Nevis Premier Joseph Parry said his island was still “very safe,” and that the government had taken “as many steps as they can” to ensure the security of its people and visitors. Parry was speaking in a radio interview with WINN FM 98.9 on Tuesday, following the alleged armed robbery of US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer at his home in Golden Rock.

The Belize Tourism Board announced the official statistics in the tourism arrivals for Belize in 2011 this morning at the Phoenix Resort in San Pedro Town. According to the officials, the tourism sector has seen an upward trend in tourist arrivals to our shores. Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation is Manuel Heredia Junior.

Visitor numbers to Bermuda increased by 70,000 in 2011 compared to the previous year, Tourism Minister Wayne Furbert announced today. Mr. Furbert said the 12 per cent rise was good news, but insisted ‘the best was yet to come’.

Jamaican Tourism Minister Wykeham McNeill has expressed confidence that the team he has put in place to lead the Jamaica Tourist Board will help to ensure continued growth in the sector.

Despite persistent concerns about drug-related violence, Mexico expects a record-breaking number of visitors in 2012. Visits from the U.S. at the end of 2011 were up substantially over 2010.