Cuba and the US will establish a historic biotech joint venture based in Havana to develop new cancer treatments, official sources said.

The board of directors of the entity, which belongs to the ministry of public health, said that the first group of Canadian travelers will arrive in November at Varadero beach, located 140 kilometers from Havana.

A local legislator who's opposed to the Cayman Islands’ long-planned cruise ship facility is calling for a “people-initiated” vote on the $200 million project.

Duty Free and travel retail sales in the aviation channel estimated at nearly $1.9bn in the US and Canada and $4.8bn in Latin America and the Caribbean.

According to Wings, geopolitical instability is continuing to add to the complexities of business travel and may be deterring companies from moving into certain markets.

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