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CTO honors women leaders in tourism at 2025 Caribbean Week in New York
Caribbean National Weekly
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June 4, 2025
The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) shone a spotlight on some of the region’s most influential women during its second annual Caribbean Women in Tourism Leadership Awards, hosted on the opening night of Caribbean Week in New York. Held under...
Panama’s first climate exodus: Gardi Sugdub left empty as rising seas claim Caribbean homes
Malay Mail
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June 4, 2025
GUNA YALA ARCHIPELAGO (Panama), June 4 — Streets once filled with children’s laughter have fallen silent on a Panamanian island where almost all residents left a year ago due to the threat of the sea swallowing their homes. The evacuation of...
Royal Caribbean Keeps Improving Onboard Casinos
Gambling News - New York
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June 4, 2025
The clink of chips will be replacing many of the erstwhile facilities onboard Royal Caribbean’s ships, specifically the Oasis-class cruise ships. Royal Caribbean Starts Expanding Onboard Casinos for Oasis Ships The expansion of the facilities,...
To be born British is to win the lottery of life – despite our idiot politicians
Daily Express
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June 4, 2025
So the powers that be have belatedly woken up. The world out there is not full of nice guys wanting to write poetry and play with kittens: it is teeming with aggressive leaders wanting to expand their empires and who cares who pays the price?...
Bringing international flights to ORF, Global Entry interviews underway
WTKR 3 - Virginia
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June 4, 2025
NORFOLK, Va. — Amid efforts to bring international flights to Norfolk International Airport, Global Entry interviews are underway to pre-screen travelers who are planning overseas trips. On June 4, 5, and 6, the airport will host these Global...
Sugar Mas 54 to feature at Caribbean Week in New York
SKN News
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June 4, 2025
The Sugar mas 54 was featured at the Caribbean Tourism Organization Caribbean Week which was hosted in New York. The organization have shared that this is the first time in the history of the event that the Suga Mas is being promoted at the...
T&T eyes leadership in Power-to-X economy
Trinidad Express
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June 4, 2025
WHAT is Power-to-X, and how is Trinidad and Tobago already leading? Power-to-X refers to the process of using renewable electricity—such as solar or wind—to produce valuable products like hydrogen, chemicals, or alternative fuels. According to...
Hyatt’s Inclusive Collection Expands Secrets Portfolio in Caribbean to St. Lucia
Travel Market Report - New York
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Hyatt Hotels Corporation has opened its first ever Secrets Resorts & Spa branded property in St. Lucia, along the island’s northwestern coast. The Secrets St. Lucia Resort & Spa is the Hyatt’s Inclusive Collection’s second property on the island,...
PETER McKENNA: Where is the international community in Haiti’s time of need?
Cape Breton Post
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June 4, 2025
Breadcrumb Trail Links Cape Breton Opinion Halifax Opinion Opinion Prince Edward Island Author of the article: Peter McKenna, PNI Atlantic Published Jun 04, 2025 • 4 minute read Local displaced and homeless Haitians gather for free medical...
Caribbean needs its own economic independence day
Jamaica Observer
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June 4, 2025
Last week we noted that Jamaica urgently needed to strengthen its social partnership to achieve the goal of economic independence as intended by our national heroes. Notably I mentioned National Hero Norman Manley and Dr Peter Phillips’s...
FT Executive Education Rankings 2025: Top 8 business schools to watch out for
The Times of India
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Top 8 business schools around the world as per FT Executive Education Rankings 2025 As companies worldwide grapple with economic instability, AI-driven disruption, climate challenges, and geopolitical uncertainty, the role of executive education...
Businesses are Powering the Renewable Revolution, But Systemic Gaps Persist: Report
Mercom India
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June 4, 2025
In 2024, RE100 member companies consumed over 545 TWh of electricity. More than half of that power, 53%, was attributed to renewable sources. Yet only 42% was verified under RE100’s recognition criteria, revealing persistent gaps in data quality,...
How the Bio government turned Sierra Leone’s international reputation into collateral damage
Sierra Leone Telegraph
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June 4, 2025
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 04 June 2025: According to the most recent findings by the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, Sierra Leone has become a trans-shipment hub for cocaine and heroin, routed...
Mitchell Marsh to lead Australia’s 16-member squad for T20I series in the Caribbean
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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June 4, 2025
Melbourne [Australia], June 4 (ANI): Mitchell Marsh, making his return to international action, has been appointed captain of a 16-member Australian squad for their upcoming T20I series against the West Indies in the Caribbean next month,...
Funding Gaps Threaten Genomic Advances in Latin America
Medscape
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In Latin America, efforts to implement preventive strategies, diagnostic tools, and personalized treatment for patients with rheumatic diseases often face significant barriers. However, there have been promising developments, many of which have...
Latin America chooses stablecoin as a cover for inflation
Cryptopolitan
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June 4, 2025
Tether partnered with Orionx, a Chile-based crypto company, to advance crypto adoption in Latin America. According to Chain Analysis, Orionx operates in Chile, Peru, Colombia, and Mexico, countries with a huge unbanked population and $415 billion...
IDSC: International tourism recorded 5% growth in the 1st quarter of 2025
Egypt Today
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June 4, 2025
CAIRO - 4 June 2025: The Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) of the Cabinet highlighted a World Tourism Organization report indicating continued recovery in international tourism during the first quarter of 2025, recording a 5 percent...
Sara Turnbull, Head of English, SEK Budapest International School
XpatLoop
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Sara Turnbull is a Scottish educator and researcher based in Budapest. She is Head of English at SEK Budapest International School and is pursuing a PhD in Education and Social Justice. Passionate about inclusive education and human rights, her...
South of the Border Compliance: Enhancing Integrity & Risk Management in Latin American Operations
JD Supra - California
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June 4, 2025
Introduction In February 2025, the Trump administration directed a significant shift in the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) enforcement priorities by announcing a 180-day suspension of new actions under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)....
Avolta And Lagardère Build Out Their Latin American Retail Portfolios
Forbes
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It's a new era for Lagardère in Peru at Jorge Chávez Airport.Lagardère Travel Retail Rival European travel retailers, Avolta and Lagardère Travel Retail (LTR) have made in-roads into the Latin American airport retail market, in Mexico and Peru...