News Releases

18 June 2018
XXVI Meeting of the Special Committee for Disaster Risk Reduction
The XXVI Meeting of the Special Committee for Disaster Risk Reduction of the ACS was held on June 11th, 2018 in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
18 June 2018
29th Meeting of the Special Committee on Sustainable Tourism
The Directorate of Sustainable Tourism (DST) of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) held its 29th Meeting of the Special Committee on Sustainable Tourism on June 14th, 2018.
15 March 2018
Second Annual Cooperation Conference
ACS Member States, Associate Members, and Observers gathered in Margarita, Venezuela to consider how to collaborate on Disaster Risk Reduction at the Second Annual Cooperation Conference. According to the theme: Reducing Risk, Building Resilience, The ACS Secretariat presentations on the preservation and protection of the Caribbean Sea, and improving disaster resilience. Secretary General Dr. June Soomer said, "We know that you've come from far and near to help us build a tradition of cooperation." More photos at: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmcnKpDL
2 February 2018
ACS & CARILEC sign MoU
The MoU between the ACS & CARILEC commits to work toward improving regional resilience of electrical systems after disasters.
24 January 2018
Meeting with the George Washington University and the Directorate of Sustainable Tourism
On Thursday January 18, 2018 Mrs. Seleni Matus, Executive Director of the International Institute of Tourism Studies at The George Washington University (GWU) met with H.E. Dr. June Soomer, ACS Secretary General and Ms. Tanya Amaya, Advisor of the Directorate of Sustainable Tourism. The overall objective of the meeting was to report on the progress obtained during the joint collaboration between the ACS and GWU, as well as members of the Sustainable Tourism Zone of the Greater Caribbean (STZC) Steering Committee which also consists of the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) to produce a report that reflects the health of Caribbean tourism destinations based on third-party assessments of sustainability. Final report data for the Pilot Phase will be aligned around a singular scoring system and based on indicators that were categorized into five main themes as outlined by the UNWTO International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development’s publication. The report includes insights and trends about destination sustainability and the adoption of internationally recognized sustainability criteria. The meeting concluded with both organizations agreeing to strengthen their collaboration as they continue to work together on conducting future research that will continue to provide National Tourism Authorities and Key Stakeholders with information that will result in a deeper knowledge of the challenges, trends, benefit and importance of developing tourist destinations with a sustainable approach. The aforementioned institutions have agreed to meet in order to revise their sustainability programmes and work on a joint grant proposal to expand the scale and scope of the research and generate opportunities for tourist destinations committed to pursue a high level of sustainably.