Trinidadian nursing educator wants nurses to build strong legacies

Trinidadian nursing educator Dr. Hazel Mary Sanderson Marcoux, Ed.D., RN, wants nurses to build strong legacies. In delivering the featured address Sunday, Sept. 14, of the Brooklyn-based Trinidad and Tobago Nurses Association of America, Inc....

Tobago’s Jole St. John crowned Caribbean Junior Minister of Tourism

The talents and capabilities of the future leaders of the tourism industry were on full display at the 2025 Regional Tourism Youth Congress. Organised by the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) in collaboration with the Barbados Ministry of...

Travel agent weighs up legal options after Appeal Court ruling

News Sean Douglas 2 Hrs Ago Former health minister Terrence Deyalsingh. - TRAVEL agent Philip Ramdial, who was locked outside of Trinidad and Tobago (while leading a tour) during the covid pandemic says he is weighing his legal options in light of...

Jamaican takes second place at 2025 CTO Regional Tourism Youth Congress

Jolé St John of Tobago (center) with Jamaica’s Caleader Lewison (left) and Aylani Morris Seymour from the Cayman Islands in Barbados. (Photo: CMC) BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Caleader Lewison, the 16-year-old junior minister of tourism for...

Tobago Wins CTO Tourism Youth Congress

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Jolé St. John, a 16-year-old Junior Minister of Tourism from Tobago, emerged as the winner of the 2025 Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) Regional Tourism Youth Congress, held on October 2 at the Hilton Barbados Resort...

Muddled THA tourism shake-up

Editorial Newsday 3 Hrs Ago THA Chief Secretary Farley Augustine - VISUAL STYLES FARLEY AUGUSTINE has often seemed unwilling to adjust his executive council. Twice did he promise, in 2023 and 2024, to usher in changes; twice did he fail to...

Chaguaramas being considered for medical cannabis industry

THE development of parts of Chaguaramas for the country’s medical cannabis industry was highlighted when Planning Minister Kennedy Swaratsingh yesterday appointed the new nine-member board of directors of the Chaguaramas Development Authority...

Beach clean-up at Quinam

The En­er­gy Cham­ber has long been a ded­i­cat­ed sup­port­er of the Ocean Con­ser­van­cy’s In­ter­na­tion­al Coastal Clean-up. For the past decade, we’ve col­lab­o­rat­ed with our mem­ber com­pa­nies and var­i­ous NGOs to clean up beach­es at...

Tourism in the age of AI: Caribbean tourism leaders chart a human-centred path

The world is changing, and the tourism industry is evolving with it. As such, the Caribbean’s greatest tourism minds have gathered at the State of the Tourism Industry Conference (SOTIC) 2025 to explore emerging trends — filled with both...

MAKE OR BREAK TIME

Trinidad and Tobago’s senior men’s football team head coach Dwight Yorke has made four changes to his 26-man squad ahead of their crucial 2026 World Cup qualifying matches against Bermuda and Curaçao. The Soca Warriors, who are currently in a...

Minister reaffirms Caribbean tourism as a pillar of peace and identity

27 Minister of Tourism Ian Gooding-Edghill has re-emphasised the importance of safeguarding the Caribbean’s tourism brand — one that has been celebrated for decades. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the State of the Tourism Industry Conference...

Jole St. John named Regional Junior Minister of Tourism.

Tobago’s 16-year-old Junior Secretary of Tourism Jole St. John is this year’s Regional Junior Minister of Tourism. She was one of 15 participants vying for the coveted title during the Caribbean Youth Congress at the 2025 State of the Tourism...

Kamla’s game plan

Critics of Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar like to portray her as asleep at the governance wheel, or worse. However, the changes in portfolios published in the Gazette last Saturday suggest that the Prime Minister is not only awake, but very...

Call for greater support for regional air travel

There’s a growing call for Caribbean nations to give stronger support to regional air carriers, to make travel within the region more affordable and accessible. That was the consensus from tourism ministers during a ministerial dialogue at the...

Beachfront Jazz & Tobago Music Jazz And Gold Weekend 2026 Launch

The launch of Beachfront Jazz & the Tobago Music, Jazz & Golf Weekend 2026 was the focus of this interview, featuring committee members John Gill and Sheldon Roach in studio, with artiste Ron Reid joining via Zoom. They shared exciting details...

Second Annual SE Colorado YouthBiz Holiday Marketplace set for November 15, 2025

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Ole Miss focused, Simmons progressing after bye week

OXFORD – Fresh off a bye week, the Ole Miss Rebels are maintaining their focus. Such was the prevailing message at Lane Kiffin’s weekly press conference on Monday. The Rebels head into their next game with a 4-0 record and as the No. 4 team in the...

Not Hilton, not Marriott, it’s Patel: CA shares the story of one community that's just 1% of the US population but owns 60% of American hotels

The biggest name in the American hotel business is not Hilton, Marriott, or Ritz-Carlton — it is Patel. A LinkedIn post by Sarthak Ahuja recently shared how the Gujarati Indian community, which forms less than 1% of the US population, now controls...

UAE citizens get visa-free travel to Trinidad & Tobago after landmark deal

The UAE and Trinidad & Tobago signed a mutual visa-exemption agreement during UNGA80 in New York On 27 September 2025, on the sidelines of UNGA80 in New York, the UAE and Trinidad & Tobago signed a mutual agreement on visa exemptions. The deal was...

Kairi People 4th Edition Of Runaway Tobago All Inclusive

Avery Seaton, committee member of Kairi People, joined the programme to promote the 4th edition of Runaway Tobago — an all-inclusive beach experience set for 15th October at Pigeon Point Beach. The interview highlighted what guests can expect,...