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The Energy Report: Make Trade, Not War
Investing
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August 15, 2025
The Wall Street Journal reports that Trump now plans to urge Putin to agree to a Ukraine cease-fire at their upcoming summit. If Putin consents, Trump will bring President Zelensky into talks—possibly in Alaska—to discuss long-term peace,...
724 Dormant Bank Accounts Set for Transfer to ECCB if Unclaimed by August 17
Times Caribbean
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August 14, 2025
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, July 17, 2025 — A total of 724 dormant bank accounts at the St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla National Bank (SKNANB) and The Bank of Nevis Limited (BON) are at risk of being transferred to the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) on...
Upmarket fish maw trade in Singapore & Malaysia includes endangered species: Study
Mongabay
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August 6, 2025
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...
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, June 2025
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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August 5, 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...
Guyana Honorary Consul Pays Working Visit to Anguilla
721 News
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July 31, 2025
SAUNDERS, St. Maarten – On the eve of Emancipation celebrations in Guyana, Honorary Consul to Sint Maarten, Mrs. Kim Lucas-Felix paid a working visit to Anguilla to promote cultural exchange, trade and investment opportunities, and discuss ways to...
Collection of Anguilla Beach Villas Hits the Market
Caribbean Journal
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July 25, 2025
A collection of luxury beachfront villas has been listed for sale in Anguilla, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned. It’s a rare opportunity on one of the top luxury destinations in the region. Caribbean Journal Invest is the leading authority on...
Communiqué of the 111th Meeting of the Monetary Council of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
Discover Montserrat
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July 21, 2025
The One Hundred and Eleventh (111th) Meeting of the Monetary Council of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) was held on 18 July 2025 at the Boat House, Barbuda Ocean Club, in Antigua and Barbuda, under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister...
Hurricane Erin explodes in strength to Category 5 storm in Atlantic near Caribbean Islands
News Tribune - Missouri
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August 17, 2025
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Hurricane Erin exploded in strength to a Category 5 storm in Atlantic waters just north of the Caribbean on Saturday, rapidly powering up from a tropical storm in a single day, the National Hurricane Center said. While the...
ECCB Monetary Council Chairmanship Handover Highlights Central Bank’s Strength and Future Plans
Win Media SKN
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July 19, 2025
by Kevon Browne St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN) — On Thursday, July 17, 2025, a significant ceremony marked the change in chairmanship of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) Monetary Council, held at the Conference Centre of the American...
New low forms off NC coast as Hurricane Erin strengthens into Cat 5
Star News - North Carolina
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(This story was updated to add new information.) Hurricane Erin exploded into a Category 5 storm Saturday, Aug. 16, strengthening from a weak hurricane to a monster storm with sustained winds of 160 mph in just 24 hours. In a release, AccuWeather...
Hurricane Erin explodes in strength to a Category 5 storm
Toronto Sun
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August 16, 2025
Breadcrumb Trail Links World Author of the article: Associated Press Danica Coto Published Aug 16, 2025 • Last updated 12 hours ago • 4 minute read This satellite image provided by NOAA shows Hurricane Erin on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. (NOAA via...
Hurricane Erin is one of the fastest rapidly intensifying storms in Atlantic history
KMIZ ABC 17 - Missouri
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August 17, 2025
CNN By CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, Allison Chinchar, Rebekah Riess, Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — Powerful Hurricane Erin has undergone a period of astonishingly rapid intensification — a phenomenon that has become far more common in recent...
Hurricane Erin rapidly grows to category five strength near Caribbean
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 16, 2025
A hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean has grown from a tropical storm to category five in a single day, according to the US National Hurricane Center. Hurricane Erin — packing sustained winds of almost 260 kilometres per hour — was not expected to...
Erin strengthens into Category 4 hurricane in Caribbean
The Detroit News - Michigan
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San Juan, Puerto Rico — Hurricane Erin exploded in strength to a Category 5 storm in Atlantic waters just north of the Caribbean on Saturday, rapidly powering up from a tropical storm in a single day, the National Hurricane Center said. While the...
Hurricane Erin gathers strength after lashing U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico with heavy rains
CBC/Radio-Canada
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August 16, 2025
Hurricane Erin has re-intensified into a Category 4 storm on Sunday, with the U.S. National Hurricane Center warning of life-threatening surf and rip currents along the U.S. eastern seaboard this week. The hurricane had weakened to Category 3...
AP News Summary at 5:35 p.m. EDT
Yuma Sun - Arizona
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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...
Hurricane Erin moving north of Puerto Rico now Category 4 storm
New Jersey Herald
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Hurricane Erin strengthened into a fearsome Category 5 hurricane with sustained winds of 160 mph for much of the day on Aug. 16 as it traveled west just north of the Virgin Islands, according to the National Hurricane Center. The hurricane is not...
AP News Summary at 2:55 p.m. EDT
Mankato Free Press - Minnesota
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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....
Hurricane Erin rapidly intensifies to Category 5, flooding risks loom for Caribbean Islands
Hindustan Times
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August 16, 2025
Hurricane Erin exploded in strength to a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean on Saturday, rapidly powering up from a tropical storm in a single day, the National Hurricane Center said. Hurricane Erin: A tourist poses for a photo inside a sentry box...
Spotlight: Michelle Williams
Richmond Magazine - Virginia
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August 15, 2025
The following is an extended version of the article that appears in our August 2025 issue. Culinary Path “I first got into the culinary world in the late ’80s while in high school, and then I worked at The Tobacco Company while attending VCU...