High Caribbean air fare affecting youth travel BARBADOS - High airfares are grounding the development of future air travelers, asserts a young travel expert.
A former Junior Minister of tourism from the island of Barbados laments the high cost of intra-Caribbean travel is hindering efforts to develop a youth travel market.
Javon Griffith, designated Junior Minister of...
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Jamaica's Prime Minister Golding Reiterates Call for Lifting of Cuban Embargo
KINGSTON, Jamaica - (JIS) Jamaica's Prime Minister, Bruce Golding is again calling for the lifting of the United States-imposed economic embargo on Cuba, and is instead, urging that the countries undertake "constructive engagement," aimed at resolving their differences.
Addressing journalists at a media briefing at the Norman...
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Three CARICOM Ministerial meetings this week Greater Georgetown, Guyana - Three Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministerial Councils will meet this week as the Community intensifies its preparations for the 29th Regular Meeting of the Heads of Government to be held in Antigua and Barbuda in July.
The Eleventh Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR)...
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New leadership and vision for South Florida's Caribbean Bar Association FT. LAUDERDALE - Meet Sherylle Gordon, the petite and feisty litigator and current president of the Caribbean Bar Association.
Since arriving in South Florida in 2004 from Michigan, Sherylle has been very active in the CBA while balancing the responsibilities of a demanding career and family life.
Sherylle credits her parents...
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Reggae INVAZION hits downtown Miami with Mutabaruka & Fourth Dimension MIAMI - On Saturday May 10th, Transit Lounge in Downtown Miami will host a unique event for followers of music, roots-rock-reggae, dub poetry, and rich Jamaican culture. Fourth Dimension, dubbed as 'reggae legends' by the Miami Herald and acclaimed South Florida band is celebrating the release of their new album Invazion, which...
Read More... New syndicated Caribbean Lifestyle TV Show about to hit the airwaves in 16 countries NEW YORK - Later this month, airwaves across sixteen Caribbean territories will be riveted by the addition of a new and exciting entertainment/ lifestyle one hour show- The Warren Cassell Show.
The first season of The Warren Cassell Show will run for thirteen weeks and will feature a kaleidoscope of Caribbean artists including...
Read More... International Reggae & World Music Awards a Huge Success NEW YORK (RHONA FOX, INC.) - The 27th International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA) went off without a hitch on Sunday, May 4 at the Apollo Theater in historic Harlem, New York. The red carpet arrivals were exciting as entertainers from the reggae and soca worlds turned out in their suits and gowns to mingle with media and...
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Caribbean Hotel Group Caters to Growing Grandparent Travel Trend DEERFIELD BEACH - Nearly one third of traveling grandparents have taken a trip with a grandchild, according to the Travel Industry Association of America. And, award-winning Elite Island Resorts knows this well.
With fun-filled dedicated kids' clubs and flexible
accommodations, from lavish villas to adjoining guest rooms,...
Read More... Antigua and Barbuda Promoted in the Hamptons ST. JOHN'S, Antigua - As Antigua and Barbuda gears up for the reintroduction of non-stop service from New York's JFK International Airport in mid June, The Ministry of Tourism in the United States has intensified its promotions in the New York tri-state area.
Delta Airlines will commence non-stop service from New York's JFK...
Read More... American Airlines Adds Miami-Grenada Service to Schedule MIAMI - American Airlines will open
another new route from South Florida to the Caribbean this fall when the airline begins nonstop service from Miami to the southern Caribbean island of Grenada.
American will begin flying between Miami and Grenada on Nov. 20, 2008, using Boeing 737-800 aircraft configured with 16 seats in First...
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Trinidad and Tobago shares e-Government vision PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD - Trinidad's Ministry of Public Administration held a session entitled e-Government, Sharing the Vision on Friday, May 9 2008 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Port of Spain.
The event brought together Chief Executive Officers from the Private Sector as well as Senior Government Officials to explore the extent...
Read More... Title Insurance in Jamaica can liberate 'Dead Capital'
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The introduction of Title Insurance in the Jamaican market opens up the possibility of developing hundreds of thousands of parcels of land which are now effectively ‘dead capital’, says Earl Jarrett, general manager of Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS).
Just over half of the more than 700,000 parcels...
Read More... KFC and the NBA Announce Partnership Across 22 Countries in Central, South America and the Caribbean PANAMA CITY - KFC International and the National Basketball Association (NBA) today announced a new promotional partnership that will include activities in 22 countries and territories in Central, South America and the Caribbean. As part of the partnership, KFC will launch the “Taste the Game™” campaign, which will include a special...
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Tyson Gay, Usain Bolt set for 100m Showdown at Reebok Grand Prix In New York NEW YORK – American sprint star Tyson Gay, the reigning 100-meter World Champion, and Jamaica's Usain 'Lighting" Bolt, who last weekend stunned the sports world when he ran a lighting fast 9.76 seconds, the second-fastest 100-meter dash in history, will meet at 100 meters at the Reebok Grand Prix on May 31, organizers announced.
Bolt,...
Read More... Top Jamaican Athletes on parade at Reebok Gran Prix 08 NEW YORK - A galaxy of Jamaican international track stars including world-champion sprinters Veronica Campbell-Brown, Usain Bolt, Omar Brown, Jozef Robertson, Maurice Wignall, Dorian Scott, Sheri-Ann Brooke, Danny McFarlane, Kerene Hinds, Michael Blackwood, Jermaine Gonzalez and Nadine Palmer will be among the headliners at the...
Read More... The City of Miami Celebrates the Grand Opening of the Little Haiti Soccer Park MIAMI - The City of Miami celebrated the grand opening of the Little Haiti Soccer Park on Saturday, May 3, 2008.To kick off the celebration, City of Miami Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones joined Mayor Manny Diaz and other elected officials from the: City of Miami, Miami Dade County, North Miami, North Miami Beach and members of...
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