Aruba announced the lineup for the 10th Annual Soul Beach Music Festival, taking place May 26-31, 2010. This year’s festival offers live performances by Grammy Award-winning singers/songwriters Mary J. Blige and Toni Braxton, Grammy-nominee Raheem DeVaughn, as well as actor and comedian Kevin Hart.

The St. Kitts Tourism Authority has announced that local artist Infamus has joined the line-up of performers for the 14th Annual St Kitts Music Festival, which will take place on island from June 24-26, 2010. Infamus was the first artist signed to participate in the event and has now become the first local artist in history to be sponsored by the island’s tourism ministry.

ASTA has announced that San Juan, Puerto Rico, will be the host of the sixth annual International Destination Expo (IDE), to be held April 14 to 17, 2011. New next year will be ship inspections at the Port of San Juan. This is the first IDE to include ship inspections as part of its education offerings.

Critical issues relating to sustainability and creative solutions to many of the challenges facing Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) member countries, as well as the effects of climate change, will be discussed when tourism stakeholders gather in Barbados next week.

The Ritz-Carlton Golf & Spa Resort in Montego Bay, Jamaica will host the 10th Annual Jamaica Meetings Expo (JAMEX) from June 3 to 7, 2010, highlighted by opportunities for professional planners to learn about Jamaica’s diverse offerings for the Meetings, Incentive, Corporate and Event (MICE) market.

The first Aruba International Film Festival (AIFF), taking place on island June 4-11, is dedicated not only to promoting the understanding and appreciation for the art of cinema and filmmaking, but also to honoring the island’s natural beauties through pro-environmental practices to take place before and during the week-long events.