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Director of Financial Services Stresses Need for Collaboration on Compliance Efforts at Regional Compliance Conference
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Director of Financial Services at the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Brandace Duncanson,underscored the importance of Caribbean collaboration on regional compliance efforts duringher address at the Caribbean Regional Compliance Association (CRCA)...
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‘Catastrophe’ concern voiced over aviation fees restructure
LYNDEN Pindling International Airport. By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net THE proposed restructuring of Bahamian aviation fees and charges must be “brutally open and honest” to prevent the industry suffering a...
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Onboard Rehearsals of "Disney Hercules" Continue as the Disney Destiny Goes The Distance Across The Atlantic
As the newest ship in the Disney Cruise Line fleet makes its way to the States, final touches and rehearsals are taking place on the Walt Disney Theatre stage of the Disney Destiny. What’s Happening: As the Disney Destiny makes its way to its...
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Hurricane Melissa’s death toll climbs to 44, storm churns north
Hurricane Melissa’s confirmed death toll climbed to 44 on Thursday, October 30, according to official reports, after wreaking destruction across much of the northern Caribbean and picking up speed as it headed toward Bermuda. Jamaica’s information...
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Hurricane Melissa wreaks $8 billion in damage, kills dozens
The devastation from Hurricane Melissa came into focus after the record-setting storm moved past Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba with at least 33 deaths and almost $8 billion of damage in its wake. Across the Caribbean, the storm’s powerful winds have...
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PM Davis: Government has taken all of the necessary steps to ensure organized, resourced and effective response to Melissa
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The government of The Bahamas has taken all of the necessary steps to ensure that its response to any impacts from Hurricane Melissa is organized, resourced, and effective, Prime Minister, the Hon. Philip E. Davis, K.C., said Monday evening,...
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NASCAR Legend Jumps to Rescue as Another Hurricane Hits North America
On Tuesday, October 28th, 2025, Hurricane Melissa made history by becoming the strongest hurricane ever to make direct landfall on Jamaica since modern record-keeping began. It slammed into the island as a catastrophic Category 5 storm with 185...
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AP News Summary at 10:08 a.m. EDT
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Trump cuts tariffs on China after meeting Xi in South Korea ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — President Donald Trump says he has decided to lower his combined tariff rates on imports of Chinese goods to 47% after talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on...
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Hurricane Melissa heads toward Cuba as a powerful storm, after hitting Jamaica with historic force. See how it unfolded.
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pinned Photos: Hurricane Melissa churns across Jamaica See photos of the storm’s impact, and read about its predicted path. Trump says US will help Jamaica with Hurricane Melissa — 10:46 p.m. By the Associated Press “We’re watching it closely, and...
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Bishop Luers' Call rocking with Knights' football program, Fort Wayne band Downstait
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The crisp Autumn air hangs around Luersfield, a sign that playoff football is approaching. Bishop Luers football treks to the field, strapping on shoulder pads and helmets as the Knights make final preparations for their...
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Caribbean nations hit by Hurricane Melissa begin long road to recovery
Island nations in the Caribbean worked on rescue and recovery operations in the wake of Hurricane Melissa. The storm tore through Jamaica, leveling some communities entirely. It also left a trail of destruction in Cuba and Haiti. At least 30 are...
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Hurricane Melissa Heads North Leaving Ruins Across Caribbean
KINGSTON, Jamaica, October 30, 2025 (ENS) – The death toll from catastrophic Hurricane Melissa rose to at least 36 across Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba today as residents of these island nations begin to dig themselves out from under the wreckage left...
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Sean Paul Trapped Inside Home After Record-Breaking Destruction In Jamaica, Singer Launches Relief Effort
Sean Paul documented Hurricane Melissa’s Category 5 fury from his Kingston home as Jamaica faced its worst natural disaster in 174 years. Sean Paul survived Hurricane Melissa’s wrath as the Category 5 monster slammed Jamaica with record-breaking...
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Op-Ed: Practical politics
By ROCHELLE DEAN Politics in the Bahamas has easily become entertaining at minimum as leaders use their platforms to maim each other right before the eyes of the Bahamian electorate. These same leaders exercise unscrupulous acts of dissent and...
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Red Cross Launches Hurricane Melissa Appeal
The Bermuda Red Cross has launched a disaster cash appeal to support all islands affected by the devastation of Hurricane Melissa. A spokesperson said, “Bermuda Red Cross is launching a disaster cash appeal for those affected by Hurricane Melissa....
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NC Baptists on Mission mobilizing to assist Cuba, Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa
Contributed photo. Hurricane Melissa damaged numerous buildings in Cuba, including part of a Baptist retirement home in Santiago. CARY, N.C. — As Hurricane Melissa leaves behind a trail of devastation across the Caribbean, N.C. Baptists on Mission...
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CELEBRITY CRUISES TAKES DELIVERY OF CELEBRITY XCEL AND INTRODUCES CELEBRITY XCITE
Yesterday Celebrity Cruises took delivery and welcomed its newest ship – Celebrity Xcel – and announced the name of its sixth Edge Series ship – Celebrity Xcite – as the ship’s first piece of steel was cut and construction commenced at the...
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PI project hires over half its 500-strong workforce
By FAY SIMMONS Tribune Business Reporter jsimmons@tribunemedia.net More than half the 500 workers set to be employed at Royal Caribbean’s Paradise Island project have already been hired as construction works proceed at full speed to meet the...
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Caribbean reels as Hurricane Melissa kills dozens, nears Bermuda
HAVANA/KINGSTON/PORT-AU-PRINCE >> Hurricane Melissa tore through the northern Caribbean and was seen picking up speed as it churned across open ocean towards Bermuda today, leaving a trail of high winds and destruction from Jamaica to Cuba and...
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