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The Grenada-Cathy John exhibit at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2015 named ‘Pure Grenada’s Rainforest’ has won a Gold Medal. The all-new Show team, led by Grenadian-based designer Cathy John, brought Grenada to life with a fragrant scale representation of the mountainous rainforest and volcanic crater lake at the heart of the island.

The Caribbean Tourism Organization is once again injecting a little romance into Caribbean Week New York. For the second year running, the region’s tourism development agency has retained Wedding Salon, the planners of United States bridal tradeshows for the luxury market, to organize a Romance Pavilion at the grandest Caribbean tourism event in New York.

Caribbean tourism policymakers and air services and route development planners will gain invaluable intelligence on the subject during Caribbean Week New York next month.

On the heels of Health City Cayman Islands' first anniversary celebrations, the Caribbean hospital has received the news that it has earned the prestigious Gold Seal of Approval from Joint Commission International (JCI), the worldwide leader in accrediting the quality of healthcare.

Forty-six years after Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon, and Buzz Aldrin shared the first photograph from the Moon to Earth, Astronaut Scott Kelly is documenting his year in space with photos on Twitter.

At the start of the meeting which the President of the Republic of Seychelles, Mr. James Alix Michel, had with His Holiness the Pope during his official visit to the Vatican, the President conveyed to His Holiness, with much joy and emotion, a message of peace and prayers on behalf of the people of Seychelles.

Sports Tourism - Blazing a Trail will be the theme of a panel discussion at the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO)’s Caribbean Marketing Conference, organized as part of Caribbean Week New York.

This Memorial Day weekend, travelers can combine a relaxing warm-weather getaway with the Caribbean’s “smartest” festival during the fourth annual “Anguilla Lit Fest:  A Literary Jollification” from May 21 – 24.

The addition of Legoland California Resort to the Southern California CityPASS® admission card, beginning June 3, 2015, will make everything even more awesome when it comes to saving money on entry to the Golden State's most family-friendly theme parks.

Blue skies, blooming flowers, and animals being welcomed into the world for the very first time can only mean one thing. Springtime has arrived in the Arctic!

Barbados are in talks with a new carrier to introduce service from Cologne, Germany, possibly from as early as August.

The Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) has added four new routes to its “Step Out, Experience Macau’s Communities” walking tours, to encourage visitors to explore Macau’s lesser-known districts and unlock the secrets of this fascinating East-meets-West pocket of Asia.

From May 5-7, a group of committed organizations come together to present proposals to the Caribbean for a new approach to developmental challenges.

The Nigerian Army says that they have rescued nearly 300 kidnapped women and girls who were being held hostage by Boko Haram terrorists in Northern Nigeria, but they also found tons of corpses in a dried riverbed.

In just over a week, Tobago will play host to the leaders of the European Cruise industry when it welcomes the Seatrade Caribbean Cruise forum.

The Trinidad & Tobago Convention Bureau, a department within the Trinidad & Tobago Tourism Development Company Limited (TDC), will host its first North American Road Show in three major US cities: Washington DC, Atlanta and New York City from May 3-9, 2015.