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The recovery of the global tourism sector in 2023 and the good prospects for 2024 were the focus of the meeting held today between the Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organisation, Zurab Pololikashvili, and the Minister of Industry and Tourism of the Kingdom of Spain, Jordi Hereu.

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett departed the island for Madrid, Spain, to attend the eagerly awaited annual international travel and tourism tradeshow, FITUR.

The Hon. Minister of Tourism for Anguilla, Mr. Haydn Hughes and Cape Air President and CEO, Ms. Linda Markham are pleased to announce the reinstatement of direct air service between St. Thomas and Anguilla.

The Commonwealth Secretary-General, the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC, addressed leaders from 121 Non-Aligned Movement countries, calling for greater cooperation to protect all humanity from overlapping economic, environmental and security challenges.

Three companies supporting the Zero Hunger Private Sector Pledge have together committed an additional US$ 35 million to end hunger.

Following the successful 2023 Leadership Awards Luncheon and Fundraiser, the Caribbean Media Exchange (CMEx) will be making a series of donations to nonprofit organisations and other causes committed to supporting young persons in the Caribbean.

Brunei's Prince Abdul Mateen, lauded online for his good looks and military service, has married his commoner fiancée in a 10-day royal wedding.

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett is leading a collaborative effort between public and private sector stakeholders to build capacity and systematically address the pain points in the tourism industry.

The Commonwealth Secretary-General, the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC, will attend the Non-Aligned Movement Heads of State Summit from 19 to 20 January 2024 in Kampala, Uganda, as a Special Guest.

As part of upgrades being made to the island’s airports, Jamaica’s Passport, Immigration & Citizenship Agency (PICA) is installing and testing new kiosks at Montego Bay’s Sangster International Airport and Kingston’s Norman Manley International Airport.

A sprawling storm hit the south of the United States with tornado warnings and high winds that blew roofs off homes, flipped over campers and tossed about furniture in Florida on Tuesday.

Mexico’s government unveiled a $3.4 billion recovery plan for the battered coastal resort of Acapulco, including tax breaks and financial assistance for affected families, and said it could spend more if necessary.

The slaughter and sale of dogs for their meat is to become illegal in South Korea after MPs backed a new law.

The plane that flew Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to Jamaica for a family vacation broke down earlier this week, prompting the Canadian military to send a second aircraft with a repair crew to the Caribbean island.

Antigua and Barbuda has welcomed German tourism and hospitality students to the destination for a two month 'Practice in Paradise' internship programme.

The defence minister of the self-declared republic of Somaliland has become the latest casualty of the row over a controversial agreement that is causing ructions in the Horn of Africa.