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SeaDream Yacht Club Launches 2028 Caribbean Voyages
SeaDream Yacht Club has announced its spring 2028 Caribbean season, offering 32 new voyages between January and April aboard the newly upgraded mega-yachts SeaDream I and SeaDream II. Each itinerary is curated to showcase the Caribbean’s most...

Roaming Charges: Who Shot the Tariffs?
Sabertooth tiger skull and Bay Bridge, San Francisco waterfront. Photo: Jeffrey St. Clair. Nationalism is our form of incest, is our idolatry, is our insanity. ‘Patriotism’ is its cult…Just as love for one individual which excludes the love for...

This Grenada Festival Lets You Dive, Learn, and Help Save the Ocean
You rise early in Grenada, where the sea is still silver and calm, and the scent of salt clings to the breeze. Wetsuit on, tank checked, mask fogged and cleared. You descend into another world—where coral blooms like wildflowers and sea turtles...

North Kingstown Elementary School highlights green initiatives on Earth Day
NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI (WJAR) — Every school day, the Compost Crew at North Kingstown’s Forest Park Elementary School suits up for sustainability. Two students thought of this: fifth-grader Cece Carlson and sixth-grader Lua Martinique Caldas. They...

Silversands National Learn to Swim Week: A splashing success
Despite facing challenging weather conditions and persistent sargassum seaweed that temporarily closed some beaches, the Silversands National Learn to Swim Week proved to be another success this year. Held from 22 to 26 April, the initiative...
French ambassador: T&T’s trade with Europe unequal
French ambassador to T&T, Didier Chabert, is hopeful that a solution to the foreign exchange crisis would be found in the interest of the country’s economy. In an interview with the Sunday Business Guardian, Chabert said...

Soproda builds five new poultry buildings in France for organic egg farming
FRANCE – Soproda, an equipment and expertise supplier in the poultry industry, has completed the construction and installation of five advanced poultry buildings in Martinique, designed to support the island’s farmers with modern infrastructure...

17 Infamous Events That Were More Horrific Than You Realized
In a world that often seems chaotic, it's natural to try to insulate oneself from all the bad news that's constantly available on every feed and crawl. If you could do something about the earthquake or war or product recall or space robot...

Visa-free regime between Tajikistan and the Commonwealth of Dominica now in effect
15:16, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus The agreement between Tajikistan and the Commonwealth of Dominica to lift visa requirements for holders of diplomatic, service, and regular passports has come into force as of July 17. This was announced by the...

What Was Paul Gauguin Looking For?
In June, 1891, Paul Gauguin arrived in Tahiti. He was forty-three. With him—according to Sue Prideaux, whose new biography of Gauguin, “Wild Thing,” is the first to appear in English in thirty years—he carried “a hundred meters of canvas, a large...

From Governance to good governance in Grenada: Achievements, emerging risks, and the road ahead
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...

November 2024: Earth’s 2nd-warmest November on record
November 2024 was Earth’s second-warmest November on record behind November 2023, according to an analysis of global data going back to 1850, NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information reported Dec 12. NASA and the European Copernicus...

14 of the best villages in France - according to the French
The results are out for the 2025 poll to find France's favourite village - from fortified hilltop settlements in wine country to quaint fishing villages and the birthplace of musketeer d'Artagnan, here are some of the country's hidden gems. Every...

How Long Did American Airlines Take To Repair Its Gunfire-Struck Boeing 737 MAX 8?
Running an airline is a notoriously difficult task. Airline operations and performance are dependent on a variety of unique factors, including weather, congestion, and passenger behavior. However, some rather unusual factors can also hinder...

March 2025: Earth’s 3rd-warmest March on record
March 2025 was Earth’s third-warmest March in analyses of global weather data going back to 1850, NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, or NCEI, reported Apr. 10. NASA and the European Copernicus Climate Change Service rated March...

We need a totally different Europe
First published at Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung. “The fear of war has really been gaining ground among young people.” Onno, vice president of the Workers’ Party of Belgium (PVDA/PTB) youth movement, is worried. “TikTok is overflowing with videos about...

GTA CEO embarks on strategic engagements across tourism sector
Since officially assuming her role on 15 June, Stacey Liburd, Chief Executive Officer of the Grenada Tourism Authority (GTA), has prioritised building relationships with key tourism stakeholders across both the public and private sectors. To...

8 Safest Places To Travel To In The Caribbean
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...

Rolex Fastnet Race // IRC Four Rolex Fastnet Race preview: the pinnacle of grass roots sailin
The very largest yachts, including the 100ft Ultim foiling trimarans and 60ft IMOCAs are an essential part of the spectacle of the Rolex Fastnet Race, however a critical element in the race’s enduring appeal is that this is predominately a grass...