Belize praised for ‘visionary’ steps to save coral reef
World heritage body UNESCO has removed the Belize Barrier Reef from its list of endangered World Heritage Sites…
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Barbuda sees a comeback of national bird after Hurricane Irma
Hurricane Irma did not just wipe out homes, infrastructure and livelihoods when it tore through the Caribbean…
Mysterious masses of seaweed assault Caribbean islands
In retrospect, 2011 was just the first wave. That year, massive rafts of Sargassum—a brown seaweed that lives in…
Hurricanes Irma, Maria cost Caribbean tourism more than US$700M
Just under a million less tourists visited the Caribbean following hurricanes Irma and Maria last year, costing the…
Communities innovate to address Sargassum seaweed on coasts of Saint Lucia
Sargassum is free-floating brown macro-algae that lives in the temperate and tropical oceans of the world. In the…
Dominica continues recovery six months after Hurricane Maria
Roseau, Dominica - March 18, 2018 marks six months since a powerful Category 5 hurricane slammed the island nation…
Top industry giants prep for Enterprise Development Forum
Dr. Richard Brown, Director, Single Market and Sectoral Programmes at the CARICOM Secretariat, will join Dr. James…
Tourism Congress to address theme of building resilience in tourism sector
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (March 12, 2018) - When the XXIV Inter-American Congress of Ministers and High-Level…
Caribbean States to make strong showing at OAS Tourism Ministerial Congress in…
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (March 7, 2018) – The XXIV Inter-American Congress of Ministers and High-Level Authorities of…