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Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso, RaiNao & More to Perform at This Dominican Festival
REMEZCLA
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July 3, 2025
After a six-year hiatus, the highly anticipated return of Barbarella Festival is officially set for Aug. 30, 2025. The event will once again take over Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, with a stacked lineup...
Gramps Morgan’s If You’re Looking for Me featured in Tyler Perry new film
Jamaica Observer
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July 10, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — When the 13th film in the Madea franchise airs on Netflix on Friday, July 11, singer Gramps Morgan’s song If You’re Looking for Me will be among those featured in the production. The film Madea’s Destination Wedding, which...
What to do in Madison this week: Collard Fest, 'Wicked' and more Isthmus Picks
Isthmus
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July 7, 2025
Folk Music, Monday, July 7, Audio for the Arts, 7 p.m.: No gently strummed guitars or Child ballads here: this Folk Music is a trio brought together by trumpet player/composer Nate Wooley. He is joined by a pair of New York based...
US Apparel Imports From China Fell to a 22-Year Low in May Amid Trade War Escalation
Sourcing Journal - New York
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July 11, 2025
Clothing imports from China fell to a 22-year low in May and were down by more than half (52 percent) from the same period in 2024 amid escalating tariff tensions between Washington and Beijing that have since resulted in a patched-up trade truce....
Meet new Meals from the Heartland executive director Chuck Current
Business Record - Iowa
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July 11, 2025
There is one specific sign to look for to signal that Chuck Current, executive director of Meals from the Heartland, is going to ask for money. He’s wearing long pants. Current loves to wear shorts. But when it’s money-asking time, it’s also pants...
Hard Rock International announces trendy Florence hotel project
WZDX - Alabama
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July 10, 2025
City leaders paved the way for the future REVERB-branded hotel with an approval of incentives in April. FLORENCE, Ala. — Hard Rock International has partnered with Sak Capital Partners to develop REVERB by Hard Rock Florence, an upscale lifestyle...
US: Caribbean nationals among several foreigners detained at Guantanamo Bay
The Nation Barbados
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July 11, 2025
WASHINGTON – Nationals from three Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries are among foreign nationals being held at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, according to the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS). It said the detainees are from Haiti, Jamaica,...
BYU’s Dybantsa pushes USA to semifinals at FIBA U19 World Cup
Daily Herald - Utah
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1 / 2 BYU's AJ Dybantsa (7) takes a shot against Canada in the quarterfinals at the FIBA U19 World Cup in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Friday, July 4, 2025. 2 / 2 BYU's AJ Dybantsa (7) takes a shot over Canada's Efeosa Oliogo in the quarterfinals at...
Wander Franco net worth: how much could his sexual abuse conviction cost him?
MARCA
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June 27, 2025
Actualizado 27/06/2025 - 13:53 CDT Wander Franco is facing sexual abuse charges in his home country, the Dominican Republic-an ordeal that could end up costing him a substantial amount of money. The Caribbean-born player joined the Tampa Bay Rays...
Stable exchange rates and efficient public administration may provide Caribbean governments the best platform for job-creation investments
Stabroek News
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July 11, 2025
Dear Editor, The reality facing school leavers in the Caribbean is graphically illustrated by a commentary entitled “The Silent flight of our youth” in the Barbados Daily Nation newspaper of July 1. The writer, a secondary school leaver about to...
Saint Lucia’s U-21 Beach Volleyball Stars Set for World Championship Qualifiers in Punta Cana
The Voice
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July 4, 2025
Sponsored | Article continues below Photo via MYS A formidable quartet of young beach volleyball athletes is flying the Saint Lucian flag high this week as they head to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, to compete in the NORCECA Under-21 Beach...
St. Kitts and Nevis seizes last-min...
SKNVibes
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Basseterre, St. Kitts. July 3, 2025. The St. Kitts & Nevis Amateur Volleyball Association (SKAVA) has confirmed that a men’s beach volleyball team is set to represent the nation at the NORCECA U21 World Championship Qualifier, taking place from...
How a single overdose in Vermont unraveled an empire of heroin
Boston.com - Massachusetts
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July 11, 2025
Local News A man’s death after using “Flow” in a small Vermont city exposed a drug operation that spanned continents and sent a New York prosecutor on a heartbreaking journey. U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York via The...
Dominican food import deal 'slap in farmers' faces'
The Tribune (Bahamas)
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July 4, 2025
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net A Bahamian agricultural entrepreneur yesterday branded the Government's move to expand food imports from the Dominican Republic as "a slap in the face to our farmers". Caron...
Wander Franco sentenced to two years in prison for child abuse
AS
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June 26, 2025
Wander Franco, former Tampa Bay Rays shortstop, has been found guilty of sexually abusing a minor in the Dominican Republic. ESPN journalist Juan Arturo Recio reported that the Tribunal Colegiado of Puerto Plata sentenced him to two years of...
Chinola Fresh Fruit Liqueurs Expands Distribution With Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits Travel Retail Sales & Export Division
MENAFN
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July 10, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) A strategic agreement poised to accelerate Chinola's global footprint across key export and travel retail markets. NEW YORK, July 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Chinola Fresh Fruit Liqueurs –the natural, low-ABV, artificial...
Sanford’s police chief brings the laughs— and the law— on Facebook
Seacoastonline - New Hampshire
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Sanford Police Chief Eric Small connects with the community through weekly Facebook updates. The updates share safety tips, humorous anecdotes, and personal details about Small. Small aims to increase transparency and build relationships between...
Iowa HC Jan Jensen sends encouraging message as Hannah Stuelke gears up for FIBA AmeriCup knockouts
Sportskeeda
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July 4, 2025
Hannah Stuelke and Team USA are preparing for the quarterfinals of the FIBA AmeriCup. Her college coach, Jan Jensen, conveyed a message of encouragement. Having clinched the top spot in Group B, the United States will face the Dominican Republic...
I’ve had so much plastic surgery I couldn’t get through passport control – I’ve lost count of the number of ops I’ve had
The U.S. Sun
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July 7, 2025
AN INFLUENCER says she’s had so much work done that border officials didn't even recognise her ID photo. Tatiana Murillo, who is also known as "The Colombian Barbie", has had over 20 cosmetic surgeries, according to local media. 4 Tatiana Murillo...
Wander Franco, one-time Rays star, convicted after underage sexual abuse trial
The New York Times
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June 26, 2025
PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic — Wander Franco, the one-time franchise cornerstone of the Tampa Bay Rays, was convicted on Thursday by a tribunal in his native Dominican Republic on charges of sexual abuse of a minor. The verdict, which was...