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Sensational travel ideas and luxury island stays for 2025
Planning your next getaway? Whether you’re seeking serenity in the Castilian hills, diving into coral-rich waters or encountering wildlife aboard a boutique Arctic expedition ship, these travel ideas will thoroughly elevate your year ahead. Sip...

Governor Grants Islander Status to 49 Following Supreme Court Ruling
Deandrea Hamilton | Editor Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands – With NOAA predicting a 60% chance of an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season, top leaders in the Turks and Caicos Islands are calling for swift and coordinated action—not only...

WOMEN IN TECH STATISTICS 2024: MALE TO FEMALE RATIO
WOMEN IN TECH STATISTICS 2024: MALE TO FEMALE RATIO Last Updated: September 17, 2024 Women in tech statistics for 2024 show that the role of women in tech fields is imbalanced to say the least. While it’s true that the STEM industry is skewed to...

How hotels and resorts are making travelling with autism easier for families
Open this photo in gallery:Bennett Ford, who has autism, spends time with his Beaches Buddy, a one-on-one service that comes at an extra cost, at Beaches Negril in Jamaica in 2023.Lisa Kadane/The Globe and Mail Though family holidays are meant to...

At 40, She Discovered She Was One of America’s Best Free Divers
Sara Burnett had initially planned to spend only a few weeks practicing at Blue Element Freediving, a training center in the Caribbean island nation of Dominica. The area is popular among free divers, who plunge deep into open water without a...

Read This Before Swimming in the Ocean This Summer
All of your shark attack questions answered. Shark attacks are rare, but they do happen. Recently, two women were attacked in the Bahamas after jumping off a boat, a man out for his daily morning swim was attacked in Australia, and a woman wading...

B.E.S.T Institute’s Sydney Kay Brisbane Tops 2025 CPEA With 96.4 Percent
Twelve-year-old Sydney Kay Brisbane of B.E.S.T. Institute has emerged as the top-performing student in the 2025 Caribbean Primary Exit Assessment (CPEA), scoring an impressive 96.4%. Her standout performance—dominating three of the four subject...

W Communications’ US lead takes in-house role
LONDON: Gemma Mc Aloon has joined the global hospitality investment and management company L+R Hotels as director of brand and communications. Mc Aloon switches roles after 15 years at consumer PR agency W Communications, which she joined in 2009...

Top Health Care Execs to Watch in 2025: ASRC Federal’s Richard ‘Chip’ Terry
Richard “Chip” Terry, ASRC Federal Executive Position: Vice President and General Manager – Health Division, ASRC Federal Richard “Chip” Terry has driven innovation in U.S. government health care, supporting citizens through high-quality data...

Inside Diddy trial: BBC host says Cassie’s testimony helped her reclaim identity after allegedly being seen as “an extension” of the rapper by all
BBC journalist Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty weighed in on the testimony of Cassandra “Cassie” Ventura during the ongoing criminal trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs. Speaking on the June 24, 2025, episode of CNN’s Trial by Jury: Diddy podcast, Anoushka...

Words into Action The Science–Policy–Society Ecosystem for Disaster Risk Reduction
Themes - Any - Advocacy and media Capacity development Children and Youth Civil Society/NGOs Climate change Community-based DRR Critical infrastructure Cultural heritage Disaster risk management Early warning Economics of DRR Education and school...

ABM president, FNM deputy leader stress yachting industry struggling
Association of Bahamas Marinas President Peter Maury told Guardian Business yesterday that the yachting industry is struggling with “insane taxes”. Maury said he agrees with the Free National Movement (FNM) Deputy Leader Shanendon Cartwright that...

Teacher Statistics By Education Level, Demographics, Country Wise Time Spend, Salary, Workload, Grade Level, Social Media, Shortage, Vacancy, Reason of Leaving Job and Technology Trends
Teachers are an indispensable part of our society, facing numerous challenges worldwide. They play a crucial role in educating millions of children each year, from elementary education to higher degrees.In 2023, concerns have been raised about a...
FNM to slash yacht tax rate 'highest in Caribbean-Atlantic'
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net The Opposition yesterday pledged to slash a yacht charter tax rate, which the industry has branded "the highest in the Caribbean-Atlantic region", by more than 70 percent in...

A Grounded Start to Mental Health Awareness Month: ‘Morning Pause’ Sets the Tone in Providenciales
Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, Friday, 6 June 2025 – On Tuesday, 27th May 2025, the Ministry of Health and Human Services performed a “Handing Over” of essential Respiratory equipment to the Turks and Caicos Islands Hospital...
Raymond B. Grant Appointed Deputy Superintendent of Prisons
Mr. Raymond B. Grant has been appointed as the Deputy Superintendent of Prison at His Majesty’s Prison. Mr. Grant’s expertise includes appointments within the Jamaica Defence Force and His Majesty’s Prison, Turks and Caicos Islands. Throughout his...

FNM accuses government of misleading public on yachting industry decline
NASSAU, BAHAMAS- The Free National Movement (FNM) has sharply criticized the Davis Administration, accusing government officials of misleading the public on the health of The Bahamas’ yachting industry. Deputy Leader Shanendon Cartwright, M.P.,...

Flights disrupted. Radio stations knocked off the air. Mobile ordering suspended. Global technology outage creates headaches in Chicago area.
As a global technology outage rippled across Chicago Friday morning, the arrival and departure screens at bustling O’Hare International Airport were empty of flights. Instead, the boards showed bright blue “Recovery” screens with the words “It...

Cancellations, delays plague Portland Jetport amidst global tech troubles
Friday’s IT disaster caused several airlines to order a global ground stop on all flights, and now the delays have snowballed.American Airlines, United Airlines, and Delta Airlines were some of the major airlines impacted, and Friday morning,...

Going Places: Summer Travel: Resorts Entice Vacationers With Experiences & Deals
Edited by Karen Rubin, Travel Features Syndicate, goingplacesfarandnear.com This summer, what excites you? A wine-filled escape at a reimagined 18th-century borgo in Tuscany, a new zipline adventure featuring ZipBikes and hanging bridges in...