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The price of being young in Grenada and the Caribbean
Now Grenada
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August 8, 2025
“A deep dive into youth displacement, crime and the erosion of hope and the urgency for evidence-based responses in Grenada and beyond.” by Dr Justine Cleophas Pierre, Labour Market Consultant Introduction: A region in crisis, a generation at...
‘I sold everything I own to sail around the world in retirement’
The Times
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Sonia Johal is sitting in Curaçao, in the Caribbean, with her chihuahua Buoy. She will spend her day walking him along the beach, catching up on emails, carrying out maintenance on her boat and exploring the island where she has been anchored...
Volotea, Air Caraïbes, and French Bee launch interline agreement to streamline travel between Europe and long-haul destinations
Aviation24.be
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August 7, 2025
On August 6, 2025, Volotea, Air Caraïbes, and French Bee announced an interline agreement that simplifies travel between regional European cities and long-haul destinations in the Caribbean, French overseas territories, North America, and Réunion...
Volotea Signs Interline Agreement with Air Caraïbes and French Bee
Rus Tourism News
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August 6, 2025
Travelers across Europe’s regional capitals now have a smoother gateway to exotic long-haul destinations. Low-cost carrier Volotea has signed a new interline agreement with Air Caraïbes and French Bee, offering a fully integrated travel experience...
The limits of France’s racial memory
Africa is a country
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In France, the word noir can feel like a provocation. Meant to describe Blackness in polite terms, it is more typically whispered in hushed tones with blushing cheeks—or altogether replaced with the English term black delivered in a heavy French...
Caribbean Shield semis today
Trinidad Express
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August 1, 2025
The 2025 Caribbean Club Shield reaches its semi-final stage this evening at the Ato Boldon Stadium. In the first semi-final, Group A winners Academy Eagles of the Turks and Caicos Islands face off against Group B champions and current tournament...
Caribbean Corals: Bleaching Ravages a Region Built on Reefs as Aid Falls Short
Centro de Periodismo Investigativo
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July 31, 2025
On a sweltering day in 2023, British Virgin Islands fisherman Zacchari Stoutt was suiting up for a routine dive when he glimpsed something unusual on the seafloor. At first, he thought it was a sunken boat. “It was quite visible,” recalled Stoutt,...
A guide to sargassum in the Caribbean
Lonely Planet
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Quick: picture your fantasy Caribbean getaway. Did you happen to see those massive brown blobs of seaweed floating up on that imaginary powdery beach? Probably not. No one expects a storm of sargassum (that’s the aforementioned seaweed) to crash...
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, June 2025
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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August 5, 2025
Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...
Caribbean Carnival: Spreading its Wings
Searchlight
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July 31, 2025
IT IS TRULY remarkable to witness the growth, development and spread of Carnival in the Caribbean from quite modest roots, combining the features of a primarily European festival, to a global exhibition with a distinct Caribbean brand and flavour....
The World’s Top Rum Competition Is in the Caribbean
Caribbean Journal
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August 4, 2025
Every November, the finest rums in the world are judged not in Europe or the United States — but at a luxury resort in St Barth. This is the Caribbean Rum Awards St Barth, and it’s become the most prestigious competition of its kind anywhere — the...
I've Stayed at More Than 50 Hotels in the Caribbean—These 12 Keep Me Coming Back Again and Again
Travel + Leisure
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These are the 12 best hotels in the Caribbean, according to a travel writer who's stayed at more than 50 across the region. Standout properties include wellness retreats in the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, beachfront escapes in the Bahamas,...
St. Kitts Tourism Authority Launches 2025 STAYcation Program
Nevis Pages
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August 2, 2025
Basseterre, St. Kitts – The St. Kitts Tourism Authority is pleased to announce the launch of its annual STAYcation Program, themed “St. Kitts Truly Awaits You,” designed exclusively for residents. Running through 31 October 2025, the program...
Caribbean clubs kick off Shield
Trinidad Express
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Preparation has not been ideal for AC Port of Spain, one of two Trinidad and Tobago football clubs which take centre stage this Sunday on the second day of the CFU Club Shield, being hosted on home soil. The double-header at the Hasely Crawford...
These Caribbean Adventures Go Beyond the Beach
AFAR
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July 31, 2025
Melt this winter’s chill with an Explora Journeys experience in some of the most culturally abundant and diverse islands of the Caribbean, which will welcome visitors with warmth and generosity. Aboard the luxury ship, relax poolside in a cabana,...
Air Canada Applauded By Canadians For Replacing Dipping U.S. Travel With An Unexpected Market
The Travel
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July 30, 2025
The major Canadian commercial airlines have reacted differently to the recent decline in U.S. travel. WestJet announced a slew of cancellations, axing New York, Orlando, Austin and Seattle routes. On the contrary, Porter Airlines has surprised...
Grammy Winner Ciara Accepts Offer for Benin Citizenship, a New Way to Reckon with its Slave Trade
Good News Network
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July 31, 2025
Ciara gains Benin citizenship Credit: @Ciara Instagram American R&B singer Ciara has been awarded citizenship to the African country of Benin as part of a new law that aims to attract the African diaspora. Like similar initiatives in neighboring...
Martinique strengthens ties with American Airlines
Caribbean National Weekly
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July 22, 2025
Martinique deepened its strategic partnership with American Airlines last month during “Threads of Influence,” a lively celebration of Caribbean-American Heritage Month held at the airline’s headquarters in Dallas-Fort Worth. - Advertisement -...
CARICOM DSG welcomes outgoing French Ambassador for farewell visit
Win Media SKN
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July 30, 2025
(Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – On 29 July 2025, CARICOM Deputy Secretary-General, Dr. Armstrong Alexis welcomed His Excellency Nicolas de Lacoste, Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic...
Martinique Strengthens Strategic Ti...
SKNVibes
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DALLAS-FORT WORTH (July 21, 2025) – Martinique deepened its strategic partnership with American Airlines (AA) last month during “Threads of Influence”, a vibrant Caribbean-American Heritage Month celebration at the airline’s Dallas-Fort Worth...