The Commonwealth of The Bahamas and the Republic of Côte dÍvoire (Ivory Coast) collaboration in tourism and financial services, is a move to strengthen diplomatic ties formed almost 25 years ago.

Known to be one of the Caribbean’s most scenic and challenging courses, the Royal St. Kitts Golf Club is an 18-hole course managed by Marriott Golf and set adjacent to the The St. Kitts Marriott Resort & Royal Beach Casino. The St. Kitts Open is a two day, two-round, 36-hole individual stroke play tournament.

Bermuda needs to rediscover itself if it is going to succeed in an increasingly competitive tourism market, British Airways executives Simon Brooks and Keith Chuter believe. Mr Brooks said the island needs to refocus its energies on its own product.

The United Kingdom’s Air Passenger Duty, a tax levied on flights originating in the country, “creates an obstacle to job creation and economic growth” in many destinations, including the Caribbean, according to Carlos Vogeler, the regional director for the Americas at the UN’s World Tourism Organization.