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SAN JOSÉ DE LAS LAJAS, Cuba, June 9, 2008 (IPS)  – Cuba’s food production is insufficient to meet the country’s needs, but the solution may lie in successful local experiences that show that farming is possible without the costly inputs used by the agriculture industry up to the late 1980s.

HAVANA, June 9, 2008  (IPS) – New horizons opened up for transsexuals in Cuba with the approval of a Public Health Ministry resolution that establishes guidelines for their health care, including free gender reassignment operations.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, June 9, 2008 (IPS) – Several thousand people, including remnants of the wealthy and educated class who remain in Haiti, took to the streets of Port-au-Prince Wednesday to rail against what they say is government inaction amid a rise in kidnappings.

A delegation comprised of members of the St Lucia media has recently returned from a familiarisation trip to Taiwan. Guests of the Taiwanese government, the group included Carmy Joseph from HTS, Christopher Kessell from DBS, Mary Polius from RSL, Katherine Atkinson from The Star Publishing Company, Lucius Doxerie from NTN […]

ARUSHA, Tanzania (May 19, 2008) – “Tourism is the largest voluntary transfer of resources from the rich to the not so rich in history,” asserts a development expert who urged leading tourism players on the continent to ensure visitor revenues benefit African communities.

BARBADOS (May 10, 2008) – High airfares are grounding the development of future air travelers, asserts a young travel expert.

Workers aligned to the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) Thursday chased Prime Minister Samuel Hinds from a May Day rally even as President Bharrat Jagdeo insisted that confrontation would not address the country’s problems.

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica (May 3, 2008) – I have written about the impact of Diaspora-centered tourism for several years – this week in Jamaica I was honored to witness the powerful intersection of both faith and Diaspora tourism.

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica (April 29, 2008) – The sporting genius of Jamaicans is admirable and should be developed into educational opportunities, said former professional NBA basketball player Zack Jones who is currently in Jamaica conducting sporting clinics in the Montego Bay area.

Grenadian Prime Minister Dr. The Rt. Hon. Keith Mitchell has congratulated the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States Secretariat, for their efforts to have a full-time Chief Justice appointed.

 NEW YORK (April 26, 2008) – While the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup may have helped economic expansion, boosted infrastructure investment and furthered functional cooperation across the region, many in the tourism circles did not reap the kind of dividends they expected from the sporting spectacle because of the unexpected […]

Silver Spring, Md. (April 22, 2008) – As featured in the magazine’s most recent issue, Lodging Hospitality has honored Choice Hotels International (NYSE: CHH) with a Chain Leadership Award in the area of development, specifically for the efforts of the company’s emerging markets group. Selected from among the many submissions, […]

The St. Louis RC Girls Ex-Student Association of NY (Mother Rose) takes this opportunity to express our sincere appreciation and thanks to everyone who attended our annual fundraising BINGO on Saturday last at St. Matthew’s Parish Hall, 1351 Lincoln Place in Brooklyn. Congratulations to all winners! We look forward to […]