Day: November 6, 2017

Tunisia in talks with EU for ‘open skies’

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Tunisia’s tourism minister has revealed the country is in the final stages of negotiating an agreement with the European Union “to have open skies”. Speaking at World Travel Market London 2017, Selma Elloumi Rekik said: “Open skies are important for tour operators because they will have their own aircraft and it will be cheaper for them [to fly to Tunisia]. “It will also make Tunisia more attractive to low-cost carriers.” Rekik added that she hoped discussions would conclude by the end of the year, but that they may be held…

Enigmatic coral recorded for first time in Malta Very likely that only recently introduced to Malta

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Researchers from the Marine Ecology Research Group at the Department of Biology of the University of Malta have documented the presence of stony coral in Maltese harbours for the first time, observing sizeable colonies on jetties. “The Mediterranean Sea is notorious for invasion by non-native biota, resulting in an ever-increasing number of alien species recorded from this sea, including in Maltese waters. Nevertheless, when a new species is recorded, it is not always due to a recent introduction: many species are small and inconspicuous, and therefore may have been present…

International Festival brings different cultures to Marshall

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Students and restaurants representing at least 30 countries around the world attracted what organizers hoped to be upward of 2,000 people Saturday evening to Marshall University’s 54th annual International Festival at the Memorial Student Center. The event was free to attend, but guests could purchase tickets to sample foods in the first-floor lobby from different international restaurants throughout the Tri-State, such as Chateau d’Italia, El Ranchito, New China Garden Buffet, The Cellar Door and Marshall Dining by Sodexo. Flags from different countries lined the walls of the Don Morris Room…

The Rise Of The African Woma

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In March, the MasterCard Index of Women Entrepreneurs (MIWE) report was released and it contained good news. Uganda has the highest percentage (34.8%) of women business owners in the world. The East African country led in various key components of the survey; the highest percentage (90.5%) of female entrepreneurs in the world borrowing and saving money to start a business, highest (93.9%) labor force participation rate and a 100% women entrepreneurial activity rate, meaning women are as likely as men to start a business. Notably, cultural perceptions of female entrepreneurs…

Tunisian olive oil output to reach record levels this season

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Tunisia expects its olive oil output to triple in the November-December season to a record 280,000 tons, which will boost exports, a minister said on Monday. Tunisia is among the world’s top exporters of olive oil, in which both consumers and investors are showing a growing interest. “Olive oil output is to reach record and exceptional levels this season… It will reach about 280,000 tons for this first time, against only 95,000 tons last year,” Agriculture Minister Samir Bettaib said. The olive oil industry relies on 70 million olive trees…