PLANS FOR AUSTRALIA’S FIRST TRUMP TOWER SCRAPPED — BBC News
Plans for a A$1.5bn Trump Tower in Queensland have been scrapped with Australian developer Altus Property Group blaming the “toxic” Trump brand and the Iran war for the project’s demise, just three months after the deal was announced. The 91-storey luxury hotel on the Gold Coast would have been Australia’s tallest building at 335 metres. “Let’s just say that with the Iran war and everything else, the Trump brand was increasingly toxic in Australia,” said David Young, CEO of Altus Property Group. The Trump Organization disputed this, saying the developer had failed to meet basic financial obligations. A petition against the development attracted more than 120,000 signatures. The project’s proposed site on the Gold Coast would have had 285 hotel rooms and 272 luxury residential apartments plus shops, restaurants and an exclusive beach club.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO HOST AGRI-MUSIC FESTIVAL NIGHT MARKET — June 24, 2026
The Department of Agriculture, under the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Marine Resources, in collaboration with the Ministry of Small Business, Entrepreneurship, Cooperatives and the Creative Economy, is pleased to announce the hosting of the Agri-Music Festival Night Market on Wednesday June 24, 2026, from 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm at the Basseterre Public Market. The event forms part of activities surrounding the St. Kitts Music Festival and is designed to create meaningful economic opportunities for local vendors, agro-processors, entrepreneurs, creatives and small businesses. Vendor registration commenced on Friday May 15, 2026. TDC also endorsed the 30th Annual Green Valley Festival, with TDC Client Relations and Marketing Manager Ms. Jhanelle Brown presenting corporate sponsorship to 30th Green Valley Festival Committee Chairperson Mrs. Petra McSheene-Morton at a brief ceremony on Thursday 7th May 2026 at Maynards Park in Cayon.