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US lowers tariffs on two French overseas territories, as wor...
Modern Ghana
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As US President Donald Trump's widest-ranging tariffs to date took effect Saturday, the White House said it had lowered planned levies on two French overseas territories. Trump's move has already triggered retaliation and economists fear a major...
Tourism Director General Regards Routes Americas 2025 Conference Delegates Key To The Future Of Air Travel In The Americas
The St Kitts Nevis Observer
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February 13, 2025
- Advertisement - 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 welcomed to Routes Americas 2025 at...
Caribbean Airlines launches new miles program, vision for 2025
CNC 3
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February 13, 2025
Photo: Caribbean Airlines CEO Garvin Madera speaking at a customer appreciation event on Wednesday. Brent Pinheiro [email protected] Caribbean Airlines (CAL) has unveiled plans to be more than just a transportation provider and evolve into a...
The new face of French cuisine
Politico Europe
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April 8, 2025
Anger fills the air. Local farmers protesting high prices, heavy regulation and foreign competition have turned signs upside down, unscrewing, flipping, then screwing them back on, transforming Saulieu into ueiluaS. During last year’s election, a...
OECS Takes Lead at Caribbean Trophy Boxing Championships
St. Vincent Times
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April 2, 2025
Organised by the Guadeloupe Regional Boxing Committee, the 2025 Caribbean Trophy Boxing Championships wrapped up in Guadeloupe on March 29, showcasing the strength of regional boxing talent. Fighters from across the OECS and beyond delivered...
Chikungunya Crisis hits Reunion island
Euro Weekly News
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April 5, 2025
Health authorities on alert as chikungunya cases rise in Reunion Island Credit : Shutterstock, farland2456 Reunion Island is facing a serious health issue. The chikungunya virus is spreading fast, and local hospitals are feeling the heat. With...
Reunion Island launches emergency health plan amid chikungun...
Modern Ghana
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Health authorities in France's Reunion Island on Friday launched an emergency plan to boost staff in hospitals to deal with the spread of the chikungunya virus. This comes as the Indian Ocean territory reported over 6,000 new cases of the...
Tourism Director General regards Routes Americas 2025 conference delegates, key to the future of air travel in the Americas
Bahamas Local
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Director General of Tourism Latia Duncombe said The Bahamas remains committed as a leader in visitor experience, as more than 1,000 participants were welcomed to Routes Americas 2025 at Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island. It is said to be the...
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US lowers tariffs on 2 French overseas territories as Wall Street struggles in Trump era
Firstpost
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April 5, 2025
Washington has lowered planned tariffs on two French overseas territories initially listed as facing swingeing import levies earlier this week, AFP saw Friday. In a list of countries and territories published Wednesday, the Trump White House had...
US lowers tariffs on French overseas territories
The Sun Daily
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April 5, 2025
WASHINGTON: Washington has lowered planned tariffs on two French overseas territories initially listed as facing swingeing import levies earlier this week, AFP saw Friday. In a list of countries and territories published Wednesday, the Trump White...
Trump's tariffs raise concerns over cost of living in French overseas territories
Le Monde
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A fishing boat in Tahiti, French Polynesia, August 2023. MARTIN BUREAU / AFP French overseas territories have become countries in their own right – at least in the list of naughty nations to tax published by US President Donald Trump on Wednesday,...
Grenada’s Blue Economy: Turning ocean wealth into sustainable prosperity
Now Grenada
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March 27, 2025
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...
Rasta Fantan, not 'tight pants Mojah', performs at Reggae Sumfest
The Gleaner
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July 20, 2025
At 9:53 p.m. on Saturday, the energetic flagman for Rastafarian reggae-dancehall artiste Fantan Mojah cleared a path for him to enter centre-stage on Night Two of Reggae Sumfest in Catherine Hall, Montego Bay. With the experienced Warrior Love...
Insight: Martinique's water woes drive anger at French rule
Dunya News
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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...
CEO allegedly choked fellow cruise ship passenger over dance floor dispute: FBI
Fox News
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Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. A California CEO is facing federal charges after surveillance footage shows him choking a fellow cruise passenger following a verbal spat, according to the FBI....
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, February 2025
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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April 3, 2025
Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...
C.E.O. Choked Man Who Danced Barefoot on Cruise Ship, U.S. Says
The New York Times
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April 3, 2025
The chief executive of a major U.S. title insurance company is facing a criminal charge over choking another passenger aboard a Caribbean cruise, an altercation that an investigator said began when the C.E.O.’s wife told the other man to put on...
For Trump, French overseas territories are treated as independent
Entrevue
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April 3, 2025
The US administration, led by Donald Trump, has decided to apply separate tariffs to products from the European Union. While EU imports are taxed at 20%, certain French overseas territories, usually considered an integral part of Europe, will...
Trump slaps 10% tariff on Antigua and Barbuda and other Caribbean Countries
Antigua.News
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April 3, 2025
Antigua and Barbuda and several other Caribbean countries, including Anguilla, Dominica, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Montserrat, St. Vincent, Turks and Caicos, Aruba, and Bermuda, are among the nations affected by the new 10% tariff imposed by the...
French Military, RSS Officials Discuss Training Opportunities
St. Lucia Times
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February 2, 2025
Four members of the French Armed Forces for the Caribbean visited the Regional Security System (RSS) Headquarters in Barbados last week to discuss training opportunities for military and law enforcement officers from RSS Member States. An RSS...