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One Championship to relocate global production hub from Singapore to Bangkok
The Business Times Singapore
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June 30, 2025
[SINGAPORE] One Championship announced on Monday (Jun 30) that it will relocate its global production hub from Singapore to Bangkok, with the move aiming to “centralise production” and better support the company’s expanding content operations. The...
This Caribbean Hotel Will Give You 50 Percent Off—If You Hand Over Your Phone
Caribbean Journal
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June 28, 2025
The air feels different the moment you step onto the deck. It’s quieter. Calmer. Like the world shrank to the sound of the sea and the breath in your chest. And your phone? That’s gone—locked away in a drawer somewhere behind the front desk at...
‘He left us with nothing’: the British investors swindled by a German property firm
The Guardian
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June 28, 2025
“He took everything, left us with absolutely nothing,” says David Middleton, one of thousands of British and Irish investors who racked up huge losses from the collapse of a German property ponzi scheme. The 72-year-old pensioner from Northern...
I bought a house with my best friend after a messy divorce - but it posed an awkward inheritance question
Daily Mail
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June 25, 2025
A homeowner has revealed how a painful divorce left her working two jobs and fearing for her future - but says the decision to buy a house with her best friend means she's now looking forward to her retirement. Belinda Allen, 63, who lives near...
Porter Airlines announces new flights from Canada to Cancún, Puerto Vallarta
Mexico News Daily
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June 25, 2025
Toronto-based Porter Airlines has announced new flights from Canada to two of Mexico’s most popular resort destinations. Starting in November of this year, the flights will depart from Toronto Pearson (YYZ), Ottawa (YOW) and Hamilton (YHM)...
Porter Targets Winter Sun With First International Flights Beyond U.S.
Routes
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Porter Airlines will launch its first flights to international destinations beyond the U.S. this winter, with 13 new routes to points in Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America from Toronto Pearson, Ottawa and Hamilton. The airline is...
SEC Considers Revising Foreign Private Issuer Definition
JD Supra - California
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June 24, 2025
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a concept release seeking public comment by September 8, 2025, on its definition of “foreign private issuer” (FPI). The SEC indicated that a review is warranted due to significant changes in the...
Fort Regent is an embarrassment, frankly, looming over St Helier like a sort of Poundland Eden Project
Jersey Evening Post
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June 23, 2025
By Orlando Crowcroft ANYONE who knows me will know that prominent on my list of pet hates – and, granted, it is a long list – is surveys. Or, more specifically, press releases – and, sadly, news stories – that extrapolate generally held views or...
BitMart Review 2025: Is It a Safe & Legit Crypto Exchange?
NFT Evening
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June 22, 2025
BitMart is a well-known cryptocurrency exchange and digital assets platform, serving a wide range of customers, including asset managers, liquidity providers, brokers, family offices, amateur traders, and experienced investors. If you are looking...
Protests force Bezos to relocate Venice wedding party
The New Zealand Herald
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June 24, 2025
“Bezos is on the run — this is a crazy victory for a small group of people with no money who went up against one of the richest men on the planet,” said protester Tommaso Cacciari, according to The Times. It came as Bezos held a foam party on...
Who’s the Mysterious Owner of $40 Million Yacht That Arrived in Massachusetts?
WUPE - Massachusetts
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June 25, 2025
It's clearly making the rounds as the latest super yacht that just pulled into Nantucket Harbor was just visiting Newport, Rhode Island, for a bit. Ah, the summer life both on and off the yacht. It's named "Freedom" and according to the Vessel...
Heritage group wants Edinburgh festivals scaled back and spread across the year
The Herald (Scotland)
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June 23, 2025
It warns of the prospect a “tide of citizen discontent” from local residents and even a modern-day “siege” engulfing the City Chambers, Edinburgh City Council’s historic headquarters, unless the Scottish capital changes direction. Read more: It...
OPINION: The Iran Bombing, thoughts and what comes next?
I News Cayman
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June 23, 2025
By Peter Polack Wandering minds and loose lips will pontificate that this will be a fuse for the Third World War. Nothing could be further from the truth. The destruction of the most deadly weapon being developed by a theocracy that borders on the...
Should More Caribbean Nations Embrace Film Tax Incentives And Co-Production Treaties?
St. Kitts Gazette
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June 24, 2025
News Americas, BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, June 24, 2025: With global demand for diverse content on the rise and the Caribbean offering some of the world’s most breathtaking filming locations, many industry leaders say the region is missing a golden...
FNM to slash yacht tax rate 'highest in Caribbean-Atlantic'
The Tribune (Bahamas)
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June 23, 2025
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net The Opposition yesterday pledged to slash a yacht charter tax rate, which the industry has branded "the highest in the Caribbean-Atlantic region", by more than 70 percent in...
CUW and OIC host elite camp
GMToday - Wisconsin
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MEQUON — Concordia University Wisconsin and the Ozaukee Ice Center played host recently to dozens of roller hockey players from around the globe and nearly a dozen coaches as Farm Tough Hockey held its annual College Prospect Camp. "We had 68...
Todd Jennings: Stalag 1-77
Galax Gazette - Virginia
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Looking at an old copy of the local paper, I saw where the Carroll County Supervisors had many years ago formed a new committee. This new think tank was created to mull over the possibility of enticing a prison to the area. I noticed that I wasn’t...
Top 10 Currencies in The World Ranked by Currency Strength
Times of Dubai
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June 21, 2025
June 19 2025 | Dubai, UAE – Currency is the core of trade and transactions in a country. It acts as a store of value, a medium of fair exchange and a legal tender. The top 10 currencies in the world list rank the strongest currencies across the...
Billionaire Jeff Bezos to marry Lauren Sánchez on $500M superyacht in secret Venice wedding
Irish Star
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June 22, 2025
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos will marry former television reporter Lauren Sánchez on Friday (June 27) in a ceremony that's expected to be one of the most closely observed and private events in recent history. In 2023, Bezos proposed to Sánchez with a...
Dennis Minott | ACT or SAT? The smarter path for Jamaican and CARICOM students
The Gleaner
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June 22, 2025
In preparing for international university admissions — especially to competitive US colleges — families across Jamaica and the wider Caribbean often face a crucial dilemma: Which test should we choose — the ACT or the SAT? On the surface, both are...