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GOVERNOR JULIA CROUCH FOLLOWING PRISON ESCAPE AND RECAPTURE
721 News
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August 13, 2025
On 29 July 2025 a Prisoner, Justin Skerritt-Riley, escaped from lawful custody while on a prison escort from HMP Anguilla to the Princess Alexandra Hospital. He was recaptured by French Police in St Martin on Tuesday 5th August 2025. He was...
Hurricane Erin likely to bring 'life-threatening surf and rip currents' to East Coast
News9 - Oklahoma
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Hurricane Erin is likely to bring "life-threatening surf and rip currents" across the U.S. East Coast this week, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said early Monday. Erin, the first Atlantic hurricane of 2025, restrengthened back into a...
New Hospital Design Targets Advanced Care and Greater Resilience, Says Health Minister
Discover Montserrat
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August 11, 2025
Montserrat’s long-delayed new hospital project is finally taking shape, with advanced features planned to improve critical care and expand on-island medical capabilities, Minister of Health Dr. Ingrid Buffonge confirmed during the July...
Guadeloupe Prosecutor: Olivier Arrindell shooting case a ‘complex’ investigation
The Daily Herald
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Cour d'Assises de Guadeloupe, Basse Terre. (Photo Eric Stimpfling, Guadeloupe 1ère) MARIGOT--Multiple efforts by The Daily Herald to obtain information on progress concerning the 2024 shooting of Oualichi Movement for Change (OMC) leader Olivier...
Bajan men overcome poor serving to get volleyball win
The Nation Barbados
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August 18, 2025
Former 10-time kings Barbados overcame a poor serving game to defeat Guadeloupe in four sets to make a winning start to the 19th CAZOVA volleyball championships this morning in the Kendal GL Isaac National Gymnasium in Nassau, the Bahamas. The...
Minister of Health Provides Update on Emergency Care and Dialysis Services
Discover Montserrat
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July 31, 2025
Montserrat is preparing to finalise a critical health agreement with the University Hospital in Guadeloupe that could significantly reduce deaths and disability caused by strokes, heart attacks, trauma, and late-stage complications of chronic...
Riders disqualified after sneaking back into Tour de Guadeloupe peloton - Video
Cyclingnews
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August 4, 2025
Two Dutch riders have been disqualified from the Tour de Guadeloupe after being caught sneaking back into the peloton in the final 40km of a stage. According to local media reports and official race results, Tenniglo Niels and Huub Van Kapel of...
Christophe Mirmand takes office as Monaco’s new Minister of State
Monaco Life
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July 22, 2025
Christophe Mirmand was officially sworn in as Monaco’s Minister of State on 21st July, following his appointment by Sovereign Ordinance earlier this month. At 63, the French senior civil servant brings decades of high-level administrative...
I never liked the Caribbean — but this island made me fall in love with it
AOL
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Ulrich Hollmann/Getty Images Morne Trois Pitons National Park on the Caribbean island Dominica.I’ve been to the Dominican Republic twice, yet it feels like I’ve never truly experienced it. The first trip was all Airbnb beachfront lounging, and the...
Gill, Don Hector, and Hilly sweating about Caye Caulker (CC) weed referendum
Amandala
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August 17, 2025
By Colin Hyde I can’t identify what Hilly Bennett’s problem was, but Vaughan Gill was wondering what happens if this Caye Caulker (CC) referendum sparks the teetotalers in Belmopan (BMP) to attempt to make the capital completely dry. I can answer...
The Caribbean’s global fashion powerbroker
The Gleaner
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August 17, 2025
Savvily building an entrepreneurial empire one major model after another, Deiwght Peters has developed an enviable credibility in the multi-billion-dollar fashion industry that stretches far beyond Jamaica’s shores. The SAINT International chief...
These are the Caribbean’s most peaceful island escapes
The Times
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Sure, there’s one side to the Caribbean that’s all clubbing, whopping all-inclusives and casinos — but with more than 7,000 islands scattered across a vast sea, there are still plenty of places to find some peace and solitude. Maybe it’s listening...
Hurricane Erin weakens slightly to category 4, undergoes ‘eyewall replacement’; what do we know so far
The Economic Times
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August 16, 2025
Hurricane Erin exploded and strengthened into a Category 5 hurricane over the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday (August 16, 2025) before weakening slightly to a Category 4 status. However, it remained a "formidable" storm while it underwent a process...
Scientists race to save reefs amid bleaching crisis
The Virgin Islands Daily News
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For more than a decade, Mariane Aimar-Godoc regularly labored underwater, collecting coral eggs by moonlight to raise in nurseries and transplant back onto degraded reefs. As director of the nonprofit Guadeloupe Initiative for the Restoration of...
Trinidad PM says Caribbean Airlines not operating on profitable basis, threatens shutdown
Jamaica Observer
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August 12, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Trinidad’s Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar says the state-owned Caribbean Airlines (CAL) does not operate a single profitable route, and has given the management of the airline two years to get the company’s...
Argentina vs New Zealand streams: How to watch Rugby Championship 2025 rugby live online from anywhere
TechRadar
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August 16, 2025
This weekend's Argentina vs New Zealand live stream sees the Pumas and All Blacks kick off their Rugby Championship 2025 campaigns, with the hosts hoping to seal their first ever crown and the All Blacks eager to extend their record nine titles....
Trinidad PM gives Caribbean Airlines management team two years to ‘sort out the mess’
Stabroek News
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August 13, 2025
(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has issued an ultimatum to the management of local carrier Carib-bean Airlines (CAL): ‘sort out the mess’ in two years or find a new job. Speaking at the UNC’s Monday Night Report in Couva,...
Trinidad PM issues two-year ultimatum for Caribbean Airlines
Caribbean National Weekly
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August 13, 2025
Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar says state-owned Caribbean Airlines (CAL) does not operate a single profitable route and has warned the airline’s management that they have two years to fix the company’s finances or face...
PM gives Caribbean Airlines management team two years to ‘sort out the mess’
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
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Brent Pinheiro brent.pinheiro@guardian.co.tt Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has issued an ultimatum to the management of local carrier Caribbean Airlines (CAL): ‘sort out the mess’ in two years or find a new job. Speaking...
Scientists Race to Save Caribbean Reefs Amid Bleaching Crisis
Centro de Periodismo Investigativo
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August 7, 2025
For more than a decade, Mariane Aimar-Godoc regularly laboured underwater, collecting coral eggs by moonlight to raise in nurseries and transplant back onto degraded reefs. As director of the nonprofit Guadeloupe Initiative for the Restoration of...