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RORC Caribbean 600 Day 2
by Louay Habib / RORC 25 Feb 13:30 PST 25 February 2025 Monohull Line Honours Just over 24 hours into the RORC Caribbean 600, the international fleet is evenly spread over the extremities of the course. Bryon Ehrhart's Juan K 88 Lucky is just...

Cruise Line Adding New Embarkation Port in the Caribbean
One of Carnival Corporation’s cruise lines is adding a new embarkation port in the Caribbean for cruises in late 2025 through early 2026. Costa Cruises has announced that guests will be able to embark on Costa Fascinosa in Santo Domingo, Dominican...

New Platform To Spotlight Rights Of French Colonized Territories Globally
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 26. The website will be set up to bring the rights of French colonized territories to the world's attention, Guadeloupe's CANAL10 TV journalist Danik Zandwonis said, Trend reports. Addressing...

Caribbean Airlines Launches Highly Anticipated Kingston–Fort Lauderdale Route
CARIBBEAN AIRLINES RE-INTRODUCES KINGSTON-FORT LAUDERDALE ROUTE Caribbean Airlines announces the launch of its highly anticipated Kingston–Fort Lauderdale route, reaffirming the airline’s commitment to connecting the Caribbean and its Diaspora....

Azerbaijani Parliament Hails Media Representatives From French Colonies
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 26. A meeting was held in the Azerbaijani Parliament with media representatives from overseas territories under French colonial rule, Trend reports. During the meeting, participants were...

OECS Entrepreneurs Set Voyage On 5th Edition of the Caribbean Business Cruise
Castries, Saint Lucia – 18 February, 2025 – The Caribbean Business Cruise (CBC) is back for its 5th edition, promising to empower micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) from the Caribbean with unique opportunities for business growth and...

Azerbaijani parliament hosts meeting with journalists from French colonies
A meeting was held in the Milli Majlis (Azerbaijani Parliament) with journalists from French colonies, APA reports. According to the report, the meeting was attended by the leadership of the Baku Initiative Group and members of the Support Group...

I stayed at the hotel with the ‘best view in the Caribbean’ — this is my honest review
St Lucia is an island paradise that packs a punch far greater than its size (Pictures: Getty Images) Did I check us in? Are we heading to the right airport? Should I research more places for dinner? Every holiday starts and ends with me glued to...

RORC Caribbean 600 Video Preview
by RORC Press Office 23 Feb 16:18 PST 24 February 2025 The RORC Caribbean 600 starts on Monday 24th February at 1100 local time (-4 UTC) with one of the most impressive monohull fleets in the 16 year history of the race. This year promises a...

Caribbean Airlines launches Kingston – Fort Lauderdale route
Caribbean Airlines, today, announced the launch of its highly anticipated Kingston – Fort Lauderdale route, reaffirming the airline’s commitment to connecting the Caribbean and its Diaspora. The inaugural flight took off on December 17, offering...

Caribbean Airlines launches service from Guadeloupe to Barbados
10 Just in time for the Holidays, Caribbean Airlines has bridged the gap between Guadeloupe and Barbados with their recently launched flight service between the two countries. This development, in keeping with Caribbean Airlines’ mission to...

Major UK mobile network with 10 million customers brings back free roaming
UK tourists heading to the European Union have been told Three Mobile will bring back the massive perk for them. A major mobile network with 10 million customers will bring back FREE roaming while abroad this summer. UK tourists heading to the...

CARIBBEAN AIRLINES RE-INTRODUCES KINGSTON-FORT LAUDERDALE ROUTE
Kingston, Jamaica, December 18, 2024 — Caribbean Airlines announces the launch of its highly anticipated Kingston–Fort Lauderdale route, reaffirming the airline’s commitment to connecting the Caribbean and its Diaspora. The inaugural flight took...

Weaving through the Caribbean islands
The 2025 RORC Caribbean 600 got underway February 24 with 57 monohulls and nine multihulls starting from Antigua. The 16th edition, which navigates 11 islands, is led at sunset by Bryon Ehrhart’s JuanK 88-foot Lucky which as Rambler 88 set the...

French President Emmanuel Macron swears in angry exchange with residents of cyclone-hit Mayotte
Open this photo in gallery:French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to the media after meeting with local representatives in Mamoudzou, on the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte, on Dec. 19.LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP/Getty Images Angry residents of a...

Epic Duels & Furious Finishes: RORC Caribbean 600
Christian Zugel’s Volvo 70 Tschüss 2 has won IRC Super Zero, overcoming setbacks to lead on overall after IRC corrected time. Tschüss 2 now awaits challengers still out on the racecourse for overall IRC victory. In IRC Zero, Carkeek 52 Rán edged...

How to follow the RORC Caribbean 600
by RORC Press Office 23 Feb 00:06 PST 24 February 2025 A spectacular fleet of 66 boats, ranging from 10.34m to 30.47m will be on the startline in Antigua for the 16th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600. Over 600 crew from 32 countries will compete...

Caribbean Airlines reintroduces Kingston-Fort Lauderdale route
Regional carrier, Caribbean Airlines (CAL) has reintroduced its Kingston to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, flight. The first flight took off on Tuesday, offering travellers the three weekly services. “Caribbean Airlines takes pride in being a bridge...

Handouts are never free. The cruel US aid freeze is an opportunity for the Caribbean
For generations, many in the Caribbean grew up believing that the United States was the world’s great benefactor – a beacon of freedom, prosperity and boundless opportunity. Carefully cultivated through cinema, television, magazines, newspapers...

Martinique’s Vie Chère Protests and the Fight for Caribbean Justice
By Alyssa A. L. James Alyssa A. L. James, Ph.D. is a Jamaican Canadian anthropologist and postdoctoral fellow at the University of Southern California’s Society of Fellows in the Humanities. Her research explores the intersections of food,...