30-Day Residency, Mandatory Interviews and Biometrics Among Features of New CIP Bill

CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT’S APP GROUP A parliamentary select committee met Tuesday to review new legislation aimed at tightening Antigua and Barbuda’s Citizenship by Investment Programme (CIP), including a major change that increases the...

Sangster International Airport named Caribbean’s leading airport for 17th consecutive year

ST JAMES, Jamaica — The Sangster International Airport (SIA) has been named the Caribbean’s Leading Airport 2025 by World Travel Awards (WTA), which marks its 17th consecutive year of winning this award. The announcement was made on Saturday,...

Julien Alfred’s track spikes auctioned for US$75k

The track spikes worn by national hero Julien Alfred this year have been sold at auction for US$75 000. The Olympic champion raised over US$100 000 on October 11, as part of a fundraising celebratory cocktail hosted by sponsors BodyHoliday – Power...

Star Alliance LA Lounge wins Leading Airport Lounge for six years

Star Alliance’s Los Angeles Lounge has once again been named North America's Leading Airport Lounge at the World Travel Awards 2025, marking the sixth consecutive year it has received this top honour. The announcement was made at the Caribbean &...

Virgin Voyages brings distinct sounds to New Year’s Eve sailings

For many travelers, the turning of the calendar year is as much about the atmosphere as it is the moment itself. Some crave the glittering chaos of Times Square, others prefer a quiet evening with family, and plenty find themselves in crowded bars...

Golden Visa Due Diligence Requirements

WASHINGTON, DC — The surge of interest in Golden Visa programs across Europe, the Middle East, and the Caribbean has made one principle unavoidable: every legitimate residency- or citizenship-by-investment process now begins and ends with due...

Valletta FC seeks to convert its clubhouse into a boutique hotel

Valletta football club has applied to turn its clubhouse in Triq St Lucia into a boutique hotel with 37 beds across 17 rooms. The new hotel would add two floors to the existing building, according to plans submitted to the Planning Authority....

SIA recognised as Caribbean’s leading airport for record 17th consecutive year

Sangster International Airport (SIA) has been named the Caribbean’s Leading Airport 2025 by World Travel Awards (WTA), marking an unprecedented 17th consecutive win of this prestigious accolade. The announcement was made on Saturday during the WTA...

MPE CARIBBEAN REPORT NEWSLETTER – October 6, 2025

Successful conclusion to SOTIC 2025 in Barbados Caribbean tourism ministers and commissioners talk tourism with communications professionals Krystal Hoyte and Bevan Springer in Barbados last week. The Caribbean Tourism Organization’s (CTO) 2025...

Sangster Int'l Airport named Caribbean's leading airport for 17th straight year

Sangster International Airport (SIA) has been named the Caribbean's Leading Airport 2025 by World Travel Awards (WTA), marking an unprecedented 17th consecutive win of the prestigious accolade. The announcement was made Saturday during the WTA...

A win against period poverty

Commentary Gabrielle Hosein 2 Hrs Ago Dr Gabrielle Jamela Hosein - BUDGET 2025 is the first to mention period poverty. This is historic. It is the result of global and local feminist activism to frame menstruation as a public health, human rights,...

Star Alliance Los Angeles Lounge wins top award

Star Alliance’s Los Angeles Lounge has once again been named North America’s Leading Airport Lounge at the World Travel Awards 2025, marking the sixth consecutive year it has received this top honour. The announcement was made at the Caribbean &...

Ten reasons to visit islands of the Bahamas, Caribbean this fall, winter

OCTOBER 22-26 The Bahamas Culinary & Arts Festival, headlined by rocker Lenny Kravitz and showcasing interactive chef demos, intimate and unique master classes, live performances and the third annual FUZE Art Expo. Baha Mar, 1 Baha Mar Blvd.,...

Dreading the cold weather? Here are 10 cruises for winter sun

When winter’s well and truly set in, the nights are long and your vitamin D — not to mention your mood — needs a boost, a cruise in the sunshine is the answer. Nip to the Canaries for a week of island-hopping or jump on a flight to Miami for a...

Caricom fees top $3.7m over two decades

David Burt, back row, fourth left, at the 49th Caricom Heads of Government meeting in Jamaica on July 8 (Photograph supplied) Bermuda has paid more than $3.7 million in membership fees to Caricom since 2002, newly released records reveal. The...

This tiny Caribbean island is the next big thing in wellness

Mustique is the super-exclusive Caribbean hideaway that’s famous for being the place that one per-centers let their hair down. Princess Margaret scandalised high society in the Seventies by frolicking here with her toy boy Roddy Llewellyn. A...

Dominica welcomes back stars

Dominica’s World Creole Music Festival celebrates 25 years of music, culture, and magic next week. The World Creole Music Festival, first held in 1997, has grown into one of the Caribbean’s leading cultural events. It celebrates Creole music in...

Shoppers rush to buy Lulu Guinness luggage deal with designer tote bag for just £1

05:31, 05 Oct 2025 This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more The quirky case and tote bag set is currently on sale (Image: Lulu Guinness) With the summer holiday season just a...

The Diocese of The Windward Islands

The Thirty-Ninth triennial Synod of the (Anglican) Diocese of the Windward Islands is scheduled for Monday 6th to Wednesday 8th October, 2025 with Sunday 5th and Thursday 9th being travelling days. The concelebrated Holy Eucharist to mark the...

Former central bank governor urges easing of foreign exchange restrictions for cultural workers

62 By Emmanuel Joseph Former Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados, Dr Delisle Worrell, has called on the government to make foreign currency freely available to cultural practitioners, arguing that such a policy would be the single most...