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This Hispanic Heritage Month, I Feel Less Represented in Beauty Than Ever
Latinas are the biggest consumers in the beauty industry. With a population of 62.5 million in the US, we have an estimated buying power of $2.4 trillion (and that's up 87 percent in the past 10 years) and reports show we spend more on beauty...
CCJ Commemorates It Fourth President With Special Sitting
- Advertisement - Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago – On Thursday, 16 October 2025, the Honourable Mr Justice Arif Bulkan was sworn-in as a Judge of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) during a ceremony at The Office of the President of the...
Caye Caulker Voters Overwhelmingly Reject Cannabis Legalization Proposal
Last night, almost 80% of Caye Caulker voters overwhelmingly rejected the proposition that the Government of Belize should pass legislation to create a responsible, regulated and taxable legal cannabis industry on the island with a portion of the...
Caye Caulker Cannabis Revenue Model Projects Over $10 Million Annually
A new cannabis revenue model for Caye Caulker suggests that legal production and regulated sales could generate more than $10 million in annual tax revenues, positioning the island as a central hub for Belize’s cannabis industry. According to...
Cunard’s Dazzling Queen Elizabeth Arrives to Miami for the First Time
This week, the recently refreshed Queen Elizabeth arrived at PortMiami for the first time to begin a season of highly anticipated Caribbean voyages. For 185 years, Cunard’s Queens have embodied the pinnacle of British luxury travel, and now Queen...
UDP calls PUP administration a national disgrace after Rosado’s reinstatement
UDP parliamentary caucus meets the press By William Ysaguirre (Freelance Writer) BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Oct. 2, 2025 The Government of Belize, under the People’s United Party administration of Prime Minister John Briceño, is a “sham and a disgrace,”...
Pallotti High School observes Mental Health Day with message of hope, access, and inclusion
Views: 91 Views: 86 Posted: Friday, October 10, 2025. 4:06 pm CST. Building a Culture of Compassion PHS observes Mental Health Day – Photo Credit: Anahí Canul By Rubén Morales Iglesias: 🟢 On Friday, October 10, 2025, Pallotti High School embraced...
Mission trip leads to 360 professions of faith in Egypt
Victoria Richards, youth director at Matthews Memorial Presbyterian Church, recently returned from a 12-day mission trip to Northern Egypt, where she joined a team of volunteers sharing the gospel in one of the world’s restricted nations. “I’ve...
Work remains to reduce human trafficking in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia has been placed on the US Department of State’s 2025 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report Tier 2 Watch List, a move that highlights the United States’ concerns about enforcement, victim protection, and a lack of demonstrable increases...
Meet the Man Whose 2,253-Word Name Takes 20 Minutes to Recite
Laurence Watkins, a retired security guard from Auckland, New Zealand, holds his six-page birth certificate which lists all of his 2,253 names. He is the official record holder for “longest personal name in the world,” as confirmed by Guinness...
The UWI presents Vice-Chancellor's ...
The UWI Regional Headquarters, Jamaica, W.I. Thursday, October 16, 2025 — On October 21, The University of the West Indies (The UWI) will tackle one of the Caribbean's most pressing issues in an upcoming Vice-Chancellor's Forum. Titled "Promises,...
JetBlue To Exit This Caribbean Airport Less Than A Year After Launch
New York-based JetBlue will axe its service to Bonaire, a Caribbean island in the Leeward Antilles. The airline, which offers the route currently year-round, will suspend its flights from New York JFK to Flamingo Airport, Bonaire (BON), on January...
MOHW Introduces Bill For Stricter Tobacco Regulations
MOHW Introduces Bill For Stricter Tobacco Regulations posted (October 17, 2025) And a sweeping and ambitious Tobacco Control Bill was also introduced today. It will allow for the adoption and implementation of policies that align with WHO's...
The Belcan Bridge Saga, Both Sides of Plagiarism Dispute
On Friday - you heard M&M engineer Roque Matus allege that a foreign firm had stolen his design for the Belcan Bridge and sold it to the Belize City council so that contractors could bid on its construction. Since then, there's been a flurry of...
Woburn Clarkes Court Bay MPA stakeholder consultations
The Grenada Sustainable Development Trust Fund (GSDTF), in partnership with the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund, Global Affairs Canada, as part of the Enhanced MPA Management and Monitoring of the Woburn Clarkes Court Bay Marine Protected Area will...
Boomerland: When temperature control was based on wood supply, open windows
Growing up in a ranch house along Crooked Creek in the 1960s and 1970s, I experienced the full range of temperature possibilities. The house was heated with wood. One end of the house was like a pottery kiln, the other a glass-blowing furnace. In...
Guyanese jurist Arif Bulkan sworn in as CCJ judge
Guyanese Justice Dr Christopher Arif Bulkan yesterday took the oath of office as a judge of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) before President Irfaan Ali who expressed wishes that his service would further strengthen the CCJ’s standing as a...
Ranked: The World’s Oldest People in History
Mapped: Life Expectancy Around the World (2025) This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Key Takeaways Monaco has the...