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Tourism Director General Regards Routes Americas 2025 Conference Delegates Key To The Future Of Air Travel In The Americas
- Advertisement - Atlantis, Paradise Island, The Bahamas – Director General of Tourism Latia Duncombe said The Bahamas remains committed as a leader in visitor experience, as more than 1,000 participants were welcomed to Routes Americas 2025 at...
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U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, March 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...
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Tourism Director General regards Routes Americas 2025 conference delegates, key to the future of air travel in the Americas
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Director General of Tourism Latia Duncombe said The Bahamas remains committed as a leader in visitor experience, as more than 1,000 participants were welcomed to Routes Americas 2025 at Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island. It is said to be the...
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Caribbean Airlines launches new miles program, vision for 2025
Photo: Caribbean Airlines CEO Garvin Madera speaking at a customer appreciation event on Wednesday. Brent Pinheiro [email protected] Caribbean Airlines (CAL) has unveiled plans to be more than just a transportation provider and evolve into a...
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France doubles tax on plane tickets
Flights leaving from France are set to get more expensive, with an increase in the taxes levied on plane tickets. France has now passed its 2025 Budget - after a lot of political wrangling - and among the many new measures announced is an extra...
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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...
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Minister Konris Maynard chairs 3rd OECS Meeting, promotes sustainable energy roadmap 2025-2035
Minister of Energy in St Kitts and Nevis Federal Cabinet, Konris Maynard chaired the Third Meeting of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Council of Ministers: Energy. The meeting was held at the Marriott Resort from February 4th,...
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Air France Increases Tahiti Service For Christmas & New Year's
Air France has scheduled additional frequencies between Paris and Tahiti, with the island-serving flights stopping in Los Angeles, the United States. The flights, operated by Airbus A350-900, will go from five weekly to daily during the holiday...
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Hidden defects cause legal row for €1 house in France
Couple may sue French council over drainage issues in their bargain property. Copyright (c) 2023 chayanuphol/Shutterstock. No use without permission. A couple who bought a house for €1 in central France are threatening to take the town council...
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Air Transat launches non-stop service between Québec City & Fort-de-France
Air Transat is consolidating its leadership in the French Antilles with an innovative route from Québec City. The airline is the first to offer a direct connection between Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB) and Martinique Aimé...
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Haitians deserve reparations from France
By Marlene L. Daut (Source: Philadelphia Tribune) In 2002, Haiti’s former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide argued that France should pay his country $21 billion. The reason? In 1825, France extracted a huge indemnity from the young nation, in...
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End-of-Season Options for Caribbean Cruisers
Jolly Harbour Marina & Boat Yard David H. Lyman It’s May, the end of another season in the Caribbean. Antigua Classic and Sailing Week have come and gone; the boats have packed up and left. My boat is one of the only ones still at anchor in this...
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Air Transat launches exclusive non-stop service between Québec City and Fort-de-France
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Air Transat, voted 2024 World's Best Leisure Airline by Skytrax, is consolidating its leadership in the French Antilles with an innovative route from Québec City. The airline is the first to offer a direct connection between Québec City Jean...
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‘Caribbean culture is not a brand’
“Culture is not a brand.” The words rang through the Assembly Hall at the University of the West Indies (UWI), as Professor Anthony Bogues, ASA Messer Professor of Humanities of African Studies at Brown University, challenged Jamaica’s modern...
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French navy seizes 9 tons of cocaine on Turkish ship off Martinique
The French Navy maritime patrol vessel La Confiance boarded and seized nine tons of cocaine from the Turkish merchant vessel Haliç-Equality, owned by Turkish shipping magnate H.B.T, on January 10, according to the reports. The ship, valued at...
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St Barth Film Festival Returns with a Focus on Caribbean Stories in Motion
ST BARTH — The 28th edition of the St Barth Film Festival is set to open on April 30, with a lineup that cuts across borders and cultures, examining the many forms of movement that shape Caribbean life — from migration and exile to adventure and...
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FRENCH NATIONALS KILLED AS AIRCRAFT GOES DOWN IN DOMINICA
French authorities have launched an involuntary manslaughter investigation following a plane crash in Dominica that killed four French nationals, the Fort-de-France prosecutor’s office announced Monday. The Cessna 172 aircraft crashed Sunday in...
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Meet the people who use home swap sites to travel the world
It’s that dreary time of year, when we all start to daydream about our summer holidays. We’ve all been there - picturing ourselves staying in a beach-side villa in the Caribbean, a top floor loft in Brooklyn, or a city centre apartment in Milan....
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New Speed Cameras Burned Hours After Installation in Martinique
Fort-de-France, Martinique — Several newly installed speed cameras were intentionally set on fire in the L’Union neighborhood of Lamentin during the night of April 23 into April 24, 2025. The cameras were only installed hours before the arson....
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INTERVIEW: A conversation with former prime minister Edison James – Part I
With former Prime Minister James in March 2025 in Dominica, Photo by Adrian JosephDisclaimer: The views expressed in this article are independent, on the record, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Duravision Inc, Dominica News Online, or...
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