Airline lobby group IATA has urged the Brazilian government and state-run oil company Petrobras to tweak the way jet fuel is charged in the country in order to reduce costs, calling kerosene prices in the South American nation "excessively high." The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said in a statement on Monday that local prices "do not reflect the reality of an oil producing country," adding that fuel costs were one of the main challenges faced by the sector in Brazil. Petrobras is Brazil's largest oil producer and responsible for most of the country's refining activity.
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As one of the leading tourism destinations, Jamaica was once again in the spotlight at the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s (CTO’s) State of the Tourism Industry Conference (SOTIC) that took place in Turks & Caicos Wednesday, October 10, through Thursday, October 12.