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A tiny island was just ranked safest in the Caribbean — here’s why travelers love it
While many Caribbean islands are safe for spring breakers, tourists should still exercise caution in the region, according to former DEA Senior Special Agent Michael Brown. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! If safety is at the top of...
Paris Challenges London’s Art Crown With Art Basel Paris 2025 Edition At Grand Palais
ART BASEL PARIS 2025 © ADRIEN DIRAND - LOUIS VUITTON MALLETIER © ADRIEN DIRAND - LOUIS VUITTON MALLETIER Hot on the heels of London’s whirlwind Frieze Week, the international art world has shifted its gaze to Paris, where Art Basel Paris 2025...
Latest Creole HeartBeat issue released just in time for World Creole Music Festival 2025
Dominica News Online - Friday, October 24th, 2025 at 3:53 PM Creole HeartBeat WCMF25 cover. Photo: Creole HeartBeatCreole HeartBeat has unveiled its 25th Anniversary Special Edition Magazine, released in perfect synchronization with Night One of...
A world of rum: Discover exciting styles from around the globe
A humble tot of rum might appear to be simply the highly agreeable result of the fermentation and distillation of sugarcane molasses or juice. But this spirit has a complex back story and over the centuries it has been at the centre of much...
Colombia Prepares for International Dance Biennial in Cali
Colombia prepares for the Seventh International Dance Biennial, an event featuring the participation of seven countries set in Cali. Credit: Maira Lins, CC BY 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons Cali, Colombia, will once again become the world capital of...
Paris’s Palais de Tokyo Removes ‘Illegal’ Cameron Rowland Martinican Flag Piece
The Palais de Tokyo in Paris took down a Cameron Rowland piece not long after it went on view, appending new wall text that notes that the removed work may have been “considered illegal.” Rowland’s work, titled Replacement (2025), was commissioned...
Crazy Kiwi joined by trail biker for Transat
by Sail-World.com/nz 22 Oct 04:25 PDT Next Sunday, eighteen double-handed crews will depart from Le Havre to embark on the Transat Café l’OR, formerly Transat Jacques Vabre, a storied transatlantic race that has sailed this oceanic course since...
North Sails Named Official Apparel Supplier
by North Sails 23 Oct 06:30 PDT North Sails Apparel, the clothing line created by the world's leading sailmaker, has partnered with Team Francesca Clapcich Powered by 11th Hour Racing. A highly versatile professional sailor, double Olympian and...
Dominica welcomes back stars
Dominica’s World Creole Music Festival celebrates 25 years of music, culture, and magic next week. The World Creole Music Festival, first held in 1997, has grown into one of the Caribbean’s leading cultural events. It celebrates Creole music in...
The gorgeous island loved by pensioners that’s 31C in November - perfect place to retire
As autumn creeps in and the weather gets chillier with lashings of rain, the thought of somewhere being warm and balmy is enough to tempt you away from the UK. Well, one lesser-known rugged island with temperatures of 31C in November is not only a...
Caribbean stories to take center stage at ADIFF 2025
A poster highlighting Caribbean Cinema at the ADIFF NYC 2025. Artwork courtesy ADIFF NYC 2025 Search our comprehensive guide to caribbean events in NYC for more local events — or submit your own! The Harlem-based African Diaspora International...
FRS Express ferry service resumes full service; charter flight for affected parties from St Lucia to DA
Dominica News Online - Wednesday, October 22nd, 2025 at 4:05 PM Desma PatrickMarketing Officer at H.H.V Whitchurch & Co. Ltd, Desma Patrick, has reassured passengers of FRS Express Des Iles that the service is fully up and running once again....
Lafcadio Hearn (Yakumo Koizumi) and His Many Lives
October 9, 2025 Lafcadio Hearn (Yakumo Koizumi) and His Many Lives The Irish-Greek wanderer who became Japan’s foremost folklore chronicler By Takeshi Dylan Sadachi From late September 2025, NHK’s Asadora,Japan’s most-watched morning drama series...
These Caribbean Islands Are Seeing the Fastest Cruise Growth This Year
Cruise travel in the Caribbean is on a sharp upswing in 2025 — and five Caribbean islands are leading that momentum. According to new data provided to Caribbean Journal by the Caribbean Tourism Organization, several islands have seen double-digit...
This Day in History on October 10: Tokyo Olympics Open in 1964
October 10 stands out as a date marked by a tapestry of significant moments that have shaped global history across politics, science, culture, and innovation. One of the most impactful events on October 10 occurred in 1970, when the People's...
Sarkozy’s five-year prison term starts with fingerprints and a mug shot
A motorcade of police escorted the 70-year-old from his home in the tony 16th arrondissement to the gates of Paris-La Santé prison in the heart of the French capital. There, guards took him into custody, leading him down to a basement office where...
Sayers, Limery: Wa ek wenn chimen (King and queen of the road)
Jason Sayers and Laura-Lynn Limery emerged victorious from the 2025 Kwéyòl 5K Run powered by Lucozade. The third edition of this landmark road running event, hosted by the Saint Lucia Athletics Association (SLAA), attracted over 75 runners,...
Opinion: Can Ethiopia solve the West's 'puzzle' about Africa?
Seifudein Adem is seen in this photo provided by himself. By Seifudein Adem, Visiting Professor at the Institute for Advanced Research and Education, Doshisha University, Kyoto Thomas Jefferson, president of the United States from 1801 to 1809,...
Matchmaking and marriage services: Do Indians in the diaspora need them?
ACCORDING TO Rao Prakasa (1982), the traditional arranged Indian marriage matchmaker is called anag-waa, or nayan. The matchmaker is normally a family friend or distant relative, or maulvi, imam or pandit who serves as a neutral go-between when...