There are only 100 days to go until the beginning of the ICC World Twenty20 2010 and the Tournament Director Robert Bryan said the `momentum is building as the area prepares to host the cricket event of this blockbuster.`

`Coming to 2010 we have seen increased interest in the tournament with more fans and even inquired about buying tickets. They realized that we were only three months away from the party and the biggest Twenty20 is a large number of talk and excitement about it, `said Bryan.

Barbados is an island of calm Caribbean bait visitors with aqua water, friendly people and fine dining.

The island is also pleased with the tourists and local residents great music, including the Barbados Jazz Festival from 11-17 January. Reuters correspondents with local knowledge give tips to help visitors get the most out of a tropical paradise.

Ministry of Tourism will conduct a study on the relationship between sports and tourism in Barbados to assist technocrats in formulating the necessary policies, to encourage this niche area to the front.

St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas said the Mercy Mission, including the Chairman of CARICOM CARICOM, Prime Minister of Dominica, Hon. Roosevelt Skerritt and Barbados’ Prime Minister, Hon. David Thompson went to Haiti affected by the earthquake on Thursday.

The prospect of the 17th Annual Barbados Jazz Festival, which runs from 11-17 January, 2010, can now post comments, receive updates and more live on Facebook.

The promoter, GMR International Tours, recently launched a special page on the popular social networking site, which offers more than 35 million active users daily.

Wok sexy singer, Rihanna, come home for Christmas Caribbean this past weekend.
Grammy winner singer was seen out in Barbados on Saturday, December 27 rocking sexy pink two-piece swimsuit. He was a walk on the beach shore and a boat ride around the island.
Later, he joined his friends at a bar on the beach.

Although prolonged contraction in the main tourist source markets, Barbados is projected to record a 10 percent increase in cruise passenger arrivals at the end of 2009.

Based on confirmed commitments to ship in December, along with a relatively vibrant business for the first 11 months of this year, is expected to welcome the purposes 750,000 cruise ship passengers at the end of the year, recorded improvement over 2008.

Sandy Lane, Barbados’ AAA 5 Diamond resort, offers a new Tropical Escape package for tourists who want to trade winter snow and ice to the tropical sun and sand. In addition to one free night offered to guests booking the eight night stay, Tropical Escape package features breakfast full day at the beach resort elegant restaurant, round trip transfer for free, and unlimited use of non-motorized water sports.

8th Annual Caribbean Conference to be held in Jamaica
Caribbean 8th Annual Conference will be held 3-10 January 2010 at the Hilton Hotel in Kingston, Jamaica under the theme, Innovative Solutions for Challenging Times. This conference will be presented by student clubs Caribbean MBA from The Wharton School and Harvard Business School.

Sports development into developing tourism products which will be rationalised as the experts in the field of tourism, culture, foreign affairs and sports meet in Bridgetown, Barbados from 14-15 December, 2009.