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The Marine Marketers of America (MMA), the voice for marketing professionals in the recreational marine industry, recognized the winners of the 2023 Neptune Awards competition at a high-profile award ceremony and cocktail reception during the 2024 Miami International Boat Show.

The Ministry of Tourism, Investments & Aviation (MOTIA) have announced the successful negotiation and execution of a groundbreaking Letter of Agreement (LOA) with SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies Corp.), marking a revolutionary leap for The Bahamas into the realm of space tourism.

The Iziko Museums of South Africa and BMW have just presented ‘Then I Knew I Was Good at Painting:’ Esther Mahlangu. A Retrospective.

Today (February 20.) International Ectodermal Dysplasias Awareness Day, Pierre Fabre Laboratories and the EspeRare Foundation will receive the EURORDIS Company Award for Patient Engagement 2024, at the EURORDIS Black Pearl Award Ceremony to be held in Brussels. 

The Commonwealth Secretary-General, the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC, has announced the theme for Commonwealth Day 2024 as ‘One Resilient Common Future’.

New recruits to the Japanese military will be allowed to have longer hair in a bid to attract more young people, the country's defence ministry has said.

The Viradouro samba school has won Rio de Janeiro's hotly contested Carnival parade competition with its tribute to Black women.

Prominent Virgin Gorda businessman Rupert “Buck” Vanterpool Sr. has been named as the honouree of the 57th Virgin Gorda Easter Festival. 

It’s a beloved century-old Carnival season tradition in New Orleans — masked riders on lavish floats fling strings of colourful beads or other trinkets to parade watchers clamouring with outstretched arms.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate a grand Hindu temple in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) during a two-day visit to the country.

The COP28 Presidency's UAE Consensus, a historic set of measures outlining a firm plan to keep the average global temperature rise below 1.5°C, has become the defining point of reference for global climate ambition and sustainable development.

Back in school, near the turn of the century, Ismelda Ornelas won a competition that landed her drawing on a stamp used by her hometown post office in Valentine, Texas. The image was of a male horse offering a flower held in his mouth to a mare wearing a bow.

On January 17^th. 2024, the Long March-7 Y8, carrying the Tianzhou-7 cargo spacecraft, was successfully launched.

The Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) concluded its business meetings last week in Saint-Martin, marking a significant milestone in the collaborative efforts to strengthen and revitalize the Caribbean tourism sector.

On January 17th 2024, the Long March-7 Y8, carrying the Tianzhou-7 cargo spacecraft, was successfully launched.

A number of key sectors in Statia stand to benefit from a €10 million cash injection from the Netherlands.