AP News Summary at 5:35 p.m. EDT

Trump reverses on the need for a ceasefire before a potential peace deal ending the war in Ukraine KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Donald Trump reversed course in the wake of his meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin and now says an overall peace...

Live: Rakali crowned Australia's most underrated animal

12m agoFri 15 Aug 2025 at 3:07am For those who missed it... Here's the running order of Australia's most underrated animals. #1 Rakali🐀 #2 Palm cockatoo🐦 #3 Giant cuttlefish🐟 #4 Dugong #5 Marsupial mole🕳️ #6 Turtle frog🐸 #7 Velvet worm🪱 #8 Great...

AP News Summary at 2:55 p.m. EDT

Ukraine's Zelenskyy to meet Trump on Monday after US-Russia summit secured no halt to fighting KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he will meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Monday after a Russia-U.S....

Anguillian appointed Director of Tourism

Director of Tourism Jameel Rochester. ANGUILLA--Minister of Health, Sport and Tourism, Cardigan Connor, has announced the appointment of Anguillian, Jameel Rochester as Director of Tourism at the Anguilla Tourist Board (ATB). This ap-pointment,...

Jameel Rochester lands key leadership role

THE HONOURABLE Cardigan Connor, Minister of Health, Sport, and Tourism, has announced the appointment of Jameel Rochester as Director of Tourism at the Anguilla Tourist Board (ATB). This appointment, along with Amelia Vanterpool-Kubisch as...

Chef Michael Mina’s Secret Ingredient: The Egyptian Flavors Of His Childhood

The culinary giant reflects on new restaurants and old recipes. Michael Mina Chef Michael Mina knows how to charm a crowd. Standing in an all-black chef uniform on the terrace of Orla in Santa Monica with the ocean and the famed pier in the...

Erin becomes first Atlantic hurricane of 2025, forecast to become 'large and formidable'

Hurricane Erin formed Friday morning, making it the first Atlantic storm to reach hurricane strength so far in 2025. Erin was about 460 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands at 10 a.m. with winds of 75 mph and moving west northwest at 18 mph,...

AP News Summary at 7:12 a.m. EDT

Ukraine's Zelenskyy to meet Trump on Monday after US-Russia summit secured no halt to fighting KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he will meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Monday after a Russia-U.S....

Canadian Permanent Residents Gain Visa-Free Access To 26 Countries In 2025

(MENAFN- GetNews) Canadian permanent residents (PRs) now enjoy greater international mobility with visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 26 countries and territories, a travel perk that adds to the growing list of benefits that come with...

'I swapped student life in the UK for Caribbean island - and saved myself £88k in tuition fees'

A student has moved to a Caribbean island for university - saving herself £88k in tuition fees in the process. Tamara Leslie, 20, started a biomedical course at the University of Sussex but quit after a week - when she discovered she could get the...

Denied entry: How dams stop freshwater species from migrating

Some spring evenings, when the tide surges up the mouth of Aotearoa New Zealand’s Waikato River, you’ll spot glistening streams of tiny, transparent ‘glass eels’ making the critical transition from saltwater to sweet. These juvenile long- and...

OECS and CDB successfully conclude Enhanced Country Poverty Assessment

A scene from the recent conference on the Enhanced Country Poverty Assessment (eCPA) Project. Step by step, OECS countries strengthen their capacity to tackle multidimensional poverty. CASTRIES, St. Lucia--The OECS Commission, in partnership with...

Montana music: A roundup of albums out so far in 2025

I’m keeping this introduction short in order to give the words to the musicians and their music. I wrote about Quenby’s self-titled album last month and it got me thinking about some that I’d missed. This is simply a round-up of some of the albums...

Cayman Islands Residential and Public Sector Building Energy Efficiency Programmes win Best Energy Efficiency Project Award at the Caribbean Renewable

The Ministry of Health, Environment & Sustainability (MHES) is proud to announce that its residential and public sector building energy efficiency programme has been named Best Energy Efficiency Project by the Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum...

Upmarket fish maw trade in Singapore & Malaysia includes endangered species: Study

A new study using DNA barcoding reveals that Singapore and Malaysia’s fish maw markets include species listed as vulnerable, endangered or critically endangered, many of which are poorly monitored and sourced from unmanaged fisheries. Researchers...

August 2025 Community Calendar

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OECS and CDB successfully conclude Enhanced Country Poverty Assessment Project

Step by step, OECS Countries strengthen their capacity to tackle multidimensional poverty. The OECS Commission, in partnership with the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB/the Bank), marked the conclusion of the updated Enhanced Country Poverty...

5 Expert Tips to Meeting Your Picky Eater's Needs During a Family Vacation

In Barcelona, my daughter ate 10 days of tomato toast, hold the garlic. When we went to Greece, it was croissants, corn, and French fries. In France, instead of steak frites or Quiche Lorraine, she frustratingly subsisted on Pret. But since then,...

OECS and CDB Successfully Conclude the Enhanced Country Poverty Assessment Project

OECS MEDIA RELEASE Step by step, OECS Countries strengthen their capacity to tackle multidimensional poverty. The OECS Commission, in partnership with the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB/the Bank), marked the conclusion of the updated Enhanced...

U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, June 2025

Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...