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Erin Upgraded To A Rare Category 5 Hurricane; Heavy Rain Threat In Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
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Hurricane Erin is now a rare Category 5 hurricane located north of the Northern Leeward Islands. Erin is expected to bring rain, gusty winds and high surf to the Caribbean this weekend before pivoting northward and passing between Bermuda and the...
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Over 20 cruise ships disrupted because of Hurricane Erin. Here are the changes so far
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Guests on at least ten cruise ships have had their plans altered as Hurricane Erin barrels through the Atlantic Ocean. The itineraries range from short getaways to Bermuda to longer Caribbean voyages and even transatlantic crossings. Up until...
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Mexican Caribbean Turns Seaweed Crisis into Fuel, Building Panels, and Carbon Credits
On the beaches of Quintana Roo, the tide brings more than tourists. In 2025, record waves of sargassum threaten to choke the coastline’s turquoise brand—but engineers and scientists here are betting it can be turned into energy, products, and...
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Hurricane Erin threatens the north Caribbean a year after Beryl wrought havoc
A man rides a motorcycle on the beach, following the passage of Erin, the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season, in Nagua, Dominican Republic on Aug. 17, 2025. REUTERS/Erika Santelices Hurricane Erin is threatening the same Caribbean regions...
Owner: Victoria & Joshua Schneps
Caribbean Leaders Unite for Collective Action on Oceans and Launch the Actioning Blue Declaration at UNOC3
Joint Press Release: OECS and the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund Nice, France – In a powerful demonstration of political unity and regional ambition, Caribbean governments today officially launched the Actioning Blue: Caribbean 30×30 Vision for the...
Owner: Joan & Colin Wilson
May 2025 was the planet’s second-warmest on record
May 2025 was Earth’s second-warmest May in analyses of global weather data going back to 1850, NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, or NCEI, reported June 12. NASA and the European Copernicus Climate Change Service also rated May...
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PISLM and Grenada sign historic host country agreement
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...
Owner: Nigel Mathlin
Albert Reflects on Successful First Season in Martinican Football
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....
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Recovering Suzanne Césaire’s Legacy
“Everything collapses in the ripping sound of great manifestations,” wrote Suzanne Césaire in 1945. The line purportedly described an immense hurricane in the Caribbean Sea, but knowing Césaire—a formidable theorist, postcolonial and feminist...
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A United Caribbean Voice for the Ocean: OECS Member States and CBF to Amplify Regional Action at UNOC-3
From OECS Communications and the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund For Caribbean people, the ocean is more than a resource—it is central to our identity, our food systems, our economies, and our way of life. It sustains cultures, drives livelihoods, and...
Owner: Joan & Colin Wilson
The Prettiest Village In France, Voted By The French—In Pictures
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Semur-en-Auxois in the Burgundy region of France, one of France's prettiest villages, 2025. getty Beauty is, of course, subjective, but for a European village, it is usually measured in old houses, castles, churches, rivers, and cobbled streets. A...
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Cheers to National Rum Day!
Piña Colada, Hurricane, Apple Mojito, and Frozen Strawberry Daiquiri CocktailsPhoto: AdobeTropical dreams of palm trees that sway in warm ocean breezes mix with the lore of pirate ships and centuries-old seafaring traditions in a bottle of rum....
Owner: John Balardo & Stefan Wanczyk
Political pragmatism: How the NDC wins re-election
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...
Owner: Impact Printers Grenada Ltd.
Grenada’s Dream Team Shares Bold Vision for Tourism Growth
An exclusive interview with Stacey Liburd (CEO), Tornia Charles (Director of Sales & Marketing), and Randall Dolland (Chairman of the Board), Grenada Tourism Authority – with Breaking Travel News Breaking Travel News (BTN): Thank you all for...
Owner: Graham Edward Cooke
The price of being young in Grenada and the Caribbean
“A deep dive into youth displacement, crime and the erosion of hope and the urgency for evidence-based responses in Grenada and beyond.” by Dr Justine Cleophas Pierre, Labour Market Consultant Introduction: A region in crisis, a generation at...
Owner: Nigel Mathlin
A guide to sargassum in the Caribbean
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Quick: picture your fantasy Caribbean getaway. Did you happen to see those massive brown blobs of seaweed floating up on that imaginary powdery beach? Probably not. No one expects a storm of sargassum (that’s the aforementioned seaweed) to crash...
Owner: Ric Elias
“No Mercy for Criminals”: PM Persad-Bissessar Supports Armed Self-Defense as TTPS Rolls Out $23M in New Police Vehicles
ST. GEORGE’S GRENADA- 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...
Owner: Deandrea Hamilton
USNS Comfort in Grenada Port with Continuing Promise 2025
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The Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is in Grenada, marking the Continuing Promise 16th mission to the region since 2007 and the eighth voyage on Comfort. The ship arrived on island on June 9, 2025 to provide a variety of medical...
Grenada Tourism Authority appoints Stacey Liburd as CEO
By TravelPress Staff June 12, 2025 The Grenada Tourism Authority has appointed Stacey A. Liburd as chief executive officer, effective June 15, 2025. With more than 15 years of experience in destination marketing, stakeholder engagement, and...
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