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PM gives Caribbean Airlines management team two years to ‘sort out the mess’
Brent Pinheiro brent.pinheiro@guardian.co.tt Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has issued an ultimatum to the management of local carrier Caribbean Airlines (CAL): ‘sort out the mess’ in two years or find a new job. Speaking...

Dems launch anti-Ciattarelli tour, starting outside a former Trump building in Jersey City
The New Jersey Democratic State Committee kicked off its statewide “Jack’s Not for Jersey” press tour today outside the former Trump Plaza Residences at 88 Morgan Street in Jersey City. With the Trump name long since removed from the luxury...

Adam Shatz: Berlin Diary
On my first day as a fellow at the American Academy in Berlin, in the middle of January, one of the other new arrivals, a German woman who’s lived in the States for three decades, remarked that the view of Lake Wannsee was stunning from the dining...

Mr Gold’N takes Groovy Monarch Crown back to Carriacou
by Curlan Campbell “Down in Greenz” released shortly after Carriacou Carnival Performing in 8th position, Mr Gold’N captivated with his energy and charisma Groovy Monarch crown returns to Belmont, Carriacou Matthew “Mr Gold’N” Thomas of Carriacou...

The 8 Best New Resorts In The Caribbean, According To The 2025 World Travel Awards
Celebrating on beach in Caribbean getty Once a year, the World Travel Awards honor the most stunning properties in the Caribbean highlighting properties that are setting the standard for luxury, innovation, and elevated guest experiences. This...

The Prettiest Village In France, Voted By The French—In Pictures
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...

Matanzas on theater celebration, among the best on Cuban stage
Recognized as one of the most important theater groups on the Cuban stage, it will perform the show “31 Years Singing with Teatro de Las Estaciones” at Jose White concert hall. An example of puppet theater and acclaimed for the variety and design...

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...

Hard lives, with days of wine and roses: The secrets of centenarians in Spain
Spain is a country of longstanding treasures. This is proven by the epic stories of men and women who, with stamina and courage, have lived more than a century. They all demonstrate that they know how to survive… but, above all, that they know how...

Spanish Low-Cost Airline Volotea To Offer Flights To 4 Cities In The United States
Spanish carrier Volotea has announced a new interline agreement with Air Caraïbes and French bee, connecting its passengers to a host of new airports in North America, the Caribbean and other long-haul destinations. This will include four popular...

6 Jewish highlights from the ‘Blacklisted’ exhibit at New York Historical
“Blacklisted: An American Story,” a new exhibit at New York Historical, explores a dark chapter of the 1940s and ’50s, when fears of communism led to government investigations of Hollywood and industry-imposed blacklists that silenced many...

Thinking of Studying in Grenada? Here Are the Five Must-Know Facts for African Students
Johannesburg, 27 July 2025: As more students from Africa explore opportunities to study in Grenada, West Indies, many have questions about life on the island. As the southernmost island of the Windward Islands, Grenada consists of Grenada and its...

Orbital Well: Revolutionizing Healthcare in the Region
Key stakeholders at the Orbital Well media launch Orbital Well Medical Services is poised to transform healthcare delivery in Saint Lucia and the surrounding region. Based in Saint Lucia, Orbital Well Medical Services connects individuals and...

How Frantz Fanon changed my mind about race
“Why are black people six times more likely to be diagnosed with schizophrenia than their white compatriots?” asked the professor. It was 1981 and that year there were only two identifiably black students among the intake of the London Hospital...

Caribbean Corals: Bleaching ravages a region built on reefs as aid falls short
(Centro de Periodismo Investigativo), Bleached corals at Santa Monica Rock, British Virgin Islands, last November. Some corals have recovered since then as the waters cooled in the winter months, but others died. Though this year is slightly...

The limits of France’s racial memory
In France, the word noir can feel like a provocation. Meant to describe Blackness in polite terms, it is more typically whispered in hushed tones with blushing cheeks—or altogether replaced with the English term black delivered in a heavy French...

Now Grenada drops oath of allegiance to King Charles as Commonwealth countries continue push to remove British monarchy as head of state
Grenada has dropped the oath of allegiance to King Charles III as Commonwealth countries continue to look at removing the British monarch as their sovereign. State officials on the island, commonly known as the 'Spice Isle', will no longer take...

Damsels of Design
Sue Vanderbilt in a 1958 Cadillac Eldorado Seville Baroness Show Car that she styled for the Feminine Show. // Courtesy of GMFor a coda to his long-running performance as General Motors’ style master, Harley Earl had a great idea. It manifested as...

Volotea Signs Interline Agreement with Air Caraïbes and French Bee
Travelers across Europe’s regional capitals now have a smoother gateway to exotic long-haul destinations. Low-cost carrier Volotea has signed a new interline agreement with Air Caraïbes and French Bee, offering a fully integrated travel experience...
COMMENTARY — The Wagners of Trellis Bay, Part 38
I started this series of commentaries to celebrate the inauguration of direct flights from Miami and Polish Captain Wladek Wagner’s development of Beef Island airfield, as told by his widow Mabel Wagner in her 2015 book Lest I Forget. I have tried...