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80s pop icon looks unrecognisable on RyanAir flight… can you tell who it is?
A LEGENDARY music artist has been spotted catching a no frills flight - despite penning an almighty Christmas classic. The iconic star was seen casually on board a RyanAir plane - with no first class in sight. 5 Midge Ure was spotted on a RyanAir...

Spiritual Tourism: Eight Iconic European Pilgrimage Routes And Ancient Trails
Father and son rest on the rocky sea side during their pilgrimage journey.getty It is said that pilgrimage is the original form of mindful travel. And in our turbulent times, a walking (biking or running) journey through ancient, historical or...

TRAVEL SOFTBALL UPDATE – Area players putting together solid numbers within first summer tournaments
June 18, 2025 By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on X Whether they are recent high school graduates, or improving their game even more in the likelihood of getting noticed this summer, area softball players have not missed a beat with their early...
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...

Caribbean’s First AI Sustainability Conference Set for Antigua This June
The Caribbean will host its first major regional conference focused on artificial intelligence this June, marking a historic moment in the region’s push toward digital transformation and sustainable development. Scheduled for June 23–24, 2025, the...

What Really Killed The Neanderthals? A Space Physicist Has a Radical Idea
Neanderthals have long been the subject of intense scientific debate. This is largely because we still lack clear answers to some of the big questions about their existence and supposed disappearance. One of the latest developments is a recent...

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...

Whitter Represents Bermuda At Service Summit
Cherie Whitter represented Bermuda at the British Overseas Territories Public Service Summit in Turks and Caicos, focusing on reform, AI, and regional collaboration. A Government spokesperson said, “Last week, Cherie Whitter, Head of the Public...

Aviation Sector Urges EU to Enforce Airport Noise Rules
Europe’s airports and airlines have issued a joint warning against politically driven airport operating restrictions that sidestep EU law — calling on the European Commission and Member States to enforce established noise management standards or...

The cheering fantasies of Oliver Messel
Through the grey downbeat years of postwar austerity, we nursed cheering fantasies of a life more lavishly colourful and hedonistic. Oliver Messel fed them: born into Edwardian privilege, the epitome of well-connected metropolitan sophistication,...

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...
‘Tremendous’ learning opportunities at BOT summit
Created: Jun 19, 2025 02:44 PM Cherie Whitter, the Head of the Public Service, represents Bermuda at the British Overseas Territories Deputy Governors and Heads of the Public Service Summit, held in the Turks & Caicos Islands (Photograph supplied...

Deadline Extended!! CCF Call 3 New Deadline- June 22, 2025/¡¡¡Fecha límite extendida!!!/Date limite prolongée !!
From Caribbean Culture Fund I’m writing on behalf of the Caribbean Culture Fund to ask that you share our third call for proposals. We have just extended the deadline from June 15 to June 22, 2025. Below is a brief background, and all relevant...
Belize’s World Cup blues
With FIFA World Cup Qualifying games taking place this past week across the globe, football fans are in a frenzy whenever their national teams take the field to give their all in the tough competition for a spot in the 2026 World Cup. But not so...

The best places to visit in Catalonia other than Barcelona
Located about 90km north of Barcelona, Tossa de Mar is the only remaining medieval walled town on the Catalan coast. The fortified walls of La Vila Vella (the old town), where visitors can now stroll, were built in the 13th century to protect...

UFC Baku Best Betting Props, Parlays & Picks
Jamahal Hill headlines UFC Baku. | Photo by WWE/Getty ImagesUFC Baku goes down this weekend (Sat., June 21, 2025) inside Baku Crystal Hall in Baku, Azerbaijan. To earn their massive site fee (from another questionable source), UFC is bringing out...

Sandals Foundation and CDEMA celebrate 3-Year Leadership Development Programme
Forty-five senior officers from 3 cohorts at the National Disaster Organisations (NDOs) and National Emergency Sectors in 17 Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) Participating States have benefitted from a Strategic Leadership...

Meet the city that inspired Beverly Hills
Not to mention, Beverly Hills, Calif., was named after our fair city by real estate developer Burton Green in 1907. (Our Beverly was founded in 1626.) The Massachusetts Beverly has hills, too; one of the prettiest is Long Hill...

Chairman calls for fast-tracking of movement of goods within OECS
By Kenton X. Chance KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent (CMC) — The chairman of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Prime Minister Phillip J. Pierre, Tuesday called for the fast-tracking of a regime to ensure the free movement of goods. “We...

What are British Overseas Territories? Are they tax free? Can I visit or even live in one?
From the financial powerhouse of the Cayman Islands to the windswept wildlife sanctuary of South Georgia, you might have heard of British Overseas Territories (BOTs) - but how much do you really know about them? Are these "British" places truly...