November marks the start of ‘ARC Season’, as over 250 yachts gather in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria to prepare for their transatlantic adventure to the Caribbean with the annual ARC rally. The first wave of 96 yachts will depart on the ARC+ rally on 5 November bound for Grenada via Cape Verde, with a […]
Editorial credit: Carlos Yudica / Shutterstock.com Cayman Airways Limited (CAL) today inaugurated service to its newest destination – Barbados – with weekly scheduled service now directly linking the Owen Roberts International Airport (IATA: GCM) in Grand Cayman with the Grantly Adams International Airport (IATA: BGI) in Barbados. Earlier this year, Cayman Airways received a request […]
Canada and the Caribbean recorded more than Can$1.8 billion (One Canadian dollar=US$0.73 cents) in merchandise trade last year, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said as he met CARICOM leaders. Addressing the trade and investment round table discussion on the final day of the Canada-Caricom summit, Trudeau said various trade programs make this trading relationship possible […]
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has joined 2X Global, a global industry group dedicated to increasing the volume and impact of capital directed towards women’s economic empowerment worldwide. CDB’s participation in 2X Global will increase the Bank’s commitment, capacity, and investment in advancing gender equality in the region. The 2X Global criteria has established the […]