Costa Rica: 12 cantons on red alert for possible direct impact by Bonnie
The Comisión Nacional de Emergencias (CNE) – National Emergency Commission, raised the alert level from orange to red in the cantons of Liberia and La Cruz, in Guanacaste; the North Zone (Los Chiles, Guatuso, San Carlos, Río Cuarto, Sarapiquí and Upala) and the North Caribbean (Guácimo, Pococí, Siquirres and Matina)
Sunwing set to take over all 11 hotels on Cayo Largo, Cuba
Blue Diamond Resorts is Sunwing’s hotel management company and the second largest hotel chain in number of rooms in Cuba following Meliá and ahead of Iberostar
Point of View: International tourism saw a 182% year-on-year increase in January-March 2022
According to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, international tourism saw a 182% year-on-year increase in January-March 2022, with destinations worldwide welcoming an estimated 117 million international arrivals compared to 41 million in Q1 2021
Covid-19 continues to attack, but symptoms are mild in patients
The Covid virus is still active in the population, and more people are turning to sample stations to confirm or rule out whether they contain the virus
CITAG Alerts Caribbean Health Ministries On Decline In Childhood Vaccination
In some countries as many as three out of 10 infants are not fully vaccinated putting them at risk of measles, polio and other diseases eliminated in the Americas that continue to circulate in other areas of the world
Jamaica’s tourism industry post-Covid recovery unfazed by crime challenges
Neither the protracted and crippling intervention of the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic nor the country’s highly publicized vulnerability to crime would appear to have diminished the international appetite for Jamaica as a favoured tourism haven
Statia Takes ‘Giant step’ Towards Environmental Preservation
The Public Entity St. Eustatius and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management sign letter of intent to help develop crucial environmental protection rules
Point of View: Passenger flow at Dominican Republic airports exceeds 1.2 million in May
The Civil Aviation Board (JAC) reported that the Dominican Republic continues exceeding expectations and breaking passenger traffic records in most months
Bahamas eliminates travel health visa requirements
The Government of The Bahamas is removing another COVID requirement for international visitors. Effective at 12:01 a.m. on Sunday, 19 June 2022, travellers will no longer need to apply for a Bahamas Travel Health Visa in order to enter the country. All travellers will, however, still be required to present a negative COVID-19 test taken no more than three days (72 hours) prior to travel to The Bahamas
Youth Leaders, Climate Experts Call for Urgency in Addressing Climate Change-Related Health Impacts
Climate change is not and has never been simply an environmental issue-the impact of our changing planet reaches far beyond weather patterns and into our personal lives, affecting physical and mental health
