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Luxury And Exclusivity Comes To Barbados: Royalton CHIC Resorts to Debut on the Island
ST. MICHAEL, Barbados, Oct. 31, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Blue Diamond Resorts, boasting the Caribbean’s most diverse portfolio of all-inclusive brands, is excited to announce its expansion into Barbados with the introduction of Royalton CHIC...

CTO Announces Theme and Social Media Showcase for Caribbean Tourism Month 2024
BARBADOS, October 21, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) has announced the theme for Caribbean Tourism Month 2024, which will be celebrated throughout November: “ONE CARIBBEAN: Building a Resilient Future”. This...

CMEx Leadership Awards to Honor Caribbean Olympic Champion, Tourism and Media Leaders
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ, UNITED STATES, October 14, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Caribbean Media Exchange (CMEx) has announced the first round of honorees for the 2024 CMEx Leadership Awards and Fundraiser. Among the distinguished recipients are...

International Black Heritage Month (IBHM) reveals its 2025 Changemaker List featuring Rihanna and Trevor Noah
The 2025 Changemaker List also includes: business leader Mellody Hobson, award-winning tv show creator, Shonda Rhimes, actor/producer Kelsey Grammer and more... LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, June 25, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- International...

Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival Announces Theme and Sponsors —Welcome to the Literary Botanica
BROOKLYN, NY, UNITED STATES, July 2, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival (BCLF) proudly welcomes the return of Hawthornden Foundation, NYU, and TSZ Limited (Trinidad & Tobago) and the arrival of Brooklyn Arts Council,...

Working Group announces Small Business Champions, discusses digitalization and MC14 plan
Small Business Champions The winners of the 2025 Small Business Champions Competition are Silaiwali (India), a company which empowers women artisans by upcycling waste fabric from garment factories into handcrafted products, and NetZero Pallets...

15 Years of Caring: Blue Diamond Resorts Turns Milestone Into Movement
ST. MICHAEL, Barbados, June 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As Blue Diamond Resorts enters a milestone year, the company is proud to unveil its “15 Years of Caring, 15 Acts of Change” initiative, a program that reinforces its ongoing commitment to...

With ITA Support, J. Rieger & Co. Introduces American Spirits To Caribbean Customers
J. Rieger & Co. (Rieger) is a Kansas City-based distillery with fewer than 100 employees. After graduating from the ITA-supported Heartland Export Accelerator (HEA), Emily Gafford, Director of International Market Development, worked closely with...

Breeze Travel Solutions Charts the Future of Caribbean Tourism at 'Passage to Paradise' Event in NYC
NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, June 10, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The future of Caribbean travel took a definitive step forward at Passage to Paradise, a high-impact media mixer hosted by Breeze Travel Solutions during Caribbean Week New York....

Deputy Minister Alvin Botes: International Relations and Cooperation Dept Budget Vote 2025/26
Honourable House Chairperson, Honourable Minister Lamola and Deputy Minister Moraka, Chair of the Portfolio Committee on International Relations, Hon. Mahumapelo, Honourable Members, Director-General Zane Dangor and Members of the South African...

Heatwave Grips England, Sparking Health Alerts
(MENAFN) Large portions of England are under heightened health alerts as a persistent heatwave continues to dominate the UK. On Monday, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) expanded its amber heat-health warning to additional regions as...

13 Medicaid Providers Facing Fraud Charges
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — In indictments filed this month by the office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, 13 Medicaid providers are accused of defrauding the government health-care program for the needy. Twelve home-health aides and one...

Tourism Titans and Cultural Icons to Headline Caribbean Week in New York 2025
NY, UNITED STATES, May 24, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) is pulling out all the stops for Caribbean Week in New York (CWNY) 2025, bringing some of the biggest names in global and regional tourism, media and...

Members advance discussions on special and differential treatment proposals
Members heard updates from three facilitators of the discussions. Barbados, speaking on behalf of the G-90, presented a roadmap for future work leading up to the 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) in March 2026, with a view to achieving possible...

Black Friday Comes Early With Blue Diamond Resorts’ Summer Sale Event
ST. MICHAEL, Barbados, April 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Following the overwhelming response to its most recent offer, Blue Diamond Resorts is once again raising the bar with the launch of its “Summer Black Friday” campaign, an exclusive,...

Martinique signs CARICOM accession agreement
BARBADOS, February 21, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- At the 48th CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting in Barbados, an agreement was signed by the Prime Minister of Barbados, the Hon. Mia Mottley, in her capacity as Chairman of the regional...

University of the West Indies St. Augustine Captures Top Honors at CTO’s Regional Nex-Gen Tourism Showcase Final
NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, June 20, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Innovation, cultural pride and next-level creativity took center stage as the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) concluded its 2025 Regional Nex-Gen Tourism Showcase 2025,...

Caribbean Week in New York Set to Celebrate Culture, Connection and Commerce
CTO Offers Sponsorship Opportunities BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS, April 8, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) is set to bring the vibrancy of the Caribbean to the heart of New York City with Caribbean Week in New York...

CTO to Showcase the Caribbean at WTM Latin America 2025
BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS, April 8, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) is set to make a strong impact at WTM Latin America 2025, taking place in São Paulo, Brazil, from April 14-16, 2025. For the first time, CTO will...

Global Citizen NOW: Sevilla Featuring Pedro Sánchez, Ursula von der Leyen, Mia Mottley, Gaston Browne & More
Hosted by Actress, Humanitarian, and Global Citizen Ambassador Nomzamo Mbatha JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, June 19, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Global Citizen, the world’s leading advocacy organization on a mission to end extreme poverty, today...