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Hurricane Beryl: 1 July 2024
Now Grenada
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July 1, 2025
by John Angus Martin On 1 July 2024, Hurricane Beryl struck Grenada and devastated the sister isles of Carriacou and Petite Martinique. The hurricane that would devastate the islands of the Grenadines began in an unusual manner. Though it was the...
Potential machinations by NDC government of the electoral system – Part I
The New Today Grenada
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July 5, 2025
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...
Vybz Kartel, Spice, Steel Pulse, Kes among big acts for the WCMF, Kassav returns for the silver jubilee
Loop News
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Dancehall sensation, Vybz Kartel and Spice are among the acts on Dominica’s World Creole Music Festival’s star-studded line up for 2025. Dubbed 25 in 2025 organisers have put together a large collection of local, regional and international acts...
Louverture Films Boards Audio Series ‘Black Caesar’s Revenge’
Deadline
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July 1, 2025
Indie outfit Louverture Films (Nickel Boys) has boarded the forthcoming audio series Black Caesar’s Revenge. Joslyn Barnes of Louverture joins Jean A. Fall of the French-based Cinewax Films and Elora Cadasse, CEO of the Martinique-based United...
2025 Transat Café L'OR is packed with surprises
Sail-World
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July 4, 2025
by Transat Café L'OR 4 Jul 00:20 PDT 26 October 2025 73 boats sailed by 146 co-skippers will set sail on October 26th on the TRANSAT CAFÉ L'OR Le Havre Normandy. New duos, some inter-class transfers, and the return of some of the top names are...
France's bold new era: An Einstein quote, legends consigned to the past and players' shock
The Athletic
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July 5, 2025
“Albert Einstein said that madness was doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result,” said Laurent Bonadei in a press conference before France’s Nations League fixtures in late May. “But I want different results, so I...
Fascism’s New Face is Still The Same!
teleSUR
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On July 3, the Meeting of Promoting Teams of the Antifascist International is taking place at a right time. The stated objective is “to update and strengthen our shared agenda in a critical moment of regional and global tension amid the escalation...
Ominous opener is box-office viewing and could decide fate of Lionesses
The Times
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By about 10pm on Saturday England could have established themselves as Euro 2025 favourites with an eye-catching, statement victory. Or, just as feasibly, they could have tumbled to defeat and be facing the earliest of exits. There is no time to...
The Trimaran SVR-Lazartigue is back at sea
Sail-World
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July 4, 2025
by Trimaran SVR-LAZARTIGUE 3 Jul 22:14 PDT 3 July 2025 After a refit that began in March, the Trimaran SVR-Lazartigue was relaunched this Thursday, July 3. Lined up for the months ahead is an exciting race programme, culminating this year with the...
Alexandra Tsatsouli wins Bartenders Society 2025 competition
The Spirit Business
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July 4, 2025
Bartender Alexandra Tsatsouli soared to victory against 13 global finalists to be crowned champion of The Bartenders Society 2025 cocktail competition. The 2025 winner: Alexandra Tsatsouli (photo credit: Coopmann Jean-Albert Photographe) This year...
Wendie Renard insists France career not over amid 'disbelief, injustice' of Euro 2025 omission
The Athletic
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July 4, 2025
France’s former captain Wendie Renard insists her “career is not over” after she was dropped by manager Laurent Bonadei, describing the “disbelief, injustice” she has felt. OL Lyonnes centre-back Renard, with 168 international appearances and...
UK mobile network with 10 million customers brings back free roaming
Leeds Live
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July 4, 2025
A leading mobile network with 10 million customers is set to reintroduce free roaming for travellers this summer. UK holidaymakers heading to the European Union have been informed that Three Mobile will reinstate this significant benefit for them....
Major UK mobile network with 10 million customers brings back free roaming
Birmingham Live
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July 4, 2025
UK tourists heading to the European Union have been told Three Mobile will bring back the massive perk for them. A major mobile network with 10 million customers will bring back FREE roaming while abroad this summer. UK tourists heading to the...
Christa Barfield Wants to Flip the Script on Corner Stores
Food Tank - Maryland
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July 3, 2025
The Pennsylvania-based farmer Christa Barfield is reimagining corner stores to provide communities with healthy, convenient food options. CornerJawn takes a Food is Medicine approach to corner stores, stocking them with nutrient dense produce in...
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, May 2025
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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July 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...
Today In Black History: June 26th
The San Diego Voice and Viewpoint - California
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June 26, 2025
1913 – Aimé Césaire Is Born Aimé Césaire, born June 26, 1913, in Martinique, was a celebrated poet, politician, and co-founder of the Negritude movement. Educated in Paris, he met Léopold Sédar Senghor and Léon Damas, launching the journal...
A few of Dominica’s watering holes make a splash among regional beach bars
Dominica News Online
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July 2, 2025
Dominica News Online - Wednesday, July 2nd, 2025 at 11:17 AM David L. Hyman, marine journalist and self-proclaimed ’20-year beach bar researcher,’ has reportedly spent decades exploring Caribbean watering holes, and his findings include that...
Reflections from the UN Oceans Conference 2025
CIVICUS
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Geneva 26 June 2025 CIVICUS works to facilitate the meaningful participation of civil society in global decision-making spaces. Most recently, we supported Laurent Cypria, an activist from Martinique, to attend the 2025 UN Oceans Conference in...
Roland Barthes declared the ‘death of the author’, but postcolonial critics have begged to differ
The Conversation
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July 2, 2025
Our cultural touchstones series examines works that have had a lasting influence In 1967, French literary and cultural critic Roland Barthes published a short essay that would have far-reaching influence. Titled The Death of the Author, the essay...
Monaco Tops Japan As The World's 'Oldest' Nation
Zero Hedge
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Much of the Western, industrialized world is worrying about falling birth rates and aging societies. While reaching 65 is still a privilege in most parts of the world, social security and welfare systems typically rely on a growing working-age...