fDi Markets: Data story – Sydney Apac’s top non-capital city for projects
Sydney, Australia was the top non-capital city in Asia-Pacific by FDI projects in H2, 2018, attracting 62 projects. Bangalore in India was not far behind with 57 projects, ahead of Melbourne, with 45. Mumbai, India, attracted 26 projects in the…
Mexico amends CentAm, Caribbean infra financing rules
From BNamericas The government has amended four articles of a decree governing Mexico’s financing cooperation strategy toward Mesoamerican and the Caribbean countries, originally enacted in December 2011. A notice in the official gazette from Monday said the change comes with “a new vision to enable…
NAN’s Caribbean News Roundup
JUNE 25, 2019 From NAN News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 2019: Here are the top news making headlines from the Caribbean, Latin America and their Diasporas for this Tuesday morning June 25, 2019: Haiti’s soccer team thrilled fans…
If only using the computer counted as handwork
By Edith Zimmerman From The Cut There’s a quote I like about knitting: “Knitting is a distinct virtue,” said the former archbishop of Canterbury Geoffrey Fisher (who was also a knitter). “It’s reflective and repetitive. Whenever you are engaged in…
The story of Hillsong Music
By Paul Herman From Worshipfuel by CCU Our Interview with Steve McPherson When it comes to Hillsong Music, Steve McPherson has pretty much seen it all. Steve is the Manager of Hillsong Music Publishing and a valued member of the…
Stained Glass
The Bouroullec Brothers Offer a Colorful, Abstract Take on Stained Glass in New Collection By Alexandra Alexa From Core77 Developed in collaboration with Skyline Design, their range of glass panels debuted at NeoCon and won Silver in the Architectural and…
Royal travel cost taxpayers £4.6million as Charles and Camilla spend £415,000 on SINGLE trip to Caribbean
By Emily Andrews From The Sun UK The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall took part in the most expensive royal foreign trip of the last financial year – costing the taxpayer more than £415,000. Charles and Camilla flew on the…
Holistica, a new joint venture, innovates destination development for evolving world
from NAN MIAMI, June 24, 2019 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Two respected leaders in the travel and tourism industry, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE: RCL) and privately-held ITM Group, are teaming to form a new destination company, to be called…
Historical clothing guides for theater costumes
By: Molly Schwichtenberg From FUN.com Costume designers often are called upon to create clothing for a variety of shows set in many different time periods. Each time period has its own unique set of details that must be properly interpreted for…
Some Caribbean destinations see rise in bookings while Dominican Republic reportedly suffers
From Travel Pulse New research shows that several unexplained deaths in the Dominican Republichave caused tourists to shy away from traveling to the country. A report by ForwardKeys found that bookings made to the Dominican Republic at the beginning of June…