Grenada has engaged the state-owned China Harbour Engineering Company to execute the expansion of the Lauriston airport on the island of Carriacou. The project would involve an upgrade and an expansion at Lauriston Airport; CHEC has already mobilized engineers on the ground in Carriacou, the government said.

The owners of online travel agency sunshine.co.uk have acquired a holiday review website for an undisclosed amount in a bid to widen their offering to UK holidaymakers.

Executives of Baha Mar, the $3.5 billion integrated destination resort project, met with China's Ambassador to The Bahamas to discuss the potential for increased tourism between The Bahamas and China.

The company, founded in 1921, had suspended its operations in August 2010 and was under a form of bankruptcy protection allowing the company to negotiate with creditors and make restructuring plans.