September 09, 2025 No comments
CTO Regional Tourism Youth Congress Returns at SOTIC 2025 in Barbados
SINT MAARTEN/BARBADOS - The highly anticipated Regional Tourism Youth Congress, organized by the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) in collaboration with the Barbados Ministry of Tourism and International Transport and Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc., will return this year as a major highlight of the State of the Tourism Industry Conference (SOTIC), taking place in Barbados. The Youth Congress, one of CTO’s signature developmental initiatives, brings together students aged 14 to 17 from across the region, each serving as a “Junior Minister/Commissioner of Tourism”. This year’s participants, representing 16 CTO member countries and territories, will present their research and innovative perspectives on the future of Caribbean tourism. The spirited exchanges, set for October 2, are designed to foster critical thinking, communication skills, and a...
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September 08, 2025 No comments
New Podcast ‘Flourish – The Wellness Podcast’ Empowers Caribbean Women to Prioritise Their Health
SINT MAARTEN/MONTSERRAT - Rebel Rock Media Ltd. is proud to announce the launch of Flourish – The Wellness Podcast for Caribbean Women, a new series dedicated to supporting the health and wellbeing of women across the region. Hosted by Nerissa Golden, author, strategist, and editor of Discover Montserrat, and Sonia Charles, President of Pink Ribbon Montserrat Inc. and a UK-based Clinical Specialist Sonographer, the podcast is now streaming on Spotify and the Discover Montserrat YouTube channel. Episodes will also air on ZJB Radio Montserrat. Flourish builds on Sonia Charles’ longstanding work of raising awareness and funding mammograms through Montserrat’s annual Breast Cancer Awareness Walk. The podcast expands this mission by addressing the support women need before, during, and after a diagnosis, and by tackling broader conversations on...
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September 08, 2025 No comments
Discover Dominica Authority Concludes Successful Tourism and Festival Promotion in St. Maarten
SINT MAARTEN/DOMINCA - The Discover Dominica Authority (DDA) successfully concluded a promotional mission in St. Maarten from September 2–6, 2025, generating significant visibility and strengthening anticipation for the World Creole Music Festival (WCMF), scheduled for October 24–26, 2025. The mission featured a press conference on September 3 at Infinity Restaurant, Oyster Bay Resort, broadcast live on selected media outlets in St. Maarten and Dominica. The event highlighted Dominica’s attractions, WCMF highlights and included appearances by St. Maarten-based festival artists. In addition to the press conference, DDA representatives conducted several press interviews across leading radio and digital platforms. These interviews further amplified Dominica’s tourism message and positioned WCMF as a premier regional cultural event. Community engagement was also a key component of the mission....
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September 08, 2025 No comments
SER submits advice on the Sustainable Affordable Accessible Health Care Act
SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - On behalf of the Chairman of the Social Economic Council (SER), the Acting Secretary-General/Senior Policy Advisor, drs. ing. Sharon Arnell, submitted the Council’s advice on the draft national ordinance titled the Sustainable Affordable Accessible Health Care Act (SAAHA), formerly known as the General Health Insurance (GHI), to the Honorable Minister of Public Health, Social Development, and Labor, Mr. R. Brug. The advice was prepared following an initial request received on March 7, 2023, from the former Minister of Public Health, Social Development, and Labor, Mr. O. Ottley. However, the SER was unable to meet the requested deadline, as the Board’s term concluded on April 30, 2023. A revised draft of the national ordinance, under its updated title...
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September 08, 2025 No comments
Judgment in the case of Themis defendant U.L.W. on September 23
SINT MAARTEN/CURACAO - On Tuesday, September 23, 2025, at 08:30 (local time in Curaçao, 14:30 CET) the Court of First Instance of Curaçao will rule in the criminal case against defendant U.L.W. The verdict will take place in the presence of the judge and the clerks, who are in the Netherlands at that time, in the high-security courtroom of the Penitentiary Institution (PI) in Vught. Representatives of the Public Prosecution Service and the defense will also be physically present. In Curaçao and Sint Maarten, the judgment can be followed live via a video link. No advance registration is required for these locations. A limited number of places are available for the extra secure courtroom in Vught. A maximum of eight (8) journalists can...
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