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Member of Royal family to visit Jamaica
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – A member of the British Royal family is due here on April 15 for a five-day visit, it has been officially announced. A government statement said that Prince Michael Of Kent, will attend a special luncheon hosted by Governor-General, Sir Patrick Allen on April 16 and also pay an official visit to the Sir John Golding Rehabilitation Centre and the Mona Geo-Informatics Institute, at the University of the West Indies. The following day he will call on Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller and Opposition Leader, Andrew Holness.
One LIAT plane grounded in engineers’ dispute
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – LIAT staff told OBSERVER media on Monday that an ongoing industrial dispute between the airlines engineers and management did not affect the airlines flights from the VC Bird International Airport.
A senior LIAT employee confirmed that on Monday at least one aircraft was grounded in Grenada because of the dispute.
An engineer told OBSERVER media engineers are angry that management has responded to the pilots’ demands for allowances while ignoring theirs.
Trinidad to host Sustainable Tourism Conference
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC –Destination stability and competitiveness in the current global environment, are some of the issues that will be addressed at the upcoming Sustainable Tourism Conference to be held here April 15-18.
The 14th annual conference of the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) will feature Carlos Vogeler, the regional director for the Americas at the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).
Regional countries sign ministerial declaration
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries are among several nations committed to a ministerial declaration and a three year action plan that aims, among other things, to create at least one biosphere reserve in each Caribbean Small Island Developing State.