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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...

Ghana’s Kuwabong wins presidents award at St. Martin book fair
Ghana’s Dannabang Kuwabong and Trinidad’s Pink Panther Win Presidents’ Award at St. Martin Book Fair 2025 Professor Dannabang Kuwabong, and kaisonian Eric “Pink Panther” Taylor, received the Presidents’ Award at the 22nd edition of the St. Martin...

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...

Air France Is Adding Flights from Paris to Punta Cana
You’re sitting on the sand in Bavaro Beach. A Barcelo in your hand. Palm trees straight out of a beer commercial. There’s a little merengue in the background. This is why people fall in love with Punta Cana: it’s the simple, wonderful formula for...

Renewed commitment to people-centered development!
In the third year of the administration led by Prime Minister the Honourable Dickon Mitchell, it is said in many circles that the Government of Grenada continues to make significant strides in its transformational agenda that it launched with,...

Political pragmatism: How the NDC wins re-election
As Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique continue to mark its 51 anniversary of independence, the political climate is still defined by relative stability, economic optimism, and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) holding a firm majority in...

U.S. club investor in jail after arrest over fraud allegations, Vinicius Junior's sublime assist
The Athletic FC ⚽ is The Athletic’s daily football (or soccer, if you prefer) newsletter. Sign up to receive it directly to your inbox. Hello. Today we’re bringing you the wild tale of the multi-club ownership figure whose history in football...

Garni Cafe in Orlando's Lake Nona neighborhood is the latest addition to the Wave Hotel restaurant roster
Amid the highly programmatic and tech-forward landscape of Lake Nona stands the Wave Hotel, a curvaceous glass-and-steel representation of an electromagnetic wave. What pulsates throughout the building's space, of course, is energy — energy of the...

Air France launches direct Paris–Punta Cana (Dominican Republic) route for winter 2026
Starting January 13, 2026, Air France will operate three weekly direct flights between Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Punta Cana (Dominican Republic), continuing through March 28, 2026. The service will operate on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays,...

A midsummer midtown staycation in New York City
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Who Is Elina Svitolina Dating? Relationship & Love Timeline
Elina Svitolina, the Ukrainian tennis sensation and former world No. 3, has captured hearts both on and off the tennis court. While fans frequently search for details about “who is Elina Svitolina dating,” the answer reveals one of tennis’s most...

West Indies Cricket Returns to Grenada in 2025
St. George, Grenada – Grenada is poised to welcome the return of international cricket in grand style, as the island prepares to host the highly anticipated Test Match between the West Indies and Australia from July 3 to 7, 2025, at the National...

Grenada hosts West Indies vs Australia July 3-7
Cricket Returns to Grenada as West Indies Prepare to Face Australia in A 5 Day Test Match SGrenada is poised to welcome the return of international cricket in grand style, as the island prepares to host the highly anticipated Test Match between...

ACV reveals early booking bonus for winter 2025/2026
Air Canada Vacations is turning up the heat for winter 2025/26 with the launch of brand-new, non-stop routes to sunny destinations and the return of its ever-popular Winter Early Booking Bonus. To celebrate, travel professionals can earn...

Cricket returns to Grenada
Grenada is poised to welcome the return of international cricket in grand style, as the island prepares to host the highly anticipated Test Match between the West Indies and Australia from 3–7 July 2025 at the National Cricket Stadium. This...
Ponant adds Central American & Caribbean journeys for winter 2027
Ponant Explorations has announced an extensive deployment of 48 voyages across 11 unique itineraries in Central America and the Caribbean for the 2026-2027 winter season. From November 2026 through April 2027, the line will operate 34 Caribbean...

TABBERS, Carol Ann
December 29, 1937 – May 29, 2025 By Donna Cochran and Greg Spendjian It is with sadness that we share the news that Carol Tabbers passed away at Amica Jubilee House on May 29, just 10 months after the passing of Henry, her dear husband of 42...

MPE CARIBBEAN REPORT NEWSLETTER – June 16 2025
June 16, 2025 Aruba welcomes cruise tourism community The Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) officially opens its PAMAC Destination Summit today in Aruba. This high-level gathering brings together FCCA Platinum Members and cruise...

Simone Biles Receives Urgent Message From Rival Who Hated Gymnastics After Olympics Disaster
She endured a disastrous qualification at the home Olympics on July 28, 2024. Starting on uneven bars, an early fall in the routine led to a low score, followed by a shaky beam with a near-fall, then a sluggish floor routine that ended with a...

This Is a Caribbean Island Americans Haven’t Discovered Yet
The beaches. The food. The rainforests. The bakeries. The art. The Caribbean island of Martinique remains one of the great undiscovered destinations in the region for American travelers. Americans, you see, have yet to explore the layered, diverse...