The Caribbean region is currently facing a great challenge as the importation of food supplies continues to rise. As a result, there is a renewed call for countries to design and implement agricultural development policies to step up production and consumption.

Insight Cuba expanded its offerings on its people-to-people programs to Cuba with a new series of Specialty Cuba tours, which have limited departures and often are coordinated around a specific event.

Belize and the Cayman Islands are seeing significant improvements in tourism from Europe, according to new data from the Caribbean Tourism Organization. The Cayman Islands received 15,466 European tourists in the first five months of 2014, up 29.8 from 2013.

The Southern Caribbean island of Curacao has launched its “Curacao: Escape the Bored-Room” campaign to reward meeting and incentive planners for booking groups with select resorts and destination management companies on the island.