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Switzerland's government has handed over a prehistoric Libyan marble sculpture believed to be more than 2,000 years old to Libya's embassy in the Swiss' capital, Bern.

The Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) have announced that Secretary-General and CEO Dona Regis-Prosper has been honoured by the Caribbean Media Exchange (CMEx) with its 2023 Leadership Award.

In a significant move to boost Jamaica's digital infrastructure, Finance Minister Dr. Nigel Clarke (pic) and Senator Matthew Samuda inked a Financial Advisory Services Agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC).

As many as half a million people have descended on Ethiopia's sacred city of Aksum, according to its mayor, for a religious festival taking place for the first time since the civil war in the northern region of Tigray ended.

Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC – Masdar, one of the world's leading renewable energy companies, has signed agreements to collaborate with Indonesia's state-owned utility company, PLN, to move ahead with major development plans for Southeast Asia's largest floating solar power plant and explore green hydrogen opportunities. 

It has been reported that First Deputy Commissioner Tania Kinsella, a North Shore resident, was among six individuals presented with the Consul General’s Heritage Award at the Jamaican Consulate’s Manhattan offices.

FDO, a pivotal entity in Oman's fisheries and aquaculture sector, is set to participate in the highly anticipated 5th Oman AgroFood Exhibition and Conference.

Fifty years after his breakthrough album, ‘Catch a Fire’, Bob Marley is the latest megastar to receive the Hollywood biopic treatment, with a new film set to arrive in cinemas in January.

The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) announced that Hong Kong has won IBTM, the world's leading Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions (MICE) event brand, to organise its inaugural MICE trade show IBTM Asia Pacific 2025, in Spring 2025 in Hong Kong.

Since its commencement on November 15, the RSH Street Art Festival 2023, organized by the Saudi Visual Arts Commission, captivated audiences with its vibrant display of local, regional, and international street art, effectively capturing the essence of this transformative art form.

The School for Field Studies (SFS) along with Marine Conservation without Borders (MCB) and Stichting Nationale Parken Bonaire (STINAPA) are implementing the project entitled “Novel Educational Tools to Foster Local Ecosystem Sustainability Practices”, a pioneering initiative dedicated to enhancing access to ecosystem education resources in the Caribbean.

Rescuers in India eventually freed 41 workers who had been trapped in a collapsed Himalayan tunnel for 17 days.

Normative, the world's leading enterprise carbon platform, have announced its attendance and participation atCOP28, the annual United Nations Climate Conference, to champion global climate action.

At COP28 the urgent need for businesses to shift from just complying with mandatory reporting legislation, to actively focusing on reducing emissions will be highlighted. To make real reductions, organisations must collaborate to share high-quality carbon data and learnings. Introducing new solutions making this possible is key to decarbonization.

Normative leadership participates at COP28 as knowledge and scientific partners to policy makers and sustainability leaders. As part of the officialSwedish Business Delegation, Normative supports the Swedish government's climate targets by providing actionable carbon insights to enterprises.

Kristian Rönn, CEO and co-founder of Normative, and recognised leader in carbon accounting and climate change mitigation, will be at the forefront of championing climate action by sharing best practices that makes carbon visible for all. At COP28, Rönn wil be a catalyst for enterprise business leaders to successfully reach their climate targets.

Kristian (pic) says: "Collaboration - sharing data, insights and learnings - is the best path to decarbonization.

“No business can tackle this challenge alone. This is why we have launched the Carbon Network, to make carbon visible for everyone by enabling businesses to exchange primary data from suppliers across value chains. COP gives us the chance to kick-start this change."

Here are some of the sessions Normative will participate in between 1^st – 5^th December:

• World Climate Action Summit, Inauguration: Inauguration of the Swedish Business Pavilion, involving high-level climate discussions on scientific targets.
• World Climate Action Summit: The future of reducing Scope 3 emissions.
• Finance, ImpactTech & Trade: Value chain emissions in the finance industry – recommendations and pathways.

Indian actress Rashmika Mandanna, who was recently targeted with a deepfake video, has urged people to not share such material.

Shirlen Godet, Marketing Manager at Margaritaville Beach Resort Nassau, will share insights on the effectiveness of digital marketing programs during the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s Caribbean Hospitality Industry Exchange Forum (CHIEF) conference taking place in Miami.

The Secretary-General, The Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC, will lead the Commonwealth delegation at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai to call for accelerated action on the climate crisis in light of intensifying threats to small and vulnerable member countries.