Cruise operator Royal Caribbean Group is in discussions with new and existing markets around the world to recruit thousands of workers to staff its ships and private destinations to keep up with record cruise demand. The number of people taking cruises hit a record in 2023, and with the surge …
Read More »Giant pumpkin wins California contest and sets US record
A horticulture teacher has set a new US record for the heaviest pumpkin after raising a giant gourd weighing 2,560lbs. Travis Gienger, from Anoka, Minnesota, set the new record and won an annual pumpkin-weighing contest in northern California. “Minnesota has a great mid-year, but our spring in our parts is …
Read More »Directors deals: Barratt Developments COO sells shares near record highs
Barratt Developments‘s chief operating officer and “persons closely associated” with him sold a large batch of shares in the homebuilder roughly a fortnight after they broke out into record territory. On 12 February, Steven Boyes sold 116,090 shares and Andrea Boyes sold 288,910 shares, both at 842.0p apiece. That same …
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