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Strong showing in Guadeloupe for equestrian team
THE Bahamas Youth Equestrian Team made its strongest showing to date in the southern Caribbean Grand Caraïbe circuit, gaining awards in every division at the 2025 Grand Caraïbe Guadeloupe competition held this past weekend. The team of Hannah...
Ten great things to do now through summer in the Caribbean
MAY 15-18 Virgin Islands Boating Expo, destination boat show with yacht tours, vendor expo, music and cultural performances. Times, locations and ticket prices vary. St. Thomas. vibe.vi. 21-26 Aruba Soul Fest, inaugural event featuring meet and...
Grenada – V’ghn: First Caribbean Youth Ambassador for Intellectual Property – A Turning Point for Grenadian Creativity
Article – Courtesy of Richès Karayib April 25,2025 – Grenadian artist V’ghn has just made history by becoming the first Caribbean Youth Intellectual Property (IP) Ambassador appointed by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). This...
Transat Café L'or village opened in Le Havre
by Transat Café L'OR 20 Oct 04:23 PDT 26 October 2025 The extensive TRANSAT CAFÉ L'OR race village opened in Le Havre, Normandie Saturday in beautiful Autumn sunshine which blessed the thousands of visitors who took advantage of the start of the...
Air Canada unveils largest-ever winter expansion, boosting Latin America and Caribbean connectivity by 16%
Strategic expansion enhances Air Canada's Latin America and Caribbean networkAir Canada is set to significantly bolster its presence in Latin America and the Caribbean with the launch of 13 new routes and the addition of four new destinations for...
10 of our favourite small-ship cruises
There’s much to love about small ships. They can blend into tiny ports and anchorages, often unavailable to bigger ships. There’s a deeper connection with where you’re sailing, with the crew, with your fellow passengers and with the sea. The...
Grenada’s V’ghn Is First Caribbean Youth IP Ambassador
Grenada – V’ghn: First Caribbean Youth Ambassador for Intellectual Property Grenadian artist V’ghn has just made history by becoming the first Caribbean Youth Intellectual Property (IP) Ambassador appointed by the World Intellectual Property...
Air Canada Is Adding More Flights to a Caribbean Island Famous for Its Rum, Its Food and Its Volcano
The beaches. The rum. The cuisine. The volcano. There are quite a few layers to the Caribbean island of Martinique, the French Caribbean department that’s home to more rum distilleries than anywhere else on earth, some of the region’s most...
Grenada faces hidden threats as global economic clouds darken
The Grenadian economy stands at a critical crossroads. Despite the strong recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, fueled by booming tourism, a revitalised construction sector, and resilient remittances, hidden threats are quietly gathering force. The...
French-Caribbean artist Julien Creuzet stages immersive, multi-sensory installation at Brown
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — An adaptation of an immersive art installation created by the French-Caribbean artist Julien Creuzet for last year’s 60th Venice Biennale is now on view at Brown University’s David Winton Bell Gallery. Titled...
Saint Lucia victorious at ECGA golf
For the second time in three years, Saint Lucia are Eastern Caribbean Golf Association (ECGA) champions, winning the gross title on Sunday, October 5th, in St Kitts and Nevis. Of special note were strong performances from Yadhu Urs and the women...
Travel Tuesday: Martinique Lewis chats about Black-Owned businesses Napa
For Black History Month, we're taking you to Napa to explore African American travel experiences right here in the Bay Area. Travel expert and creator of the ABC Travel Greenbook, Martinique Lewis, joined Gianna Franco this morning to share how...
France's overseas territories 'sick and tired' of being treated as colonies — Putin's aide
MOSCOW, February 18. /TASS/. France’s overseas territories are sick and tired of Paris treating them as colonies, Russian Presidential Aide and Maritime Board Chairman Nikolay Patrushev said. "New Caledonia, Martinique, Guadeloupe and some other...
Martinique’s Carnival 2025: One Of The Caribbean’s Biggest Festivals
From March 2 to March 5, 2025, Martinique will roar to glorious life; the streets of Fort-de-France will be filled with colourful costumes, vibrant music and the joyous energy of general revelry. MARC MARSILLON Martinique, the beautiful...
This Martinique Hotel Has a Bucket-List Caribbean Overwater Bar
If you know us, you know we love overwater bars. No, not beach bars (though we love those, too). We mean bars that are perched right above the water, offshore, accessed only by a small deck or bridge. It means you’re surrounded. While we loved the...
Toxic gases: Sargassum produces hydrogen sulfide, methane, and ammonia
6 People who remove sargassum from the beaches are unaware that their health is at risk due to exposure to the toxic gases produced by seaweed, which washes up on the coasts of Quintana Roo by the ton. Norma Patricia Muñoz Sevilla, a doctor in...
Air Canada expands winter network with new routes to Latin America and the Caribbean
Air Canada’s Winter 2025-26 schedule marks a bold expansion, opening up new routes to key Latin American and Caribbean destinations, with a focus on enhancing both tourism and trade. The airline’s strategic growth includes the introduction of...
Carnival Cruise Line Clarifies What It Does With Uneaten Food, Signs "First-Ever" Type Of Deal
It is inevitable that some of Carnival Cruise Line's most popular ships, like the Carnival Vista, Carnival Venezia and Carnival Sunshine, will have an excess of food. This has been a concern for decades now. What do cruises do with all that extra...
Air Canada Expands Caribbean, Latam Routes
Air Canada Significantly Expands its Schedule to Latin America Air Canada has announced its winter sun schedule, reflecting its largest network expansion to Latin America to date with 16 per cent more seat capacity over last winter. Highlights of...
French Military, RSS Officials Discuss Training Opportunities
Four members of the French Armed Forces for the Caribbean visited the Regional Security System (RSS) Headquarters in Barbados last week to discuss training opportunities for military and law enforcement officers from RSS Member States. An RSS...