FTC Sues Amazon for Illegally Maintaining Monopoly Power

FTC Sues Amazon for Illegally Maintaining Monopoly Power

Editorial credit: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com By FTC | September 26, 2023 Amazon’s ongoing pattern of illegal conduct blocks competition, allowing it to wield monopoly power to inflate prices, degrade quality, and stifle innovation for consumers and businesses. The Federal Trade Commission and 17 state attorneys general today sued Amazon.com, Inc. alleging that the online […]

Bahamas Deepens Relations with Qatar Including Tourism

Bahamas Deepens Relations with Qatar Including Tourism

Bahamas-Qatar: Editorial credit: HasanZaidi / Shutterstock.com By  Juergen T Steinmetz Bahamas Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Investments and Aviation the Honorable I. Chester Cooper today led a team from his ministry, along with a delegation of tourism and other government officials, on a trade mission to West Asia, beginning with an official visit […]

Recap Press Release – Caribbean Investment Opportunities Shine Bright at the USA Caribbean Investment Forum in New York City

Recap Press Release – Caribbean Investment Opportunities Shine Bright at the USA Caribbean Investment Forum in New York City

Photos courtesy of Bernadette Ambrose (CARICOM Consular Corps). New York, NY – [23 Sept, 2023] – The Consulates General of Barbados, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Antigua/Barbuda, members of the CARICOM Consular Corps, in partnership with the Caribbean Association of Investment Promotion Agencies, (CAIPA), hosted the inaugural USA […]

Botswana Tourism Investment Summit Spotlights Country as Economic Tiger

Botswana Tourism Investment Summit Spotlights Country as Economic Tiger

By Linda Hohnholz A two-day summit is expected to act as a catalyst for unlocking investment opportunities for Botswana which remains a relatively unexploited tourist region. The Botswana Tourism Organization (BTO) and International Tourism and Investment Conference (ITIC), in collaboration with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have today announced that the upcoming ITIC Tourism Investment Summit will take place in Gaborone, […]

Tourism Awareness Week 2023 to Focus on Tourism and Green Investments

Tourism Awareness Week 2023 to Focus on Tourism and Green Investments

By Linda Hohnholz The need to boost human capital development and build resilience in the tourism sector through more targeted investment will be high on the agenda as the Jamaica Ministry of Tourism, its public bodies, and tourism partners, observe Tourism Awareness Week 2023 from September 24 – 30. The week will be observed under […]

Bartlett Targeting Half a Million Visitors from Canada by 2025

Bartlett Targeting Half a Million Visitors from Canada by 2025

By Linda Hohnholz In what he describes as an “ambitious but achievable” target, Jamaica Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has revealed that he is pushing for 500,000 visitors to Jamaica from Canada by 2025. Minister Bartlett made the disclosure today (September 19) ahead of his departure to the North American country, where he will […]

Mayor Adams, Hertz Announce Partnership to Create Green Jobs, Provide Workforce Training, Electrify Vehicles

Mayor Adams, Hertz Announce Partnership to Create Green Jobs, Provide Workforce Training, Electrify Vehicles

Editorial credit: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com By Mayor’s Office | September 20, 2023 “Hertz Electrifies New York City” Builds on Mayor Adams’ Investments in Green Economy, Bold Efforts to Address Climate Change NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams today celebrated Climate Week by launching “Hertz Electrifies New York City” — a partnership […]

CONSUMER ALERT: As the Pause on Federal Student Loans Ends, the New York Department of State’s Division of Consumer Protection Offers Tips for Borrowers to Avoid Scams

CONSUMER ALERT: As the Pause on Federal Student Loans Ends, the New York Department of State’s Division of Consumer Protection Offers Tips for Borrowers to Avoid Scams

Student Loan Borrowers are Reminded to Only Use Trusted Government Websites and Not Respond to Unsolicited Offers of Student Loan Relief or Assistance Secretary Rodriguez: “To protect yourself from falling victim to a scam, I urge all New Yorkers to read our tips, stay up-to-date with trusted information and remain vigilant throughout the entire student […]

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