Archive for August 2018

The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association was out in full force recently for the second formal meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Action Network on Post-Disaster Recovery. As this year’s hurricane season approached its peak months, a number of the association’s senior officials were among more than 350 leaders from government, business and civil…

Each year, September is National Preparedness Month. The month raises awareness of the importance to be prepared, now and throughout the year, for the types of natural and man-made disasters that could affect where we live, work, go to school, worship and visit. The historic 2017 hurricane season affected 47 million people, or roughly 15…

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Aug. 18: 4th Pistarckle after Dark Whodunnit Murder Mystery Theater at 6 p.m. The theme will be a satirical political debate – with a twist! Only 60 tickets will be sold at $15 each. Ticket includes first drink free, light snacks and opportunities to win prizes. Click here for tickets. Sept. 7-9: Caribbean Wedding Industry…

Tyrone Lake of the U.S. Virgin Islands is the winner of the Junior Division of the 2018 Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association Foundation Children’s Environmental Poster Competition. The 11-year-old Alexander Henderson Elementary School honor roll student topped the regional competition with a poster entitled ‘Present and Future,’ which focused on disaster preparation and environmental preservation. The theme…

Aug 13-17: 25th Annual Destination Symposium Aug. 18: 4th Pistarckle after Dark Whodunnit Murder Mystery Theater at 6 p.m. The theme will be a satirical political debate – with a twist! Only 60 tickets will be sold at $15 each. Ticket includes first drink free, light snacks and opportunities to win prizes. Click here for…

The Caribbean Tourism Recovery Fund, established by the nonprofit organization Tourism Cares and the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association, has collected more than $275,000 in charitable donations to build long-term recovery and enhance the ability of hurricane impacted destinations to rebound as quickly as possible. In a joint statement on Aug. 3, CHTA Director General…

One Caribbean Television has announced its weeklong live broadcast of carnival celebrations in Toronto, Barbados and Antigua from Aug. 2 through Aug. 7. This year, One Caribbean Television partners again with the Peeks Toronto Caribbean Carnival for its 51st anniversary celebration. For the past six years, the network has covered Toronto Carnival, one of North…