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SVG Air rolls out special summer fares
Press Release June 20, 2025 As the busy tourist season is approaching in the Caribbean, SVG Air is offering special fares for travellers seeking to travel from Barbados and Grenada to St Vincent and the Grenadines. The airline has invited everyone...

29 visa free countries for Indians in 2025
The list of visa free countries for Indians has grown a little bit longer since 2024, and we couldn't be happier. No concrete plans and hoping for a last-minute getaway? A spanner in the works is usually visas, with long waiting times—stretching...

Press-Telegram softball Dream Team, athlete of the year 2025
PRESS TELEGRAM SOFTBALL DREAM TEAM 2025 PLAYER OF THE YEAR Ki’ele Ho-Ching, Long Beach Poly, Junior Long Beach Poly’s Ki’ele Ho-Ching (16) is greeted by teammates after hitting an inside-the-park home run during the third inning of a high school...

These are the most amazing places to visit in Spain
No overseas country attracts more British holidaymakers than Spain. Not least because its destinations are so rich and varied — from fascinating cities such as Seville and Barcelona, to sun-drenched coastlines like the Costa del Sol, and winter...

Ambassador Cruise Line launches 2027/28 season
Ambassador Cruise Line launched its 2027/28 bookings, running from March 24, 2027, through to April 14, 2028. Presented in a 116-page, A4 landscape glossy brochure, the new season features no-fly sailings from London Cruise Terminal, Newcastle,...

Joseph Morris Weekes Obituary
Joseph Morris Weekes, 83 years old passed away peacefully on June 11, 2025,at Piedmont Rockdale Hospital. He was born on March 13, 1942 in St Johns Montserrat, British West Indies, to Catherine Weekes. He migrated to Trinidad, West Indies in 1950...

Jersey politicians miss out on observation team for Guernsey election
OBSERVERS from across the Commonwealth are taking part in a mission to assess this week’s general election in Guernsey, although no Jersey States Members were selected to take part. A trio of politicians from Scotland and the Caribbean islands of...

Who Pays When the People Disappear? Rethinking the Robot Tax in the Caribbean’s Hospitality Industry
Before check-in desks got replaced by kiosks, before room service came from an automated cart, and before AI started writing guest reviews and chat replies, hospitality was human. In many ways, it still is. But as automation races ahead,...
Tinubu to meet Eastern Caribbean leaders in St Lucia
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is billed to meet with members of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) at St Lucia during his visit to the Caribbean country. The president is scheduled to visit St Lucia from June 28 to July 4, Prime...

OECS launches new AI-powered initiative
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) — The Director General of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Didacus Jules, has praised the work of Grenadian Joshua Andall, as the OECS formally launched an artificial intelligence (AI) powered assistant...

A joyous pilgrimage
Photo Courtesy of Belinda HeldBishop John Tran of Atlanta prays before the Black Madonna, Our Lady of Montserrat at the Santa Maria de Montserrat monastery in Catalonia, Spain. Bishop Tran led a Georgia Bulletin pilgrimage to Marian sites in...

People 'need to understand' Windrush generation
Kate Bradbrook & Aimee DexterBBC News, Northamptonshire ShareSave Ms Francis, who said the Windrush scandal did not affect her directly, has lived in Wellingborough for about 30 years People have come out into the streets of a town to celebrate...

Fort Regent is an embarrassment, frankly, looming over St Helier like a sort of Poundland Eden Project
By Orlando Crowcroft ANYONE who knows me will know that prominent on my list of pet hates – and, granted, it is a long list – is surveys. Or, more specifically, press releases – and, sadly, news stories – that extrapolate generally held views or...

Queen Letizia Sports the Red Shoe Trend
The competition for the “it” color of summer 2025 rages on. Butter yellow and pistachio green have both been making strong showings, but Queen Letizia of Spain has thrown her clout behind a bolder shade this week, proving that the red shoe trend...

Graduation 2025: Solano Community College Class of 2025
Benicia: Catherine Alexandra Batcha, Dawn Linette Curtis, Joanna Fulqui, Onezia Lynette Goodwin, Lana T. Johnsen, Martha Maria Holiday, Celina Jackson, Trevor Lesperance, Sage Olivia Skye Mcgee, Aaliyah Tiana Asharri Minnieweather, Madasen Lyn...

Slovenia introduces one-year digital nomad visa starting November 2025
Slovenia has introduced a one-year digital nomad visa, set to take effect from November 21, 2025. The new immigration pathway will allow non-EU/EEA remote workers employed or contracted by foreign companies to legally reside and work in the...

ECCB Launches Free Online Summer Camp to Equip Youth with AI and Coding Skills
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) is preparing the next generation of innovators across the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) through its 2025 Generative Artificial Intelligence and Python Summer Camp. Montserratian students aged 13...

Musical roots: Austria's JJ opens up on Eurovision 2025 win, dream collaborators and what comes next
What do you get when you combine the soaring soprano stylings of Maria Callas, the drama of ‘90s divas like Celine and Whitney, and the bass-heavy, brat-pop chaos of Charli XCX? You get a winning Eurovision song. JJ, Austria’s newly crowned...
Communiqué of the 77th Meeting of the OECS Authority
On June 17, 2025, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines proudly hosted the Opening Ceremony of the 77th Meeting of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Authority. The following day, June 18, Heads of Government convened for a high-level...

Charles Martin Hartwig
Charles Martin Hartwig, father, grandfather, scientist, athlete, and civic volunteer, passed away peacefully at home in Livermore in February 2025. Friends and fans are invited to a celebration of life at the Unitarian Universalist Church in...