The University of the West Indies’ (UWI) Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre (GTRCMC) has received special recognition as the World’s Leading Tourism Initiative at the World Travel Awards (WTA) 2021. Held on December 16, in Dubai, the award scheme, which celebrated its 28th edition this year, acknowledges, rewards and celebrates excellence across all sectors […]

[Kingston, Jamaica, December 2021] The CATAPULT Arts Grant, valued at $210,000 USD, returns to support Caribbean creatives in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Arts Grant was born out of a collaboration between Kingston Creative and The American Friends of Jamaica and is partly funded by the Open Society Foundation. In its second year, the […]

Washington, D.C. Dec. 22, 2021 (PAHO) – The Region of the Americas has now surpassed 100 million cases of COVID-19, the latest Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) epidemiological data show, with the United States driving a 36% increase in cases in North America in the past week and parts of Central and South America reporting declines. […]

A new study of Afro-descendant populations in 18 Latin American countries demonstrates that they live with dramatically unequal social and economic conditions that damage health, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) reported today.  The study, “Health of Afro-descendant People in Latin America,” concludes that in more than 80% of the 18 countries analyzed, Afro-descendants live […]

Caribbean Airlines has been rated a ‘Four Star Major Airline’ by its passengers, in the APEX Official Airline Ratings™ for 2022. APEX designed the Official Airline Ratings™ to capture the voice of customers’ votes worldwide; this is the only airline rating programme based solely on independently verified passenger feedback. Caribbean Airlines ‘Four- Star’ status reinforces […]

The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) will host a Regional Climate Change and Health Forum on December 7, to continue its efforts tosensitize the citizens of the Caribbean about the effects of Climate Change on Health. The Forum is to be held virtually under the auspices of an EU/CARIFORUM project, called “Strengthening Climate Resilient […]