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DOH REPORTS 13TH TRAVEL-RELATED DENGUE VIRUS CASE OF 2025
Posted on Sep 9, 2025 in Newsroom HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has identified a new travel-related case of dengue virus on Oʻahu, bringing the total number of dengue cases to 13 in the state in 2025 (one on Maui, 12 on Oʻahu)....

U.S. Global Investors Announces Fiscal Year 2025 Results and Strategic International ETF Listings for GoGold in Mexico and Colombia
SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- U.S. Global Investors, Inc. (NASDAQ: GROW) (the “Company”), a registered investment advisory firm1 with deep expertise in global markets and specialized sectors from gold mining to airlines, today...

CBP officers seize more than $37 million in methamphetamine at Colombia-Solidarity Bridge
LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers at the Colombia-Solidarity Bridge cargo facility intercepted a large load of alleged methamphetamine, seizing a shipment valued at more than $37 million within a...

Casino Hotels Market Size to Reach USD 319.15 Billion by 2034, Growing at 4.80% CAGR
The global casino hotels market size was worth around USD 219.33 billion in 2024 and is predicted to grow to around USD 319.15 billion by 2034 PUNE, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA, September 15, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The global casino hotels market...

Tourist Towns Around Yellowstone Rely on International Students to Survive Record-Breaking Summer
Yellowstone’s gateway communities rely on international students to stay afloat during record-breaking summer surge. BILLINGS, MT, UNITED STATES, August 22, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Yellowstone’s gateway communities are welcoming...

CBP officers find potentially dangerous pill cache in two travelers’ baggage at BWI Airport
BALTIMORE – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers discovered a cache or prohibited prescription pills in two travelers’ baggage recently at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI). It is not unusual or illegal for...

Talent, Sustainability, and Regional Vision: Bogotá Lands at IBTM Americas
BOGOTÁ, Colombia, Aug. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Invest in Bogotá and its Convention Bureau are participating this week in IBTM Americas, the most important trade fair in the continent dedicated to the meetings, incentives, conferences, and...

Ueno Bank Brings Its 2.2M Customers Quantum-Resistant Banking with SignQuantum and QANplatform
ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay, Sept. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ueno Bank, Paraguay’s largest bank with over 2.2 million customers, announced its transition to quantum-resistant cybersecurity to safeguard digital operations and digitally signed documents....

Avocado Market Outlook 2035: Valued at USD 18.2 Billion in 2024, projected to hit USD 47.5 Billion by 2035 at 9.1% CAGR
Avocado market to grow from US$ 18.2 Bn in 2024 to US$ 47.5 Bn by 2035, expanding at a strong 9.1% CAGR from 2025–2035. WILMINGTON, DE, UNITED STATES, September 13, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The global avocado market is on the verge of...

Zipaquirá’s Food Bank Turns Waste into Hope for Colombian Rural Families
In the mountains outside Bogotá, shelves of near-expired yogurt and surplus bread are quietly fueling a revolution. Zipaquirá’s Food Bank now reaches 3,500 campesino families a month, proving hunger is less about scarcity than about will and...

Croatian tourist guides oppose law letting foreigners lead tours
by croatiaweek September 16, 2025 in News Croatia’s tourist guides have raised serious concerns over proposed legal changes which, they say, will degrade their profession and strip away authenticity from the visitor experience. As part of...

Traveling Donors: Start the most rewarding journey of a lifetime
This programme connects South African donors with aspiring parents from around the world, with the possibility of traveling to one of their approved IVF clinics. Joining this programme allows the donor to give one of the most precious and...
Trump criticises Petro as Colombia is added to list of rogue nations over drugs
The US has “decertified” Colombia as a partner in the war on drugs amid the biggest cocaine boom in history. The move is likely to hit foreign investment, multilateral funding and tourism, as a long-time ally of Washington now finds itself in the...

Flying Eagles head for 12-day camping in Santiago
Nigeria’s U-20 boys’ team, the Flying Eagles, have departed for Chile to begin a 12-day final phase camping in the South American nation ahead of their participation in this year’s FIFA U-20 World Cup finals. The seven-time African champions will...

Travel agent remanded over alleged $14,000 Visa fraud
A 55-year-old travel agent, Issaka Awudu Malik, has been remanded into custody by the Circuit Court 11 in Accra, over allegations of defrauding a client of $14,000 under false pretences. The accused appeared before Her Honour Basilia Adjei-Tawiah...

Southbound on the Caribbean: Colombia Confronts Migration in Reverse
Boats that once carried migrants north now ferry them south. Since Washington’s January crackdown, thousands of Venezuelans are retracing their steps through Colombia’s Caribbean, where tiny towns juggle tourism with the task of shepherding...

U20 World Cup: Flying Eagles Head For 12-day Camping In Chile
Nigeria’s U-20 football team, the Flying Eagles have departed the country for Chile for a 12-day final phase camping in the South American nation ahead of their participation in this year’s FIFA U20 World Cup finals. The seven-time African...

This Vibrant Colombian City Is an Underrated Shopping Hub
From Left: Emerald rings from Lucy Jewelry; a dress by Johanna Ortiz, a designer sold at St. Dom. From Left: Lucy Jewelry; Johanna Ortiz There’s no better time to visit Cartagena, Colombia. New hotels include a Four Seasons and a reimagined Casa...

Amid rising violence in Colombia, girls and women are being held as sex slaves: ‘No woman is safe’
The rebels would come to the brothel every day, armed and masked. They would order the women to line up on their hands and knees, put their guns in their mouths, and rape them. “It was ugly. A place filled with women and underage girls – all of us...