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8 Safest Places To Travel To In The Caribbean
Savannah Herald - Georgia
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July 1, 2025
Source: Melanie Hobson / EyeEm / Getty When most people think of the Caribbean, they imagine white sand beaches, turquoise waters, and a laid-back lifestyle. And while the region is known for its breathtaking beauty and warm hospitality, safety is...
Albert Reflects on Successful First Season in Martinican Football
St. Lucia Times
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June 22, 2025
Saint Lucian footballer Shamalyn Albert wrapped up a successful debut season in the Martinique Women’s Football League earlier this month, finishing as the top scorer for Avenir FC and leading all players in the season-ending football festival....
A dichotomy of emotions on 1 July
Now Grenada
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July 1, 2025
by Dr Neals J Chitan For the past 42 years, 1 July — Canada Day celebrations — with its Maple Leaf red and white flag fluttering joyously in the wind has held a special place in my heart as a Canadian citizen. However, as a Grenadian citizen, that...
PISLM and Grenada sign historic host country agreement
Now Grenada
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June 19, 2025
The Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land Management (PISLM), has successfully signed a Head Quarters Agreement with the Government of Grenada. This historic signing cements the Spice Isle as the hub for the operations of the...
MPE CARIBBEAN REPORT NEWSLETTER – June 30, 2025
I News Cayman
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June 30, 2025
The MPE Caribbean Report Newsletter offers travel, tourism, Caribbean and global news weekly. To share stories, information or intelligence, contact us at [email protected]. June 30, 2025 CTO, Caribbean destinations spotlighted at American...
Political pragmatism: How the NDC wins re-election
The New Today Grenada
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June 20, 2025
As Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique continue to mark its 51 anniversary of independence, the political climate is still defined by relative stability, economic optimism, and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) holding a firm majority in...
Ghana’s Dannabang Kuwabong and Trin...
SKNVibes
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SIMPSON BAY, St. Martin (June 29, 2025) — Professor Dannabang Kuwabong, and kaisonian Eric “Pink Panther” Taylor, received the Presidents’ Award at the 22nd edition of the St. Martin Book Fair on June 7, 2025. “The Presidents’ Award is the final...
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...
Renewed commitment to people-centered development!
The Grenadian Voice
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June 26, 2025
In the third year of the administration led by Prime Minister the Honourable Dickon Mitchell, it is said in many circles that the Government of Grenada continues to make significant strides in its transformational agenda that it launched with,...
Simone Biles Receives Heartfelt Tribute From Training Partner for Unwavering Support: “I Was Lucky”
Essentially Sports
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June 29, 2025
Mélanie De Jesus, a French gymnast with four European championships, dreams as big as her talent. She took a leap of faith when she packed her bags and moved to Houston, Texas, to train at the World Champions Centre, the world-class gym owned by...
GTA leads strategic marketing mission to Guyana
Now Grenada
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June 30, 2025
The Grenada Tourism Authority (GTA), in collaboration with a delegation of airline and hotel partners, recently concluded a successful promotional mission to Guyana aimed at strengthening tourism ties and positioning Grenada as a top-tier...
Ghana’s Kuwabong wins presidents award at St. Martin book fair
St. Vincent Times
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June 29, 2025
Ghana’s Dannabang Kuwabong and Trinidad’s Pink Panther Win Presidents’ Award at St. Martin Book Fair 2025 Professor Dannabang Kuwabong, and kaisonian Eric “Pink Panther” Taylor, received the Presidents’ Award at the 22nd edition of the St. Martin...
Francesca Clapcich to co-skipper Team Malizia in inaugural Course des Caps round Britain and Ireland offshore sailing race
Live Sail Die
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June 27, 2025
Italian/American offshore sailor Francesca Clapcich will join Malizia-Seaexplorer as co-skipper for the inaugural edition of the Course des Caps-Boulogne sur Mer – Banque Populaire du Nord. The 2,000 mile race will see 11 state-of-the-art, 60-foot...
Francesca Clapcich to co-skipper Team Malizia
Sail-World
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June 27, 2025
by Francesca Clapcich 27 Jun 05:56 PDT Italian/American offshore sailor Francesca Clapcich will join Malizia-Seaexplorer as co-skipper for the inaugural edition of the Course des Caps-Boulogne sur Mer - Banque Populaire du Nord. The 2,000 mile...
Why Puducherry's French citizens are returning to the seaside town
Mint
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June 27, 2025
It was more than FOMO, this is where she wanted to be, “un choix éclairé", an informed choice, as she calls it. With her plans in place, she broke the news to her parents at a café. “My father stood up and walked away," she says. No one they knew...
Ponant adds Central American & Caribbean journeys for winter 2027
Travel Press
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June 24, 2025
Ponant Explorations has announced an extensive deployment of 48 voyages across 11 unique itineraries in Central America and the Caribbean for the 2026-2027 winter season. From November 2026 through April 2027, the line will operate 34 Caribbean...
Algeria seeks to defuse diplomatic crisis with France
Atalayar
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June 26, 2025
On the eve of the 63rd anniversary of Algeria's independence, the Algerian Consulate in Nanterre has indirectly communicated, according to Al Arab, its intentions to calm the diplomatic crisis with France. The festivities will last from 1 to 6...
Rains and gardens
The Manila Times
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June 26, 2025
AT last, the rains are here, and the high temperatures of April and May have gone down. Manila is now an average of 2 degrees Celsius below Madrid. Summer has taken hold of Europe, with the United Kingdom undergoing such unheard-of high...
Simone Biles Receives Urgent Message From Rival Who Hated Gymnastics After Olympics Disaster
Essentially Sports
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June 25, 2025
She endured a disastrous qualification at the home Olympics on July 28, 2024. Starting on uneven bars, an early fall in the routine led to a low score, followed by a shaky beam with a near-fall, then a sluggish floor routine that ended with a...
From Governance to good governance in Grenada: Achievements, emerging risks, and the road ahead
The New Today Grenada
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June 20, 2025
In its plainest sense, governance is how power is organised and wielded to make collective decisions; good governance is how well we do, rule-bound, transparent, inclusive, and effective. Those universal ideas meet very specific circumstances in...