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Jamaican-born breast surgeon Dr. Camelia Lawrence etched her name in history as the first Jamaican woman to be appointed as the ringmaster of Bridgeport’s P.T. Barnum Festival.

There are 88,200 crypto millionaires worldwide, with just under half (40,500) holding their fortunes in Bitcoin, according to the inaugural Crypto Wealth Report published by leading international wealth and investment migration specialists Henley & Partners.

As Japan‘s population continues to decline, local railways are facing serious issues.

Rossell Techsys (Division of Rossell India Limited) (NSE: ROSELLIND), a leading global engineering and manufacturing company in aerospace and defence solutions, has been awarded the prestigious 'Supplier Excellence Award', at the Honeywell Supplier Conference held in Bangalore.

In September 2018, Juliet Holness, wife of Prime Minister Andrew (Holness), Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, and member of parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, wrote a letter to the Companies Office of Jamaica.

Typhoon Saola caused damage in Hong Kong and then moved across southern China. Despite fears of a direct hit, Hong Kong was spared.

For months, the world has been captivated by the last season of Succession, the Emmy-winning TV drama on the lives of the corporate élite.

New-born baby gorillas in Rwanda have been named - one by Hollywood star Idris Elba and his wife - in a much-vaunted annual event to promote conservation and tourism.

Australia’s consumer watchdog wants to fine flag carrier Qantas Airways a record amount for selling tickets on thousands of cancelled flights.

Paris was one of the first cities in Europe to adopt the e-scooter rentals five years ago.

The Hawai‘i Tourism Authority (HTA) Board of Directors took decisive action at its monthly board meeting to approve $2.6 million in funding to launch the Maui Marketing Recovery Plan, which is centred around a new Mālama Maui campaign and prioritises rebuilding travel demand from the United States market to Maui in the wake of the devastating Lahaina wildfires.

Wally Castro Marine, the organisers of the Xmas in July 2023 event have donated $6,000 to Beyond the Reef, a nonprofit organisation in the British Virgin Islands that focuses on marine environmental education and preservation efforts.

According to MEA (the Ministry of External Affairs), Mayank Joshi has been appointed as India's next High Commissioner to Jamaica.

The hospitality sector has made an initial pledge of $125,000 to help Maui recover the recent devastating wildfires.

The proposal document by the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) is prepared and set for submission to UNESCO.

SAUDIA Group announced its performance reports, following Hajj Season 2023, show distinguished operating rates during peak summer travel.