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Tobago To Host First-Ever Caribbean Culinary Competition
Tobago will experience, for the first time, a Caribbean culinary competition taking place on the island. The Culinary Cuisine Showdown is scheduled for May 2026 at the Buccoo Historical and Nature Park. At the the launch of the Culinary Cuisine...

Colorado Parks and Wildlife enforces sober boating and Operation Dry water for 4th of July holiday
Alcohol use is one of the leading contributing factors in recreational boating deaths in the country, and it affects people faster on the water than it does on land DENVER—Boaters heading out onto the water for the Fourth of July holiday weekend...

First Citizens Girls First Festival to empower Tobago
Tobago Newsday Reporter 55 Minutes Ago First Citizens CEO Karen Darbasie. - Photo courtesy First Citizens THE First Citizens Girls First Festival will return to Tobago on July 20, at the Magdalena Grand Beach and Golf Resort, Lowlands. In a media...

THTA announces landmark Tourism Forum
The Tobago Hotel and Tourism Association (THTA) has announced its upcoming Tourism Forum 2025, under the theme “Tourism: The Fuel of the Future”. According to a press release from the THTA, the event will take place on July 24 at the Magdalena...

Alert issued as vaccine for Brit travellers for lethal infection 'out of stock in UK'
The vaccine is expected to be out of stock for a number of weeks, Foreign Office website Travel Health Pro today reported Holidaymakers have been alerted to a disruption in the supply of a crucial vaccine, which is expected to be 'unavailable' for...

City of Lamar refuse pickup schedule for 4th of July holiday
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Trinidad land movement destroys crops, roads
(Trinidad Express) Sudden and extensive land movement has fissured the site of the Los Iros mud volcano in South Trinidad over the past few days, leaving acres of farmland and agricultural access roads damaged and cracked. Between late Thursday...

It’s Your Money: Welcome to summer and the latest travel scams
NEWS: A new report finds that 1 in 5 Americans have experienced a travel scam while planning a trip, and artificial intelligence is constantly making it easier to scam people. WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU: If you plan to travel, or even if you don’t,...
Indian community in Trinidad &Tobago enthusiastic about PM Modi’s upcoming visit: MEA Secy
New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Trinidad and Tobago on a two-day visit from July 3 as part of his multi-country eight-day-long tour that begins this Wednesday and will include visits to Ghana,...

The 6 Most Underrated Caribbean Beach Towns You Need to Visit
Most travelers land here with the same idea: find a stretch of sand, park up at a beach club, order something cold, and leave winter behind for a week. And while there’s nothing wrong with that, the beaches in the brochures tend to be crowded,...

Lethal infection vaccine 'runs out' for UK travellers as Foreign Office issues alert
Holidaymakers have been issued a warning as a crucial vaccine will be 'unavailable' for the next 2-3 weeks. Sanofi has informed NaTHNaC of an impending disruption in the supply of the yellow fever vaccine Stamaril in the UK. The vaccine is...

Ratiram in Rome; Tancoo travels to Spain
Minister of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries Ravi Ratiram and Finance Minister Davendranath Tancoo were both in Europe over the weekend; Ratiram for an event hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and Tancoo for...

Lethal infection vaccine 'runs out' for UK travellers Foreign Office alert
People going on holiday to certain hotspots face a struggle to get vaccine for disease which causes bleeding from the eyes, nose, mouth or stomach Travellers have been warned that a key vaccine will be ‘unavailable’ for the next 2-3 weeks. Sanofi...

Pakistanis now eligible for travel visa-free to 32 countries, here's a list
Pakistan Pakistan Pakistanis now eligible for travel visa-free to 32 countries, here's a list Close Pakistan’s passport now ranks 100th, it marks an improvement from its 113th position in 2021 Updated On: Mon, 30 Jun 2025 13:37:34 PKT ISLAMABAD...

Pakistan passport rises to 100th; visa-free travel now possible to 32 countries
ISLAMABAD – Pakistani passport holders can now travel visa-free or get visa on arrival in 32 countries, following a rise in Pakistan’s passport ranking in the 2025 Henley Passport Index. This marks a notable improvement from the 113th position...

Criminologist, senior cop say crime reduction in Tobago not by accident
Senior Superintendent Earl Elie says Tobago’s record-breaking drop in murders and violent crime is not a coincidence but the result of focused strategy, committed officers and public cooperation. With only three murders recorded so far this year,...

Here's a list of countries where Pakistanis can now travel without visa
Pakistani passport holders can now travel to 32 countries either visa-free or with visa-on-arrival following an improvement in the country's passport ranking. According to the latest figures released by Henley & Partners, an international...

Pakistanis can travel to 32 countries without visa
Pakistani passport holders can now visit 32 countries without a visa or with visa-on-arrival following an improvement in the country's position on the Henley passport index. The latest data from Henley & Partners, a global citizenship advisory...

Investigation Launched into Missing American Tourist on Providenciales
New York, NY – The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) honored outstanding journalists and media professionals at its annual Caribbean Media Awards, held during Caribbean Week in New York (CWNY 2025) last week. Sponsored by the Bermuda Tourism...

Visit Of Prime Minister To Ghana, Trinidad & Tobago, Argentina, Brazil, And Namibia (July 02 - 09)
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) NEW DELHI, India, June 28, 2025/APO Group/ -- Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will undertake a visit to Ghana from July 02-03, 2025. This will be Prime Minister's first ever bilateral visit to Ghana. This...