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The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved US$20 million from the International Development Association for strengthening Saint Lucia’s public health care system by improving accessibility, efficiency, and responsiveness…

The use of internet and mobile devices as platforms to shop and purchase travel products is rapidly increasing and has transformed the Jamaican tourism industry. According to the Expedia Group,…

The first forum of the Caribbean Nationally Determined Contributions Finance Initiatives (NDC FI) was held on October 11 and 12 in Saint Lucia. Under the Paris Climate Agreement adopted at…

First Waldorf-Astoria in the Caribbean One of 15 New Hotels Approved in Antigua-Barbuda The first Waldorf-Astoria in the Caribbean is to be located in Antigua, and is one of 15…

The Board of Directors of Invest Puerto Rico, Inc. (InvestPR) has announced that the entity is officially operational. InvestPR, a nonprofit investment organization created by Act 13-2017, will promote Puerto…

Two Caribbean companies have been selected as finalists in the SIAL Innovation Awards 2018 in Paris, France, for their product innovation. They are Caribbean Cure Ltd. of Trinidad and Tobago…

The Mosquito Research and Control Unit (MRCU) in the Cayman Islands has created a board made up largely of international and global technical experts with the ambitious goal of eradicating…

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) finance and planning ministers met in Barbados recently, to advance a number of development initiatives geared towards enhancing the use and operation of the CARICOM Single Market…

Trinidad and Tobago will host a major regional gathering to advance Internet development in the Caribbean. The event, to be held Oct. 2-3, is the 16th regional meeting of the…

A delegation from Martinique met with representatives of the Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority (ECCAA) at the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission, recently, to discuss the implementation of…

The Cayman Islands welcomed over 1.3 million visitors between January and June 2018, which represents an increase of 19.52 percent or 214,711 visitors when compared to the same period in…

In 2004, when the Category 4 hurricane Ivan hit the tiny island nation of Grenada and its 151 mph winds stalled overhead for 15 hours, it devastated the country. But…

The Cayman Islands welcomed over 1.3 million visitors between January and June 2018, which represents an increase of 19.52 percent or 214,711 visitors when compared to the same period in…

The Ports of the U.S. Virgin Islands group recently completed its quarterly update with the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association’s (FCCA) Operations Committee in Miami where cruise executives were briefed and provided…

Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne, has called for urgent, renewed unity among Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries. He was addressing the opening of the 39th meeting of the…