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23 ways to celebrate the holiday season Dec. 13-21 in Pueblo
Friday, Dec. 13 ElectriCritters at Pueblo Zoo 3455 Nuckolls Ave. | 5:30-8:30 p.m. each Friday, Saturday and Sunday then daily Dec. 20-23 and Dec. 26-29 | Experience an enchanting exhibit of more than 150 whimsical animal-themed light displays...
Tourism earned Kenya Sh142.5bn in first half of 2024
Kenya welcomed just over a million tourists in the first six months of the year, earning the country Sh142.5 billion in revenue. This marks a 21.3per cent increase compared to the same period in 2023, which saw 847,810 visitors. The Kenya Tourists...

CACCC hosting holiday event
From Mirror staff reports The Community Arts Center of Cambria County presents Merry Christmahanukwanzakah – A Holiday Coffee House at 6 p.m. Dec. 12 in the Atelier, upstairs room of CACCC. Christmahanukwanzakah is a blend, in word and concept, of...
Serve with integrity to sustain nation’s peace - Ebenezer Terlabi to Peace Council Board
The Deputy Minister for the Interior, Ebenezer Okletey Terlabi, has urged members of the Governing Board of the National Peace Council to serve with integrity and proactiveness to help sustain the prevailing peace and stability in the country. He...

Goldstar Air To Help Make Tourism Ghana’s Third Highest Source Of Foreign Exchange Earner
Goldstar Air, the award-winning Ghanaian and United States registered company, the wings of Ghana, and the belly of America will help make Ghana’s tourism the third highest source of foreign exchange earner and a top destination for international...

Tourism spending hits record in Virginia
Tourists and travelers spent a record $33.3 billion in Virginia last year, a nearly 10% increase over 2022, the Virginia Tourism Corp. reported. Overnight visitors increased by 1.4 million to 43.6 million, up from 42.2 million in 2022, reaching...

Embassy of Côte d’Ivoire promotes tourism, investment opportunities
The Embassy of Côte d’Ivoire hosted a tourism conference last month, with top officials highlighting the West African nation’s growing prominence as a travel and investment destination. Klo Fagama, director-general of the Tourism and Hotel...

Liberia: Fishermen Smuggling Timber in Canoes
People at a canoe landing in Greenville, Sinoe County in 2023. One of the canoes, marked, “The Lord is my Shepherd” transports timber to Buchanan. There the timber are uploaded to a larger canoe to Ghana. The DayLight/James Harding Giahyue BIG...

On Becoming a Guinea Fowl: Rungano Nyoni finds elegant magic in the most painful places
A woman in a glittering futuristic mask pulls over her car on a road with no life, human or otherwise, in sight. Her only company is a man’s dead body, laid face down on the pavement. She pulls out her phone and utters with complete dispassion,...

Tinubu declares support for security of Gulf on Guinea
From Molly Kilete, Abuja President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared the support of his administration to enhance security within the Gulf of Guinea, which he said has become the main transit hub and facilitator for Africa’s economic growth. The...

Tinubu promises to enhance security in Gulf of Guinea
President Bola Tinubu has promised that his administration will support initiatives to promote security within the Gulf of Guinea. According to him, the Gulf of Guinea has become the main transit hub and facilitator for Africa’s economic growth....

Gov’t defends handover of Guinean national
The Liberian government reiterates that its recent handing over of a Guinean mercenary Ibriam Kahli Cheriff was in adherence to international law and protocol despite widespread criticism here. By Stephen G. Fellajuah Monrovia, Liberia, November...

Africa’s Remote Príncipe Island Is Reinventing Soulful Luxury Travel
The bridge at Bom Bom Henrique Seruca By some estimations, the tiny island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe is at the center of the world. Its geographical coordinates are 1°N, 7°E. It’s also the second-least populated country in Africa and one of...

Leone Stars Goalkeeper Mohamed Nbalie Kamara Returns Home
Leone Stars goalkeeper, Mohamed Nbalie Kamara, commonly known as Fabianski, has touched down in Freetown to enjoy his off-season holiday break. The Sierra Leonean shot-stopper, who currently plays for Singida Black Stars SC in the Tanzanian...

FG, France restate commitment to Gulf of Guinea security
President Bola Tinubu has promised that his administration will support initiatives to promote security within the Gulf of Guinea. This was as the Chief of the French Navy, Admiral Nicolas Vaujour, stressed the need for cooperation between naval...

Liberia & Guinea Were ‘Inches Away from War’ in Buildup to Arrest, Extradition of Alleged Coup Plotter
MONROVIA, Liberia – Within the circle of the Liberian presidency, many are still baffled: How did a small private jet gain landing rights to the Roberts International Airport shortly after midnight on Sunday, November 3, 2024, in pursuit of a...

Liberia: Video Evidence Suggest Guinea Has Habit of Taking Down Flag at Border, Bullying Neighbors
Monrovia – Around 3:15pm on the afternoon of January 21st 2022, barely six months after Col Mamady Doumbouya and his junta unseated President Alpha Condé from power in Guinea, signs of trouble ricochet near Guinea’s border with Liberia, when...

Alcoa Corporation (NYSE:AA) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Alcoa Corporation (NYSE:AA) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript July 16, 2025 Alcoa Corporation beats earnings expectations. Reported EPS is $0.39, expectations were $0.29. Operator: Good afternoon, and welcome to the Alcoa Corporation Second Quarter...

TV legend set for fourth Channel 5 travel series but admits ‘it could be the last’
TV legend Michael Palin is set to present his fourth Channel 5 series but he admits it could be his last. The travel presenter shot to fame in the 1960s as an original member of Monty Python, but he is loved for his work as a TV travel journalist....

Hibs internationals travelling world while gaffer Gray works on crucial recovery plan at East Mains
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565 Visit Shots! now Key players facing limited prep time ahead of vital three-game week A number Hibs first-team squad members will be restricted to a maximum of just two...