Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.
I learned about slavery from Hollywood. Why is French cinema so slow to depict our own colonial crimes?
The Guardian
·
July 1, 2025
France’s involvement in the transatlantic slave trade was historically among the most significant in Europe. After Britain, France had the second biggest colonial empire. We know that 1.38 million people were deported in at least 4,220 documented...
Grenada targets Guyanese travelers with strategic tourism mission in Georgetown
Caribbean National Weekly
·
July 1, 2025
The Grenada Tourism Authority (GTA), alongside airline and hotel partners, wrapped up a successful marketing mission in Guyana aimed at boosting Grenada’s appeal as a preferred destination for Guyanese travelers. The initiative is part of GTA’s...
New Flight to Connect Atlanta to Another Eastern Caribbean Escape in December
Global Atlanta - Georgia
·
June 30, 2025
A new nonstop flight starting Dec. 20 is set to connect Atlanta with yet another Caribbean island aiming to deepen cultural connections with the city while drawing tourist traffic via Delta Air Lines Inc. The island of Grenada in early June...
MPE CARIBBEAN REPORT NEWSLETTER – June 30, 2025
I News Cayman
·
June 30, 2025
The MPE Caribbean Report Newsletter offers travel, tourism, Caribbean and global news weekly. To share stories, information or intelligence, contact us at [email protected]. June 30, 2025 CTO, Caribbean destinations spotlighted at American...
The 6 Most Underrated Caribbean Beach Towns You Need to Visit
Matador Network
·
Most travelers land here with the same idea: find a stretch of sand, park up at a beach club, order something cold, and leave winter behind for a week. And while there’s nothing wrong with that, the beaches in the brochures tend to be crowded,...
Discourse on French Colonialism in the 21st Century
Africa is a country
·
Martinican author Aimé Césaire—long revered as one of the early founders of France’s Négritude movement, cultivating Black consciousness alongside Léopold Senghor and the Nardal sisters—has long been canonized in historical memory as one of the...
This Caribbean Island Is Hosting the World’s Most Luxurious Rum Festival
Caribbean Journal
·
June 29, 2025
The Caribbean’s most luxurious rum festival is back — and it’s happening on one of the region’s most exclusive islands. Think of it as a kind of Cannes for Caribbean rum: a full-fledged St Barth Rum Week. The Caribbean Rum Awards St Barth is...
GTA leads strategic marketing mission to Guyana
Now Grenada
·
June 30, 2025
The Grenada Tourism Authority (GTA), in collaboration with a delegation of airline and hotel partners, recently concluded a successful promotional mission to Guyana aimed at strengthening tourism ties and positioning Grenada as a top-tier...
Big hearted family win a Caribbean cruise at Pride of Scotland Awards
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
·
June 29, 2025
The Speirs who have provided holidays for 3000 terminally ill children and their families scooped the trip of a lifetime at the Pride of Scotland awards. Duncan, 63, Caroline, 58 and their daughter Jenna, 30, who run charity Calum’s Cabin, won a...
Caribbean ‘running behind’ in achieving Sustainable Dev't Goals by 2030
Virgin Islands News Online
·
- UN ECLAC & Associate Members collaborating on SDGs acceleration PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad & Tobago- It has been acknowledged that the Caribbean’s progress in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, was running behind, and that...
5 Caribbean cocktails to enjoy this summer
Loop News
·
June 27, 2025
When the sun is blazing and the beach is calling, nothing beats a refreshing Caribbean cocktail in hand. Bursting with tropical fruits, island spices, and vibrant spirits, these drinks capture the essence of summer in every sip. From poolside...
Martinique at center of Barbados-France agreement, bolstering regional travel
Dominica News Online
·
June 25, 2025
Dominica News Online - Wednesday, June 25th, 2025 at 8:00 AM Martinique is party to a major milestone in regional air transport cooperation, with the official signing of an administrative air agreement between France and Barbados. An official...
Why Puducherry's French citizens are returning to the seaside town
Mint
·
June 27, 2025
It was more than FOMO, this is where she wanted to be, “un choix éclairé", an informed choice, as she calls it. With her plans in place, she broke the news to her parents at a café. “My father stood up and walked away," she says. No one they knew...
Antigua Yacht Club to Host 2025 CSA Caribbean Dinghy Championship
The Antigua Observer
·
June 27, 2025
- Advertisement - The Antigua Yacht Club (AYC) will host the 2025 Caribbean Dinghy Championship (CDC) slated to run from October 24-26. Held under the auspices of the Caribbean Sailing Association (CSA), the Caribbean Dinghy Championships is...
Guadeloupe Representative: France polluted our arable lands with toxic substances
APA
·
"Between 1922 and 1930, France's inadequate actions and misguided policies led to the contamination of agricultural land with pesticides in both Guadeloupe and Martinique," said Philippe Eugène Louis Verdol, lecturer in economic sciences, during a...
Algeria seeks to defuse diplomatic crisis with France
Atalayar
·
June 26, 2025
On the eve of the 63rd anniversary of Algeria's independence, the Algerian Consulate in Nanterre has indirectly communicated, according to Al Arab, its intentions to calm the diplomatic crisis with France. The festivities will last from 1 to 6...
New York’s new-wave Caribbean cuisine
The Financial Times
·
June 26, 2025
At Maison Passerelle, the new art deco brasserie at the Manhattan branch of French department store Printemps, the shrimp cocktail presentation is impressive, the ocean trout elegantly plated with cracker-crisp skin, the coconut chiboust light and...
Alphonse lifts national cycling title
St. Lucia Times
·
June 30, 2025
Denver Alphonse topped a field of 20 athletes to win the closely-contested National Cycling Road Race and Time Trial on Sunday. Alphonse took the title by a split-second over Gillan Moses on the Millennium Highway, Castries. The cyclists included...
Ponant adds Central American & Caribbean journeys for winter 2027
Travel Press
·
June 24, 2025
Ponant Explorations has announced an extensive deployment of 48 voyages across 11 unique itineraries in Central America and the Caribbean for the 2026-2027 winter season. From November 2026 through April 2027, the line will operate 34 Caribbean...
Air France to connect Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Punta Cana this winter
DR1
·
Air France flights are returning in 2026. Air France has announced nonstop service between Paris Charles de Gaulle and Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic on 13 January 2026. The seasonal route will operate three times a week—Tuesdays, Thursdays...