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Jamaica’s Minister of Finance, Dr. Nigel Clarke, has revealed that the country’s Excess Rainfall Policy with the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) has been triggered following Hurricane Beryl, providing Jamaica with an additional $10.3 million of relief.

Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has appealed to Nigerians and well-wishers to donate gifts intended for his 63rd birthday celebration to schools, hospitals, and other worthy causes.

The European Union's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will impose an additional 25 per cent tax on energy-intensive goods exported from India to the EU, a new report said.

The Caribbean region will benefit from a pioneering initiative aimed at expanding the tourism industry’s use of innovative tools and resources to enhance the health and safety of visitors, residents, and all tourism stakeholders.

Newborn giant pandas are no larger than a stick of butter.

Malaysia Airlines successfully hosted the largest airline trade event ever held in Malaysia, the first Malaysia Airlines Trade Elevation Summit 2024, in collaboration with Tourism Malaysia and the Malaysia Convention & Exhibition Bureau (MyCEB).

The Ming Culture Forum 2024 was recently held in the district of Changping in Beijing.

Renowned professional skateboarder turned entrepreneur, and iconic video game legend Tony Hawk is slated to deliver a keynote address to 25,000 attendees, at the upcomingSBC Summit.

The 2024 hurricane season has already set records, with Category 5 Hurricane Beryl wreaking havoc across the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.

Arajet, the Caribbean's low-cost airline, has signed an agreement with the Puntacana Group to begin operations at Punta Cana Airport (PUJ) starting November 1.

The U.S. Virgin Islands recently celebrated Freedom Week, Emancipation Day, and the Fourth of July honouring the Territory’s rich heritage, history, and enduring spirit of freedom. 

Hurricane Beryl, the earliest Category 5 storm on record to traverse the region, wreaked havoc in pockets of the Caribbean last week, causing devastation to the islands of the Grenadines and parts of the south coast of Jamaica.

As world leaders converge on Washington for NATO’s 75th anniversary summit, an indispensable part of the alliance won’t have to travel far.

For one Indian woman, she enjoyed her “best first date” at India’s victory parade following the side’s T20 World Cup win.

President of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), Nicola Madden-Greig, has praised the strength of local and regional public-private sector partnerships, while congratulating tourism stakeholders across Jamaica for their strong level of preparedness in weathering the dangerous Category 4 Hurricane Beryl, which impacted the island this week.

One of the leading resorts in the Caribbean, Spice Island Beach Resort in Grenada, resumed full operations following the passage of Hurricane Beryl, which devastated Grenada’s dependencies, Carriacou and Petite Martinique, earlier in the week.