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Fourteen islands scattered across the vast Pacific Ocean, along with Australia and New Zealand, connected by their natural environment, faith, culture and traditional knowledge. Nowadays they also share challenges: a very real threat from rising sea levels, more frequent storms and economies crippled by Covid-19.

Violet Edwards, 96, is reportedly the fifth-oldest person in the world to receive a degree, following her graduated from Mercy College, New York, in the US. She gained an associate’s degree and 4.0 GPA—while fighting and beating cancer.

Edwards, who now lives in Florida, was born on October 5, 1925, in Kensington, in the parish of Portland, Jamaica.

Jamaica Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has listed tourism as one of Jamaica’s key investment priorities.

While addressing a special delegation of some 70 private sector players and government officials from Saudi Arabia, at the Jamaica-Saudi Business Luncheon held at the Port Royal Cruise Ship Pier, the Prime Minister said there are many opportunities available in Jamaica for the acquisition of lands to build hotels and resorts.

Indian data is staring at a credibility crisis with official numbers on a range of subjects - from Covid deaths to jobs - being questioned by independent experts.

But not too long ago, the country was seen as a world leader in data collection, writes author and historian Nikhil Menon.

Fourteen people will be honoured at this year's Florida-based People Profile Awards, whose proceeds will go towards the refurbishing of a primary school in Jamaica – with another eight people set to be awarded for their community service as part of the activities to celebrate Jamaica's 60th anniversary of independence. 

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has revealed the travel and tourism sector in China is expected to create more than 30 million jobs over the next decade, representing a quarter of all new jobs globally. The forecast from WTTC’s latest Economic Impact Report (EIR) shows the sector will reach more than 107 million employed within the sector by 2032.

Eolus has signed an agreement with DalaVind AB to expand its participating interest in the Fageråsen wind power project to 49%. Together, the companies intend to create a wind farm of just over 200 MW outside Malung, Sweden.

Eolus and DalaVind have been partners in this project for some time, and the project has held an environmental permit for the wind farm since 2018.

BRP Companies has broken ground on yet another Jamaica apartment complex after securing funding from Tammy Jones’ Basis Investment Group.

The development firm co-founded by Meredith Marshall and Geoff Flournoy landed $378 million in construction financing led by Basis for a 614-unit residential building at 90-02 168th Street in the Queens neighbourhood.

A Melbourne council is set to choose an Indigenous word as its new name, cutting its ties with an 18th century Jamaican slave estate.

Moreland City Council in Melbourne's inner north will consider changing its name to Merri-bek in a special meeting on Sunday after residents picked it as their preferred option.

University of Wolverhampton’s Transnational Education (TNE) students in Nepal and India have been tasked with exploring the potential for Wolves Football Club to grow Wolves Esports in their home countries.   

Public tours of the White House will return to a full operating schedule next month, after nearly a year and a half of disruptions due to the coronavirus pandemic. Free tours of the executive mansion were suspended when President Joe Biden took office, as officials tightened virus protocols in line with guidance from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.

Global debt and climate protesters this week decided to use the famous Black Sabbath ‘heavy metal’ bench on Birmingham's golden mile of Broad Street to highlight their campaign. The activists placed placards around the necks of the metallic images of Geezer Butler and Bill Ward, with the latter reading ‘G7: TURN DEBT INTO CLIMATE ACTION’.

Laura Kyrke-Smith, Executive Director of International Rescue Committee UK, responds to the UK Government’s pledge of £372m to protect the most vulnerable from hunger and malnutrition announced at the G7 Summit:

This past Juneteenth Weekend in the United States, the Hookie Life Entertainment team once again delivered another successful execution of its beloved, annual summertime staple ‘Hookie Weekend’. Caribbean culture was on full display during this line-up of exciting events which attracted thousands of festival lovers to the Washington DC metropolitan region for full a weekend of unmatched revelry.

The tiny Caribbean island of St. Eustatius – known affectionately as Statia - has taken one giant step towards environmental preservation with a commitment to develop critical environmental protection rules.

In keeping with a central government mandate to protect the environment in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba, known as the BES islands, the Public Entity St. Eustatius and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management have signed a letter of intent to work together to effectively implement the environmental legislation, thus contributing to sustainable economic growth on the island.

The tiny Caribbean island of St. Eustatius – known affectionately as Statia - has taken one giant step towards environmental preservation with a commitment to develop critical environmental protection rules.

In keeping with a central government mandate to protect the environment in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba, known as the BES islands, the Public Entity St. Eustatius and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management have signed a letter of intent to work together to effectively implement the environmental legislation, thus contributing to sustainable economic growth on the island.