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Guyana Airways Corporation (GAC) is celebrating the fact that it is the only Guyana based airline in the history of the country with international routes to receive its air operation certification (AOC) from the Guyana Civil Aviation…

A United Nations (UN) report says Trinidad and Tobago is the happiest Caribbean nation on earth – at least when compared to a handful of other regional countries surveyed for the 2018 World Happiness Report. Read more:…

Chairman of the Tourism Linkages Council in Jamaica, Adam Stewart, is calling on hoteliers and other tourism interests, to invest in the local agriculture sector, noting that this is a surefire way of enhancing the country’s economic…

A prominent Caribbean tourism leader is calling on the region’s leaders to pay more attention to the need to protect and support women working in tourism, the region’s biggest money earner. Read more:…

Antigua and Barbuda’s placement as a strategic destination in the various itineraries of the world’s top cruise lines, was at the top of the agenda for a series of high-level one-on-one meetings in direct support of the Government’s pledge…

The Barbados parliament automatically dissolved pursuant to the constitution on Monday without Prime Minister Freundel Stuart announcing a date for general elections, which are due by June. The lack of a firm election date has created a…

Antigua and Barbuda on Wednesday withdrew from participation in the second preparatory meeting for the Summit of the Americas scheduled to be held in Lima, Peru, in April, following the exclusion of Venezuela from participation. Sir…

No tsunami alerts have been issued for anywhere in the Caribbean, and any warnings about the approach of any such monster wave is a hoax. That assurance was given by several weather and disaster officials yesterday, after messages began…

Lawmen are reporting that the Enhanced Security Measures – formerly referred to as a State of Emergency – in the northwestern parish of St James is making an impact, particularly when it comes to suppressing gang activity. Read more:…

Streaming services, some with up to 140 million users worldwide, have revolutionized the business of music. Yet, despite the earning potential these services present for industry practitioners – writers, publishers, performers and…

The Barbados Labour Party (BLP) has given its strongest indication yet as to how it intends to deal with the ongoing south coast sewage mess should it win the next general election, due by the middle of this year. And part of the…

Residents of Antigua and Barbuda now know exactly when they will be asked to elect a new government – and those contesting the poll will have less than a month to convince voters to give them their ‘X’. After hinting late last week that…

Confident of his New National Party (NNP) being returned to power in the March 13th general election, Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell has promised to move speedily with the implementation of the National Health Insurance (NHI) after the…

Bermuda has reversed marriage equality, with Governor John Rankin finally approving the Domestic Partnership Act 2017 that replaces same-sex marriage with domestic partnerships that can be entered into by both gay and heterosexual couples.…

US-based Oban Energies is developing a US$4.5-billion oil refinery and oil storage facility off the southern tip of Grand Bahamas Island. Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis says the project is expected to create 600 direct jobs and 1,000…