporary artists and…
WIRSPA Mourns the Passing of Former Chairman, Dr. Yesu Persaud
BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS – 17 JANUARY 2022: Dr. Yesu Persaud, one of the most influential people in the Caribbean rum industry over the past 60 years, has died at the age of 93. Dr. Persaud made an indelible impact on both Guyana’s…
Building Rum Heritage: Unique opportunity to promote Agrotourism through rum
BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS – 12 NOVEMBER 2021: Two regional organisations have joined forces to promote the distinct qualities of two Caribbean iconic products – rum and tourism. On October 28th, The West Indies Rum and Spirits Producers’ Association Inc. (WIRSPA) and…
NAN’s Caribbean Business and Finance Report
From News Americas Now News Americas, BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Fri. Aug. 23, 2019: Here are the top business stories making news from the Caribbean for this week of Aug. 23, 2019: And The Top Caribbean CBI Destination Is? The Commonwealth of Dominica…
NAN’s Caribbean Business and Finance Report
From News Americas Now News Americas, BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Fri. Aug. 16, 2019: Here are the top business stories making news from the Caribbean for this week of Aug. 16, 2019: US Diaspora US-based businesses doing business in and with the Caribbean…
Regional sugar producers want support for white sugar
From Jamaica Gleaner BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Sugar Association of the Caribbean is urging Caribbean Community (CARICOM) governments to strengthen the regional market for Caribbean white sugar by enforcing the Common External Tariff (CET) on imported white sugar. The…
Kenya seeks Caribbean support in bid for UN Security Council seat
By PSCU From Daily Nation In Summary The President made the appeal as he pitched for closer cooperation among African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries to spur development and economic growth. Barbadian Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley said the meeting…
Caribbean warned of recurrent episodes of heat stress
From Jamaica Observer BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The Barbados-based Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH) is warning about “recurrent episodes of heat stress” as the drought affecting the region continues. In its latest Caribbean Climate Outlook Newsletter, the CIMH said…
Jamaica falls but outranks neighbours on press freedom index
From Jamaica Observer BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The Paris-based Reporters Without Borders or Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) Thursday named Jamaica as the Caribbean country that most respects freedom of information. In its 2019 World Press Freedom Index, the RSF, which…