The Honorable Obie Wilchcombe, Minister of Tourism for the Bahamas received a rapturous reception following his keynote speech at Sandals Resorts International’s travel agent unveilings in Los Angeles this week.

The search for two female Dutch tourists who went missing in Panama almost two months ago is resuming. A team of 12 sniffer dogs brought over from the Netherlands will assist in what Panamanian authorities insist remains a search and rescue mission.

The European Council has amended the list of non-European Union (EU) countries whose nationals are exempt from the Schengen area visa requirement.