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Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick highlights diaspora events and economic initiatives in recent posts
North Broward News - Florida
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July 28, 2025
Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, who represents Florida’s 20th district in the U.S. Congress, recently highlighted her engagement with diaspora communities and economic initiatives through a series of posts on social media.On July 27,...
Helping Caribbean communities brace for hurricane season
Mercy Corps
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The stakes are high for this year’s hurricane season: more storms, greater intensity, and less time to prepare. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), there is a 60% chance of an above-normal Atlantic hurricane...
This Small Island in The Bahamas Is Getting a New International Airport
Caribbean Journal
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July 28, 2025
The government of The Bahamas has signed a nearly $18 million contract for the development of a new international airport in one of the country’s hottest destinations. And it’s a major boost for a small island. Caribbean Journal Invest is the...
Porter Airlines Surprises Canadians With A Completely Different Approach To U.S. And Canada Travel During Tension
The Travel
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July 28, 2025
Travel trends in Canada are changing, and airlines across the country are adjusting accordingly. Air Canada caught Canadian snowbirds off guard recently, suspending all winter flights to Jacksonville, Florida. This was especially bold given how...
Bahamian firms partner to boost tourism experience
The Tribune (Bahamas)
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July 28, 2025
By ANNELIA NIXON Tribune Business Reporter anixon@tribunemedia.net John Watling’s Distillery hosted a mixology and rum tasting session at its Buena Vista Estate location following the soft launch of its ‘We B Learnin’ Rum Academy. Following that...
Rotary Club of Old Fort Launches HeartSafe Bahamas Campaign with Lifesaving Impactin Fox Hill
ZNS
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July 28, 2025
A new chapter in community health and emergency readiness began on Saturday, July 26th, 2025, with the official launch of the HeartSafe Bahamas campaign, an initiative led by the Rotary Club of Old Fort aimed at making The Bahamas a cardiac-safe...
Restructuring and Insolvency in British Virgin Islands (PLC)
JD Supra - California
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July 28, 2025
This Q&A guide to restructuring and insolvency law in the British Virgin Islands gives a high level overview of the most common forms of security granted over immovable and movable property; creditors' and shareholders' ranking on a company's...
Southwest to serve St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, beginning in early 2026
Travel Daily News
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July 28, 2025
DALLAS – Southwest Airlines Co. intends to grow its network in 2026 initially with new service at Cyril E. King International Airport (STT) on St. Thomas, adding the U.S. Virgin Islands to the carrier’s tropical destinations in the Caribbean....
Realtor to ‘put Bahamas on map’ via HGTV appearance
The Tribune (Bahamas)
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July 28, 2025
By ANNELIA NIXON Tribune Business Reporter anixon@tribunemedia.net A realtor is seeking to “put The Bahamas on the map” as a destination for high-end homes through his upcoming appearance on HGTV’s House Hunters International show. Kyle Barnett,...
SA female crew member stabbed on Bahamas cruise ship
Cape Town ETC
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July 28, 2025
Yet another South African crew member attacked abroad. This time, a 28‑year‑old female suffered multiple stab wounds aboard Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas on 24 July. The attack took place in the waters off San Salvador Island (SmileFM)....
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Royal Caribbean Cruise Passenger Flips Over Edge of Infinity Pool in Dramatic Video By Natalia Senanayake
People - New York
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NEED TO KNOW A Royal Caribbean passenger fell over the glass railing of an infinity pool to retrieve his missing sunglasses The incident occurred during a recent Icon of the Seas sailing at the ship’s Hideaway Pool A spokesperson for the cruise...
The Governor General attended the 20th Anniversary Awards Ceremony of Civil Society Bahamas
Bahamas Local
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Governor General, HE the Most Hon. Dame Cynthia Pratt attended the 20th Anniversary Awards Ceremony of Civil Society Bahamas (CSB) in conjunction with the Ministry of Social Services, Information and Broadcasting, in the Ballroom of Government...
Team Bahamas ready to compete in the Caribbean Junior Golf Championship
The Tribune (Bahamas)
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July 28, 2025
By BRENT STUBBS Chief Sports Editor bstubbs@tribunemedia.net THE Bahamas Golf Federation’s national team has settled in and is getting ready to compete in the Caribbean Junior Golf Championship in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, starting today. When the...
Fresh Royal Caribbean cruise hell as passenger tumbles off infinity pool days after worker jumped to his death
Daily Mail
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July 28, 2025
A Royal Caribbean cruise broke out in chaos as a passenger fell off the edge of an infinity pool days after a cruise line employee stabbed his coworker and jumped to his death. Shocking video from aboard the Icon of the Seas cruise ship captured...
Norwegian Cruise Line announces 500 sailings including new destinations in Europe, the Caribbean and more
GB News
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July 28, 2025
Norwegian Cruise Line has unveiled its programme for spring and summer 2027, with more than 500 individual sailings across a fleet of 20 vessels. The deployment spans from April to October 2027, with ships departing from approximately 30 major...
Barbados retains strongest Caribbean passport for 10th straight year
Caribbean National Weekly
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July 28, 2025
Barbados continues to hold the most powerful passport in the Caribbean, ranking 20th globally in the 2025 Henley Passport Index with visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 163 destinations. - Advertisement - The island nation once again leads its...
Joint Press Statement from the Acting Governor, Her Excellency Anya Williams and the Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands, Honourable Charles Washington Misick
Magnetic Media
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July 28, 2025
By Deandrea Hamilton | Editor SOUTH CAICOS — “We’re bringing government closer to your doorstep,” declared Minister of Physical Planning and Infrastructure Development, Arlington Musgrove, during the official launch of Phase 1 of the Turks and...
Former Cable Bahamas executive sues for wrongful dismissal, alleges sexual harrassment
The Nassau Guardian
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A former legal executive at Cable Bahamas Ltd. has sued the company for wrongful dismissal and breach of contract, claiming she was subjected to sexual harassment, bullying, and misogynistic and racist conduct before she was fired last summer. The...
Hutchison Ports' $100m investment in Bahamas’ Freeport terminal underway
Seatrade Maritime News
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July 28, 2025
The delivery of a pair of shuttle carriers and 12 straddle carriers marked the beginning of Hutchison Ports FCP's (Freeport Container Port Ltd.) $100m investment in terminal upgrades and expansion. Two gantry cranes are scheduled to arrive at the...
Nassau Cruise Port gets second World Travel Awards nomination
The Nassau Guardian
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While in the midst of phase two of the redevelopment of New Providence’s cruise port, Nassau Cruise Port (NCP) has received another nomination from the World Travel Awards for “The Caribbean’s Leading Cruise Port 2025”, the NCP said in statement....