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A list of the eight wealthiest and more influential people from Jamaica includes, Michael Lee-Chin, Joseph M. Matalon, Chris Blackwell, Paula Kerr-Jarrett, Dr. Blossom O’Meally-Nelson, Joseph John Issa, Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart, and Wayne Chen.

Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC – Masdar, and its partners Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA), EDF Renewables and JinkoPower, together with procurer Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC), have inaugurated the world's largest single-site solar power plant ahead of the UAE hosting the UN climate change conference, COP28.

Multi-talented Caribbean-American media maven and vocal powerhouse Vanessa James will host the 2023 Caribbean Media Exchange (CMEx) Leadership Awards and Fundraiser, being held at Loews Coral Gables in Miami on Saturday, December 2, 2023.

For a long time, people living in two densely populated Asian capitals have suffered the toxic smog that blanket their cities.

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett says the Jamaica Centre for Tourism Innovation (JCTI), a division of the Tourism Enhancement Fund, successfully provided professional certification to over 15,000 individuals, bolstering the nation's commitment to human capital development in the tourism sector.

Converging an atypical mix of corporate leaders, tech venture founders, style icons and cultural trend-setters, the Tatler Gen.T Summit was staged in Hong Kong for the first time on  the 9th and 10th November.

The next chapter for the skies has arrived as Riyadh Air, Saudi Arabia's new world-class airline wholly owned by the Public Investment Fund (PIF) set to take off in 2025, unveiled the second of its permanent dual-livery designs at the Dubai Airshow 2023.

The highly anticipated opening of InterContinental Chiang Mai The Mae Ping in Chiang Mai's historic district marks the first milestone in a strategic partnership between IHG Hotels & Resorts and Thailand's leading integrated lifestyle real-estate group, Asset World Corporation (AWC).

Prime Minister Andrew Holness appeared particularly charitable in 2020.

Millions of Indians celebrated Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, which is one of the most important festivals in the country.

A man has appeared in court after a famous 300-year-old kola tree in southern Ghana was chopped down.

From local school boards to the halls of Congress, the ranks of elected officials of Hispanic heritage has surged throughout the United States.

At its Global Summit in Kigali, the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), in collaboration with VFS Global, revealed that the African Travel & Tourism sector could add $168 billion to the continent’s economy and create over 18 million new jobs.

The Barbados Canada Association (BCA), under the patronage of the Consul General of Barbados, presented the 2023 edition of the highly anticipated Independence Gala, a grand celebration of Barbados' rich heritage and its 57th year of independence.

The recently published EU position for COP 28 includes many important vital issues that urgently need addressing but there is an important omission: specific mention of the imperative for reducing methane emissions.

Mexico’s government unveiled a $3.4 billion recovery plan for the battered coastal resort of Acapulco, including tax breaks and financial assistance for affected families, and said it could spend more if necessary.