Following his guilty plea last week to two counts of wire fraud in connection with the disastrous 2017 Bahamian music festival Fyre Festival, organizer and promoter Billy McFarland was ordered to repay the $26 million he admitted to stealing from investors, according to a judgment issued against him on Friday (March 9) in the Manhattan […]
St. Patrick’s Day has now become an international festival celebrating Irish culture with parades, dancing and special foods. It is held on March 17th every year. Here are some ideas on how to celebrate St. Patty’s Day just like the Irish.
In August 2017 the Daphne Joseph Hackett Theatre, formerly know as the Queen’s Park Theatre, and long identified as one of Barbados’ premier performing arts venues, reopened its doors with the staging of two plays as part of CARIFESTA XIII.
Remembrance Day, also known as Veteran’s Day, Armistice Day or Poppy Day, is a time when nations around the world remember the members of their armed forces who have died in the line of duty. It is typically observed on November 11 and people stop work to observe a moment of silence at 11am on November […]
Barbados wins bid to host 2018 SATW Convention The Society of American Travel Writers (SATW) has selected the island of Barbados as the host destination for its 2018 annual convention. This is the first time that any Caribbean nation has been selected as the convention host destination. The announcement was made at the 2017 SATW […]
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TYSONS CORNER, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Cvent Inc. (NYSE: CVT) a leading cloud-based enterprise event management company, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by affiliates of Vista Equity Partners (“Vista”), a leading private equity firm focused on investments in software, data and technology-enabled businesses.
The Quebec-based St-Hubert restaurant business has agreed to be acquired by the owner of the Swiss Chalet chain for $537 million. In addition to 117 restaurants, Cara Operations Ltd. will acquire two food manufacturing plants, two distribution centres and a real estate portfolio. Cara says St-Hubert will fit strategically with its business, which includes numerous […]
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In July 2014 Coco Palm Hotel, St. Lucia’s award winning boutique hotel, announced the opening of the Golden Palm Events Centre to cater to the growing demand of meetings and events.