Health standards for tourism

Health standards for tourism

Building upon the Caribbean’s innovative and successful partnership between tourism and health, the Caribbean Public Health Agency (Carpha) has launched the first Caricom-approved health safety and environmental sanitation (HSE) hospitality standards. These guidelines...
Bartlett bats for Caricom single-visa regime

Bartlett bats for Caricom single-visa regime

Jamaica’s Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett says a single-visa regime among Caricom member countries should be the next critical consideration in rationalising entry protocols in the region. “[This is] for touristic purposes and can be provided for visitors coming...
Don’t lose focus, says CHTA

Don’t lose focus, says CHTA

The president of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), Nicola Madden-Greig, has called for the continued adherence to health safety protocols and stepped up vaccinations, but cautioned that rushing to close Caribbean borders and impose difficult and...