France expands slavery remembrance with memorial in Paris su...

France on Saturday marks its National Memorial Day for Slavery and Its Abolitions. The town of Arcueil in the Paris suburbs is unveiling a commemorative stele – part of broader national efforts to create more memorial sites that acknowledge the...

Panton, Gregg, Swann set for final Rally2 clash

68 Nine testing special stages in the north of the island on Sunday will settle the Barbados Motoring Federation’s (BMF) 2025 Rally2 Championship in what is expected to be an exciting double-header final with just 17 points separating the top...

MPE CARIBBEAN REPORT NEWSLETTER – July 7, 2025

Big wins for USVI in federal tax bill Teri Helenese While portions of the new federal tax bill have sparked concern, the U.S. Virgin Islands secured several long-sought victories — thanks to determined, bipartisan advocacy led in part by Virgin...

Antigua Yacht Club to Host 2025 CSA Caribbean Dinghy Championship

- Advertisement - The Antigua Yacht Club (AYC) will host the 2025 Caribbean Dinghy Championship (CDC) slated to run from October 24-26. Held under the auspices of the Caribbean Sailing Association (CSA), the Caribbean Dinghy Championships is...

Government delivers 1st official land title handover

The Government of Grenada has taken a historic step in transforming land tenure reform, championing citizen empowerment through the strategic distribution of land titles under the Land Tenure Regularisation Programme launched in May 2024. This...

A Legendary Caribbean Chef Just Opened a New Eatery in Martinique (With a Rum Bar, Too) 

Maybe you’ve tried the foie gras-banana. Or the swordfish. Or just tried one of the best ti’ punches anywhere. If you’ve been to one of Guy Ferdinand’s establishments, you know. And now there’s another one: Ferdinand has done it again: the...

Discourse on French Colonialism in the 21st Century

Martinican author Aimé Césaire—long revered as one of the early founders of France’s Négritude movement, cultivating Black consciousness alongside Léopold Senghor and the Nardal sisters—has long been canonized in historical memory as one of the...

U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, May 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...

Grenada targets Guyanese travelers with strategic tourism mission in Georgetown

The Grenada Tourism Authority (GTA), alongside airline and hotel partners, wrapped up a successful marketing mission in Guyana aimed at boosting Grenada’s appeal as a preferred destination for Guyanese travelers. The initiative is part of GTA’s...

Mayor pays tribute to five at Gracie Mansion Caribbean-American Heritage event

On Monday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams honored four Caribbean nationals during his annual grand Caribbean-American Heritage Month Celebration at Gracie Mansion, the mayor’s official residence on East 88th St., Upper East Side, Manhattan. The...

Potential machinations by NDC government of the electoral system – Part I

Whether by way of embracing the ‘condemned’ electoral system or by way of introducing a ‘reformed’ electoral system in Grenada, it seems that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is maneuvering to take full grip of the electoral system. What are...

T&T opens CAZOVA medal quest against Curacao and Martinique

NIGEL SI­MON Se­nior Mul­ti­me­dia Re­porter nigel.si­mon@guardian.co.tt T&T men and women teams will open their cam­paigns in the T&T Vol­ley­ball Fed­er­a­tion (T&TVF) host­ed Caribbean Zon­al Vol­ley­ball As­so­ci­a­tion (CA­ZO­VA) Un­der-23...

This Beach Town Is a Laid-Back Getaway With a Famous Rock, Wild Waves, and French Caribbean Charm

Le Diamant is alive. It starts before you arrive — a winding drive through banana trees and old Creole homes, the Caribbean Sea shimmering just beyond the hills. Then it hits you: that moment when the town opens up and the beach stretches out in...

Cruise Only Fares Now Include Drink Packages on Caribbean Cruises

A cruise line is offering a special promotion where their “Cruise Only” fare will include free drink packages on cruises to the Caribbean. From now through August 29, 2025, Costa Cruises is offering a complimentary beverage package upgrade on...

MPE CARIBBEAN REPORT NEWSLETTER – June 30, 2025

The MPE Caribbean Report Newsletter offers travel, tourism, Caribbean and global news weekly. To share stories, information or intelligence, contact us at [email protected]. June 30, 2025 CTO, Caribbean destinations spotlighted at American...

$26 000 in fines for fleeing with gun in underwear

103 After fleeing and being captured by police with a gun in his underwear, Rico Rarah Raneal Forde said that the weapon was for his protection. The Lower Estate, Salters, St George resident now has to pay $26 000 in fines after pleading guilty in...

The 6 Most Underrated Caribbean Beach Towns You Need to Visit

Most travelers land here with the same idea: find a stretch of sand, park up at a beach club, order something cold, and leave winter behind for a week. And while there’s nothing wrong with that, the beaches in the brochures tend to be crowded,...

This Caribbean Island Is Hosting the World’s Most Luxurious Rum Festival

The Caribbean’s most luxurious rum festival is back — and it’s happening on one of the region’s most exclusive islands. Think of it as a kind of Cannes for Caribbean rum: a full-fledged St Barth Rum Week. The Caribbean Rum Awards St Barth is...

Saint-Pierre's Devastated Ruins Reveal Tragic History

St. Lucia’s Marigot Bay and Pigeon Island now behind us, the Caribee under full sail headed for Martinique, the next island in the Lesser Antilles. Like nearby Guadeloupe, Martinique is an overseas department of France and culturally distinct from...

Why Puducherry's French citizens are returning to the seaside town

It was more than FOMO, this is where she wanted to be, “un choix éclairé", an informed choice, as she calls it. With her plans in place, she broke the news to her parents at a café. “My father stood up and walked away," she says. No one they knew...