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Norwegian Air: U.S.-Caribbean routes will not return

By Ben Mutzabaugh From USA Today European low-cost giant Norwegian Air will not return to the Caribbean once its current seasonal service comes to an end this spring. While Norwegian is perhaps best known to Americans for offering dozens of…

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Europe and Caribbean join forces to fight coastal risks related to climate change

From WIC BRGM (Office of Geological and Mining Research), gathered in Guadeloupe with the Caribbean partners to officially launch the Caraib-Coast program In the context of repeated cyclonic crises and rising sea levels, the CARIB-COAST project aims to initiate a…

Translating cultures: French Caribbean history, literature and migration

From British Library On 24 September 2018, the British Library welcomed a galaxy of leading specialists to a study dayaddressing the history, literature and arts of the French Caribbean and its diaspora. The day kicked off with a comparative overview of…

French President Emmanuel Macron under fire for Caribbean photograph

From 9 news Au French President Emmanuel Macron has come under attack from far-right leader Marine Le Pen over a photograph taken during his visit to the Caribbean last week. The photo emerged on social media showing Macron with the…

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Mystery seaweed threatens French Caribbean

By Claire MUFSON From France  24 During a trip to the French overseas territory Guadeloupe on Friday, President Emmanuel Macron pledged to keep a promise to clean up toxic Sargassum seaweed within 48 hours of it running aground. Like the…

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Former CBS Journalist To Host Caribbean Tourism Awards Gala

By Dave Rodney From Jamaica Gleaner The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) said that award-winning television journalist, former CBS News reporter Marlie Hall will be the master of ceremonies for its Caribbean industry awards dinner and fashion show on Thursday, June…

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The French Caribbean Islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique are Open for Business and Welcoming Tourists

NEWS PROVIDED BY Martinique Tourism Authority , Guadeloupe Islands Tourism Board NEW YORK, Nov. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Following the Caribbean’s severe hurricane season, the Martinique Tourism Authority and the Tourism Board of the Islands of Guadeloupewere and are thankful to…

Five held by French authorities following cocaine seizure in Caribbean

From Jamaica Observer ST GEORGE’S, Grenada (CMC) – Five men are now in police custody awaiting trial following the seizure of 220 kilograms of cocaine from their boat that was intercepted off the coast of the French Caribbean island of…

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Boudin: A story of sausage, slavery and rebellion in the Caribbean

By Melissa Banigan From Nevada Public Radio The making of boudin is a visceral, bloody and time-consuming process in the French Caribbean territory of Guadeloupe. Boudin — a name that comes from an Anglo-Saxon word meaning “sausage” — was first…

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Manatee in Caribbean repopulation scheme dies

AFP From Bangkok Post POINTE-a-PITRE – One of two manatees released into the Caribbean in August under a pioneering repopulation scheme has died of a suspected kidney infection, the Guadeloupe National Park announced Monday. Two manatees — Kai and Junior…