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2025 Calabash Festival Opens as SHV30 Ends
Discover Montserrat
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July 21, 2025
As one event ended, another began. The closing of the SHV30 conference on Friday, July 18, seamlessly transitioned into the official opening of the 2025 Calabash Festival. With the Soufrière Hills Volcano in the distance, Salem Centre became the...
Did a microburst cause Sunday night’s heavy storm damage in Mass.?
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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The National Weather Service is investigating whether a damaging microburst touched down in the Boston area and parts of Central Mass. Sunday night, ripping siding off homes and downing numerous trees. A line of thunderstorms with powerful winds...
19-year-old UFC fighter set to make history with September debut
Sports Illustrated - New York
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July 9, 2025
UFC history will be made when one fighter steps into the Octagon for her promotional debut on September 13. Taking place at the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, TX, the third edition of Noche UFC is headlined by a featherweight clash that pits...
Noche UFC continues to fill with new flyweight addition
MMA Junkie - Virginia
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Noche UFC is filling out quickly and it's no surprise there's already plenty of Mexican talent. Flyweight Jesus Aguilar will join his countrymen on the Sept. 13 event at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, as he battles Luis Gurule in a three-round...
St. Patrick’s Cooperative Credit Union Appoints Paul Maxwell as General Manager
Discover Montserrat
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July 19, 2025
The Board of Directors of St. Patrick’s Cooperative Credit Union Limited (SPCCU) is pleased to announce the appointment of Paul B. Maxwell, GEMBA, BSc. (Hons), as its new General Manager, effective July 15, 2025. Mr. Maxwell brings to the role...
Alice Pereira will become youngest female UFC fighter in octagon debut
MyMMANews
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July 9, 2025
Alice Pereira will become the youngest female fighter to compete inside the UFC octagon when she makes her promotional debut at the Noche UFC event Sept. 13 at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas. “Golden Girl” Pereira, who is 5-0 as a...
'Golden Girl' set to debut as youngest female in UFC history
MMA Junkie - Virginia
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Alice Pereira will make history the moment she makes her UFC debut. A little more than six months after Mick Maynard called her on FaceTime to offer a contract, Pereira (5-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) has signed to fight Montserrat Rendon (6-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) at...
Youngest Female In UFC History Debut Is Set
MMA mania
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July 8, 2025
“Golden Girl” has her debut set. Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) newcomer Alice Pereira will face Montserrat Rendon in her promotional debut on Sat., September 13, 2025, at Noche UFC 3 inside Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas. At 19...
KVNF's Top Spin: Eric Hilton
KVNF Community Radio - Colorado
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July 7, 2025
Eric Hilton Midnight Ragas (Montserrat House) Genres: Electronic, Downtempo, Dub, Ambient, World Eric Hilton, best known as one half of the duo Thievery Corporation, takes a deeply meditative turn on Midnight Ragas. The album is steeped in Indian...
Falklands intends to implement the Beneficial Ownership Register by July 2026
MercoPress
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Sunday, July 6th 2025 - 04:50 UTC Minister Stephen Doughty with MLA Roger Spink during a recent meeting at Parliament House Stephen Doughty, Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, which includes Overseas Territories has...
Kane County home sales in week ending July 12
Kane County Reporter - Illinois
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July 19, 2025
There were 120 reported residential sales in Kane County in the week ending July 12, according to BlockShopper.com. The median sales price was $382,500 and the median property tax bill was $7,193 for the previous year. Property taxes based upon...
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EurActiv
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July 18, 2025
In a late-night Facebook post, Slovak PM Robert Fico said he’ll drop his veto on the EU’s 18th sanctions package against Russia, clearing the way for its approval today. Welcome to the Capitals by Nicoletta Ionta with Eddy Wax. Sign up here....
Europe’s Aviation Industry Presses EU for Urgent SAF Investment Support
Greek Travel Pages
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July 18, 2025
Europe’s aviation, fuel and cargo sectors have issued an urgent call for accelerated policy action to scale up Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF), warning that without stronger investment incentives, current EU decarbonisation targets are at risk....
Miriam Roache becomes first Vincentian elected to CCCU Board
NBC SVG
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July 18, 2025
President of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Co-operative League, Miriam Roache, has been elected Assistant Secretary to the Board of Directors of the Caribbean Confederation of Credit Unions (CCCU). The election took place during the CCCU’s...
Community College student among winners from six ECCB Member Countries in Creative Youth Essay Writing Competition
Searchlight
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July 4, 2025
One Vincentian is among students from six of the eight Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) member countries who have captured the top positions in the 2025 ECCB/Regional Security System-Asset Recovery Unit (ECCB/RSS-ARU) Creative Youth...
OECS Commission Plots Regional Geothermal Energy Ambitions with Feasibility Study on Shared Drill Rig
Nevis Pages
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July 15, 2025
OECS MEDIA RELEASE The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission has taken a significant step towards strengthening energy security and advancing the region’s transition to renewable energy with the launch of a comprehensive...
What Would Universal Basic Income Mean for Tourism?
Discover Montserrat
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July 3, 2025
Imagine a Caribbean where residents receive a guaranteed income, irrespective of employment status. This concept, known as Universal Basic Income (UBI), could revolutionize both the tourism industry and the broader economy in the region. A Brief...
SVG places 3rd in ECCB essay writing competition
St. Vincent Times
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July 3, 2025
Students from Six ECCB Member Countries Excel in Creative Youth Essay Writing Competition Students from six of the eight Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) member countries have captured the top positions in the 2025 ECCB/Regional Security...
Students from Six ECCB Member Countries Excel in Creative Youth Essay Writing Competition
Win Media SKN
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July 3, 2025
01 July 2025, Basseterre, Saint Christopher (St Kitts) and Nevis – Students from six of the eight Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) member countries have captured the top positions in the 2025 ECCB/Regional Security System-Asset Recovery Unit...
Dark Laboratory: On Columbus, the Caribbean, and the Origins of the Climate Crisis – a trenchant account of colonialism
The Irish Times
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Dark Laboratory: On Columbus, The Caribbean and the Origins of the Climate Crisis Author: Tao Leigh Goffe ISBN-13: 978-0-241-62855-3 Publisher: Hamish Hamilton Guideline Price: £22 Montserrat is the only country aside from Ireland to celebrate St...