Photo courtesy: OECS Media Wednesday, March 6, 2024 — Grenada, Saint Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines are the three participating member states of the Unleashing the Blue Economy of the Caribbean (UBEC) project—a regional, World Bank-funded project that will focus on strengthening the tourism, fisheries, and waste management sectors to enable greater sustainability both […]
By eTurboNews Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI) took home top honors last night winning 1st place for the People’s Choice Award during the DC Embassy Chef Challenge held at Union Station in Washington D.C. on Thursday, March 7. This marks the third time that Barbados has been a winner in the competition. Representing Barbados were […]
Editorial credit: A.PAES / Shutterstock.com By Vanessa Buschschlüter | BBC News Soldiers have been deployed to defend the airport of the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, from an assault by armed gangs. Witnesses reported hearing shots ringing out in the vicinity of Toussaint Louverture Airport as security forces clashed with armed men. The gangs’ aim is to […]
The majority of Caribbean economies are on the rebound says Director of Economics at the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Mr. Ian Durant. Speaking at the Bank’s Annual News Conference on February 20, 2024, the Bank’s chief economist stated that “CDB forecasts an average growth rate of 8.6% for its 19 Borrowing Member Countries in 2024, […]