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French scientists discover a new blood type found in only one woman alive today
The Economic Times
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July 2, 2025
Imagine needing a blood transfusion and learning that no one else on the planet can help you. French researchers have identified a brand-new human blood type found in only one person on the planet, a 68-year-old woman from Guadeloupe. Doctors have...
The OECS at UNOC3: Caribbean Leadership in Action for a Healthy Ocean
Win Media SKN
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July 2, 2025
At the Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) in Nice, France (June 9–14), the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) demonstrated strong regional leadership and innovation on ocean sustainability. With the ocean playing a central...
Negative zero is no longer the rarest blood group: French scientists discover a new blood type in a Caribbean woman
MARCA
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July 2, 2025
Actualizado 02/07/2025 - 08:18 CDT Scientifically, blood groups are classified according to the ABO system and the Rh factor. More specifically, there are four groups: Group A, which has antigen A on the red blood cells and anti-B antibodies in...
Caribbean Games, Jason Griffith victims of T&T's gone and forgotten culture
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
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"T&T has a very fragile memory of things that we do. I say fragile because it is easily forgotten and easily broken." - Winston "Gypsy" Peters. Gypsy calls it a "fragile memory", I call it a "gone and forgotten" culture. We...
Mayor pays tribute to five at Gracie Mansion Caribbean-American Heritage event
Caribbean Life - New York
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July 2, 2025
On Monday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams honored four Caribbean nationals during his annual grand Caribbean-American Heritage Month Celebration at Gracie Mansion, the mayor’s official residence on East 88th St., Upper East Side, Manhattan. The...
French scientists find new blood type in Caribbean woman
Jamaica Observer
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June 30, 2025
The need for blood is universal, but access to blood for all those who need it is not. Blood shortages are particularly acute in low- and middle-income countries. (Photo: Pexels) BASSE-TERRE, France (AFP) — A French woman from the Caribbean island...
Where to watch USMNT vs. Guatemala: Latest team news and TV information
Sporting News
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July 2, 2025
The Stars and Stripes are gearing up for a high-stakes clash against Guatemala in the CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinals this Wednesday at Energizer Park. The U.S. men's squad cruised through Group D without dropping a beat, bagging three wins on the...
Caribbean-American Delegation, NYS Black Legislative Task Force honor Soca star Nailah Blackman
Caribbean Life - New York
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June 30, 2025
Search our comprehensive guide to caribbean events in NYC for more local events — or submit your own! Brooklyn Assembly Members Jaime Williams and Monique Chandler-Waterman, co-chairs of the New York State Caribbean-American Delegation, say they...
T&T opens CAZOVA medal quest against Curacao and Martinique
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
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NIGEL SIMON Senior Multimedia Reporter nigel.simon@guardian.co.tt T&T men and women teams will open their campaigns in the T&T Volleyball Federation (T&TVF) hosted Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association (CAZOVA) Under-23...
Cruise Only Fares Now Include Drink Packages on Caribbean Cruises
Cruise Fever
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July 1, 2025
A cruise line is offering a special promotion where their “Cruise Only” fare will include free drink packages on cruises to the Caribbean. From now through August 29, 2025, Costa Cruises is offering a complimentary beverage package upgrade on...
New ultra-rare blood type discovered in Guadeloupe woman
Caribbean National Weekly
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July 1, 2025
A groundbreaking discovery has added a new chapter to the science of human blood types. The International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT) has officially recognized a 48th human blood group, dubbed “Gwada negative,” named after the Caribbean...
I learned about slavery from Hollywood. Why is French cinema so slow to depict our own colonial crimes?
The Guardian
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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...
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Preview: USA vs Guatemala - prediction, team news, lineups
Sports Mole
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Sports Mole previews Wednesday's CONCACAF Gold Cup clash between USA and Guatemala, including predictions, team news and possible lineups. Tournament hosts USA are one win away from the Gold Cup decider as they prepare for Wednesday's semi-final...
Discourse on French Colonialism in the 21st Century
Africa is a country
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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...
Caribbean ‘running behind’ in achieving Sustainable Dev't Goals by 2030
Virgin Islands News Online
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- 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...
Devastating flash floods slam Texas Hill Country; Tropical Storm Chantal heads for Carolinas
Yale Climate Connections - Connecticut
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July 5, 2025
One of the nation’s deadliest flash floods in years struck one of Texas’ prime holiday recreation areas, the Guadeloupe River, early on Friday, July 4. A wall of water swept away vehicles and campers and cascaded through packed campgrounds in the...
Business News | ACEN and UPC Renewables Break Ground on over 500 MW of New Renewable Energy Projects in India
Latestly
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June 26, 2025
PRNewswire Makati City [Philippines], June 26: ACEN, in partnership with UPC Renewables, has commenced construction of two major renewable energy projects in India: a 420 MW solar farm in Rajasthan and a 120 MW wind farm in Karnataka. These new...
Guadeloupe Representative Slams French Colonial Legacy At Baku Conference
MENAFN
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June 25, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 25 . France has played a central role in keeping Guadeloupe under colonial rule for four centuries, said Jose Martin Jean-Pierre, a representative of Guadeloupe, at the international conference...
Guadeloupe representative: World must condemn France's colonial policy
APA
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"France has directly tried to legitimize its colonial policy through its presidents and has never been a state governed by the rule of law," said Guadeloupe representative Luc Reinette during the panel titled "The History and Memory of...
Guadeloupe Representative: France polluted our arable lands with toxic substances
APA
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"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...