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Another airline is facing bankruptcy after investor pulls out
While the name suggests that it is the country's flagship airline, Air Belgium was founded in 2016 as a charter and cargo airline linking the Western European country with Hong Kong and mainland Chinese cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and...

Subway Statistics 2024 By Brand Awareness in the USA, Brand Value and Digital Business
Chicken Noodle Soup, In the first table, one serving is 70 calories, 3 grams of fat, 6 grams of carbs, and 7 grams of protein for the Broccoli Cheddar Soup. The Loaded Baked Potato with Bacon Soup has 200 calories, 16 grams of fat, 16 grams of...

The Washington move!!!
The announcement in Washington that Grenada was singled out as the only Eastern Caribbean island to be sanctioned so far for its involvement in the Cuban medical brigade issue has caught St George’s off-guard and very surprised. Grenada is not the...

Now the carnival over the people of Carriacou and Petite Martinique needs a brighter day
You singing too much politics, that’s why you keep getting licks calypsonian. Carnival is gay abandoned, so just sing me two road march songs to whine and jam. Girl, I love me Buchanan too, and I want to jump up with you on J’ouvert morn, but on...

Pottery shards provide insight into the lives and trade networks of enslaved people in the Cayman Islands
Ph.D. candidate Elysia Petras and archaeologist Dr. Brandi MacDonald recently discovered 15 shards of Afro-Caribbean pottery ware at Jackson Wall Manor on the Cayman Islands. Through their analysis, they discovered that the pottery was not locally...

The Spicemas experience!!!
It’s another Spicemas festival in Grenada, Carriacou & Petite Martinique. Thousands of persons – locals in the Diaspora along with visitors to our shores – have journeyed into Spice country to join us for the occasion. These visitors have swarmed...
I never liked the Caribbean — but this island made me fall in love with it
Ulrich Hollmann/Getty Images Morne Trois Pitons National Park on the Caribbean island Dominica.I’ve been to the Dominican Republic twice, yet it feels like I’ve never truly experienced it. The first trip was all Airbnb beachfront lounging, and the...

This Caribbean Festival Has Rare Rhum Agricole, Luxury Villas, and Sunset Parties
The Caribbean’s most spirited celebration is returning to St Barth this fall — and it’s already shaping up to be bigger than ever. The eighth annual edition of the Caribbean Rum Awards St Barth brings together the world’s best rums,...
Today-History-Aug16
Today in History for Aug. 16: On this date: In 1750, 300 German settlers arrived at Lunenburg, N.S. In 1784, New Brunswick was established as a separate colony from Nova Scotia with a nominated council and elected assembly. Today in History for...

When the sea 'went out': the earthquake of 1755 in Malaga
The people of Malaga today may have the impression that in recent times tragedies and misfortunes have been hanging over their heads: economic crises, pandemics, wars, volcanic eruptions and even an unexpected blackout. However, if we look back in...

Mikie Sherrill: NEW WEBSITE: Jack’s Not For Jersey
BLOOMFIELD — The Mikie Sherrill for Governor campaign launched a new website that shows how Jack Ciattarelli has turned his back on New Jersey time and again. The site shines a spotlight on Trump-endorsed, “100% MAGA” Jack, who jacked up New...

Crime Reports for Aug. 5 to 13
Chino Police Department Tuesday, Aug. 5 Possession of a controlled substance, 5900 block of Riverside Drive, 9:29 a.m. Mail theft, 14500 block of Central Avenue, noon. Possession of a controlled substance, 12200 block of Central Avenue, 1:02 p.m....

COMMENTARY: From Hurricane David to Erika, the life and times of civic leader Linda LeBlanc- Hill
In the story of Dominica’s progress, certain lives stand out as pillars of service, resilience, and enduring love for country. One such life is that of Linda Dolores LeBlanc- Hill, born on October 19, 1929, at Veille Casse – Rouliard Estate to...

Peter Bentata, VP of production at Compagnie Fruitière, the driver of a deep digital transformation in banana production
Peter Bentata has over 25 years of experience evolving the tropical agricultural sector. Through his work in the Caribbean, Africa, and Europe, he’s been instrumental in a transformation that culminates in the creation of FARMS, an innovative...

‘A name is a powerful thing’
Port of Spain Mayor Chinua Alleyne yesterday announced that the City Corporation will remove the statue of Christopher Columbus from Independence Square and rename a portion of Oxford Street after Pan-African icon Kwame Ture. Alleyne made the...

How coffee-shop culture was brewed in 13th-century Makkah
With specialist milks, flavoured syrups and intricate brewing techniques, the coffee house as an international brand was introduced with the opening of the world’s first Starbucks in Seattle on March 30, 1971. But the rich history of coffee shop...

‘First ship’ nonprofit’s new director brings deep draft of maritime experience
Maine’s First Ship, a Bath nonprofit that provides education and sailing programs using its reconstruction of the 1607 sailing ship Virginia, got a boatload of maritime education experience in the recent hire of its executive director. Alicia...

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...

Trinidad PM gives Caribbean Airlines management team two years to ‘sort out the mess’
(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has issued an ultimatum to the management of local carrier Carib-bean Airlines (CAL): ‘sort out the mess’ in two years or find a new job. Speaking at the UNC’s Monday Night Report in Couva,...

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...