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A New Leadership at the Caribbean Tourism Organization Sets Trends
By Juergen T Steinmetz The Winds are changing at the Caribbean Tourism Organization with a new Secretary General Regis-Prosper ready to listen and to act. During a press briefing in the Cayman Islands on Friday, Dona Regis-Prosper, Secretary-General and CEO of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), outlined her preliminary strategies for guiding the intergovernmental organization […]
Barbados Attends Seatrade Europe
By Juergen T Steinmetz Barbados is increasing capacity for air and sea travel from Europe with new Condor flights from Germany. Condor starts year round flights. Barbados continues to be a top choice for UK and European cruise lines. These were the reports coming out of the Caribbean Village at Seatrade Europe held in Hamburg, […]
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St Kitts and Nevis crowned as best destination to invest
St Kitts and Nevis has been recognized as the best CBI destination in the 2023 edition of the CBI Index, trumping 11 other countries with active citizenship by investment (CBI) programs. The country, which has made several sweeping changes to its CBI Program in the last year, took top honors, scoring 77 points in a […]
India to sign MoU with Antigua & Barbuda on Digital Transformation
The Union Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology of India and the Ministry of Information, Communications Technologies, Utilities and Energy of the Antigua and Barbuda. The MoU intends to promote closer cooperation and exchange of experiences […]
CDB providing training support for the region’s entrepreneurs
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) recently trained 174 persons directly engaged with Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, (MSMEs) across the region, to assist with much-needed capacity development within the sector. Through the Caribbean Technological Consultancy Services (CTCS), the Bank’s flagship MSME capacity building program, the skills of business development officers and business development specialists from […]
CDB supports electric vehicle study tour to Canada for trainers
The e-mobility awareness and capacity in some of the region’s academic and technical institutions recently received a boost following a recent electric vehicle (EV) study tour to Canada. The exercise was funded by the Caribbean Development Bank (CBD) and the Canadian Support to the Energy Sector in the Caribbean Fund. The objectives of the tour […]
Identifying priorities for improving the business climate in Saint Lucia
On September 13, 2023, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in partnership with the International Development Group LLC (IDG), hosted a workshop to discuss proposed support activities for Saint Lucia over the next year under USAID’s Caribbean Business Enabling Environment Reform (CBEE-R) activity. The CBEE-R activity has prioritized two activity result areas for […]