Choice Hotels supports regional marketing efforts NEW YORK (March 27, 2008) – The Caribbean’s positioning as a valuable and viable brand took a major step forward this month with the launch of the Caribbean Tourism Development Company’s (CTDC) new consumer travel site www.caribbeantravel.com.
Caribbean News and Sports
Project Cycle Management Training
A 45 member team representing various Government Ministries and agencies are participating in a 12 week training course on Project Cycle Management. The training is being conducted by Consultant/Team Leader of the European Union Funded project Dr. Andrew Jacque. Dr. Jacque is an Agricultural Economist with experience in lecturing post-graduate […]
Sri Lanka beat West Indies by 121 runs In First Test
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Despite showing valiant fighting spirit, West Indies handed Sri Lanka their first Test win in the Caribbean after losing the opening Digicel Test by 121 runs in the dying stages of the final day at the Guyana National Stadium on Wednesday.
Official Signing of the Investment Agreement between Government and Century Developments Limited
On Tuesday January 29th 2008, the Government signed an Investment Agreement with Century Developments Limited, a company predominantly owned by Irish nationals for the development of a marina, resort and villas at Fort Jeudy St. George’s.
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OPEN HOUSE GAVE INVALUABLE LEARNING EXPERIENCE TO YOUNG STUDENTS
Sponsors of the private sector were able to view the progress of their Junior Achievement (JA) companies relative to other companies, at a series of Open House sessions conducted in Grenada and Carriacou from March 4th – 7th, 2008. Jessie Cumberbatch, JA Coordinator at the Grenada Chamber of Industry & […]
Windies make positive start to mammoth run chase
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – West Indies, behind an enterprising second-wicket partnership between make-shift opener Dwayne Bravo and vice-captain Ramnaresh Sarwan, made a positive start after Sri Lanka set them an imposing target on the fourth day of the first Digicel Test at the Guyana National Stadium at Providence on Tuesday.
HEAVY HITTERS ANNOUNCED FOR CMEx PUERTO RICO
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (March 25, 2008) – An influential Minister of Tourism, an enlightened Executive Director of Tourism, an expert in Caribbean Diaspora relations, a specialist in branding small hotels, a renowned American journalist, and an expert in the faith tourism market are among the headliners of the 12th full edition […]
NDC commends CARIFTA Games Junior Athletes
The young athletes that represented Grenada at the just-concluded Junior CARIFTA Games in St. Kitts should be applauded for their indomitable spirit and courageous effort, says the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC).
Agro-project to tackle food costs and jobless in Barbados
THE DEMOCRATIC LABOUR PARTY (DLP) administration has launched a project to tackle food security, unemployment and the cost of living at the same time.
Sarwan shines but Windies still battling to avoid follow-on (2nd Test, Day 3)
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Ramnaresh Sarwan missed out on a century as West Indies were left battling to save the follow-on at the close on the third day of the first Digicel Test against Sri Lanka at the Guyana National Stadium on Monday.
Detained Judges Freed in Pakistan – By SALMAN MASOOD
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — To thunderous applause from fellow lawmakers and a packed visitors gallery, the newly chosen prime minister of Pakistan on Monday immediately released the judges detained by President Pervez Musharraf when he imposed emergency rule last year.
Caribbean Buffeted by Global Price Spikes – Bert Wilkinson
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Mar (IPS) – As the single parent of a five-year-old boy, Sonita Balkaran can barely make ends meet these days. A clothing vendor in one of this city’s five municipal markets, Balkarran has watched in horror the steady decline of her living standard, estimating that her spending power […]
Colom Had Second Thoughts – Will Congress?
GUATEMALA CITY, Mar (IPS) – The Guatemalan Congress must decide, after Mar. 26, whether to overrule President Álvaro Colom’s veto of a law that gave the green light to resuming executions of prisoners on death row.
Transvestites and Crossdressers Key Workers Against AIDS – Dalia Acosta
PINAR DEL RIO, Cuba, Mar (IPS) – Activism against AIDS is uniting a group of transvestites and crossdressers in western Cuba in a project that is going beyond peer education and making inroads into the world of culture.
SPEND A SIZZLING DAY IN THE CARIBBEAN!
March 24, 2008 – On Sunday, June 8, 2008 at the Raymond Bourque Arena, 2345 Thimens in Ville St. Laurent, from 1:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., experience the sights, smells, tastes and sounds of the Caribbean without leaving Montreal.
