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Skyline Partners, a full-service provider in the parametric insurance supply chain, and global reinsurer Munich Re have revealed that a partial claim under a parametric insurance policy triggered by Hurricane Beryl has been paid out to the Jamaican Co-operative Credit Union League (JCCUL).

Evelyn Uba is a woman from California who moved from Nigeria in 1983, who has achieved her lifelong dream of becoming a lawyer.

Recently, Luanping County, Chengde City, north China's Hebei Province, has used drones to transport construction materials for the first time during the protection and restoration of the Jinshanling Great Wall, which has improved construction efficiency and reduced the ecological impact on the surrounding environment.

High temperatures and recent heat waves affected some 2.4 billion workers worldwide.

After Narsiso Martinez came to the U.S. from Mexico at age 20, he spent summers picking produce to pay for school. Years later, his portraits of America’s labourers hang in museums and pay tribute to the farmworkers he once worked alongside.

The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) has released its highly anticipated Construction and Investment Benchmarking Report, offering invaluable insights into the region’s thriving hospitality and tourism sector.

Princess Märtha Louise of Norway has married American self-styled shaman Durek Verrett in a wedding that has divided the country.

Ghana is set to enhance its position as Africa’s leading gold producer with the commissioning of its first large-scale greenfield mine in more than a decade, it's been reported.

Greg and Subrina Collier are a couple from Charlotte, North Carolina, in the United States, who transformed a devastating fire that destroyed their first restaurant into a remarkable success story.

Dr. Nigel Clarke, the Minister of Finance of Jamaica and the driver of that country’s multi-layered approach to disaster risk financing that includes the first catastrophe bond for a small-island state has been proposed to become a Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Narxoz University, a preeminent private university in Almaty in the Republic of Kazakhstan, today opens its newly completed Emen student residence.

Nakheel, a member of Dubai Holding's pioneering real estate arm, Dubai Holding Real Estate, has awarded an AED 810 million contract for marine works on Palm Jebel Ali to Jan De Nul Dredging LTD.

Dublin Chamber has called on Government to use Budget 2025 to increase investment and accelerate delivery in major capital projects such as public transport, water infrastructure, energy, and housing.

A University of Wolverhampton graduate has received a message of support from a former President of Nigeria after being shortlisted for a Lifetime Achievement Award for his lifelong commitment to achieving excellence in the agricultural sector. 

The flow of passengers between the capitals of Jamaica and the Dominican Republic has registered a notable increase of 1,600%, since the historic first direct flight operated by Arajet, on November 14, 2022.  

The religious composition of Indians who emigrate differs significantly from those who stay in India, analysis by the US-based Pew Research Centre has found.