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The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) has called on the region to embrace sports development and sports tourism following the outstanding performance of Caribbean athletes at the recent Paris Olympic Games. The Fort Lauderdale-based CHTA said on Wednesday that historic achievements by athletes like St. Lucia’s Julien Alfred and Dominica’s Thea LaFond, who secured their countries’ first-ever Olympic medals; Marileidy Paulino, the first woman from the Dominican Republic to […]

The United States Department of State says that Special Representative for Global Partnerships Dorothy McAuliffe, US Ambassador to Jamaica N. Nick Perry and the Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship, Caribbean on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) launching a Coalition for Climate Entrepreneurship (CCE) Hub in Kingston, Jamaica. The State Department said the hub will provide programming, training and mentorship, and facilitate access to capital for more than 130 climate […]

New York Attorney General Letitia James on Tuesday led a coalition of 22 attorneys general in supporting what she characterized as “commonsense” state and federal laws that regulate the sale of guns to keep communities safe. James said she and the coalition filed an amicus brief in US v. Steven Perez, arguing that federal laws preventing individuals from transporting or receiving firearms from outside the state in which they reside, […]

The New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), an umbrella policy and advocacy organization that represents over 200 immigrant and refugee rights groups throughout New York, on Tuesday condemned what it claims is Mayor Eric Adams’s statement that “right to shelter increases homeless”. Murad Awawdeh, NYIC’s president and chief executive officer, told Caribbean Life that the mayor makes the attacks “without providing solutions.”  “Today, Mayor Eric Adams and his administration said that […]

The Government of Antigua and Barbuda said on Wednesday that a faith-based academic institution in the United States, which prides itself in producing leaders who will make a global impact, has honored Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne with two of its most prestigious awards. The government said Heart Bible International University (HBIU) and Seminary, a historically Black institution based in Hartford, Connecticut, has honored Browne with its Presidential […]

Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett has been recognized with the Order of Jamaica and Honorary Doctorate for his contribution to the development of the industry. The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) said on Tuesday that the Order of Jamaica, the country’s fourth highest honor, lauds Bartlett’s “outstanding contribution to the nation’s tourism sector.” The conferment of an Honorary Doctorate in Hospitality & Tourism Management (Honoris Causa) by the University of […]

Two Brooklyn-born musicians, Goussy Célestin and Keyanna “Key” Hutchinson, are the  2024-25 Jazz Leaders Fellows for the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music (BKCM).  They will receive a $12,500 unrestricted award for their musical endeavors, in addition to free rehearsal space, performance and curatorial opportunities.  Now in its fourth year, Brooklyn Conservatory of Music’s Jazz Leaders Fellowship provides resources to Black women and Black non-binary musicians to further develop their craft and […]

St. Vincent and the Grenadines Tourism Minister Carlos James says visitors continue to discover the multi-island state, despite the impact of Hurricane Beryl on the southern part of the island’s archipelago. James said on Tuesday that, following the passage of the category 4 hurricane on July 1, 2024, which caused severe disruption to parts of the island chain and affected some tourism businesses, the tourism sector “remains resilient and open […]