The future of pending casino legislation in the Bahamas will likely determine the country’s tourism future, as the destination prepares to consider sweeping casino gaming reforms in advance of next year’s launch of the $3.5 billion Baha Mar resort.

Travelport is planning the beta launch of Travelport Marketplace, an online retail site designed for Travelport’s customers to browse, discover and access innovative products built both by Travelport and partner developers who are members of the Travelport Developer Network (TDN).

St Lucia has its newest beach bar, with the opening of the Naked Fisherman Beach Bar & Grill at the Cap Maison resort.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected that Bahamas could record economic growth of up to 1.9 per cent this year.

According to the IMF, this is slightly higher than last year and is an indication that the Bahamian economy continued to recover from the global economic crisis.

Dominica’s drive to become the first carbon negative economy is this hemisphere has moved to the next level. This as the development of geothermal energy on island entered a new phase with the commencement of drilling of the first production and re-injection wells.

Taiwan’s resident ambassador in Basseterre says his nation’s future cooperation in information and communication technology (ICT) with the federation “will boost St Kitts and Nevis’ role in Caribbean region.”