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DNZM, Chief Executive of New Zealand Māori Tourism (NZMT), will deliver the keynote address at the Caribbean Conference on Sustainable Tourism Development (STC 2026).

The conference, themed “Tourism in Full Color: Integrating Blue, Green, Orange and Beyond Economies,” will take place April 27-30, 2026, in the coastal town of San Pedro on Ambergris Caye, Belize.

Since 1980, when the Metropolitan Museum of Art opened "Ming Xuan" modeled after Dianchun Yi of Suzhou's Master of the Nets Garden, Suzhou gardens have taken root in more than 30 countries and regions.

India and France have revised a three-decade-old tax treaty, reducing dividend levies for large French investors while expanding Delhi's powers to tax some transactions.

The Martinique Tourism Authority has earned a Silver Adrian Award in the special event category at the 69th annual Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) Adrian Awards for its flagship cultural activation, ‘Martinique Gourmande: A Recipe for Cultural Exchange & Record-Breaking Engagement.’

United Oil & Gas announced on Monday that it has completed stage two of its surface geochemical exploration programme offshore Jamaica and started stage three piston coring operations on the Walton-Morant licence, marking what it described as the critical phase of the campaign.

A delegation from Senegal’s Petrosen E&P is confirmed to attend Caribbean Energy Week (CEW) 2026 in Paramaribo, presenting a key opportunity to deepen technical collaboration with Suriname’s Staatsolie and other regional stakeholders.

At a defining moment in human history, the world gathered at the AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi.

The stage is set in Bermuda for what promises to be a landmark gathering for regional aviation and tourism this week: the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s (CTO) ‘Air Connectivity Summit’.

In a landmark decision that has sent shockwaves through the global economy, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled today to strike down the administration's broad reciprocal tariffs.

The Asia-Pacific aviation sector faced a near-total operational collapse today, February 19, as six major countries reported a combined 2,510 flight disruptions.

Across Africa, the rapid rollout of solar generation is shifting the challenge from simply adding capacity to integrating power reliably into weak and unstable grids.

While traditional tourism often dominates Caribbean economic headlines, a senior official in the U.S. Virgin Islands says the Territory’s diaspora remains a powerful driver of travel, economic activity and cultural preservation.

Africa’s Green Economy Summit (24–27 February 2026) will present a curated, deal‑ready pipeline of climate projects from more than 25 African countries.

Venezuela’s long-dormant oil and gas sector is rapidly reactivating in early 2026, sharpening the relevance of Caribbean Energy Week (CEW)’s First Mover Advantage in Venezuela’s Frontier session.

Prolacta Bioscience have today announced that Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has approved PreemieFort Enteral Solution, a 100% human milk-based fortifier, as a prescription drug for very low birth weight infants, infants with congenital gastrointestinal disorders or congenital heart diseases, and those recovering from gastrointestinal surgery. 

Multi-award-winning comedian, actor, novelist and philanthropist, Sir Lenny Henry, travels to Jamaica in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa to visit devastated communities and see the impacts first-hand.