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Guyanese businessman denies gold smuggling
Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation
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August 12, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Guyanese gold dealer, Tameshwar Jagmohan, Tuesday denied claims by a former employee that he had been involved in gold smuggling and has threatened legal action to clear his name. “I categorically deny all of the...
Regian Eersel says George Jarvis not ready for the fire he brings at ONE Fight Night 34: "He's never faced someone like me"
Sportskeeda
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July 31, 2025
Surinamese striking maestro Regian Eersel is confident that George Jarvis will discover the difference between contender and champion when they clash for his ONE lightweight Muay Thai world championship in the main event of ONE Fight Night 34 this...
Murders, kidnapping prompt U.S. travel warning for this tropical destination
SI Live - New York
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August 12, 2025
Ongoing crime and a recent kidnapping have prompted the U.S. Department of State to update its travel advisory for Brazil. The Level 2 advisory urges travelers to “exercise increased caution in Brazil.” It also urges Americans not to travel...
"We'll just raise prices": Latin American agro industry reacts to U.S. tariffs
Fresh Fruit Portal
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August 6, 2025
While countries like Brazil face a 50 percent tariff on exports to the U.S., the rest of the Southern Cone faces a scenario some might consider more favorable. Colombia, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Suriname were excluded from...
"It was just instinct" - Regian Eersel breaks down finishing sequence against George Jarvis at ONE Fight Night 34
Sportskeeda
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August 6, 2025
Dutch-Surinamese striking wizard Regian Eersel has revealed the tactical breakdown behind his devastating first-round knockout victory over George Jarvis at ONE Fight Night 34, crediting both coaching instruction and fighting instinct for the...
Regian Eersel declares himself as 'mentally the strongest fighter in ONE'
Sportskeeda
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August 6, 2025
The Dutch-Surinamese martial arts hero, Regian Eersel, made a bold declaration about his mental fortitude following his devastating first-round knockout victory over George Jarvis at ONE Fight Night 34. The defending champion delivered a...
“I didn’t expect this” - Regian Eersel surprised himself with quick finish of George Jarvis at ONE Fight Night 34
Sportskeeda
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August 6, 2025
While Regian 'The Immortal' Eersel was confident he would retain his world title at ONE Fight Night 34 last Friday, he didn't expect the main event match to be over so quickly. The Surinamese-Dutch superstar successfully defended his ONE...
Caricom head: Do more for youth
The Nation Barbados
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August 12, 2025
GEORGETOWN – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General Dr Carla Barnett yesterday called on regional governments, civil society, the private sector, and development partners to deepen their investment in youth development in the Caribbean....
“I think he underestimated me” - Regian Eersel says George Jarvis took him lightly in big title fight
Sportskeeda
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August 6, 2025
The reigning ONE lightweight Muay Thai world champion, Regian ‘The Immortal’ Eersel, of Suriname and the Netherlands, believes recent challenger ‘G-Unit’ George Jarvis of the United Kingdom underestimated his signature power. The 32-year-old...
Regian Eersel says finish of George Jarvis was routine: “When I see the opening, I will go for it”
Sportskeeda
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August 6, 2025
The reigning ONE lightweight Muay Thai world champion, Regian ‘The Immortal’ Eersel, of Suriname and the Netherlands, is fresh off an explosive and decisive finish of British challenger ‘G-Unit’ George Jarvis of the United Kingdom last weekend....
Petronas future-proofs upstream portfolio with global push
Free Malaysia Today
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August 12, 2025
Petronas executive vice-president and CEO of upstream, Jukris Abdul Wahab, said Malaysia will always be the company’s core investment base. KUALA LUMPUR: Petronas aims to increase the share of revenue from its international upstream operations...
Guyana records 18 per cent increase in visitor arrivals from January-July 2025
Guyana Chronicle
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August 12, 2025
GUYANA has seen an 18 per cent increase in visitor arrivals from January to July 2025. This amounts to 242,655 visitors when compared to 205,646 arrivals during the same period in 2024. According to statistics from the Ministry of Tourism,...
Caribbean operations expected to benefit from merger of two global energy firms
Radio Jamaica
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August 5, 2025
The Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago says it expects the Caribbean to benefit from the merger involving two global energy services companies that are active in the region with projects in Guyana, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago. Last week,...
Why Tuesday Is A Big Day For NASA, Disneyworld —And Greenland
Forbes
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Exactly 20 years today, a very special total solar eclipse will occur across the U.S. — and bring totality to Disneyworld in Florida. (Photo by BERTRAND GUAY/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Where will you be on Aug. 12, 2045? Exactly 20...
US, Paraguayan dental teams perform first endodontic procedures during AMISTAD 2025
DVIDS - Georgia
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August 12, 2025
LUQUE, Paraguay – Primero de Mayo Clinic offered endodontic procedures—commonly known as root canals—for the first time in its history, providing teenage and adult patients in the Luque area access to care that once required long, costly trips to...
Senate Needs to Confirm Trump’s UN Ambassador to Advance Pro-Life Agenda
LifeNews
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August 11, 2025
Two of the most strategically important U.S. diplomatic posts remain unfilled: the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and the U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS). Leaving these positions without confirmed...
Meet the Collectors: Rodrigo Padilla and Elliott Trice On Collecting Between Passion and Precision
The New York Observer
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August 11, 2025
Rodrigo Padilla and Elliott Trice. Photo: Will Pippin It’s always fascinating to see how collections evolve over the course of their owners’ lives—especially when a couple collects together, each bringing a distinct background, personality and...
Afro-descendant communities a conservation force
EcoAmericas
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Afro-descendant communities not only occupy some of South America’s most biodiverse regions—from the Amazon rainforest to mangrove-fringed coast—but they also play a key role in protecting these ecosystems from threats such as deforestation, new...
IMF: Bahamas can hit 90% US income level
The Tribune (Bahamas)
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August 11, 2025
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net The Bahamas could grow its per capita income to 90 percent of US levels - the highest in the Caribbean - by eliminating the “misallocation” of capital, labour and other resources,...
Holness sets Sept. 3 Election date, giving PNP just weeks to mobilize
Caribbean Life - New York
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August 11, 2025
Jamaica’s Prime Minister, Andrew Holness. Government of Jamaica Voters in Jamaica will face the polls two days after fellow Caribbean Community nation Guyana. Prime Minister Andrew Holness named Sept. 3 as the day he will seek a third consecutive...