News Releases

19 May 2022
ACS Participates at 67th UNWTO Regional Commission for the Americas
The annual Regional Commission for the Americas is one of the UNWTO’s most important calendar events, providing their Member States with a platform to discuss issues with regard to tourism development. The ACS, through its Directorate for Trade and Sustainable Development, will see its participation counted by contributing to the Tourism Policies Discussion on May 19th.
11 May 2022
ACS Meets the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Director Ana Leticia Cuevas Ramirez highlighted the fact that many of the priorities of the UNDRR align with the priorities of the recently approved ACS Plan of Action 2022-2028 and a partnered approach will definitely yield positive benefits to the region. It was clear that synergies and potential collaborations would be mutually beneficial for both organisations.
5 May 2022
The Association of Caribbean States (ACS) Celebrates the 40th Anniversary of the FitCuba International Tourism Fair
The ACS joins its Member State of Cuba in inviting participants from the world over to the 40th Anniversary of the FitCuba International Tourism Fair!
29 April 2022
Guatemala Named as New Chair of The ACS Ministerial Council
Guatemala has been named the new chair of the Ministerial Council of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) assuming responsibility for implementing the new Plan of Action for 2022-2028 adopted and launched by the 27th Ordinary Meeting of the Ministerial Council of the ACS.
20 April 2022
Secretary General Attends the launching of the book The Caribbean on the Edge
"When I was designated Secretary General, the first thing I did was a Strategic Diagnosis, in which I recognized many of the dilemmas mentioned in Prof. Dookeran’ s book".
1 April 2022
ACS welcomes Martinican Lorine Bozin as the new Communication and public relations officer
We are pleased to announce that Ms Lorine Bozin joining us at the Association of Caribbean States as our new Communication and Public relations officer.
29 March 2022
ACS meets International Labour Organization
During the meeting, the DCRM and ILO discussed common areas of cooperation that will lead to developing a partnership of mutual benefit to amplify positive impacts of ILO programs and projects in the region.
25 March 2022
Earth Hour 2022 - 26th March 2022
Earth Hour is a symbolic way to demonstrate support for the planet and hope for a brighter future by unifying humanity to raise awareness on the biggest threats that we are facing: climate change and biodiversity loss crisis.
25 March 2022
ACS Attends the Global Business Forum LATAM 2022
The first edition of the Global Business Forum (GBF) LATAM was launched in 2016, in a context in which Latin America's major economies were showing a worrying slowdown in growth.
24 March 2022
ACS meets the United Nations Development Programme
For UNDP, gender equality is a cross-cutting issue of high priority, which is of mutual interest for the ACS. As such, conversations ensued around the support of initiatives and the creation of projects that encompass gender equality, a fundamental issue for the development of the Greater Caribbean, as well as other thematic areas, namely tourism, institutional strengthening and internships.