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Full list of 72 'do not travel' countries as Foreign Office warns UK tourists
Chronicle Live
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August 19, 2025
The Foreign Office has put a series of countries on a "do not travel" list in advance of the summer holiday season. Out of 226 countries or territories with foreign travel advice pages, 72 are presently marked as having no-go areas owing to...
What Nigeria can learn from Caribbean—and Colombian—health financing
Business Day
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August 19, 2025
In the global search for sustainable health financing models, countries like Nigeria must look beyond legacy systems and toward proven innovations emerging from resource-constrained regions. At the 2025 BusinessDay Health Conference, a compelling...
Crime Tourists Get Prison For $1M Watch Robbery, But How They Got Killer Cop’s Gun Remains A Mystery
Patch
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August 19, 2025
Ten years after ex-LAPD officer Christopher Dorner's killing spree, crime tourists in Beverly Hills were caught with his weapon. Posted Mon, Aug 18, 2025 at 5:57 pm PT BEVERLY HILLS, CA — Two South Americans who were part of a "crime tourism"...
Tourism in the Dominican Republic Is Reaching New Heights
Caribbean Journal
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August 18, 2025
From the bustling streets of Santo Domingo to the white sands of Bávaro Beach and the cool mountain breezes of Jarabacoa, the Dominican Republic is drawing more travelers than ever before. In the first seven months of 2025, the country welcomed...
Ambassador Helena Storm Highlights Sweden’s Trade Growth and Peacebuilding Impact in Colombia
Finance Colombia
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August 18, 2025
The Nordic country of Sweden has been in the news quite a bit recently in Colombia. Yes, Ikea has been establishing a presence in Bogotá and Medellín, and the Grupo Familia consumer packaged goods company is now part of Essity, but notably,...
4. Tren de Aragua Clashes with Colombia’s Underworld
InSight Crime - Washington D.C.
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August 18, 2025
In the early hours of July 1, 2024, an elite corps of Colombian police suited up and loaded their automatic rifles, aiming to end their hunt for one of the most wanted men in Latin America. After several months of tracking and surveillance,...
Governments of Colombia and Peru exploit border dispute to promote national chauvinism
World Socialist Web Site
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August 18, 2025
Dina Bolaurte appears with her cabinet and military chiefs in Santa Rosa de Loreto [Photo: @presidenciaperu]The border conflict in Santa Rosa de Loreto, a remote Amazonian Island straddling the boundary between Colombia and Peru, has recently...
Colombia's 'rebel nun' has led decades of spiritual resistance against state violence
Global Sisters Report
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In a homey third-story apartment in Soacha, Colombia, on the outskirts of Bogotá, Sr. Maritze Trigos Torres pulls a plastic bag from a cabinet. Inside are photographs no one should have to see: the decomposing body of Fr. Tiberio Fernández Mafla,...
‘Grito de Independencia’ – Colombians on the Ukrainian Front
Kyiv Post
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August 18, 2025
“We are quite satisfied with the citizens of Colombia,” said Merle, the Ukrainian second-in-command of the 4th Battalion of Khartiia – a brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine. “They are coming here to protect and defend our motherland and are...
UK Ranks 114th for Paid Time Off as Study Shows No Paid Public Holidays and Yemen Leads with 46 Days
Psychreg
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August 18, 2025
7 Reading Time: 2 minutesNew global research from Moorepay reveals significant variations in paid time off worldwide, with the UK ranking poorly. The study, analysing statutory annual leave and public holiday entitlements across 187 nations,...
Regaining Control Of Security: The Tourism Industry's Recommendation After Trump Mentioned Costa Rica
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN- Costa Rica News) The National Chamber of Tourism (Canatur) reacts after US President Donald Trump mentioned Costa Rica in a speech discussing insecurit . US President Donald Trump was comparing the violence rates in Washington with other...
The Perfect Executive Lunch In Bogota
Forbes
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Sancocho, typical dish from Colombia, Bogota, soup, meat, vegetables, corn, banana getty There is nothing like a solid business hotel when you travel. While Novotel does have a handful of U.S. properties, but it is mostly an international chain....
Latin America Gala Ceremony 2025 of the World Travel Awards Descends on Cancún, Mexico in September
Breaking Travel News
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August 18, 2025
The annual World Travel Awards (WTA) celebrate great achievement in travel and tourism. They honor the very best across many different parts of the industry. People are excited for the 2025 Latin America Gala Ceremony on the 27th September. This...
NUBA Expands to the U.S., Aims to Elevate the Incentive Travel Mindset
Corporate Event News
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August 18, 2025
NUBA has operated a luxury travel concierge service out of Madrid, Spain, for more than three decades. As of this summer, it's expanded stateside and set up shop in Miami, which will serve as the company’s U.S. headquarters. Upon its founding,...
Collado: Dominican Republic welcomed record 863,000 air tourists in July
Dominican Today
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Santo Domingo.- Tourism Minister David Collado reported that Dominican tourism reached a record high in July with the arrival of 863,000 air visitors, consolidating its position as the best month in the history of the sector. “July was the best...
Reporter's Notebook: The radical forgiveness of Colombia's 'false positive' mothers
Global Sisters Report
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August 18, 2025
The El Pueblo Community Home in Soacha, Colombia, reverberates with preparations for the afternoon's performance. Children in traditional costumes practice their steps one more time while mothers adjust ruffled skirts and straighten miniature...
Junior Chess stars set for Global Stage in Colombia
Guyana Chronicle
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August 18, 2025
THE National Sports Commission (NSC) has thrown its full support behind Guyana’s top junior chess players, enabling them to travel to Barranquilla, Colombia, for the prestigious FIDE World Youth U-16 Chess Olympiad. The team of four, accompanied...
Collado: Dominican Republic welcomed record 863,000 air tourists in July
Dominican Today
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August 17, 2025
Santo Domingo.- Tourism Minister David Collado reported that Dominican tourism reached a record high in July with the arrival of 863,000 air visitors, consolidating its position as the best month in the history of the sector. “July was the best...
Panama Team Travels to San Salvador to Participate in Fuerzas Comando 2025
Newsroom Panama
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August 17, 2025
The special forces delegation, comprised of eight National Police units and two from the National Border Service, travels today to San Salvador, El Salvador, to represent Panama in “Fuerzas Comando 2025,” where they will compete against elite...
Nick Castellanos' sister Jacqueline dons a brown bikini during Colombian getaway with her boyfriend
Sportskeeda
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August 17, 2025
While outfielder Nick Castellanos is sweating it out day in, day out on the field, his sister, Jacqueline, appears to be enjoying a getaway to the picturesque Rosario Islands, located about 12 miles off the coast of Cartagena, Colombia. She shared...