The region is said to have a US$4 billion per year food import bill.
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Thursday July 27, 2017 – A new EC$20,000 (US$7,407.26) a week trade agreement has been signed to export produce from St Vincent and the Gr
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Caribbean Rum and Beer Festival is heading back to Barbados this year.
After spending several years away and being hosted in Grenada and St Maarten, the annual beverage expo is back where it started.
“The first Caribbean R
AT TOP: TOURISTS ENJOYING REFRESHING COCONUT WATER ON A SAVOUR THE SPICE, SAVOUR THE CITY TOUR, WHILE AT BOTTOM IS THE GRENADA HIGH WIRE CHALLENGE.
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, Friday July 7, 2017— Grenada is gearing up for the next winter season with i
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 27 (ACN) The business opportunities portfolio of the Cuban sugar agroindustry will be presented today at the XIV International Congress on sugar cane and derivatives (DIVERSIFICATION 2017).
General Director of ZERUS SA, belonging t
(From left) Sanya Richards-Ross, Olivia Grange and Marva Bernard at the book launch of Chasing Grace and Run with Me. (Photo: Dwayne Richards)
Despite the heavy rains that lashed the island since Friday, over a hundred Jamaicans, including the Mini
Lenbert Williams, host and driver of the One Love Bus Bar Crawl is all smiles at the first stop on the tour in Negril, Jamaica
The moment the dated Mitsubishi Rosa bus pulled up, I knew this
Five years ago, Nathan Patrick left a cushy job as a designer and creative director in Sydney, Australia to return to Jamaica after spending ten years away from the island. A surfer and 'beach bum' at heart, Patrick found that there were many simila
FLORIDA, United States, Thursday June 1, 2017 – Today marks the official start of the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season, but no tropical cyclones are expected during at least the next five days, according to the National Hurricane Centre (NHC).
The sea
FROM LEFT: MATT COOPER OF THE CARIBBEAN HOTEL AND TOURISM ASSOCIATION, WPLG’S HUNTER FRANQUI, CHEF RALPH MOTTA AND COMMISSIONER OF TOURISM BEVERLY NICHOLSON-DOTY IN MIAMI ON TUESDAY.
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands, Tuesday May 30, 2017 – St.
CARICOM COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS’ OUTGOING CHAIRMAN SIR LOUIS STRAKER, ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES’ DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND REGIONAL INTEGRATION.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Friday May 19, 2017 – The
Shanghai (AFP) - Olympic champion Elaine Thompson clocked the fastest 100m of the season at the Shangha
Diseases affecting the majority of people today are described by health authorities as "lifestyle" diseases, and are mainly preventable. Generally, people are aware of what they should do to keep healthy, but there is often a need for expert advice.
T
POWELL…I am trying to get my 100th sub-10 as well; that's one of the main focus this year (Photo: AFP)
A lot of Jamaican fans were left disappointed when Asafa Powell withdrew from the 2017 staging of the World Relays in The Bahamas last weekend. Th
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Friday April 28, 2017 – Fake rum produced using cleaning chemicals is the latest hot commodity among counterfeit goods unearthed by law enforcers in Jamaica.
At a press conference hosted by the Counter- Terrorism and Organized Cri
EXCELLENCE OYSTER BAY IS SET TO OPEN ITS DOORS TO GUESTS IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2018.
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, Friday March 31, 2017 – Excellence Group Luxury Hotels and Resorts, which recently announced plans for an all-inclusive luxury resort in Mont
A section of the falls at the Good Hope attraction
BY HORACE HINES Observer West reporter
GOOD HOPE, Trelawny - Chukka Good Hope has ratcheted up its attraction experience with the latest addition of a US$4-million adventure park.
“This piece of the
Jesse and Joshua Kelly, the Caribbean team Raleigh Tro Bro
Published by J.A.V.
Date: March 30, 2017
In: Cycling, French Cycling
They are brothers and they come from the Caribbean, specifically from the island of Barbados. But Brothers Kelly, Joshua (21 y
Is your body suffering from drought? Do you use water in washing, cooking, gardening but neglect to drink your required 6-8 glasses per day? If you are taking water for granted - but not by the glass - then consider the following:
Two thirds of your b
THE OLD SITE OF SAM LORD’S CASTLE WILL BE TRANSFORMED INTO A WYNDHAM GRAND RESORT.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Friday March 31, 2017 – Fourteen years after the historic Sam Lord’s Castle Hotel closed its doors to business, and seven years following its
