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Princess Juliana Int’l Airport Promotes The ‘greening and re-greening’ of St. Maarten
Category: Connect Written by Kalifa Hickinson
Princess Juliana Int’l Airport, as Blue Flag-designated company for April, in collaboration with Environmental Protection in the Caribbean (EPIC) and St. Maarten Nature Foundation, initiated a tree-planting ceremony along Belair Road on Friday, May 11, to culminate its Blue Flag activities and show its commitment to environmental issues.
St Kitts/Nevis Ranked As The Third Best Island In The World
Category: Connect Written by US News & World Report
St Kitts and Nevis has copped third spot on a list of the “10 Best Islands in the World” by US News & World Report. It was pipped to the post by The Maldives and Bora Bora, at numbers one and two, respectively.
Bahamas Opposition Wins Election By A Landslide
Category: Connect Written by Erica Wells (Nassau Guardian)
Perry Christie led his Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) to a landslide victory in Monday’s general election in The Bahamas, wiping out Hubert Ingraham and the Free National Movement (FNM) in one of the biggest wins in Bahamian political history.
Murder-Suicide Of Antiguan Couple In St Thomas, USVI
Category: Connect
ST THOMAS, US Virgin Islands – The apparent murder-suicide of an Antiguan couple living in St Thomas has left relatives grieving and questions unanswered. George Erskine and his wife Gadene were found dead in the Cassi Hill area of St Thomas on Monday.
Brazil Sending Soldiers To Its Amazon Borders With Guyana & Venezuela Affected
Category: Connect Written by Merco
Brazil will boost its military presence in the Amazon region to protect its huge natural resources from any external threat. “The commitment to the defence of the Amazon is fundamental. Navy, Air Force, all services will boost their presence in the Amazon in the next few years,” he said without giving further details.
Author Terry McMillan To Speak At 2012 Anguilla Lit Fest
Category: Connect Written by Kingsley Irish
Terry McMillan, Randall Robinson and other authors will be guest speakers at the 2012 Anguilla Lit Fest. These guest speakers at the Anguilla Lit Fest are aimed at influencing aspiring authors, as the Lit fest will feature informative workshops and empowering panel discussions.
Haiti First Member Nation Of Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery
Category: Connect Written by PR Newswire
The Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) Consultative Group (CG) has invited Haiti to become a Developing Country member delegate of this prestigious organization, making Haiti the first nation in the history of GFDRR to be invited into membership for a second term.
Captain Morgan Visitor Center Opens In The USVI
Category: Connect Written by Diageo USVI
Diageo USVI, the Virgin Islands' newest rum distiller, has opened its state-of-the-art Captain Morgan Visitor Center in St Croix in the US Virgin Islands. USVI Governor John de Jongh, Jr. spoke at the milestone ceremony on Tuesday, along with David Gosnell, president, Diageo Global Supply and David Cutter, chairman of the board of Diageo USVI.
Caribbean Investment Opportunities To Be Debated
Category: Connect Written by Johnson Johnrose
Some of the Caribbean tourism industry’s top decision makers will share their perspectives on investment opportunities in the region at the 16th Annual Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Investment Conference (CHTIC), which gets underway here in earnest tomorrow with an official opening ceremony.
IMF Says Caribbean Economies Set To Grow
Category: Connect Written by IMF Report
The Caribbean economy is expected to grow in this year and next year. So says the Washington-based International Monetary Fund (IMF). It says Latin America and the Caribbean is “on a glide path to steady growth” as the global economy picks up pace.
President Of Guyana Addresses Caribbean Sustainable Tourism Conference
Category: Connect Written by HIS EXCELLENCY DONALD RAMOTAR
On behalf of the Government and people of Guyana, and on my own behalf, I welcome the many dignitaries, delegates, observers and media to Guyana. We are pleased to be hosting this most important meeting of regional tourism stakeholders. Since my election to the Presidency of Guyana, I have re-affirmed Guyana’s commitment to the building of a vibrant Caribbean Community and to the deepening of the integration process so as to advance the economies of our people.
Speech By CTO Secretary General, Hugh Riley During STC-13
Category: Connect Written by Hugh Riley
Most of us who are from islands in the Caribbean, have no firsthand experience of what it is really like to live in a country that is as culturally diverse as Guyana; enjoys such an immense variety of natural resources; is home to the largest population of the region’s indigenous community, the Amerindians; occupies a land area that is 83,000 square miles, where the rain forest is larger than the size of England; possesses a waterfall that is several times the height of Niagara Falls; and – as many Guyanese like to remind me – this country boasts a river that is wide enough to accommodate the island of Barbados at its mouth.
Former Guyana President Issues Wake Up Call On Climate Change
Category: Connect Written by Caribbean Tourism Organisation
When it comes to the issue of climate change, former Guyana President BharratJagdeo is of the firm view that Caribbean Governments are sleep-walking, while the developed world has failed to come up with an agreement that would lead to a path to sustainability. He called on delegates attending at the 13th Annual Caribbean Conference on Sustainable Tourism Development (STC-13) to place strong focus on finding solutions to the climate change issue over the next three days.
St Maarten Takes Measures To Protect Thrill Seekers
Category: Connect Written by Kalifa Hickinson
Following recent incidents of thrill-seekers being injured while hanging on to the fence at the west end of Princess Juliana International Airport in St. Maarten, the airport authorities and government officials are increasing security measures.
High Electricity Bills Pushes Anguilla Government Towards Renewable Energy
Category: Connect Written by Media Release
The rapid escalation in the cost of electricity has prompted the Anguilla government to craft a renewable energy project in the hope of providing reliable, environmentally more sustainable electricity at lower cost.
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