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The CTO (Caribbean Tourism Organization) has appointed tourism and human resource development professional Norris Clement as Deputy Director of Professional Services, strengthening the organization’s capacity to advance workforce development and professional advancement initiatives across the Caribbean tourism sector.

Five members of the Iranian women's football team have been granted humanitarian visas in Australia after their elimination in the Asian Cup, the government in Canberra says.

WOW - Women of the World announced the return of its flagship London Festival for 2027, which took place at Southbank Centre between 5-7 March.

The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) joined the global observance of International Women’s Day, emphasizing persistent gender disparities while celebrating women’s leadership across the region’s vital tourism industry.

Malaysia Airlines will introduce additional flights between Kuala Lumpur-London Heathrow Airport (LHR) and Kuala Lumpur-Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) from 6 to 8 March 2026 to support travellers affected by ongoing disruptions across global travel networks.

Carnival Corporation & plc, the world’s largest cruise company, reaffirmed its commitment to Bermuda recently through a series of high-level meetings and industry engagements on the island, including participation in the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s (CTO) Air Connectivity Summit.

Cork TD Thomas Gould recently went viral for a speech in the Dáil, in which some viewers said he sounded unmistakably Jamaican.

Held today (Monday 9 March) under the theme of 'Unlocking opportunities together for a prosperous Commonwealth’, Commonwealth Day – which is held every year on the second Monday of March - is a celebration of unity, diversity and the links of the Commonwealth today.

Across Africa and beyond, women continue to shape and elevate the stories that define our societies.

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has just announced that Jamaica has officially entered the reconstruction phase of the Hurricane Melissa disaster response.

AGES (Africa’s Green Economy Summit) 2026 concluded in Cape Town with a resounding call to action, urging the continent to leverage its digital revolution, transform water financing and redesign agriculture to unlock a sustainable, net-zero future.

When Lesego Chombo was crowned as Miss Botswana in 2022, she immediately set up a foundation to support disadvantaged youngsters and their parents in rural areas.

After it being the strongest and most devastating storm to hit the country, Hurricane Melissa now ranks as the costliest, with loss and damages, according to the PIOJ (Planning Institute of Jamaica) exceeding $2trillion.

At a gleaming three-storey outlet of Reliance Trends in the town of Sangli in western India, Alka browses through a collection of Indian ethnic-wear kurtas in an array of vibrant colours.

The Datai Langkawi, a luxury resort set in the heart of a 10-million-year old Malaysian rainforest, is formally marking the fifth anniversary of its pioneering sustainability and conservation programme, The Datai Pledge, with a special week-long festival from 13–19 April 2026.

The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) and Airports Council International – Latin America and the Caribbean (ACI-LAC) have officially joined forces, signing a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to revolutionize regional air connectivity.