U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Roger Dow issued the following statement on President-elect Biden‘s victory: “The American travel industry congratulates President-elect Joe Biden on his victory. “We applaud President-elect Biden’s objective of helping the industries most heavily impacted by the pandemic. The travel industry accounts for more than a third of overall U.S. unemployment, […]

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Abu Dhabi-based government-run WAM news agency announced that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has moved to revise its Islamic personal laws, easing constraints on alcohol and cohabitation of unmarried couples as well as ending token penalties for “honor killings”. The agency, however, did not specify when the new relaxed rules will go into force. The […]

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Japanese scientists from the University of Tokyo have discovered a new strain of coronavirus in the dung of cave-dwelling bats. According to the researchers, the new type is strikingly similar to the strain that causes COVID-19. A team of scientists found the pathogen in the feces of little horseshoe bats in the wilds of Japan […]

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Grenada‘s Minister for Tourism, Civil Aviation, Climate Resilience and the Environment, Hon. Dr. Clarice Modeste-Curwen M.P. issued the following message on the occasion of Tourism Awareness Month 2020: Fellow Grenadians, it is my pleasure to address you on the opening of Tourism Awareness Month 2020. The theme this year, ‘Tourism; Connects Us All” concisely highlights […]

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