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IslandsCaribbean Weekend ed. 2021-05-28
Caribbean Islands Among Destinations Likely To Be Added To Green List
The British Virgin Islands, Antigua and Barbuda, Anguilla, St. Kitts and Nevis are likely be added to this list, due to their low infection rates.
IslandsCaribbean Weekday ed. 2021-05-25
The First-Ever Marriott Resort In Belize Is Now Open
The new Alaia Belize has officially opened as the first Marriott International branded resort in Belize. #AEC #BZ
IslandsCaribbean Weekend ed. 2021-05-21
US$2 Billion In Tourism Investments Over Next Two Years
Jamaica’s Tourism Minister — Hon. Edmund Bartlett — has revealed that new investments will add more than 7,000 hotel rooms. #AEC #JM
IslandsCaribbean Weekday ed. 2021-05-18
US $1 Billion Investment For Pedernales’ Tourism Take-Off
Infrastructure works estimated to cost US$1B will commence mid-year to develop Pedernales into a major tourism destination. #DO
IslandsCaribbean Weekend ed. 2021-05-14
The World’s First Fully Bitcoin-Enabled Community Is Being Built On This Small Caribbean island
Bequia will accept Bitcoin as a means of payment for even the luxury villas, now being constructed. #VC
IslandsCaribbean Weekday ed. 2021-05-11
This Aruba Resort Will Set Up Your Office On A Private Island
Renaissance Aruba offers private oceanfront cabanas on the it’s exclusive Renaissance Island: the only private beaches in Aruba. #AW #DigitalNomad
IslandsCaribbean Weekend ed. 2021-05-07
Dominican Republic, Cancun And Jamaica Lead The Way In Caribbean Tourism #Recovery
So said Encarna Piñero, CEO of the Piñero group: one of Spain’s hotel companies very prominent in the Caribbean. #DO #JM
IslandsCaribbean Weekday ed. 2021-05-04
A New Adults-Only All-Inclusive in St Croix
The 196-room Divi Carina Bay Resort was “completely redesigned”, and will reopen in October 2021 as the only adults-only, all-inclusive in the U.S. Virgin Islands. #VI
IslandsCaribbean Weekend ed. 2021-04-30
#SandalsResorts International To Add Three New Resorts In Jamaica
It plans to refurbish the former Jewel Runaway Bay Beach Resort, as well as the Jewel Dunn’s River Beach Resort in Ocho Rios, and develop the adjacent property into a third. #JM
IslandsCaribbean Weekday ed. 2021-04-27
David Jessop | Regional Tourism Outlook Brightening
Tourism Analytics indicate “the worst may now be past for some of the independent Caribbean’s largest tourism markets”. #Outlook
EduCaribbean
eduCaribbean Weekend ed. 2021-05-27
Jamaican Makes History At Virginia University
Jay-Anne Johnson will be the first black female to graduate with a bachelor’s in biophysical chemistry from James Madison University.
EduCaribbean Weekday ed. 2021-05-24
#Champs 2021 | JC, Edwin Allen Crowned ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys And Girls’ Athletics Champions
Edwin Allen High School won their seventh straight Girls’ title. Jamaica College (JC) won their first title since 2011. #Athletics #JM
EduCaribbean Weekend ed. 2021-05-20
Haiti – Montreal/Quebec : Promotion Of Creole And The Cultural Heritage Of Haiti In Schools
Haitian Creole and cultural heritage is to be promoted in Schools of Montreal and Quebec. #HT
EduCaribbean Weekday ed. 2021-05-17
Jamaican Named Chancellor Of Heriot-Watt University In Scotland
Prof. Sir Geoff Palmer — Jamaican Honorary Consul to Scotland — will become Chancellor of Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. #JM
EduCaribbean Weekend ed. 2021-05-13
Survey Of Living Conditions Paints Dismal Picture Of Low #Exam Passes
Sixty percent of those14 years and older, not in an educational institution, had no examination passes. #JM
EduCaribbean Weekday ed. 2021-05-10
Beckles’ Contract Renewed As #UWI VC Despite Jamaica, T&T Opposition
Professor Sir Hilary Beckles’ contract as vice-chancellor of UWI was renewed by the University Council for another five year. #JM #TT
EduCaribbean Weekend ed. 2021-05-06
UG Graduates First 2 PhD Candidates
Cecil Boston & Rajini Kurup are the first Doctors of Philosophy graduants at the University of Guyana (UG). #GY
EduCaribbean Weekday ed. 2021-05-03
TVJ Takes Champs Return To The World
Without its usual crowd, the five-day event will be streamed live as pay-per-view showings on TVJ’s 1spotmedia platform. #Athletics #JM
EduCaribbean Weekend ed. 2021-04-29
The U.S. Announces 3 Billion For Puerto Rico Schools
The Joe Biden administration announced the funding through the Coronavirus Rescue Plan Act, and released an additional $1.8 billion allocated from 2020.
EduCaribbean Weekday ed. 2021-04-26
UWI Implements Tuition Relief For Vincentian Students
Relief offered to the students is in recognition of hardship faced after eruption of the La Soufrière volcano. #JM #VC
HealthCaribbean
HealthCaribbean Weekend ed. 2021-05-27
Biden Boosting World Vaccine Sharing Commitment To 80M Doses
U.S. previously committed to share about 60 million doses of COVID-19 #vaccines and have now added 20 million doses more in six weeks.
HealthCaribbean Weekday ed. 2021-05-24
Cuba and Germany Will Discuss Biopharmaceutical Cooperation
ProCuba Center advised that a virtual business forum would explore cooperation in fields of #biotechnology and #biopharmaceuticals. #CU
HealthCaribbean Weekend ed. 2021-05-20
UWI Professor Co-Authors COVID-19 Research That Reveals Shift Workers More Likely To Be Hospitalised
Prof. Simon Anderson — Director, George Alleyne Chronic Disease Research Centre — co-authors paper. #JM
HealthCaribbean Weekday ed. 2021-05-17
New Programme To Tackle Diabetes
PAHO has advised of WHO’s new Global Diabetes Compact to augment efforts in the Caribbean, and elsewhere, to prevent and treat diabetes. #NCD
HealthCaribbean Weekend ed. 2021-05-13
The 5th International Health And Wellness Tourism Congress, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
This annual #event will be held between 9th and 10th June 2021. #Travel #DO
HealthCaribbean Weekday ed. 2021-05-10
Rowley, US Officials Discuss #COVID19 Vaccine Redistribution
Trinidad’s Kenneth Rowley, as #CARICOM chairman, met with White House officials to discuss equitable #vaccine #distributuion.
HealthCaribbean Weekend ed. 2021-05-06
Jamaica Boosts Capacity To Test For #COVID19 #Variants
Jamaica’s National Public Health Laboratory is to receive equipment, to conduct genomic tests, financed by the U.S. government. #JM
HealthCaribbean Weekday ed. 2021-05-03
New COVID-19 Variants Possibly Spiking Cases In Guyana- PAHO Director Hints
Dr. Carissa Etienne — PAHO Director — said, “After the introduction of new variants in the Guianas, cases have accelerated in French Guiana and Guyana”. #GY
HealthCaribbean Weekend ed. 2021-04-29
CARICOM Repeats Call For Global, Equitable Access To #Vaccines
Developing countries have challenges accessing vaccines at affordable prices, and on fair terms. #World #Politics
HealthCaribbean Weekday ed. 2021-04-26
PAHO Urges Region To Mobilise Production Of #COVID19 #Vaccines
“We in this region will have to mobilise our production facilities and modernise the vaccine platform”, says PAHO director. #LAC
InfrastruCaribe
InfrastruCaribbean Weekend ed. 2020-07-17
Communication technology infrastructure and services that inhibit the ability of the Caribbean to make adjustments to the manner in which business and educational pursuits are undertaken in the current COVID-19 environment continues to be a much-discussed issue across the region. #Tech
InfrastruCaribbean Weekday ed. 2020-07-14
Saint Lucia’s Prime Minister Allen Chastanet has provided an update on three major #water projects which he said will boost water distribution security in the island.
As was reported in his Budget Address, He said the John Compton Dam Water Project, the Dennery North, and Vieux Fort North projects will continue this financial year to achieve water security. #LC
InfrastruCaribbean Weekend ed. 2020-07-10
Cayman’s Court of Appeal has declared the 2019 Port Referendum Law to be compatible with the Constitution and has refused to grant Shirley Roulstone permission to appeal the decision before the Privy Council in the UK.
The judges, who are currently in the UK, delivered the ruling Thursday morning to a sparsely populated courtroom via a video link that was livestreamed and viewed by 67 separate devices. #Cruise #KY
InfrastruCaribbean Weekday ed. 2020-07-07
China will explore greater cooperation with the #Caribbean in business prospects including infrastructural development, agriculture, telecommunications, digital economy, fiscal cooperation, unimpeded trade, & foreign direct investment for the common well-being of their peoples.
InfrastruCaribbean Weekend ed. 2020-07-03
The Gasoducto del Este successfully completed the first interconnection section with the Quisqueya I and Quisqueya II power plants, totaling 450 megawatts, complying with their natural gas conversion schedule. #LNG #Energy #DO
InfrastruCaribbean Weekday ed. 2020-06-30
St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) resumed construction of the new St. Maarten General Hospital as of Monday, June 15, after construction activities were temporarily paused due to the COVID-19 lockdown and associated general restrictions prevailing in St. Maarten. #Health #SX
InfrastruCaribbean Weekend ed. 2020-06-26
The UAE-Caribbean Renewable Energy Fund (UAE-CREF) has entered the second cycle of its $50 million three-year plan to build climate-resilient renewable #energy projects in 16 Caribbean nations. #RE
InfrastruCaribbean Weekday ed. 2020-06-23
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a $338 million loan to Trinidad and Tobago to improve the living conditions of low-income households and invest in urban spaces. #Housing #TT
InfrastruCaribbean Weekend ed. 2020-06-19
The new Arima General Hospital, which was officially opened on Tuesday, will be operationalised on a phased basis, beginning next Monday and be fully operational in one month. #GY
InfrastruCaribbean Weekday ed. 2020-06-16
Cayman Enterprise City (CEC) has confirmed that the long-anticipated campus for companies ring-fenced in the special economic zone, established to encourage technical and knowledge-based industry to the Cayman Islands, is still under construction, after ground was broken more than 18 months ago and around US$8million has been spent. #KY