GEORGE TOWN — An 18-year-old college student from Georgia was sentenced this week to four months in a Cayman Islands prison after pleading guilty to violating a strict COVID quarantine mandate in the Caribbean territory,…
BRIDGETOWN — FanDuel has secured a new route to the Caribbean and LatAm markets courtesy of a strategic business agreement announced this week with The CAGE Companies (An RLJ Companies Majority Owned Company) and its subsidiary, CAGE Sports BV. Under…
SANTIAGO, Chile — The Latin America and the Caribbean region will experience a contraction of -7.7 percent in 2020 but will have a positive growth rate of 3.7 percent in 2021, due mainly to a…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two St. Thomas resorts have reopened after a three-year hiatus, Limetree Beach Resort by Club Wyndham — formerly known as Bluebeard’s Beach Club — and Club Wyndham Elysian Beach Resort, according to a news…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Virgin Islands Commissioner of Tourism has cautioned that while a Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine is on the horizon, protocols and guidelines implemented to protect lives and livelihoods in the…
GEORGETOWN — Five of the Top 10 fastest growing countries in 2021 will be in the Caribbean, according to The Economist’s analytical guide “The World in 2021.” Macau is set to be the world’s fastest growing…
CORAL GABLES — The tourism and travel industry has shown a consistent ability to bounce back from tough times, says the head of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association. “Our industry is incredibly resilient, globally…
The British Virgin Islands (BVI) is a British overseas territory in the Caribbean, located to the east of Puerto Rico. It is one of the most visited Caribbean destinations for adventurous, sun-seeking Brits. Over the…
MARIGOT — A shark killed a 39-year-old female tourist in the French territory of Saint Martin on Thursday, shocking many in the eastern Caribbean region where, experts say, such attacks are extremely rare. Government spokesman Alain…
SINGAPORE — A passenger who tested positive for COVID-19 aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise from Singapore, forcing the ship to return to dock and hundreds of guests to isolate, has been found not to have…