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Burch in Grenada for CARICOM Meeting
Lt.Col. David Burch, Minister of National Security, along with Mrs. Judith Hall-Bean, Assistant Cabinet Secretary, have been delegated to attend the Twenty-Second Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community [CARICOM] under the Chairmanship of the Hon. Tillman Thomas, Prime Minister of Grenada in Grand... Read more of this article
Green Tourism Conference Adds To Roster
The Caribbean Tourism Organisation announced today [Feb. 24] the addition of Canadian travel expert Jacqueline Kuehnel to its roster of speakers at the 12th Annual Caribbean Conference on Sustainable Tourism Development (STC-12), taking place in Bermuda from April 3-6. Ms Kuehnel, known for her work in responsible travel and tourism, will address... Read more of this article
Container Headed to Haiti on Friday
After one year, Capital G and Style Bermuda will watch their container full of donated clothes ship to Haiti on Friday, February 25th, 2011, thanks to the Missions Board from First Church of God, North Shore, Pembroke. The clothes were collected from Capital G and Style Bermuda’s clothing drive, “Fashion Gives,” held back in February 2010, to... Read more of this article
Making It Easier For Tourism To Be Green
Bermuda’s Tourism Department wants to make it easier for the island’s hospitality industry to be green. So marketing strategies and ideas aimed at drawing eco-minded vacationers will top the agenda when Bermuda hosts local and Caribbean hospitality industry officials along with international business figures at the upcoming Sustainable... Read more of this article
WikiLeaks: Bermuda Sought Help on Crime
Bermuda told a a 2009 London meeting of Britain’s overseas territories it had requested British and US law enforcement help to combat the worsening violent crime situation, a WikiLeaks cable reveals. In a cable to the US State Department summarising the 11-member Overseas Territories Consultative Council talks held that December, the American... Read more of this article
Dandy Town To Play Caribbean Champions Cup
The Bermuda Football Association’s Defending Premier Division Champions Dandy Town Hornets will play Defence Force from Trinidad in their first round of the Caribbean Club Champions Cup. CONCACAF held the draw at the Caribbean Football Union headquarters set the first- and second-round pairings for the two-leg, aggregate-goal series. The seven first-round... Read more of this article
Digicel Acquires Netxar Technologies
Digicel has taken a controlling stake in Netxar Technologies, the leading systems integrator in the Caribbean region, it was announced today [Feb 8]. Netxar is also the holder of the Gold Certification, Master Unified Communication and Master Managed Service Partner and is a member of Cisco’s elite 1% partners out of 64,000+ partners worldwide –... Read more of this article
Jamaica to Host 2011 Carifta Games
After months of uncertainty and fears the games would be cancelled, officials today [Feb 3] confirmed that Jamaica will host this year’s Carifta Games, which will be held from April 23-25. The annual track and field championships, which attracts the region’s top junior athletes, was in danger of being cancelled for the first time in its... Read more of this article
Aon: Antigua Calls For Regional Response
Antigua & Barbuda – labelled along with Bermuda as an elevated political risk by Aon due to increased fears of public debt non-payment — has called for a regional reponse to the global firm’s downgrades of primarily Caribbean islands. Last week Bermuda and Antigua were downgraded on the Aon Risk Solutions benchmark 2011 Political... Read more of this article
Team for NACAC Cross Country Selected
The Bermuda Track & Field Association [BTFA] have selected the Senior and Junior men’s Cross Country Team for the NACAC Cross Country Championships in Trinidad. BTFA President Donna Watson said: “This will be a new course as the event last year was held in Tobago. It is expected to be a flat course of 2km loops on grass and will be... Read more of this article
Sir John Shares Bermuda’s Experiences
Former Bermuda Premier Sir John.Swan shared the island’s experience with off-shore business development and discussed global events which could impact on small territories when he spoke to a conference in the British Virgin Islands yesterday [Jan. 19]. Entitled “Embracing the New Normal”, the one day conference held at the exclusive... Read more of this article
Minors in Jamaica for Tourism Meeting
The Minister of Business Development and Tourism Patrice Minors, is currently in Jamaica participating in the Caribbean Tourism Organisation’s (CTO) Ministers meetings, as well as the Caribbean Hotel Association’s Caribbean Marketplace 2011. The events are taking place from January 16 – 18. Joining Minister Minors at this weekend’s Montego... Read more of this article
