Tobago’s Jolé St. John is CTO 2025 Regional Tourism Youth Congress Winner

Regional Tourism Youth Congress participants with (l-r) Charles Fernandez, Minister of Tourism of Antigua and Barbuda; Dona Regis-Prosper, CTO Secretary-General; Councillor Tashia Burris, Secretary of Tourism, Tobago; Ian Gooding-Edghill, CTO...

Barbados, Belize, Dominica & St. Vincent and the Grenadines greenlight full, free movement 

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States -Barbados, Belize, Dominica and St. Vincent and the Grenadines- implemented full Free Movement of their nationals among themselves from Wednesday, 1 October 2025. This means that nationals of these four...

Tobago’s Jole St. John crowned Caribbean Junior Minister of Tourism

The talents and capabilities of the future leaders of the tourism industry were on full display at the 2025 Regional Tourism Youth Congress. Organised by the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) in collaboration with the Barbados Ministry of...

Tobago Wins CTO Tourism Youth Congress

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Jolé St. John, a 16-year-old Junior Minister of Tourism from Tobago, emerged as the winner of the 2025 Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) Regional Tourism Youth Congress, held on October 2 at the Hilton Barbados Resort...

Tourism must create careers, not just jobs — Bramble 

Tourism in St. Vincent and the Grenadines must not merely create jobs, but careers, says East Kingstown MP, Fitz Bramble, an opposition MP. The New Democratic Party (NDP) said that tourism, along with agriculture, the blue economy and the new...

Barbados, Belize, Dominica and St. Vincent and the Grenadines Ready for Full Free Movement on 1 October 2025

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States -Barbados, Belize, Dominica and St. Vincent and the Grenadines- will implement full Free Movement of their nationals among themselves from tomorrow, 1 October 2025. This means that nationals of these...

Caribbean tourism shows resilience amid mixed markets

Bridgetown, Barbados: Caribbean tourism recorded 18.5 million arrivals in the first half of 2025, up nearly two per cent on last year and six per cent above pre-pandemic levels, according to new data presented at the CTO’s State of the Tourism...

Caribbean tourism arrivals up 1.9% amidst softening demand from North America 

By Kenton X. Chance BRIDGETOWN, Barbados —Tourist arrivals to the Caribbean grew by 1.9% during the first half of 2025, despite softening demand from North America, data released by the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) on Wednesday show....

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines launches a pilot project on sargassum to turn a challenge into an opportunity

Sargassum, long considered a scourge of the Caribbean, is now at the heart of an innovative project in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The archipelago is embarking on a pilot initiative to transform this brown seaweed into agricultural and...

The OECS Commission’s UBEC initiative Hosts Business Development Services Information Sessions for MSMEs in Saint Vincent & the Grenadines

The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission, through the Unleashing the Blue Economy of the Caribbean (UBEC) Project and funded by the World Bank, recently hosted Business Development Services (BDS) Information Sessions for...

Caribbean cultivators call for regional cannabis trade before global exports

“Safeguard the industry. Keep value in the Caribbean.” That was the message repeated across speakers at the St Vincent and the Grenadines 2nd Cannabis Conference and Expo Regional Cultivators Dialogue, where traditional cultivators and advocates...

How to watch Australia vs New Zealand: FREE Rugby Championship 2025 streams, TV schedule, preview

The Rugby Championship 2025 has entered its final week and there is still plenty on the line for New Zealand and Australia. In what has been one of the most competitive tournaments for years, both sides know that a victory in Perth would give them...

St. Vincent And The Grenadines Gets Ready For 2025 Cannabis Festival

News Americas, Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Fri. Sept. 19, 2025: St. Vincent and the Grenadines, (SVG), is rolling out the green carpet this October with the return of CannaBliss SVG, the Caribbean’s premier medicinal cannabis...

St. Vincent and the Grenadines to host second CannaBliss SVG Festival in October

St. Vincent and the Grenadines is gearing up to welcome visitors from around the world for CannaBliss SVG 2025, the Caribbean’s premier medicinal cannabis festival, set for October 2–5 at Victoria Park in Kingstown. - Advertisement - Now in its...

St. Vincent and the Grenadines celebrates new hotel projects

St. Vincent and the Grenadines is news of a major expansion of the country’s hotel room stock, with four new hotel projects set for development over the next 36 months. The announcement was made by St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ Minister of...

St. Vincent And The Grenadines To Invest U.S. $20M In Developing Tourist Sites

ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES – The St. Vincent and the Grenadines government has announced a landmark $20 million investment over the next 4 years to upgrade existing attractions and develop new tourism sites across the country. According to...

Travel industry ‘athletes’ take on Island Challenge 3

LONDON: A team of aspiring athletes from across the UK travel industry have pledged to raise a further £100,000 for children’s healthcare in the Caribbean by taking part in a gruelling ‘Island Challenge’ in Saint Lucia. This will be the third...

St. Vincent and the Grenadines unveils four major hotel projects

The St. Vincent and the Grenadines government has announced four major hotel developments that will significantly expand the nation’s room stock and strengthen its position in the regional tourism market. - Advertisement - The projects, unveiled...

St. Vincent and the Grenadines to invest US $20M in developing tourist sites

The St. Vincent and the Grenadines government has announced a landmark US$20 million investment over the next four years to upgrade existing attractions and develop new tourism sites across the country. - Advertisement - The initiative, unveiled...

Barbados, Belize, Dominica and St. Vincent finalize systems for full free movement

Barbados, Belize, Dominica, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines have finalized the administrative systems needed to roll out full Free Movement among their countries on 1 October 2025, following a CARICOM Heads of Government decision taken in July....