A crisis in Asian communities

It starts with aggressive marketing in Asian communities to entice customers to Encore Boston Harbor and other casinos in disproportionate numbers — three times their share of the population, according to one survey of Encore patrons. All day long, free shuttle buses pull up near Boston’s Chinatown gate, and other places where large numbers of…

Tanzania scoops top Commonwealth debt management awards

Dar es Salaam. Tanzania has emerged as the overall winner at the Commonwealth Public Debt Management Awards, reinforcing its growing reputation for sound fiscal governance on the global stage. The accolades, announced on March 26, 2026, in London, United Kingdom, also saw the country clinch the Best Office in the Africa Region award through the…

Tour company goes into liquidation and cancels all trips

Between the significant changes in how travelers book trips and consumers who are watching discretionary spending more carefully, it is proving to be a particularly tough time to run a travel agency. Travel companies that collapsed in bankruptcy over the last year include British firms Great Little Escapes and Jetline, Swedish travel company MixxTravel and French…