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Haiti Hosts Visit from Secretary General of World Tourism Organization

Above: Haiti Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin and WTO SG Taleb Rifai (Photo: MT Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Taleb Rifai, the Secretary General of the UN’s World Tourism Organization, is currently on a visit to Haiti, joined by Carlos […]

CARICOM Secretary General Irwin LaRocque Makes Visit to Belize

Above: CARICOM Secretary General Irwin LaRocque By the Caribbean Journal staff CARICOM Secretary General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque began an offiicial to Belize on Monday, the Secretariat announced. LaRocque’s visit included a courtesy call with Belize Prime Minister Dean Barrow on […]

Haiti to Host Visit from United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

Above: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (Photo: US Department of State) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti will be hosting a visit from United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, according to the US State Department. Clinton, who will […]

CARICOM Secretary General Irwin LaRocque Heading to Jamaica

Above: CARICOM SG Irwin LaRocque (UN Photo/JC McIlwaine) By the Caribbean Journal staff CARICOM Secretary General Irwin LaRocque will make an official visit to Jamaica on Wednesday. LaRocque will hold talks with Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller on the first […]

OAS Secretary General Holds Talks with United States Trade Official

Above: US Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade Francisco Sanchez and OAS SG Jose Miguel Insulza (Photo: OAS) By the Caribbean Journal staff OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza held talks Tuesday with Francisco Sanchez, the United States Undersecretary of […]

Haitian Prime Minister Conille, OAS Secretary General Discuss Aid to Haiti

Above: Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille and OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza (OAS Photo/Juan Manuel Herrera) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille and OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza met yesterday to discuss ways to […]

New General Secretary for CONCACAF

Above: Ted Howard By the Caribbean Journal staff Longtime CONCACAF Deputy General Secretary Ted Howard has been installed as the organization’s acting general secretary, the organization announced today. CONCACAF is the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football, […]

Dominica’s Irwin LaRocque Tapped as New CARICOM Secretary-General

Above: CARICOM Secretary-General Irwin Larocque By the Caribbean Journal staff Domincan native Irwin LaRocque has been named the new secretary-general of CARICOM, the single market announced today. LaRocque has served as assistant secretary-general for trade and economic integration at CARICOM […]

St Vincent’s Gonsalves: Time for New CARICOM Secretary-General

By the Caribbean Journal staff St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves told the assembled Heads of Government this weekend that it was time for a new, permanent secretary-general of CARICOM to replace acting Secretary-General Lolita Applewhaite. […]

Jamaica’s Golding Meets with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

Bruce Golding and Hillary Clinton at the State Department (JIS Photo) Jamaican Prime Minister met with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton yesterday in Washington, holding bilateral talks on a series of topics. Golding is on a five-day visit to […]

Jamaica Has a New Tourism Goal: 5 Million Visitors

Jamaica is coming off a banner year that saw more than 4.15 million visitors last year, when combining sea and air arrivals. Now, the island has a bigger goal: 5 million, a number which Jamaica Tourism Minster Edmund Bartlett says […]

From the US Virgin Islands to Aruba, Caribbean Travel Is Booming

First there was the breakout after restrictions were lifted. Then there was all that pent-up travel demand. Through each phase of the post-pandemic period, travelers have continued flocking to the Caribbean. It’s the sign of a resilient global destination, and […]

The Island of St Kitts Is Hot Right Now — And Travelers Are Flocking

It’s one of the most diverse tourism destinations in the Caribbean: luxury resorts, vibrant rainforests, centuries-old distilleries, uncrowded beaches and arguably the Caribbean’s premier farm-to-table movement. There’s a reason, after all, travelers have been drawn to St Kitts, an island […]

Grenada Is Hosting the Caribbean’s Top Sustainable Tourism Event

Grenada will play host this year to one of the most impactful conferences on the Caribbean calendar: the region’s top conference on sustainable tourism. The Caribbean Tourism Organization’s Sustainable Tourism Conference will be held this year from April 22 to […]

Air Canada Is Launching Nonstop Flights to Tulum

With just about every major American carrier announcing plans to fly to Tulum’s new airport, it’s no surprise that Canada’s top airline is getting into the game. Air Canada has announced plans to launch nonstop flights from both Montreal and […]

JSX Just Launched Its First-Ever Bahamas Flights

Semi-private airline JSX has launched its first-ever flights to The Bahamas. The airline has inaugurated its new route between Miami Opa-Locka airport and Marsh Harbour, Abaco. The flights are operating up to five days a week between Miami and Abaco. […]

CTO Kicks Off Caribbean Tourism Month

November is Caribbean Tourism Month, when the Caribbean Tourism Organization begins a monthlong push to focus on the region’s biggest economic driver. This year’s Caribbean Tourism Month Theme is “One Caribbean: Investing in Our People, Protecting Our Planet, Prosperity for […]

Major Caribbean Tourism Conference Kicks Off in Turks and Caicos

The Caribbean Tourism Organization’s State of the Industry Conference, one of the region’s premier tourism gatherings, has begun in Turks and Caicos. This year’s event, the first since before the pandemic, is being hosted at the Shore Club resort in […]

New Dive Festival Begins in The Bahamas

There’s a new dive festival coming on one of the Caribbean’s top diving destinations: the island of San Salvador in The Bahamas. The inaugural Bahamas Dive Week on San Salvador runs May 6-13, part of a new diving push for […]

New Chairman for Antigua Barbuda Tourism Authority

The Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority has named a new chairman of its board of directors. The organization has announced the appointment of Vernon Jeffers Sr to the role, succeeding Dr Lorraine Raeburn. Raeburn had served in the role from […]

The Caribbean Vacation Is Back in a Big Way

It began when the Caribbean was the first global destination to see any of its destinations reopen for tourism at the peak of the pandemic. Quickly, travelers around the world were drawn to the Caribbean, for the region’s outstanding health-protocol […]

New “Clean and Green” Standards for Caribbean Hotels

The Caribbean Public Health Agency has unveiled a new slate of health standards for the Caribbean hospitality industry. The standards, which range from food safety and sanitation to pest management and environmental management. Dr Joy St John, executive director of […]

New Chairman for Grenada Tourism Authority

The Grenada Tourism Authority has a new chairman and a new board of directors. Entrepreneur Randall Dolland has been named chairman of the organization, which has a new 11-member board. Dolland was a director of the former Grenada Board of […]

Alexander Hamilton Is Back in Nevis

“Hamilton, you are back!” Under a sunbeam on the water’s edge in Charlestown, Nevis, historian Harvey Hendrickson reads his ode to a still-shrouded sculpture on the lawn. A few minutes later, the bronze is revealed, and Alexander Hamilton is finally […]

Cayman Islands to Host High-Level Caribbean Tourism, Aviation Meetings

The Cayman Islands will be playing host to a pair of high-profile Caribbean gatherings in September. The Caribbean Tourism Organization will be holding its Business Meetings from Sept. 12-15 in Cayman, the first major in-person event program for the CTO […]

Caribbean Tourism Leaders Urge Hurricane Preparedness

The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association and the Caribbean Tourism Organization are urging the region’s tourism sector to step up its preparations for the 2022 hurricane season. This year’s Atlantic Hurricane Season began June 1 and technically runs through Nov. […]

Marriott Tobago Project Set to Launch Construction Next Year

The final design of the $81 million Marriott Hotel project, at Rocky Point, on the island of Tobago, is nearing completion and construction is expected to start in 2023. To access this content, subscribe now. Choose from two tailored subscription […]

What’s Next for Tourism in Tobago?

Tobago like other Caribbean islands have been economically impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, however stakeholder consultation and collaboration is “key to the rebound of the tourism sector.” That’s according to newly appointed Tobago House of Assembly Tourism Secretary Tashia Burris, […]

A New Way to Fly to Abaco in The Bahamas