February 2016

World Youth champions Windies return to big welcome

February 18, 2016 in Sports

[caption id="attachment_9863" align="alignright" width="300"] Members of the victorious West Indies Under-19 team shortly after deplaning in Barbados on Tuesday after winning ICC Youth World Cup in Bangladesh on Sunday.[/caption] BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — World Under-19 champions West Indies returned to the Caribbean on Tuesday afternoon to...

Caribbean records 7% hike in visitor arrivals in 2015

February 17, 2016 in Regional

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – The Caribbean tourism industry recorded a seven per cent increase in tourist arrivals last year, with an estimated 28.7 million people visiting the region, the Secretary General of the Barbados-based Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), Hugh Riley announced Tuesday. Riley, presenting the “State...