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Dominican government approves airport tax hike
Dominican Today
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July 4, 2025
Santo Domingo.- The Dominican government has approved a passenger airport tax increase, set to take effect on November 1, 2025, for all travelers entering or leaving the country through its international airports, whether publicly or privately...
WOAH adopts global standard for ASF vaccine evaluation
The Pig Site
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July 7, 2025
Standard to help regulators assess ASF vaccine candidates The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) recently adopted the first international standard for evaluating African swine fever (ASF) vaccines. The move gives countries a shared...
WestJet announces five new destinations from Calgary
CityNews Calgary
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July 7, 2025
Travellers flying out of Calgary this winter will have more destination choices. WestJet announced Monday it is adding five new routes from YYC International in its winter 2025/26 schedule. The new destinations include Guadalajara, Mex.; Panama...
INDEX launches fourth edition of “De Quisqueya para el Mundo” to celebrate Dominican identity abroad
Dominican Today
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July 4, 2025
Santo Domingo.- The Institute of Dominicans Abroad (INDEX) has released the fourth edition of its magazine, “De Quisqueya para el Mundo” (From Quisqueya to the World), covering the first half of 2025. The publication celebrates Dominican identity...
How the World Learned to See Blackness — Scientific Racism and Its Enduring Legacy
The Good Men Project - California
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July 6, 2025
Introduction Ask people why the world sees Blackness the way it does, and most won’t have an answer. They might talk about the things they saw growing up — a man watched in a corner store, a teacher clutching her purse, a neighborhood described as...
A New Dawn for Women’s Football Begins at WAFCON 2025
News Central TV
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July 7, 2025
WAFCON 2025 thrills with a 45% prize money increase, surging attendance at federation games, and bold investments. These are signs of a system boldly backing women’s football. As infrastructure, visibility, and support gain ground, African women’s...
Lamb Demand Growing Through Exports While Beef Exports Trend Lower
Northern Ag Network
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July 7, 2025
Exports of U.S. pork and beef trended lower in May, due primarily to steep declines in shipments to China, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). May exports of U.S. lamb cuts increased...
Dominican food import deal 'slap in farmers' faces'
The Tribune (Bahamas)
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July 4, 2025
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net A Bahamian agricultural entrepreneur yesterday branded the Government's move to expand food imports from the Dominican Republic as "a slap in the face to our farmers". Caron...
Borderlands Mexico: DP World sees big logistics opportunities across Latin America
Yahoo Finance
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Borderlands Mexico is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: DP World sees big logistics opportunities across Latin America; Aerospace manufacturer plans $120M expansion in...
‘Always hiding’
Jamaica Observer
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July 5, 2025
MAO, Dominican Republic — Employees work at a banana farm in Mao, Valverde Province, Dominican Republic, on June 20, 2025. The fear of Haitian workers, who are undocumented and whose deportation is always a possibility, extends to the owners of...
IN PICS: $1.5 million NIL-valued Flau’jae Johnson celebrates Team USA’s gold medal with grateful message
Sportskeeda
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July 7, 2025
On Monday, Flau’jae Johnson celebrated Team USA’s gold medal with a grateful message. The United States won the 2025 FIBA Women’s AmeriCup in Santiago, Chile, defeating Brazil 92-84 in the final. With the win, they sealed a spot in the 2026 FIBA...
Jean-Bertrand Aristide Fast Facts
KESQ-TV - California
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July 7, 2025
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the first democratically elected president of Haiti. Personal Birth date: July 15, 1953 Birth place: Port Salut, Haiti Birth name: Jean-Bertrand Aristide Father:...
Sofia Coppola Kicks Off Paris Haute Couture Week in Cinematic Style at Le Bal d'Été
Vanity Fair
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July 7, 2025
How do you make Paris Couture Week’s most exclusive celebration even more elegant? Put Sofia Coppola in charge as artistic director, of course. Such was the case Sunday evening, when around 300 guests gathered at the Palais du Louvre’s Musée des...
How Trump's policies are reshaping immigration enforcement in Puerto Rico
NBC News
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July 6, 2025
In Barrio Obrero, a predominantly Dominican neighborhood in Puerto Rico, the chilling effect of unprecedented immigration raids in the U.S. territory has been paralyzing. With homes and businesses desolate, a truck with speakers has been cruising...
Hilton enters Q3 2025 with new openings and renovations
Hotel Management Network
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July 7, 2025
Hilton is broadening its global presence with a series of new hotel openings and extensive property renovations as it marks entry into the third quarter (Q3) of 2025. In the Americas, Hilton’s all-suites brands are extending their reach with...
Jamaica To Launch Regularisation Process for Undocumented Dominican Nationals
Nevis Pages
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July 7, 2025
Source: CNW In a landmark move hailed as a humanitarian and diplomatic triumph, the Government of Jamaica has agreed to initiate a regularisation process for Dominican citizens living in the country without legal immigration status. The...
PM Gaston Browne leads A&B delegation at 49th CARICOM Heads of Government Conference in Jamaica
The Antigua Observer
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July 7, 2025
- Advertisement - Prime Minister Gaston Browne is leading the country’s delegation at the 49th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), being held in Montego Bay, Jamaica, from 6–8 July 2025....
World Chocolate Day 2025: 5 Benefits Of Eating Chocolate
Free Press Journal
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The love for chocolate is worldwide. There is hardly any individual who doesn’t love gooey chocolate. But this global obsession began in the 15th century when chocolate came to Europe. To celebrate this, World Chocolate Day is celebrated on July...
In new bestsellers, Fox’s Jones on first responders, and E. Jean Carroll’s memoir
The Virginian-Pilot
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July 7, 2025
Rankings reflect sales for the week ended June 21, which were reported on a confidential basis by vendors offering a wide range of general interest titles. Every week, thousands of diverse selling locations report their actual sales on hundreds of...
New Building 21 focus is just one part of Allentown School District’s investment in AI. Here’s what the future holds
Morning Call - Pennsylvania
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July 7, 2025
Renaming Building 21 as Bridgeview Academy and shifting its focus to artificial intelligence, health care and computer science is one step in the Allentown School District’s investment in the future. A new AI policy, staff professional development...