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Decades of pesticide use in the French Caribbean linked to high prostate cancer rates
Environmental Health News
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March 21, 2025
Guadeloupe and Martinique have some of the highest prostate cancer rates in the world, a crisis tied to decades of exposure to the toxic pesticide chlordecone, which was widely used on banana plantations despite early warnings of its dangers....
Cruise Ship Passengers Rescued After Shore Excursion Boat Capsizes (Watch Video)
Cruise Fever
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March 24, 2025
38 cruise passengers were rescued in the Caribbean after a boat capsized during a shore excursion off the coast of Colombia. AIDAbella. Photo Credit: Cruise Fever All passengers were successfully rescued after their excursion boat capsized on...
'Paris Noir' exhibition showcases work made in French capita...
Modern Ghana
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The 'Paris Noir' exhibition at the Pompidou Centre brings together works by African, American, Caribbean and Afro-descendant artists who lived and worked in Paris between the 1950s and the end of the 1990s. Wifredo Lam, Beauford Delaney, Ernest...
Martinique begins trial of social protests' leader Petitot
The Gazette - Colorado
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By Layli Foroudi FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique (Reuters) - A protest leader in Martinique went on trial on Tuesday accused of trespassing on state property during cost-of-living demonstrations in a case his supporters say is another heavy-handed...
Caribbean economist questions value of Cayman cruise ships
Cayman Compass
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January 22, 2025
A top economist and expert on the Caribbean has questioned the financial contribution of cruise ships to Cayman. Marla Dukharan, who delivered the keynote address at the Chamber of Commerce’s Economic Forum, ‘Cayman 2035’, highlighted that cruise...
‘No Place to Hide’, Police Chief Warns as Murder Suspect Extradited to Martinique
St. Lucia Times
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March 13, 2025
A Saint Lucian man has been extradited to Martinique to face a murder charge, and Commissioner of Police Verne Garde has served notice that the island will not be a haven for fugitives trying to evade justice. Garde confirmed to St Lucia Times...
Caribbean Sailing Association adds new measurers to team in Antigua
Dominica News Online
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January 21, 2025
Dominica News Online - Tuesday, January 21st, 2025 at 12:17 PM The Caribbean Sailing Association (CSA) is pleased to announce the appointment of two new junior measurers, Sam Masterman and John Galliard, to support the measurement team in Antigua....
‘A deliberate poisoning’: how a banned pesticide haunts the French Caribbean
The Guardian
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March 20, 2025
Tiburce Cléon was just a teenager when he began working in the vast banana plantations of Guadeloupe. For five decades, he toiled long hours in the fields under the Caribbean sun. Then, a few months after retiring in 2021, he was given a diagnosis...
"The French banana sector warns of uncertain future at Paris International Agricultural Show"
Fresh Plaza
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March 10, 2025
In 2024, for the first time, bananas became the most popular fruit consumed in France. The bananas of Guadeloupe and Martinique were also voted France's favorite brand last August. Yet, the French banana sector is going through a major crisis, in...
Caribbean Sailing Association Announces New Measurement Appointments in Antigua
Antigua News Room
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January 20, 2025
The Caribbean Sailing Association (CSA) is pleased to announce the appointment of two new junior measurers, Sam Masterman and John Galliard, to support the measurement team in Antigua. This critical role is essential to ensuring the integrity and...
Overseas Minister Manuel Valls on a quick visit to Saint Martin
The Daily Herald
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Minister of Overseas France Manuel Valls (left) chats with Collectivité President Louis Mussington (right) and Préfet Cyrille Le Vely (back to camera) at the construction site of Cité Administrative et Judiciare on Friday afternoon. (Robert...
MSC Cruises Expands ‘Dirty Dancing’ Concert to Another Ship
Cruise Hive
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March 20, 2025
MSC Cruises is bringing more high-powered entertainment to its mega-ship MSC Virtuosa in the summer of 2025, offering new musical productions, including “Dirty Dancing: In Concert,” a show that will debut on the line’s newest ship, MSC World...
How To Plan A Caribbean Island-Hopping Vacation
Travel Noire
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March 10, 2025
Island hopping – exploring multiple destinations in one vacation – is the pinnacle of travel experiences, particularly in the Caribbean. Nonstop aquatic activities, seafood delicacies, and a wealth of cultural traditions typically characterize...
French prefect of Martinique visits Jamaica for strengthened ties
The Gleaner
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January 17, 2025
M. Christian Laigret, prefect of Martinique and a distinguished organiser of the French Resistance during World War II, arrived in Jamaica for an official two-day visit. Greeted by Governor Sir Hugh Foot at the Hanover Street wharf, M. Laigret was...
Visa-free regime between Tajikistan and the Commonwealth of Dominica now in effect
Asia Plus
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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...
MAP: The parts of France most at risk from earthquakes
The Local - France
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March 19, 2025
Part of the French Riviera was struck by a 4.1 magnitude earthquake this week, but it's not just the south east of France that is at risk from future seismic activity. On Tuesday night, France's Côte d'Azur was shaken by a 4.1 magnitude...
Instagram star Captain Kate just announced her next cruise ship — and you’ll never guess what it is
The Points Guy
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March 18, 2025
Captain Kate McCue, the first woman from the United States to take the helm of a cruise ship, will soon become the first person to captain a Four Seasons yacht. Following her recent departure from Celebrity Cruises, where she worked for more than...
Japan's Cross-Border E-Commerce“WAFUU” Adds Shipping To 37 New Countries
MENAFN
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March 18, 2025
(MENAFN- AETOSWire) (BUSINESS WIRE ) -- QRESTIA Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya, Tokyo; President & CEO: Hidemasa Fukada) is pleased to announce that WAFUU, its cross-border e-commerce site, has expanded its shipping Network to an additional 37...
An appeal court upholds ruling finding the French state guilty in Caribbean pesticide case
Associated Press
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March 11, 2025
PARIS (AP) — An appeals court in Paris upheld Tuesday a ruling that found the French government guilty of wrongful negligence for using a banned pesticide in the French Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique. About 1,300 people filed the...
14 captured maroons executed: 9 July 1725
Now Grenada
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July 9, 2025
by John Angus Martin, A-Z of Grenada Heritage On this day, 9 July 1725, fourteen captured maroons, including one woman, were executed following their capture in Grenada. The year 1725 proved quite problematic for the French when many slaves...