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MPE CARIBBEAN REPORT NEWSLETTER – October 13, 2025
Cruise community to meet in San Juan next week The cruise community will gather in San Juan, Puerto Rico next week for the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) Cruise Conference & Trade Show, taking place October 21–24, 2025. The spirit of...
Tiger Woods announces seventh back surgery to have disk replaced
Tiger Woods has gone through a seventh back surgery, this time to replace a disk in his lower back that had caused pain and mobility issues. Woods said in a social media post he had the surgery in New York and said it was the right decision for...

Woods has seventh back surgery to have disk replaced
Tiger Woods has gone through a seventh back surgery, this time to replace a disk in his lower back and had caused pain and mobility issues. Woods said in a social media post he had the surgery in New York and said it was the right decision for his...

Tiger Woods has a seventh back surgery to have disk replaced
By Canadian Press on October 11, 2025. Tiger Woods has gone through a seventh back surgery, this time to replace a disk in his lower back and had caused pain and mobility issues. Woods said in a social media post he had the surgery in New York and...

Tiger Woods announces seventh back surgery to have a collapsed disk replaced
Tiger Woods has gone through a seventh back surgery, this time to replace a disk in his lower back and had caused pain and mobility issues. Woods said in a social media post he had the surgery in New York and said it was the right decision for his...

Man shares harrowing story after being attacked by shark while spearfishing: 'I let my guard down'
A spear fisherman in Florida experienced a life-threatening encounter with a shark while in the Bahamas. What happened? According to CBS 12 News, Florida resident Eddie Jarmakowicz was snorkeling and spearfishing in the Bahamas when he encountered...
Woods undergoes seventh surgery on 'collapsed' disk
Tiger Woods has gone through a seventh back surgery, this time to replace a disk in his lower back and had caused pain and mobility issues. Woods said in a social media post he had the surgery in New York and said it was the right decision for his...

South and Southeast Asia M&A Report | Q3 2025
We are pleased to provide this twice-annual report summarising notable mergers and acquisitions activity in South and Southeast Asia, highlighting transactions over US$100 million in aggregate value. This edition features deal making in the region...

Powerful Nor'easter storm leaves massive cruise ship stranded in port as Great White sharks circle New Jersey coast: Live updates
By RACHEL BOWMAN, US NEWS REPORTER Updated: 14:57 EDT, 13 October 2025 A Royal Caribbean cruise ship was forced to dock in a New Jersey port as the powerful Nor' easter storm continues to batter the East Coast. Passengers on the Symphony of the...

How Breast Awarness Month Is Helping Save Lives
Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The color pink has become synonymous with October as millions around the world unite to recognize...

To Grouse and Kvech 2: Ruins, Climate Art, and Revisiting the Anthropocene
Alexis Rockman (b. 1962, New York City) is a leading painter of the Anthropocene, known for richly researched images that reimagine natural history through ecology and genetics. A School of Visual Arts graduate, he combines fieldwork with studio...
Today in High Prairie: October 14, 2025
Today in High Prairie! See what’s happening today in town, celebrity birthdays, local history, world history and your daily horoscope. Please send your birthdays and community events to southpeacenews@hotmail.com and/or spneditor@outlook.com....

Social Security shutdown: All 1,400 offices closed nationwide for 24 hours - know the reason
All 1,400 Social Security offices in the U.S. are closed today, October 13, for Columbus Day. The Social Security Administration (SSA) is a government agency. It helps people with Social Security numbers and programs. SSA gives money to people for...

Four CARICOM Countries Implement Free Traveling
Flag of CARICOM. Photo: National Today October 13, 2025 Hour: 2:18 pm The measure was agreed upon by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of State during their 49th Ordinary Meeting on July 6, and responds to the need to advance regional...
Celebrity Cruises cancels all upcoming trips to this Caribbean destination
Celebrity Cruises has canceled stops to Haiti on its upcoming 2025 and 2026 trips. Citing safety concerns, the cruise line has updated itineraries and replaced stops to Haiti with other destinations in the Caribbean. Labadee, Haiti, is Royal...

64 HAITIAN NATIONALS DEPORTED AND 18 FOREIGN NATIONALS CONVICTED
FILE PHOTO Nassau – Today, the Deportation and Removal Units successfully executed the deportation of sixty-four (64) Haitian nationals, 51 males and 13 females, from Lynden Pindling International Airport to Cap-Haitien, Haiti onboard a Bahamasair...
Beware of in-transit fumigation risks
Despite detailed IMO recommendations setting out safety precautions for fumigating vessels’ cargo holds, casualty investigations continue to reveal critical gaps in training, gas monitoring, and risk awareness – leaving crews exposed to...

Champion Spirit attracting Olympians
The Bahamas has long been a hub for sports tourism, and now, Champion Spirit Country Club – a high-performance wellness, sports, and fitness center located in western New Providence – seeks to enhance that experience even further. Head of Sports...
Caricom discussion paper in final stages
The Caricom Secretariat headquarters in Guyana (File photograph) It has been almost two years since the Government announced in the Throne Speech that it would pursue full membership of Caricom — but the details of what that might mean for Bermuda...

'Still Gives Me Goosebumps': Greg Biffle Recounts How His Hurricane Helene Rescue Efforts Came About
It was a little over a year ago, September 28th to be exact. Former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle was putting the finishing touches on his sailboat. He was ready to start sailing the next day, headed for a relaxing Bahamas vacation. Then Hurricane...