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Cultural Delegation from Antigua and Barbuda begins exchange in Guadeloupe
The Antigua Observer
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March 1, 2025
- Advertisement - A cultural delegation from Antigua and Barbuda arrived in Guadeloupe yesterday for a seven-day exchange program aimed at strengthening cultural ties between the two Caribbean nations. The delegation, led by Director of National...
MPs ratify new air services agreement with France and Brazil
The Antigua Observer
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February 28, 2025
- Advertisement - By Robert Andre Emmanuel [email protected] The House of Representatives has ratified new Air Services Agreements with France and Brazil, a move expected to expand Antigua and Barbuda’s international air connectivity and bolster...
Where are tiger mosquitoes in France as presence increases, and what to do about them
The Connexion
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March 7, 2025
The mosquitoes become active in spring, and are now in 78 of 96 departments Tiger mosquitoes are spreading in France, and are a major vector for diseases including dengue frank60 / Jarun Ontakrai / Shutterstock Tiger mosquitoes - which can carry...
Caribbean Journal Unveils Top Travel Spots for 2025: Antigua and Barbuda Leads the Pack
Antigua.News
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January 11, 2025
The top 25 destinations to visit this year: 1. Antigua and Barbuda 2. Exuma, The Bahamas 3. San Ignacio, Belize 4. Downtown Nassau, The Bahamas 5. Grand Case, St Martin 6. Southeastern Peninsula, St Kitts 7. Providenciales, Turks and Caicos 8....
Guadeloupe to fell 'exotic' coconut trees to stem coastal erosion
Modern Ghana
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January 4, 2025
France's Caribbean archipelago of Guadeloupe, famed for its tropical beaches, plans to remove some of its exotic coconut palms to stem coastal erosion and eradicate a tree disease. At the picture-perfect beach of La Perle, in the north of the...
Saint Lucia to Host AMBC Caribbean Boxing Championships
The Voice
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February 26, 2025
Saint Lucia will proudly host this season’s AMBC Caribbean Boxing Championships from February 28 to March 2, with over 120 boxers set to participate. SLBA representatives and Ministry of Sports officials promote the upcoming regional boxing event...
Three Gold Medals for Saint Lucia in Martinique Boxing
St. Lucia Times
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February 25, 2025
Five Saint Lucian boxers took part in the first-ever Caribbean Golden Glove Championships, hosted by Move and Box Academy in Martinique over the weekend. The team, coached by Conrad Francis and Arthur Langelier, returned with seven medals,...
Caribbean Actress Murielle Hilaire Joins The Bold and the Beautiful
St. Kitts Gazette
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January 3, 2025
News Americas, New York, NY, January 3, 2025: Caribbean-born actress Murielle Hilaire is set to make waves as she joins the cast of the popular daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful. Hilaire, originally from the French Caribbean island of...
Tourist couple shot at, robbed in Grand Case
The Daily Herald
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GRAND CASE--A male tourist was shot by a firearm Sunday night in Grand Case and was robbed of his wallet, while his wife was robbed of her hand bag. The incident occurred at midnight in the vicinity of Le Pressoir restaurant as the couple were...
How to experience Carnival in the Caribbean
National Geographic
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More than two dozen countries make up the Caribbean, each with its own vernacular, history, food, and culture. Despite these distinctions, one tradition connects every island—Carnival. Born from the ingenuity of enslaved African people determined...
Despite national and state warnings, Kerr County, Camp Mystic didn’t evacuate
Just the News
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July 6, 2025
As the death count in the Independence Day flooding in central Texas has now surpassed that of Hurricane Harvey, with dozens of children reported dead and missing who were camping at Camp Mystic in Kerr County, Texans are asking why a warning...
Drink Like the French This Mardi Gras with These Cocktails
Frenchly
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March 4, 2025
Mardi Gras, which translates to “Fat Tuesday” in French, has always been a time for excess and indulgence, before the pious and restrictive Lenten season begins. Though most associated with the city of New Orleans, the celebration, which marks the...
GBA head hails next generation of Guyanese boxers following Caribbean C’ship success
News Room
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March 5, 2025
Following Guyana’s dominant performance at the recently concluded Caribbean Boxing Championship in St. Lucia, president of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA), Steve Ninvalle, has praised the next generation of pugilists who excelled in both the...
New energy sustainable energy projects to be launched in three Caribbean countries
Dominica News Online
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March 4, 2025
Geothermal activity in the Roseau ValleyThe Caribbean region is facing significant energy challenges rooted in its heavy reliance on imported fossil fuels. According to a press release from the World Bank, with imports accounting for approximately...
Guadeloupe: seizing the opportunity of a blackout…
Indybay - California
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January 2, 2025
Effects of a blackout amidst a popular uprising in the Caribbean a few months ago. On Friday October 25 in the French colony of Guadeloupe, shortly after 8:30 a.m., striking EDF employees in a month-long dispute with their management invaded the...
Representative of Guadeloupe Island: French authorities see themselves as superior race and the colonial peoples as inferior
APA
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“Guadeloupe, Martinicans, and Kanaks who opposed French colonial policies are portrayed as criminals,” M. Florent, Deputy Secretary General of the Guadeloupe Island UPLG, said this at the press conference dedicated to the presentation of the...
Guadeloupe to fell iconic coconut palms
The Peninsula
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January 2, 2025
The sun sets past palm tress in Le Gosier outside Pointe-a-Pitre on the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe on November 22, 2021. Photo by Christophe ARCHAMBAULT / AFP Deshaies, France: The Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, famous for its tropical...
A few of Dominica’s watering holes make a splash among regional beach bars
Dominica News Online
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July 2, 2025
Dominica News Online - Wednesday, July 2nd, 2025 at 11:17 AM David L. Hyman, marine journalist and self-proclaimed ’20-year beach bar researcher,’ has reportedly spent decades exploring Caribbean watering holes, and his findings include that...
Bahamian equestrian team shines at Grand Caraibe Martinique
The Nassau Guardian
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March 3, 2025
The Bahamas continues to make significant strides in equestrian riding, sending a mixed group of seasoned and novice riders to the Grand Caraibe Martinique 2025. This event was held at the EquiLibre facility in Le François, Martinique. The team,...
Ambassador: Caribbean Fly-Cruise Program for Winter 2025-26
Cruise Industry News
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Ambassador Cruise Line has announced its inaugural Caribbean fly-cruise program for winter 2025-26, offering 10 sailings aboard the Renaissance. This new program will serve UK, French and Dutch markets with departures from Bridgetown, Barbados,...