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KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 21, 2020 (CMC) — The Ministry of Tourism has announced a six-month moratorium on the payment for licences and of fees, by entities in the tourism sector. Making the announcement, during a digital press conference, on Friday, ...

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda, April 21, 2020 (CMC) – Regional carrier, LIAT, will be extending the suspension of passenger services to May 15, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Chief Executive Officer, Julie Reifer-Jones, the extension ...

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, April 17, 2020 (CMC) – Tourism Minister, Clarice Modeste, has denied reports that an international airline will be resuming flights to the island, as of May 7. “There has been no approval for any flights, bringing in ...

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda, April 6, 2020 (CMC) – Regional carrier, LIAT, has suspended all passenger flights, for two weeks, in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement, issued last Friday, the regional airline announced that, during the ...

By Freya Higgins-Desbiolles Guest Contributor Saturday, March 14 2020, is “The Day the World Stopped Travelling”, in the words of Rifat Ali, head of travel analytics company Skift. That’s a little dramatic, perhaps, but every day since, has brought us closer ...

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda, March 16, 2020 (CMC) – The Antigua and Barbuda-based regional airline, LIAT, says it has taken “immediate measures”, to ensure the safety of all its stakeholders, after it had been “advised” that a passenger, who ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, March 16, 2020 (CMC) – American Airlines has suspended its service to several destinations, including the South American republic. In a statement, late Saturday, the US-based carrier announced that, effective today, until May 6, it will be suspending ...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, March 12, 2020 (CMC) – The Barbados-based Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), has sought to assure Caribbean nationals, and visitors, that the “region remains open for business”, even as the organisation continues to closely monitor the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.  ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, March 9, 2020 (CMC) – The governments of Trinidad and Tobago and Ghana have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for an air services agreement. According to a statement, issued by Prime Minister, Dr. ...

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, March 7, 2020 (CMC) – Less than 48 hours after the funeral service and burial of a top hotelier, who died from complications from a surgery, the hotel and tourism sector is again in mourning, but this ...