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The Muslim festival of Eid ul Fitr is now upon us to celebrate the end of Ramadan - the month of fasting on the first day of the 10th month of the Islamic calendar and in 2023 begins today. Saudi Arabia confirmed the crescent moon sighting and said that Eid ul-Fitr will be celebrated on April 21.

During Ramadan Muslims were fasting by refraining from eating or drinking during hours of daylight, whilst also remembering the month the Qur'an was first revealed to the Prophet Muhammad. Now is the time for the special celebrations.

Park Hyatt St. Kitts Christophe Harbour, a luxury oceanfront resort in St. Kitts and Nevis, embraces the importance of supporting local art and fostering tourism linkages with the creative arts community in the twin-island nation. 

General Manager Richard Elliott says he is proud to share the resort’s commitment to incorporating the local culture and heritage into the guest experience, ensuring visitors a unique and authentic journey.

When the famed Notre Dame Cathedral reopens, some U.S. college students will have first-hand knowledge of how the cathedral’s roof was originally built. Architecture students from Catholic University used classical building techniques from the 1200s to construct a replica of part of the cathedral’s roof support, which was destroyed by a fire in 2019.

While visiting a farm outside Lusaka, Zambia, Vice President Kamala Harris announced $7 billion in private sector investments to boost food production across Africa and mitigate the effects of climate change. The announcement came as the vice president wrapped up a weeklong trip to Africa, which included visits to Ghana and Tanzania.

One of India's prettiest cinemas looks like a dollop of pink ice cream that's frozen mid-melt.

But nothing about its exterior prepares you for what's inside: futuristic chandeliers; a ceiling that looks like some sort of glowing space bug; stucco-decorated walls and glass-panelled railings lit up with warm yellow lights. It's a heady mix of the ancient and hypermodern.

As part of its Journey Through Time master plan, the Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) will further expand the accommodation offering in AlUla with Dar Tantora by The House Hotel, an immersive and authentic hospitality experience in AlUla Old Town. Dar Tantora will also house a pool and spa as well as a restaurant and café.

As the Thomas Jefferson Memorial turned 80 on April 13, its stewards took steps to ensure that visitors can continue to enjoy it and the beauty of the Tidal Basin where it is situated for decades to come.

The Tidal Basin, adjacent to the National Mall, is a popular destination for locals and tourists alike, attracting huge crowds each spring when its cherry blossom trees — a gift from Japan to the United States — are in bloom. The Jefferson Memorial, dedicated in 1943 to the third U.S. president and principal author of the Declaration of Independence, anchors the site.

The Khanh Hoa Study & Talent Promotion Fund has become the latest benefactor of The International Series philanthropic drive, receiving a donation of US$25,000 that will help support scholarships for students, teachers and those in need. KN Golf Links duly matched the donation, adding more financial support to the noble cause.

After being declared by the INEC (Independent National Electoral Commission), Senator Aisha Dahiru Ahmed came out as winner of the Adamawa Governorship election.

Also known as Aishatu Binani, she becomes the first woman to take up the position in the Nigerian statutes and has become a ‘flag-barer’ for women in politics in her homeland, and further afield. Coming in as a candidate of the APC (All Progressive Congress), she was declared the winner of the Adamawa governorship election under – all though, it came under controversial circumstances.

I decided to adopt a practice from my father, which is to dig into the archives of some of the brilliant presentations of Caribbean statesmen and women, none the least of which is Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley, whom many would yield as the Caribbean’s chief spokesperson on global affairs.

While watching a video on Instagram, I found it interesting that the voice of the Prime Minister served as a narration to drive home the importance of our Caribbean identity. I explored further and discovered it was taken from the PM’s presentation at an Inter-American Development Bank virtual event during the heart of the pandemic.

COP28 President-Designate, Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, attending a Joint meeting of G7 Ministers of Climate, Energy and the Environment called on G7 nations to lead by example in making climate finance more accessible, more available, and more affordable, and to support efforts to accelerate a pragmatic energy transition.

Speaking at the event, Dr. Al Jaber noted that world was falling behind on climate commitments, necessitating a massive course correction across mitigation, adaptation, loss and damage, and finance. He reiterated that the COP28 Presidency was keen to work with the G7 to deliver transformational change across each workstream.

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has hosted the International Automotive Symposium, and celebrated the opening of its largest greenfield laboratory for automotive quality testing at Chakan in Pune, India.

International Automotive Symposium 2023 - On April 5, 2023, SGS hosted the sixth edition of its ‘International Automotive Symposium’ in Chakan. Guest industry speakers from Maruti Suzuki India; Eaton India and Skoda Volkswagen joined experts and delegates from across the Indian automotive sector to explore new concepts including automobile recycling, technology developments in electric vehicles, and cutting-edge advancements in component and vehicle testing. 

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has hosted the International Automotive Symposium, and celebrated the opening of its largest greenfield laboratory for automotive quality testing at Chakan in Pune, India.

International Automotive Symposium 2023 - On April 5, 2023, SGS hosted the sixth edition of its ‘International Automotive Symposium’ in Chakan. Guest industry speakers from Maruti Suzuki India; Eaton India and Skoda Volkswagen joined experts and delegates from across the Indian automotive sector to explore new concepts including automobile recycling, technology developments in electric vehicles, and cutting-edge advancements in component and vehicle testing. 

More than 20 years after Apple products entered Indian markets, the tech giant is finally set to open its first stores in the country.

The two stores - in capital Delhi and India's financial hub Mumbai - will be inaugurated later this month. Bloomberg has reported that Apple chief Tim Cook is likely to visit India next week for the occasion.

The employment of young people in Italy on the weekend has aroused controversy, and the Minister of Tourism has a monetary solution. “Young people who work on weekends will earn more than on normal days.”

 The Minister of Tourism, Daniela Santanche, announced this in the presentation to the Chamber of Deputies of the bill on accessible tourism. There has been much debate recently on the lack of workers in tourism.

Jamaican Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, CD, MP. is currently in Washington D.C. for a series of high-level meetings, over the next four days, with international organizations and tourism partners.

Foremost on Minister Bartlett’s compact itinerary is his participation in the 5th Special Meeting of the OAS Inter-American Committee on Tourism (CITUR), which he chairs.