Bajan PM Mia Mottley urges regional tourism stakeholders to rethink challenges. Caribbean Today's top stories this week

Bajan PM Mia Mottley urges regional tourism stakeholders to rethink challenges. Caribbean Today's top stories this week

 

PM Mia Mottley Urges Regional Tourism Stakeholders to Rethink Issues Facing the Industry

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has urged regional tourism officials to set the pace regarding the ownership of the Caribbean’s major foreign exchange earner.


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Jamaican Sound System Dynamo Kool Herc to be Inducted Into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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Kool Herc, a trailblazing Jamaican sound system dynamo widely hailed as the father of hip hop, is one of 13 persons to be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame this year. The ‘Rock Hall’s latest inductees were announced May 3.


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Coral Restoration Project Sees Great Success in St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Coral gardening is helping to restore corals on the reefs of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent -A coral restoration project in St. Vincent and the Grenadines is reporting significant success, with more than 85 percent of the fragments transplanted so far surviving.


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New Initiative Seeks to Eliminate HIV/AIDS and Other Infectious Diseases in LAC

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WASHINGTON, DC – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says it is collaborating with the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) to eliminate HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), viral hepatitis, mpox and other sexually transmitted infections such as syphilis in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).


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Jamaican-American Orelia Merchant Confirmed as US Federal Judge

WASHINGTON, DC – United States Senate Majority Leader Charles “Chuck” Schumer on Wednesday announced the confirmation of a Jamaican-American to serve as a district judge on the prestigious United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (EDNY).


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Shericka Jackson Headlines Field of Caribbean Athletes at World Athletics Diamond League Opener

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DOHA, Qatar – Jamaican sprint queen Shericka Jackson will headline the list of English-speaking Caribbean athletes that will feature when this year’s World Athletics Diamond League opens on Friday in the Qatar capital.


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IMF: Economic Recovery in Trinidad and Tobago is Supported by Higher Global Energy Prices

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WASHINGTON, DC – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Friday said Trinidad and Tobago’s economic activity is recovering supported by higher global energy prices and the rebound of the non-energy sector.


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Home of St. Kitts-Nevis National Hero to be Turned Into National Museum

Residence of former government leader, Sir Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – The government of St. Kitts-Nevis on Wednesday unveiled plans for transforming the residence of the Federation’s first national hero into a museum saying that the country must recognize the contributions of those who have served with distinction in the process of nation-building.


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BVI Premier Says the US Needs to do More to Prevent the Flow of Guns Into the Region

TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands – Premier Natalio Wheatley says the United States should do more to help the British Virgin Islands to stem the flow of guns.


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Sizzla Kalonji Nominated for Two Awards at the 40th Anniversary of IRAWMA

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As Sizzla Kalonji approaches the end of his 13 City Japan Everlasting Tour, he has been nominated for two awards at the 40th Anniversary of IRAWMA.  With 3 shows left of performing in cities like Ibaraki, Kagoshima, Fukuoka, Yokohama, Sizzla fans have been full of joy and excitement as he and Al Pachino Music, Breadback Productions, and 868 Music rock Reggae throughout Japan.


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In November 2020, Daniella Levine Cava became the first woman and first person of Jewish descent to be elected Mayor of Miami-Dade County. Before being elected mayor she served as Miami-Dade County Commissioner for District 8, a post she held from 2014 to 2020. In this week's interview, we talk to her about her affordable housing initiatives, her push for better public transportation in Miami-Dade County, and how her administration is handling the influx of immigrants and asylum seekers from the Caribbean.

 

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