Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister, the Honorable Gaston Browne has appointed businessman Asot A. Michael as the country's new Minister of Tourism, Economic Development Investment and Energy.

TripAdvisor has many postings advising people to avoid taking a vacation in the Caribbean because of the stray dog problem. Individuals regularly post how heartbreaking it was to spend a lot of money on a vacation to a beautiful resort only to be confronted with the sight of stray dogs.

Deputy Premier of Nevis and Minister of Tourism Hon. Mark Brantley applauded the Nisbet Plantation Beach Club for its latest internationally-recognized award by acclaimed magazine Travel + Leisure in its August 2014 issue.

Ecuador’s Ministry of Tourism announced the appointment of Sandra Naranjo as minister of tourism, effective July 1. Naranjo replaces Dr. Vinicio Alvarado, who has returned full-time to his post as Ecuador’s secretary of public administration.

The government-run Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) named Paul Pennicook, a veteran Caribbean hospitality sales and marketing executive, as director of tourism effective July 9. Pennicook replaces John Lynch, another veteran Caribbean hospitality executive, who resigned in April after serving in the position since 2008.