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Where to experience Black culture in Paris
National Geographic
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Creative Black minds and artisans have been present in Paris’s renowned art and food scene since the 1920s. American writers like Langston Hughes and James Baldwin found a home in the city’s bustling jazz cafes, and their future works have laid...
How Black culture has shaped Paris—and where to experience it
AOL
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Travelers searching for immersive Black or African cultural experiences in Paris can start with a stroll through Marché Dejean in the city’s La Goutte d’Or district, also known as Little Africa. Photograph by Michael Zumstein, Agence...
Hilton enters Q3 2025 with new openings and renovations
Hotel Management Network
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July 7, 2025
Hilton is broadening its global presence with a series of new hotel openings and extensive property renovations as it marks entry into the third quarter (Q3) of 2025. In the Americas, Hilton’s all-suites brands are extending their reach with...
Camikara: Putting India on the World Rum Map
Equity Bulls
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In a moment that marks a milestone for the Indian spirits industry, Camikara 3YO, India's first-ever pure cane juice aged rum, has made history by winning a 'Gold Medal' at the prestigious Rum & Cachaça Masters Awards 2025, held in London. With...
14 of the best villages in France - according to the French
The Local - France
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July 7, 2025
The results are out for the 2025 poll to find France's favourite village - from fortified hilltop settlements in wine country to quaint fishing villages and the birthplace of musketeer d'Artagnan, here are some of the country's hidden gems. Every...
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...
Opposition calls on gov’t to give true picture of national debt
The Gleaner
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July 7, 2025
ST GEORGE’S (CMC): The main Opposition New National Party (NNP) says it “is deeply concerned” by the Grenada government’s statement which it said “attempts to mislead the Grenadian people into believing that the nation’s debt burden is on the...
Britain's Goodchild makes waves with breakthrough IMOCA victory
The Straits Times
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July 7, 2025
British skipper Sam Goodchild is celebrating his first win in the ultra-competitive IMOCA class after guiding MACIF Sante Prevoyance to victory in the Course des Caps – a full-blooded 1,800-nautical mile dash around Britain and Ireland. Goodchild...
Sailing-Britain's Goodchild makes waves with breakthrough IMOCA victory
The Malaysian Star
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July 7, 2025
(Reuters) -British skipper Sam Goodchild is celebrating his first win in the ultra-competitive IMOCA class after guiding MACIF Sante Prevoyance to victory in the Course des Caps – a full-blooded 1,800-nautical mile dash around Britain and Ireland....
I learned about slavery from Hollywood. Why is French cinema so slow to depict our own colonial crimes?
The Guardian
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July 1, 2025
France’s involvement in the transatlantic slave trade was historically among the most significant in Europe. After Britain, France had the second biggest colonial empire. We know that 1.38 million people were deported in at least 4,220 documented...
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...
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...
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...
Cocaine and synthetic drugs power new era of global traffick...
Modern Ghana
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The world drug market has never been so globalised, active and diverse, according to the United Nations – which marks International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on Thursday. RFI takes a look at the latest trends, from the...
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...
Garni Cafe in Orlando's Lake Nona neighborhood is the latest addition to the Wave Hotel restaurant roster
Orlando Weekly - Florida
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June 25, 2025
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...
Grenada renews CCRIF SPC parametric insurance policies for 25/26
Reinsurance News
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June 25, 2025
The Government of Grenada has confirmed the renewal of the country’s annual parametric insurance coverage with the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility Segregated Portfolio Company (CCRIF SPC) for 2025/2026, for a total cost of roughly...
Guadeloupe Representative: France polluted our arable lands with toxic substances
APA
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"Between 1922 and 1930, France's inadequate actions and misguided policies led to the contamination of agricultural land with pesticides in both Guadeloupe and Martinique," said Philippe Eugène Louis Verdol, lecturer in economic sciences, during a...
Grenada renews disaster risk insurance with CCRIF SPC
Now Grenada
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June 24, 2025
The Government of Grenada has renewed its annual disaster risk insurance coverage with the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility Segregated Portfolio Company (CCRIF SPC) for the 2025/26 policy year. A total of US$1,827,718 plus applicable...