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Following a truly successful Jamaica Carnival execution of their famous Breakfast Fete, the team at HookieLife Entertainment looks ahead to bringing forth the 2024 edition of the beloved ‘Hookie Weekend' which is set for the Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia area (DMV).

The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) is now accepting applications for the next session of its transformative Young Leaders Forum (YLF).

Key figures instrumental in launching the historic Barbados Programme of Action, which outlines global strategies for addressing climate change devastation and the sustainable development of small island developing states (SIDS), will discuss the origins of this significant diplomatic achievement.

Climate change demands global action!

Last week, during the inaugural United Nations General Assembly Sustainability Week at UN Headquarters in New York, Dona Regis-Prosper, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), participated in a high-level thematic event on tourism.

In the final part of this six-part series, we highlight Virgin Islands women who are making significant contributions and were recently celebrated by the Virgin Islands 175th Emancipation Commemoration Committee.

COP28 President Dr. Sultan Al Jaber was recognized with an award by the World Energy Council for his leadership in advancing the energy transition through the delivery of the historic UAE Consensus.

Getting kids to follow healthy habits is no easy task and is often met with resistance.

The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) has secured key industry partners and sponsors for the upcoming Caribbean Sustainable Tourism Conference (STC 2024), hosted by the CTO in partnership with the Grenada Tourism Authority in Grenada to be held from tomorrow (April 22) to 24th. 

The awards gala for the second edition of the Magicos por Excelencias Awards took place on April 12, 2024, at the Magistral Hall of the Mundo Imperial Convention Center in Acapulco.

The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) has announced the return of its Caribbean Media Awards, the prestigious honour given to journalists and influencers whose work has significantly contributed to the promotion of Caribbean tourism. 

On a holiday to Kerala on India's south-western Malabar Coast, Shilpa Iyer decided to visit Kotakkal, a town that became famous after the establishment of Arya Vaidya Sala, Kerala's best-known centre for the practice of Ayurveda, in 1902.

Hamad International Airport, in Doha, has again secured its position as the ‘World's Best Airport’ by the prestigious 2024 Skytrax World Airport Awards held at the Passenger Terminal Expo 2024 in Frankfurt, Germany.

AMN is pleased to announce that the first AMN base station is now live using LEO backhaul from SpaceX's Starlink.

The ACCBA (Atlanta Caribbean Carnival Bandleaders Association) will have the presence of key representatives from Georgia’s political arena, community leadership and the Caribbean entertainment industry at the upcoming 37th annual Atlanta Caribbean Carnival.

On April 10-11 in Graz, Austria, the International Sustainable Energy Conference (ISEC 2024) focused on how we can achieve energy sovereignty within a time horizon dictated by climate change and defined by politics.