BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — Caribbean tourism broke new ground in 2016, surpassing 29 million arrivals for the first time ever, and once again growing faster than the global average. “Despite political, security and economic uncertainties and challenges in our main source markets, tourist arrivals to the Caribbean increased by 4.2 per cent in 2016, better than […]
By Judy Pham Warning Canadians of the high crime rate in Mexico, the Canadian government, in an update on its “travel advice and advisory” website, has noted the shooting on January 16 last in Playa del Carmen in which five people were killed. One of them was Kirk Wilson, 49, a Jamaica-born Canadian. According […]
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Sandals Resorts International says it will this year begin reconstruction of the old Dragon Bay hotel in Portland, transforming it into a 157-suite six-star boutique family resort at a cost of US$100 million. “That will be our 12th hotel investment in Jamaica,” Sandals Deputy Chairman and CEO Adam Stewart told guests attending […]
KINGSTON, Jamaica -Trinidadian soca artiste Patrice Roberts was the headliner of Bacchanal 2017 New Year fete and band launch at at Mas Camp, St Andrew, on Saturday. Her 30-minute performance ran the gamut of new 2017 material, like Big Girl Now, to her more popular hits such asOld & Grey and A Little Wine. Commenting […]
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, has been awarded the World’s Leading Personality for Outstanding Services to Travel, at the 23rd Annual World Travel Awards (WTA) Grand Final held in the Maldives, Southern Asia on Friday. Jamaica and local tourism partners also copped several prestigious awards at the event. “I am very […]
NASSAU, Bahamas — On a remote cay off Great Exuma, Bahamas, sits a small luxury boutique hotel waiting to be explored. Lumina Point, which officially opened at the end of November, features 12 rooms, a gym, spa, pool, restaurant, and a pavilion for weddings and yoga overlooking its private beach. This resort is also eco-friendly […]
By Gerald V. Paul After a meeting at Metro Hall on Saturday which lasted more than four hours, the Caribana Arts Group (CAG) has not yet reached a decision about what role it will play – if any – in the staging of the 2017 Caribbean carnival next summer. Monica Pollard, chairman of the CAG, […]
NEW YORK – The adventure experts at Lonely Planet recently released the list of their top 25 “secret” destinations worldwide, and Guyana flew the flag for the Caribbean with the highest single drop waterfall on the planet, Located on the Potaro River in the Kaieteur National Park in Essequibo, the falls are 226 metres (741 […]
CASTRIES, St Lucia — St. Lucia’s renowned luxury resorts Anse Chastanet and Jade Mountain are paying homage to the mango throughout the months of June and July. To celebrate the tropical fruit, guests will partake in a variety of mango-themed activities, events and services. “With the abundance of mangoes available during this time in St. […]
HAVANA, Cuba — Cuba will sign a contract for the creation of a joint venture this year directed at the development of a golf complex in the province of Pinar del Rio that upon completion will be one of the largest in Latin America and the Caribbean. Yuslenia Saumell, business specialist at the tourism ministry, […]
