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The TAM-1 subsea cable could soon be extended to Jamaica.

Caribbean tourism veteran William “Billy” Griffith has been appointed chair of the Bermuda Tourism Authority (BTA) Board while Shannah Butterfield joins the Board of Directors.

After weeks of apparent inactivity, the tanker ‘Emilia’, dedicated to transporting liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) under the Cuban flag, moved again.

Caribbean Energy Week (CEW) 2026, the region’s premier energy investment platform, has confirmed Trinidad & Tobago’s Prime Minister Kamla Persad‑Bissessar as a keynote speaker.

Amid heightened volatility across global luxury real estate markets driven by geopolitical tensions, trade policy uncertainty, and persistent inflationary pressures, Thailand’s ultra-luxury residential sector continues to demonstrate notable resilience.

As Namibia targets first oil production by 2029, collaboration has emerged as one of the defining forces shaping the country’s upstream trajectory.

Merck Foundation CEO, Dr. Rasha Kelej met H.E. Amai Dr. AUXILLIA MNANGAGWA, First Lady of the Republic of Zimbabwe and Ambassador of Merck Foundation “More Than a Mother,” during the 7th Edition of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative - MFFLI Summit 2025 recently.

On Wednesday, 21 January 2026, the Embassy of the United Roma Tribes was formally established by notarial deed, with its seat in The Hague. The Embassy serves as a platform for cultural, social, economic and humanitarian cooperation within existing legal frameworks.

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has sought to reassure investors that Africa’s voice in global affairs will not be silenced despite South Africa’s absence from the G20 process in 2026 in the United States amid growing geopolitical tensions and uncertainty in global relations.

On 18 January, a 12-year-old boy was taken to hospital with critical injuries and later died after being attacked while swimming in Sydney Harbour.

The Department of Culture and Tourism in Abu Dhabi have appointed Elvira Dyangani Ose as Artistic Director of the Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial to curate its second edition which opens in the autumn of 2026 and runs into 2027.

St. Kitts Tourism Authority have announce that the annual Nevis to St. Kitts Cross Channel Swim is set to celebrate its 25th anniversary on 28 March 2026.

The regional competition for emerging artists ‘BE OPEN Regional Art’, developed by Elena Baturina's humanitarian think-tank BE OPEN, is proud to announce the winners for the Western Africa region.

On a cold winter night, around 200km (125 miles) from the Indian capital Delhi, dozens of people huddle around telescopes, waiting for darkness to settle over the landscape.

The CTO (Caribbean Tourism Organization) will host the 2026 CTO Air Connectivity Summit in Bermuda, bringing together senior leaders from the public and private sectors to chart the future of airlift and tourism development across the Caribbean.

Guyana is entering a new stage of local content development as its oil and gas economy expands rapidly.