Daily Archives: 07/11/2018

Is Multi-Destination Tourism About To Become A Reality? – By David Jessop

07/11/2018 – 1:44 am

Is Multi-Destination Tourism About To Become A Reality?

David Jessop

By David Jessop

News Americas, LONDON, England,  In February 2018, Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett and Mexican Secretary of Tourism, His Excellency Enrique de la Madrid Cordero, recently signed a multi-destination tourism agreement at the Westin Palace Hotel in Madrid, Spain.
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Traditionally, stay-over tourism has been based on a single-destination model. For most of the Caribbean this will likely remain the principal approach for the foreseeable future, albeit with a new emphasis on diversification away from the beach and improving the visitor experience.

There are, however, signs that a product which has been talked about for many years is at last emerging: the multi-destination Caribbean vacation.     Continue reading →

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Selflessness is human currency that never loses its value – By Mohamed Hamaludin

07/11/2018 – 1:39 am

Selflessness is human currency that never loses its value

By MOHAMED HAMALUDIN

Eight-year-old Maurice Adams was riding in his mother Contricia Hill’s car on a street in Milledgeville, Ga., when he saw an elderly woman with a walker trying to climb a set of stairs.

“Can I go out there and help her up the steps?” Maurice asked. His mom stopped the car and let him out. He helped the woman to the top of the stairs and she hugged him and told him he’s special.

This is one of many stories that made the news in recent months of people rising above these troubled times to display a selflessness that is a hallmark of the human spirit.     Continue reading →

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Barbados and Guyana to deepen relations on matters of mutual interest

07/11/2018 – 12:45 am
Prime Minister Mia Mottley shares a light moment with Guyana’s President, Brigadier David Granger, ahead of their bilateral talks on the sidelines of 39th CARICOM Heads of Government Conference in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Looking on is Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Dr Jerome Walcott

Barbados and Guyana to deepen relations

By Shamkoe Pilé -Caribbean News Now

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica (BGIS) — Barbados has signalled its interest in collaborating with Guyana on matters of mutual interest.

Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley expressed this during bilateral talks with t  he president of Guyana, David Granger, on the sidelines of the 39th CARICOM heads of government conference in Montego Bay, Jamaica.

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Caribbean: CARICOM report says legalize marijuana use

07/11/2018 – 12:11 am

CARICOM report says legalize marijuana use

As a preparatory step to rendering marijuana as a legal substance, the CARICOM Regional Commission on Marijuana recommended the decriminalization of the drug for personal use in private premises and medical purposes

Marijuana plant

By Sloan Smith – Nassau Guardian

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica — The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Regional Commission on Marijuana has recommended the declassification of marijuana as a dangerous drug in all legislation and the reclassification of the drug as a controlled substance in its report presented at the CARICOM heads of government meeting in Montego Bay, Jamaica, last week.

The commission presented its findings and recommendations into the social, economic, health and legal issues surrounding marijuana use in the Caribbean.      Continue reading →

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