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Man-Made Cellulosic Fibers Take Stage At Challenge The Fabric 2025
Swedish designer Petra Fagerström won the $10,000 CTF Award 2025; The Fabric Award, held at Milan’s Palazzo Giureconsulti, tasked seven emerging designers with creating one look each using 10 meters of sustainably sourced MMCF fabric. The...

The Best Room at.... Hôtel Le Toiny
St. Bart’s, the Caribbean island beloved by celebrities and mega-yacht-owning billionaires, has seen a rise in popularity in recent years, which means visitors who come for its pristine beaches and excellent hotels and restaurants now also often...

Ministry and RESEMBID Celebrate the Conclusion of the Cayman Islands Government Energy Efficiency Programme
24 January 2025 | By: Benita Adesuyan The Cayman Islands’ two-year Residential and Public Sector Buildings Energy Efficiency Programme celebrated the successful conclusion of its project on Thursday morning. The event, held at George Town Yacht...
Officers Trained in Water Quality Monitoring
More than 21 environmental and technical officers have completed training in water quality monitoring, data analysis and storage. The training session was organised by the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change in...

Charted: A Handy List of Countries With No Income Taxes
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Officers From the Ministry of Environment Receive Training on Water Quality Monitoring
The Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change in collaboration with H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC), Center Resource Management and Environmental Studies (CERMES) and Spatial Innovision Ltd conducted a series of...

'That's their business model': Why Seminole Towne Center failed
At the end of January, Seminole Towne Center will shutter its doors for good. It’s a real loss for visitors such as Wes Scott, 75, who has been coming to the mall for 20 years. “It’s just sad for the whole area,” he said. “It was so convenient.”...

Saint Barthlemy: 5 Fun Facts About The Challenging Caribbean Airport
Nestled in the heart of the Caribbean, commonly known as St. Barts is renowned for its luxurious lifestyle, pristine beaches, and vibrant culture. However, one of its most notable features is the Gustaf III Airport (SBH), which is known to be one...

Major marina development to create 700 jobs in Anguilla
Swedish marina developer SF Group has announced the start of excavation work on Port Nimara, a large-scale maritime development project positioned between Cap Juluca and Altamer estates in Anguilla. The development will feature 118 berths capable...

The Royals are famous for their predictable summer breaks at Balmoral, but where do they disappear to for a winter adventure?
When the Royal Family goes on holiday, they favour predictability and are often seen returning to the same places year after year. The late Queen would famously escape to her Scottish Highland retreat of Balmoral Castle for her annual summer break...

Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO’s dementia may leave him incompetent to face sex charges, lawyers say
A former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch has dementia and late-onset Alzheimer’s that may leave him incompetent to stand trial for the sex trafficking charges he’s facing, his lawyers said in court documents filed in New York on Monday. Lawyers for...

US expert condemns colonial practices by France and Netherlands
Colonialism is a dark chapter in human history, causing immense agony, discrimination, and the eradication of numerous ethnicities across various parts of the world. It demeaned indigenous peoples, enslaved them, appropriated their wealth, and...

Grandiose luxury and 1,400 dead workers: The palace that wanted to be bigger than the Vatican
“Kill them! But kill them all, so that there is no one left to blame me.” This is the phrase uttered by a king, Charles IX of France who, faced with the possibility of a revolt of unforeseeable consequences, decided to take drastic measures. To...

7,000 People Die Every Hour…
In 2023, nearly 62 million lives were lost worldwide – an average of around 7,000 deaths every hour. These numbers reflect the impacts of aging, illness, and conflict, and Visual Capitalist’s Pallavi Rao takes a further look into the countries...

Abercrombie & Fitch CEO has dementia, claim lawyers amid sex trafficking charges
Attorneys representing longtime Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Michael Jeffries in his sex trafficking and prostitution case have claimed he has dementia and will need to undergo a competency hearing to determine whether he can face the vile charges. The...

CNN Asks Why Neanderthals Voted for Trump
TUCSON – In interviewing me about the election, a reporter from CNN asked, “As a white guy from a working-class background, why do you think Trump did so well with white working-class men?” That didn’t really happen, but if it had, I would’ve...
Haiti - Music : Propiano Caribe Competition 2025, call for applications
Haiti - Music : Propiano Caribe Competition 2025, call for applications 17/12/2024 09:49:48 The Embassy of the European Union in the Dominican Republic, in collaboration with the Sinfonía Foundation, presents the 2nd edition of the ProPiano...
Propiano Caribe Competition 2025, call for applications
Haiti - Music : Propiano Caribe Competition 2025, call for applications 17/12/2024 09:49:03 The Embassy of the European Union in the Dominican Republic, in collaboration with the Sinfonía Foundation, presents the 2nd edition of the ProPiano...

Château de la Commaraine: Burgundy’s Newest Five-Star Hotel, Unveiled
Château de la Commaraine, one of the Burgundy wine region's most iconic estates dating back to 1112, will open its doors late 2025 completely reimagined as a 5-star hotel, following a four-year renovation. The 37-room property is fully immersed...

10 least populated countries in the world
Small geographical areas and economic challenges can actually determine a country’s population. This is the case in most of the least populated countries in the world. They also have attributes like other countries, like political structure,...