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Belize Tourism raises over $100,000U for Caribbean hurricane relief, donates to CTO

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6 years ago

March 13, 2018

Belize, March 13, 2018 – For every tourist that stayed or played in Belize for the month of October in 2017, Belize tourism stakeholders donated one dollar and that amounted to a sizable contribution from the Belize Tourism Board. Caribbean Tourism Organization or CTO was presented $119,868 by the BTB after Hurricanes Irma and Maria; two historic storms which decimated many islands of the region.

Participating stakeholders included the Belize Tourism Industry Association (BTIA), the Belize Hotel Association (BHA), Tropic Air, the Belize Airport Concession Company (BACC), tour operators, water taxis, and hoteliers among many others.

The Caribbean Relief Fund of Belize is one of those fabulous stories coming out of an otherwise horrible time for so many countries which depend on the beauty of their islands to attract tourists.

The donation announcement came in February during the CTOs State of the Union address, where it was also revealed that for the first time in history, the Caribbean recorded over 30 million stay over guests region-wide.

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Jamaican gets multi-million dollar grant to enhance resilience

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14 hours ago

May 6, 2024

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Rashaed Esson

Staff Writer

Jamaica got a 3 million US dollar grant from humanitarian charity organisation Direct Relief, as part of its mission to strengthen resilience in the Caribbean region. This is also an effort to enhance Healthcare systems and infrastructure throughout Jamaica in preparation for natural disasters as the organization renews its ongoing partnership with the island. This was announced by Direct Relief in an article on May 1.

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Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana sign security agreement

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14 hours ago

May 6, 2024

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Rashaed Esson

Staff Writer

To enhance and strengthen security in the Guiana Shield, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana on Monday April 29, signed a security common master plan following a meeting in George Town, as announced By President of Guyana Irfaan Ali on Facebook. Ali expressed that the agreement will hopefully enhance collaborations and relations between Suriname and French Guiana.

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Grenada Prime Minister says there needs to be greater focus on coral health in the region’s universities.

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14 hours ago

May 6, 2024

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Rashaed Esson

Staff Writer

The Prime Minister of Grenada, Dickon Mitchell, at the 2024 Sustainable Tourism Conference on April 22, expressed that Caribbean universities should be leading researchers for coral restoration as he addressed the importance of corals to the region’s capacity for tourism sustainability amid climate change

Regarding this, he called for more funding to encourage universities to create more marine experts, given the region’s vulnerability to climate change effects.