Insight: Martinique's water woes drive anger at French rule

World World Insight: Martinique's water woes drive anger at French rule Close Insight: Martinique's water woes drive anger at French rule Published On: Sun, 30 Mar 2025 13:28:30 PKT FORT-DE-FRANCE (Reuters) - In Martinique, a French territory in...

OECS Ministers of Tourism endorse Sustainable Tourism Policy 2025-2035

The 8th Meeting of the OECS Council of Ministers: Tourism was held on Friday, 28 March 2025, at Beachcombers Hotel in St Vincent and the Grenadines. Chaired by Senator the Honourable Adrian Thomas, Grenada’s Minister for Tourism, Creative Economy,...

Grenada’s Blue Economy: Turning ocean wealth into sustainable prosperity

by Michael Derek Roberts Grenada’s 26,000 km² ocean territory — 75 times larger than its landmass — holds the key to its economic future. The Blue Growth Coastal Master Plan (2016) positions the island as a regional leader in sustainable...

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,...

Opinion: Can Ethiopia solve the West's 'puzzle' about Africa?

Seifudein Adem is seen in this photo provided by himself. By Seifudein Adem, Visiting Professor at the Institute for Advanced Research and Education, Doshisha University, Kyoto Thomas Jefferson, president of the United States from 1801 to 1809,...

New Opening in Martinique

Martinique, a French island in the Caribbean with a rich and often overlooked Jewish history, is looking forward to a new boost in Jewish life. Rabbi Reuven and Chaya Naparstek were recently recruited by the community to serve the local Jewish...

Redeveloped Hewanorra International Airport potentially finished by 2029

By Enrique Rupert If all goes to plan, the redevelopment of the Hewanorra International Airport in Saint Lucia could possibly be completed by 2029, according to the General Manager of the Saint Lucia Air and Sea Port Authority (SLASPA) Daren...

Aspirers Athletic Club to compete in Martinique CARIFTA finals

Home >> Education/Youth Dominica News Online - Wednesday, March 12th, 2025 at 6:00 PM The Aspirers team bound for MartiniqueThe Aspirers Athletic Club will be traveling to Martinique on Friday 14th March 2025 to compete in the Martinique CARIFTA...

Aspirer’s Athletic Club heads to Martinique CARIFTA Finals

Dominica News Online - Tuesday, March 11th, 2025 at 12:03 PM Aspirers DominicaThe Aspirers Athletic Club, under the guidance of Coach Nabi Wallace, is set to travel to Martinique on March 14, 2025, for the CARIFTA finals marking its first...

Grenada, Carriacou & Petite Martinique: The case for economic diversification

Grenada, along with its sister islands of Carriacou and Petite Martinique, exemplifies the vulnerability of 21st century Caribbean economies heavily reliant on tourism. While tourism provides crucial revenue and employment, its susceptibility to...

CARICOM Leaders Take Steps to Tackle Crime, Climate, Trade and Food Crises

Climate Change, Climate Change Finance, Conferences, Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Editors' Choice, Education, Environment, Featured, Food Security and Nutrition, Headlines, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, Latin America & the...

Transat Café L'or reflects an economic dynamism

by Transat Café L'OR 6 Oct 03:35 PDT 26 October 2025 With a new identity, loyal partners, and an increased budget, the TRANSAT CAFÉ L'OR Le Havre Normandie is strengthening its profile as it takes on the name of France's favorite coffee brand. It...

Donald Trump’s other neighbours, in the sunny Caribbean, need his help on climate-change and more. No luck yet

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — Invasive brown algae is destroying their sandy coastlines, emanating toxic gasses that are killing corals and turning hotel guests away, while increasingly deadly tropical storms and uncharacteristic hurricanes are...

Trump’s climate-change moves, other foreign policy shifts pose challenge for Caribbean

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — Invasive brown algae is destroying their sandy coastlines, emanating toxic gasses that are killing corals and turning hotel guests away, while increasingly deadly tropical storms and uncharacteristic hurricanes are...

Breaking Travel News Investigates: Saint Lucia: the light in an evolving Caribbean

While in the destination for the World Travel Awards Caribbean, Sapphire Goss takes in some of the sites of this island of contrasts. There are islands that fit the typical idea of the Caribbean: sugar-white sands, turquoise seas, palm trees....

Spiribam CEO: Spirits slump is just a shake-up

Despite global headwinds for spirits, Spiribam – the family group based in Martinique – is bucking the trend. CEO Gregoire Gueden tells Drinks Retailing how the Caribbean rum portfolio is driving growth in key markets, leaning on Mangrove Global...

Martinique: ‘Our economy is based on a colonial model’.

How did the movement against the high cost of living come about? There have been some impressive mobilisations by the people of the French West Indies against the high cost of living in recent years: in 2009, they were initiated by the LKP in...

The magic and miracle of education   

On 27 September 2025, Grenada’s Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell addressed the United Nations under the theme of “Better Together.” His speech focused on the value of education, accurately describing it as a “lifeline” and as a “bridge between...

EV Motors and Bahamas Development Bank Announce Partnership to Drive Sustainable Business Development in The Bahamas 

By LINDSAY THOMPSON Bahamas Information Services ATLANTIS, Paradise Island, The Bahamas — Director General of Tourism Latia Duncombe said The Bahamas remains committed as a leader in visitor experience, as more than 1,000 participants were...

Prep meeting wraps in Martinique, solidifying 2025 Kréyol Basketball Championship

Home >> News Dominica News Online - Sunday, February 9th, 2025 at 9:30 AM From left to right: Marvin Jno Baptiste, President of the NGO Caribbean Sport & Sustainable Development, Serge Letchimy, President of the local Government of Martinique, and...