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The Barbados Canada Association (BCA), under the patronage of the Consulate General of Barbados at Toronto, proudly hosted the 2025 Barbados Independence Gala celebrating the island’s 59th anniversary of Independence.

Riviera Travel, an award-winning river cruise and escorted tour specialist, proudly celebrated the launch of its newest five-star cruise ship, MS Riviera Radiance, with its official naming ceremony, which took place from 25-27 November 2025.

St. Vincent and the Grenadines has ushered in new leadership, with Dr. Godwin Friday of the New Democratic Party (NDP) sweeping to victory over Dr. Ralph Gonsalves of the Unity Labour Party (ULP), who had governed the Eastern Caribbean nation for close to a quarter century.

At the 2025 Intangible Cultural Heritage（ICH brand promotion week held from Sunday to Friday in Dali, which was organized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, over 120 heritage brands demonstrated how traditional craftsmanship can be integrated with contemporary design.

Senior policymakers, investors, and development finance leaders converged at the 2025 Africa Investment Forum Market Days on Thursday to tackle one of the continent's most pressing challenges: unlocking the capital required to meet surging infrastructure and climate demands.

The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) is set to transform Miami into the hub of regional hospitality next month with its highly anticipated 'Caribbean Weekend.'

China is the latest country to make its contribution to the efforts, after making its contribution to the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa after sending medical staff to the country, to boost the level of medical personnel that’s much-needed.

Officials have said that over 450 people have died in Indonesia, while Sri Lanka have suffered the worst natural disaster there since the tsunami in 2004.

Hong Kong is still waiting to learn the full scale of the tragedy that unfolded on Wednesday when a fire engulfed several apartment buildings.

The WomenIN Festival 2025 wrapped up a powerful two-day celebration at Newlands Cricket Ground on 13–14 November, bringing together hundreds of women from across South Africa for an immersive programme focused on empowerment, leadership development, wellbeing, entrepreneurship, financial literacy, creativity and social impact.

The Rome Process/Mattei Plan Financing Facility (RPFF) Governing Council convened for its first-ever in-person meeting in Rabat, Morocco, on the margins of the Africa Investment Forum (AIF).

Kallang Alive Sport Management, the company that manages the Singapore Sports Hub, have announced it has officially changed its corporate name to The Kallang Group and Singapore Sports Hub will begin operating under a new name, The Kallang.

From 24th -27th of November 2025, the 2nd China-Africa Forum on Green Energy Science and Technology Innovation, hosted by Shandong Jianzhu University, organized by the University of Johannesburg, and co-organized by the Shandong International Talent Exchange Service Center, was successfully held in Johannesburg, South Africa.

A benefit concert in Fairfield will help people impacted by Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica.

Firefighters were still searching for hundreds of missing people after a massive fire tore through multiple high-rise residential buildings in Hong Kong.

At this week’s Mobile World Congress Doha, imec – a global leader in nanoelectronics and digital innovation – unveiled its plans to launch a regional research & development hub in Qatar in early 2026.