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Cartels Exploit Mexico Mercury Trade to Fuel Illegal Gold Mining Across Latin America
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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July 31, 2025
Criminal cartels are driving a toxic surge in the Mexico mercury trade, exploiting weak oversight to supply Latin America’s illegal gold mines. Bymoshine July 31, 2025July 31, 2025 Reading Time: 3 minutes Key Takeaways Mexico remains a top global...
Deadline: August 3! Vote for Machu Picchu as South America's top tourist attraction
Andina
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July 31, 2025
Our world wonder and national tourism symbol has the opportunity to be crowned once again —for the eighth consecutive year— with this international award that helps to reinforce its formidable charm, which attracts travelers from around the globe....
Caribbean-Like Michigan Lake Is a Must-Visit for Illinois Travele
Q98.5 - Illinois
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August 1, 2025
Torch Lake, Michigan, might not be on your radar yet, but it should be. Nicknamed the “Caribbean of the North,” this 19-mile-long lake boasts jaw-dropping blue-green water and clarity that rivals anything you’d see on a tropical island, only it's...
Latin American studios can attract talent by ensuring people 'don't feel like a number on the payroll'
Game Developer
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July 31, 2025
There was a question I heard asked on loop during Gamesom Latam 2025: how can studios across the region attract and retain talent when they can't always compete with the salaries offered by their competitors across the continent and in North...
Darcus Beese On BIGSOUND & His Expansive Career: 'I Wanted To Wake Up Being In The Artist Business'
The Music.com.au
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August 1, 2025
The British music executive Darcus Beese rose through the hierarchy of the fabled Island Records to become the first Black President of a UK major label before assuming the dual position of President and CEO of Island Records US. He's launched...
Peru to become regional tourism hub as host of historic UN Tourism summit
Andina
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August 1, 2025
This event —the most important tourism meeting in the continent— will bring together ministers, deputy ministers, tourism authorities, representatives of international organizations, academia, and the private sector from 26 countries across the...
Hum: Barrio woos ByWard Market-goers with casual Latin American fare, festive patio vibe
Calgary Sun
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Breadcrumb Trail Links Life Food Chorizo sandwiches and crispy empanadas signal a return to the Market for one of Ottawa’s best-known Peruvian chefs. Published Jul 31, 2025 • Last updated 1 hour ago • 5 minute read Lizardo Becerra, chef-owner of...
HISTORIC RULING, SAINT LUCIA DECRIMINALIZES SAME-SEX ACTS
HTS St Lucia
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A landmark victory has been achieved for the LGBTQI+ community in Saint Lucia, as the high court ruled that the island’s laws criminalizing consensual same-sex intimacy are unconstitutional. This historic decision was welcomed by the eastern...
Patrice Drago: Here’s what you’ll find at the 35th Annual Annapolis Art Walk
Capital Gazette - Maryland
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July 31, 2025
It’s time for the 35th Annual Annapolis Art Walk, when galleries stay open until 8 p.m. on Thursday and offer artist talks and demonstrations. Cynthia McBride started this gallery hop 35 years ago to bring people out on summer evenings. Things...
Latin America offers opportunities in manufacturing, innovation, green economy and agri-trade: Alvin Tan
The Business Times Singapore
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July 31, 2025
[SINGAPORE] Latin America presents exciting opportunities in four areas – manufacturing, innovation, green economy and agri-trade – for Singapore businesses, said Minister of State for Trade and Industry Alvin Tan on Thursday (Jul 31). Amid global...
China-Latin America relationship is no "core" and "periphery", but a model for win-win cooperation
Beijing Review
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In recent years, the relationship between China and Latin American countries has been strengthening rapidly, with deepening cooperation in economic, political, and cultural fields. A recent article by Barbara Stallings, a professor from Watson...
Deepening Singapore-Latin America ties a matter of urgency amid global trade uncertainty: Alvin Tan
The Straits Times
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July 31, 2025
SINGAPORE – Singapore is strengthening ties with Latin America, with such efforts taking on greater importance and urgency amid the global trade uncertainty, said Minister of State for Trade and Industry Alvin Tan. Speaking at the Singapore...
Haynes Smith Caribbean Talented Teen Pageant returns to St Kitts and Nevis
SKN News
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August 1, 2025
Last Updated on July 31, 2025, 11:21 PM AST by Anthony Morris Haynes Smith Caribbean Talented Teen Pageant is being hosted in St Kitts and Nevis for the 2025 edition of the event. This announcement came from the Haynes Smith Youth Club wherein...
Does the sixth strongest earthquake in history pose a threat to Egypt?
Egypt Independent
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August 1, 2025
A powerful earthquake, measuring 8.8 on the Richter scale, struck the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula in the Far East on Wednesday. The quake caused widespread panic, prompting authorities to issue extensive tsunami warnings for a number of...
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences welcomes 14 new faculty for 2025
MIT
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July 31, 2025
Dean Agustín Rayo and the MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (SHASS) recently welcomed 14 new professors to the MIT community. They arrive with diverse backgrounds and vast knowledge in their areas of research. Naoki Egami joins...
Underwater ‘lost city’ thought to be 6,000 years old could change everything we know about history
LAD Bible
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Over 20 years ago, a team of explorers announced they'd found something which could point to the existence of an ancient city now submerged underwater. Canadian researchers working in that distant, far-off time of 2001 announced that while...
Moody’s: Caribbean Development Bank Maintains Aa1 Credit Rating with Stable Outlook
Caymanian Times
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The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB, the Bank) is pleased to announce that Moody’s Ratings has affirmed its Aa1 long-term issuer and foreign-currency senior unsecured bond ratings with a stable outlook. This reflects the Bank’s commitment to...
Wha Happening Returns for a Side-Splitting Season 3 with the Cayman National Cultural Foundation
Caymanian Times
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The Cayman National Cultural Foundation (CNCF) is thrilled to announce the highly anticipated return of its hit theatrical comedy series, Wha Happening, now entering its uproarious third season. This year’s production promises to be the boldest,...
Toronto Caribbean Carnival and more reasons to go big this long weekend in GTA
Toronto Sun
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July 31, 2025
Breadcrumb Trail Links Toronto & GTA A reveller takes part in the Toronto Caribbean Carnival, on Saturday, August 5, 2023. Photo by Chris Young /The Canadian Press Don’t mistake those island sights and sounds for the Caribbean but, rather, it’s...
Renovation of Arawak House of Culture expected to be completed in two months
Dominica News Online
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July 31, 2025
Arawak House of CultureMinister of Culture, Youth, Sports and Community Development, Gretta Roberts, has announced that the renovation, refurbishment, and restoration of the Arawak House of Culture is progressing satisfactorily and is expected to...