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An American tourist went on vacation to Turks and Caicos to celebrate his anniversary. Eight days ago he left his Airbnb and hasn’t been seen since
The Independent
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July 2, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Tancoo returns from meetings in Spain
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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July 4, 2025
Business Mya Quamie 5 Hrs Ago CAF executive president Sergio Diaz-Granados, left, and Finance Minister Davendranath Tancoo at the 185th CAF board of directors meeting on June 29 in Seville, Spain. - Photo courtesy Ministry of Finance FINANCE...
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 7 July
Civil Service World
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July 4, 2025
Appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People UK government Cabinet Office: Sir Brian Leveson re-appointed as Investigatory Powers Commissioner for three years from 20 October. Ministry of Defence: UK...
Jamaica to launch regularization process for Dominicans with irregular immigration status
Dominican Today
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Jamaica.- The Embassy of the Dominican Republic in Jamaica has announced a major diplomatic breakthrough: the Jamaican government has agreed to launch a regularization process for Dominican citizens living in the country without legal immigration...
Photography brings threats to oceans into focus
The Globe and Mail
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July 4, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:Torrents of cardinal fish race past the lens of photographer Cristina Mittermeier to avoid a Galápagos sea lion overhead. The shoot was the culmination of a multi-year campaign of work with Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama...
EU deepens strategic partnership with Caribbean Investment Forum
Jamaica Observer
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July 2, 2025
Dr Erja Askola, Head of the European Union Delegation to Jamaica, Belize and the Bahamas. Montego Bay will take centre stage as a hub of opportunity and innovation when the Caribbean Investment Forum (CIF) 2025 opens its doors from July 29 to July...
Aviation chief: 'Everyone wins' on pilot exam deal
The Tribune (Bahamas)
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July 4, 2025
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net The Bahamian aviation regulator's chairman yesterday asserted that "everyone wins" in the settlement reached over an exam some feared would spark a pilot shortage and damage the...
Families Agree: This Is Royal Caribbean's Best Ship
The Travel
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July 4, 2025
Planning a vacation that keeps the whole family entertained can be a challenge. While parents are usually looking for relaxation and comfort, kids want nonstop excitement, which makes traditional vacations seem impossible to execute. On the other...
What happens when someone falls off a cruise ship?
The Independent (U.S.)
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July 1, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Inside the Camden Kroc Center, a hidden gem serving the community in South Jersey
CBS 3 Philly - Pennsylvania
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July 4, 2025
Filled with waterfalls and fountains, the indoor waterpark at the Camden Kroc Center is one of Hector Rosario's favorite places to hang out in the summer. "It's fun because it goes in circles and it makes me scream with joy," Rosario said. The...
Giving Bahamian Households A Technological Upgrade
Our News Bahamas
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July 1, 2025
Advertisement NASSAU, BAHAMAS – ALIV Fibr represents a significant shift in the way Bahamians experience the internet and entertainment. This transformation by Cable Bahamas is introducing a whole new platform for consumers as it rolls out across...
Summery heat for Independence Day and weekend ahead
WJHG - Florida
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July 4, 2025
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Good Friday morning everyone and Happy Independence Day! 4th of JULY: It’s a partly cloudy start but we’ll see skies turn partly to mostly sunny today. I’ll only have a small and brief shower or rumble of thunder...
Four things to know about guava
Canadian Grocer
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July 4, 2025
In 2023, guava and mango imports together topped $236 million in fresh fruit value. Guava’s got it all Think of guava as nature’s ultimate summer fruit fusion. “Customers have described the flavour as a mix between pear and strawberry or passion...
Homegrown talent at the heart of C&W Communications
Now Grenada
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July 1, 2025
After more than a century connecting the people of the Caribbean, C&W Communications (C&W) is proud to have almost half of its senior leadership team comprised of wholly homegrown talent. The pioneering connectivity provider, which operates Flow,...
Report: One in five teens attempted suicide
The Nassau Guardian
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Among a list of alarming trends among teens revealed in the Ministry of Health’s Global School Health Report 2025, the most concerning revelation was that one in five Bahamian students between the ages of 13 and 18 have attempted suicide and one...
'Premature' to say deal done for Dominican food imports
The Tribune (Bahamas)
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July 4, 2025
By Fay Simmons Tribune Business Reporter jsimmons@tribunemedia.net THE announcement of a trade deal with the Dominican Republic has been described as "premature" by Agriculture Minister Jomo Campbell. Mr Campbell said the memorandum of...
NHI no longer ‘skewed’ towards private sector
The Tribune (Bahamas)
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July 1, 2025
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net A Cabinet minister last night revealed that incorporating the public clinics into National Health Insurance (NHI) will ensure the scheme’s sustainability by enabling the...
UNC scientist works with ex-shark fishermen on tiger shark conservation
WUNC - North Carolina
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June 25, 2025
Chelsea Black is a shark expert at UNC-Chapel Hill. She’s researched them at the population level—counting them along the North Carolina coast—to the microbial level, culturing the bacteria in the pores of their snouts. Her Ph.D. research was on...
'Total Dreamboat' - Banter, Exotic Locales, and Vacation Crises
Out South Florida
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Katelyn Doyle loves tropes such as "forced proximity" and vacation books, hence writing "Total Dreamboat." What was your inspiration behind your most recent book? As a romance writer I love tropes, and one of my favorites is “forced proximity,”...
Captain Sandy shares the travel moment that changed her life, why boating is an escape
AOL
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Captain Sandy Yawn of Bravo's "Below Deck Mediterranean"Captain Sandy Yawn is best known for leading crews on Bravo's "Below Deck Mediterranean," but her maritime career began with a visit to The Bahamas. Yawn, who has traveled the world as a...