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Journalist and author Lincoln Toro Depradine says he is highly appreciative of the public’s response to his recently released book, “White Frock & Coals Dust.’’   The 200-page book, which includes photographs, chronicles some of the stories of people and events that have occurred in Grenada – particularly in the […]

The pride of St Philip produced two spectacular performances with Home Drums and Something Happening to capture the LIME/Banks Pic-O-De-Crop calypso monarchy at Kensington Oval early this morning.

Thursday, July 16th, 2009 – Kingston, Jamaica: Digicel, the largest mobile operator in the Caribbean and recent entrant to Central America, today announced details of two exciting new promotions to celebrate its bigger, better Top Up service.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (July 13, 2009) – Urging island nations to harness the power of the oceans for their energy needs, development experts have unveiled some of the world’s most innovative technologies using cold sea water.

From Bevan Springer, New York Amsterdam News NEW YORK (July 9, 2009) – With summer airfares to the Eastern Caribbean out of the reach of many travelers in today’s recession, Bajans are smiling all the way to Barbados, their island home, thanks in large measure to Jamaica’s state-run carrier. Or maybe not […]

NEW YORK (June 18, 2009) – Seasoned policy maker McKeeva Bush has been returned to power to lead the Cayman Islands after spending the last four years in the proverbial political wilderness. And he is wasting no time repositioning the Cayman Islands as a premier tourism hot spot in a difficult economic environment that […]

RODNEY BAY VILLAGE, St. Lucia (June 9, 2009) – Bargain travel deals to the Caribbean and beyond for the summer and fall are unlikely to be repeated for a very long time, says Feolla Chastanet, a leading hotel executive on the island of St. Lucia.

Four main objectives were identified at the end of a meeting of CARICOM Finance Ministers and Financial Services Sector Regulators as they sought to resolve difficulties arising in the region’s insurance and banking sectors.

NEW YORK (May 25, 2009) – The scriptures teach us that there is safety in the multitude of counselors, and following a recent visit to the Dutch Caribbean territory of St. Maarten I got the impression that tourism leaders there – from the director of tourism to the head of a […]

The Government of Grenada has taken steps to strengthen the National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA) with the appointment of a new National Disaster Coordinator.

The report on the findings from Grenada’s Mutual Evaluation Review that was held in October 2008, was presented to the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) 29th Plenary in Trinidad on May 8th 2009.

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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (May 12, 2009) – The regional entity Caribbean Business Enterprise Trust (CBET), headed by Barbadian management consultant Dr. Basil Springer, reports that it is teaming up with the international lodging company Choice Hotels International, to support hotels in the region.