Senior Profile- Julia Wagner, North Adams High School

SPORTS EDITOR’S NOTE: Each week, The People’s Defender will profile an Adams County senior student/athlete so our community and readers can get to know better these outstanding young people who participate both in athletics and academics in their...

Carnival Sunrise Cruise Ship: A Complete Guide

This article is part of a directory: Carnival Cruise Line Carnival Sunrise is one of Carnival Cruise Line’s Sunshine-class ships that began its second life in 2019 after a $200 million transformation from its original debut as Carnival Triumph in...

Carnival Venezia Cruise Ship: A Complete Guide

This article is part of a directory: Carnival Cruise Line Carnival Venezia is a "Fun Italian style" ship in Carnival Cruise Line’s Venice class. It joined the fleet in 2023 following a refit from Costa Venezia and began its inaugural sailings from...

Carnival Sunshine Cruise Ship: A Complete Guide

This article is part of a directory: Carnival Cruise Line Carnival Sunshine is one of Carnival Cruise Line’s Sunshine-class ships in Carnival’s fleet that sails seasonally from Norfolk, Virginia. From there, it visits a range of destinations,...

Carnival Pride Cruise Ship: A Complete Guide

This article is part of a directory: Carnival Cruise Line Carnival Pride is Carnival Cruise Line’s Spirit-class ship that was christened in January 2002. It sails from Baltimore, Maryland, on cruises from 4 to 15 days to destinations like the...

Pursuing the life of Riley

Sometimes I think about running away. OK, not so much running as walking with purpose but without breaking a sweat. And it's not just sometimes, I’ve thought about it for decades. I wonder if my mom ever wanted to run away. She used to talk about...

After Shark Attack, She’s Running the NYC Marathon

A shark bit off her foot, but somehow, Ali Truwit made it back to the boat. One of the first responders, Matthew Bevilacqua, talked to her to keep her conscious. Truwit cracked a joke: “At least I got my marathon in before this.” Bevilacqua didn’t...

Expanding global connections with Jamaica

Created: Oct 11, 2025 08:14 AM (Updated: Oct 11, 2025 08:54 AM) CedarBridge Academy students engage in the Fourth Annual Youth Climate Summit at Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute last year (File photograph by Blaire Simmons) The Fifth...

AM Best Places Credit Ratings of The Fortegra Group, Inc.’s Insurance Subsidiaries Under Review With Positive Implications

OLDWICK, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#insurance—AM Best has placed under review with positive implications the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICRs) of “a-” (Excellent) of the operating...

Caribbean tourism shows resilience amid mixed markets

Bridgetown, Barbados: Caribbean tourism recorded 18.5 million arrivals in the first half of 2025, up nearly two per cent on last year and six per cent above pre-pandemic levels, according to new data presented at the CTO’s State of the Tourism...

Hurricane season brings financial fears in the Caribbean

Gemma HandyBusiness reporter, St Johns, Antigua ShareSave Homes in Barbuda were flattened by 2017's Hurricane Irma For some Barbudans, thunderstorms still trigger flashbacks of the night in September 2017 when they lost everything they owned to...

Odds And Ends From Utah Jazz Media Day 2025

SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Jazz held their 2025 media day on Monday to signal the beginning of the new season. While a handful of larger storylines emerged, namely Ace Bailey’s natural enthusiasm and Walker Kessler’s frustration over not signing a...

Ritz-Carlton Cayman Cookout 2026 Tickets Launch October 1

The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman has announced that tickets for the 17th annual Ritz-Carlton Cayman Cookout will officially go on sale Wednesday, October 1. The culinary event will take place January 14–19, 2026, at the resort, which is also...

The biggest travel trends for 2026 prove the way we vacation is completely changing

January may be several months away, but we're already mentally planning how next summer is going to look - and if 2026's predicted travel trends are anything to go by, we could be changing the way we vacation. It's thought that 59 per cent of Gen...

WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THE CONSTITUENCY BOUNDARIES COMMISSION IN ST. KITTS AND NEVIS?

Part I – By Amicus Jr BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS – September 30, 2025 — Something is dangerously amiss in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, and the silence is deafening. For nearly 16 months, a body central to the health of our democracy — the...

‘This loss is devastating,’ says sister

By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net A 19-year-old security guard was fatally shot in Fox Hill on Thursday while on his way to buy orange juice, after falling ill from suspected food poisoning. Dennis Lightbourne had...

Taylor Swift Shines Like a Mirrorball on “The Tonight Show ”in New York City, Plus Travis Kelce, Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck and More

Celebrities have been everywhere this week. In New York City, Taylor Swift sits for a chat on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have a surprise reunion at a screening of Kiss of the Spider Woman. Meanwhile,...

Liberty Caribbean concludes success...

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten (September 30th, 2025) -- Leading telecoms provider Liberty Caribbean, the operators of Flow and Liberty Business, recently concluded a focused leadership summit for its North Caribbean markets, convening its senior...

Liberty Caribbean concludes successful North Caribbean Leadership Summit

CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT’S APP GROUP Leading telecoms provider Liberty Caribbean, the operators of Flow and Liberty Business, recently concluded a focused leadership summit for its North Caribbean markets, convening its senior executives and...

We Asked 10 Travel Experts Their Favorite Island Destination—and They All Said the Same Thing

There's no such thing as a bad time for an island getaway. Across the globe, there are tiny, floating plots of land just waiting for you to come to dig your toes in the sand, swim in the azure waters, and kick back to relax and do nothing at all....