• Nevis Tourism Authority appoints new CEO

    The Nevis Tourism Authority (NTA) has announced the appointment of Andia Ravariere as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective September 1, 2025.

  • Nevis Tourism Authority appoints new Director of Sales & Marketing

    The Caribbean island of Nevis has announced the appointment of Mr. Phéon Jones to manage and advance the institution’s strategy as Director of Sales & Marketing for all markets with specific responsibility for the North American Market. 

    Prior to this position, Mr. Jones started his career in Banking with CIBC FirstCaribbean in St. Kitts & Nevis and through his hard work, dedication, results and exceptional interpersonal skills quickly rose through the ranks and became Head of Sales for the Nevis Market of CIBC FirstCaribbean ending 2017. 

  • New ambassadors promote unity through song

    When country music star Lainey Wilson toured Europe this year, her sister wondered if fans would understand her song lyrics.

  • New Amtrak Mardi Gras service now boarding for Coastal Mississippi

    Coastal Mississippi Tourism, the Destination Marketing Organisation for Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson Counties on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, is officially welcoming travellers aboard the new Amtrak Mardi Gras Service.

  • New Anguillan ferry terminal open for business

    The Anguilla Tourist Board (ATB) have just announced the opening of the brand-new ferry terminal facility at the port of Blowing Point. The official opening ceremony took place on January 20, attended by Government officials, tourism stakeholders, media representatives, and representatives from other governmental departments and statutory bodies, before it then began operations.
     
    The Hon. Minister Haydn Hughes, Minister of Infrastructure, Communications, Housing, Utilities and Tourism for Anguilla, said: “This Administration made a commitment to significantly modernize Anguilla’s infrastructure, for the benefit of both our visitors and importantly, our on-island community.

  • New Apple stores looking to boost appeal in India

    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.

  • New archaeological discoveries in Abu Dhabi shed light on Bronze Age global trade and innovation

    Almost 65 years since the first archaeological excavations in Abu Dhabi, new findings highlight the emirate's role in regional and global trade, and the resilience and innovation of regional Bronze Age societies.

  • New Bottega Prosecco Bar opening in Venice

    A new Bottega Prosecco Bar has opened in the Extra-Schengen departure area of Venice Airport. Bottega’s quality food service format lands in the lagoon city, where the concept originated with the aim to evoke the tradition of Venetian bacari.

    Travellers will therefore have the opportunity to taste Bottega wines in combination with some gastronomic specialities of the Venetian and Italian tradition.

  • New Bottega Prosecco Bar opens in Abu Dhabi Airport

    Bottega opens a new Prosecco Bar in the departure area of Terminal A at Abu Dhabi International Airport.

  • New curfew hours in place in Jamaica

    The spike in the number of Covid-19 cases in Jamaica prompted the government to adopt new restrictive measures that went into force recently. 

     

    Prime Minister Andrew Holness had announced changes to the containment measures as the country deals with community spread of COVID-19, the Jamaica Observer newspaper reports.

     

    These measures include:

     

    • There will be an 8:00 pm to 5:00 am curfew starting tomorrow, until September 23.
    • Public gatherings have been reduced from 20 people to 15.
    • People 70 years and older are required to stay home, but will be allowed to leave once each day for the necessities of life.
    • There will be one person less than the maximum allowed in the license for taxis, while passengers are required to wear masks while in the vehicles.
    • The prohibition on funerals and parties continues. Burials are allowed with 15 people, including no more than 10 mourners.
    • Normal church services are allowed for institutions which follow the protocols. There should be no more than 15 people gathered in the church yard.
    • All businesses should facilitate workers to work from home if they are able to.

     

  • New Entebbe to Lagos flight announced on Uganda Airlines

    Uganda Airlines announced the launch of scheduled commercial service from Entebbe, Uganda to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos, NIgeria, from commencing on Thursday, October 19, 2023.

  • New free public Wi-Fi launched in Jamaican parish

    Brown’s Town and Windsor communities in Jamaica’s St Ann parish have just seen the launch of free public Wi-Fi under the Universal Service Fund (USF) Community Wi-Fi Initiative.

    The secure Internet connectivity has a range of 800-feet and can allow up to 200 residents to simultaneously log on with their smartphones or tablet devices.

  • New GM at InterContinental Chiang Mai Mae Ping

    Peter Pottinga has been appointed as the General Manager of the soon to open InterContinental Chiang Mai Mae Ping hotel. A well-respected hospitality veteran, he will oversee all aspects of the hotel’s pre-opening and opening phases.

    A native of Holland, Pottinga began his career in hospitality in 1997 with Des Indes InterContinental, The Hague, and the InterContinental New Orleans working his way up from Night Manager to Rooms Division Manager.

  • New heart-warming hotel a peppermint tree in Perth

    A hotel with a heart is the promise of Wonil Hotel Perth in Australia. It’s a new Handwritten Collection hotel set to open at the Forrest Hall Precinct in early February.

    Wonil is the Noongar name for the peppermint tree and the new hotel is located on the banks of the Swan River surrounded by peppermint trees, adjacent to The University of Western Australia.

  • New ICAEW President intends to be ambassador for inclusion

    New ICAEW President intends to be ambassador for inclusion

    ICAEW’s new President for 2019/20, Fiona Wilkinson, will use her role to be an ambassador for inclusion in accountancy and to ensure the profession is fit for the future.

    Fiona has spent her career as an advocate for diversity in the profession, spreading the message that accountancy is inclusive and open to all, no matter what their background.

    After qualifying as an ICAEW chartered accountant in 1980, Fiona worked for Deloitte in locations such as London, Milan, and Canada, before going on to start her own practice, working as a technical consultant to firms. She became President of the ICAEW South West District Society in 2004 and focused on encouraging younger members, women and student members to become involved. During the last 13 years she has also served as chair of the Professional Standards Board, ICAEW Board Director, chair of the Ethics Advisory Committee and chair of the Diversity Advisory Group.

    One of her aims during her year as President is to celebrate the centenary of Mary Harris Smith, who was the first woman ever to become a chartered accountant and a member of ICAEW in 1920.

    Fiona said: “Mary Harris Smith applied several times to join the Institute and was turned down before finally being accepted. I want to celebrate her resilience and determination to achieve the qualification she wanted.”

    A number of events are planned to mark the centenary, including the commissioning of a portrait of Harris Smith, and events being held to celebrate female members not only in ICAEW District Societies in the UK, but throughout the world.

    Fiona also wants to play her part in working with government and regulators to ensure the profession is fit for the future.

    Fiona said: “We need to look forward to the future and make audit something that is valued and useful. We need to ask what the users of accounts actually want from us, be positive about change, and ensure a bright future for the profession.”

    Fiona will serve as ICAEW President from 5 June 2019 to 3 June 2020, when she will hand over to David Matthews.

     

  • New leaders elected to drive Caribbean tourism forward

    The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) has introduced its newly appointed Allied Board of Directors, bringing together top industry professionals from across the region.

  • New Mauritius PM has reservations about UK's Chagos deal

    The new prime minister of Mauritius has said he has reservations about a deal struck by his predecessor with the UK government over the Chagos Islands.

  • New medal unveiled to honour Kabul evacuation heroes

    Members of the Armed Forces who were deployed in August 2021 to support the evacuation from Afghanistan will receive medallic recognition for their contribution. This was the largest humanitarian aid operation in over 70 years.

    Personnel from across the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force will receive the Operational Service Medal (OSM) Afghanistan, with its own distinctive clasp, for their involvement in Operation Pitting – an evacuation effort to airlift thousands of Afghans and British nationals from Afghanistan as the Taliban seized control of the country.

  • New Miss/Mrs Africa Ireland pageant celebrating culture

    Adopted Derry girl and aspiring scientist Skhululekile Mupemhi has said that her involvement in the first Miss/Mrs Africa Ireland pageant is all about empowering young women.

  • New museum to honour Juneteenth traditions

    Juneteenth, America’s newest federal holiday, will soon have a museum commemorating June 19, 1865, the day more than a quarter of a million enslaved people living in Texas learned they were free.

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