Rita Payés At Jazz à La Villette, In Paris

On September 6, 2025, the Jazz à la Villette Festival in Paris presented Rita Payés, a 26-year-old Catalan singer, trombone player, composer, arranger, and lyricist, who has been on stage since her early teens. This performer is in a category of...

Watch: Christopher Luxon on $515m spend-up for new roads

The government will spend more than half a billion dollars buying up properties so it can push ahead with its Roads of National Significance. Transport Minister Chris Bishop at the weekly post-Cabinet briefing confirmed all the roading projects...

NRC Pleased With NZTA Endorsement Of RoNS

Press Release – National Road Carriers All of these projects are much needed improvements that will deliver safety, resilience and productivity to the roading network, says NRC GM Policy and Advocacy James Smith. National Road Carriers Association...

Princess Returns to Puerto Rico for Homeporting Operations

Princess Cruises returned to Puerto Rico earlier this month, kicking off its first homeporting operation from San Juan in over a decade. The Grand Princess arrived at its new homeport on Oct. 15, 2025 following a repositioning cruise that left...

Wellington transport upgrade: Second Mt Victoria tunnel, tolls proposed in $3.8b plan

The Government’s plan includes improved walking and cycling facilities, with a separated shared path through the new parallel tunnel, and the demolition of the current path in the existing tunnel to widen lanes for traffic. Transport Minister...

Legendary Assault Amphibious Vehicle Retires After 50+ Years of Service

From the shores of Grenada to the deserts of Iraq, the Assault Amphibious Vehicle (AAV) served as a guard and transporter of Marines from ship to shore for more than half a century. After a formal ceremony on September 26, 2025, the legendary...

PM Christopher Luxon to respond to Labour’s ‘Future Fund’ in post-Cabinet press conference

About $675 million of funding is approved to progress consenting, design and some early works related to the Government’s Roads of National Significance. The funding has been approved by the NZ Transport Agency board, which had endorsed investment...

These 25 Caribbean Beaches Feel Like They Were Designed for Honeymoons

There are beaches built for honeymoons. Beaches where everything you need is right there — your room, your view, your pool, your dinner, your rum punch at sunset. Where you never have to leave the sand if you don’t want to. These are the places...

TheHiveCareers unveils career development service

TheHiveCareers announced the launch of its career development service, designed to support individuals at every stage of their professional journey. Whether it is a parent looking to guide their child, a student preparing to enter the workforce, a...

CARICOM maintains Caribbean is a Zone of Peace

Oct 19, 2025 News (Kaieteur News) – Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) met and discussed various issues on the regional agenda including the increased security build up in the Caribbean and the potential impacts on Member...

“I colloquium identity, culture and sustainable development in a world in crisis”: The challenges of the Caribbean

INTRODUCTION Against the background of emerging geopolitical threats, weakening multilateral institutions, continuing conflagrations of international conflicts, increased economic insecurity and the menacing climate crisis, the world is reminded...

Warning: Certain ingredients can cause death

by Grenada Food and Nutrition Council For some people, even a tiny bite of the wrong food can be deadly. Common ingredients like peanuts, shellfish, milk, or eggs can trigger a severe immune system overreaction known as anaphylactic shock. This...

Marines retire ‘workhorse’ Assault Amphibious Vehicle after 50 years

From the shores of Grenada to the deserts of Iraq, the Assault Amphibious Vehicle (AAV) shielded and carried Marines from ship to sea to shore for over 50 years. Now, after a Sept. 26 ceremony, the famous “workhorse” has been officially...

Family firm wins top honour at business awards

This came when Grubs Boots was chosen as the winner of the highly competitive family business of the year category. Representatives from the family firm stepped up to the stage at the ceremony hosted by ITV Grenada’s Elaine Willcox to collect...

Beckles: What did UNC promise US for Dragon licence?

News Clint Chan Tack 3 Hrs Ago Opposition Leader Pennelope Beckles speaks on the budget at Parliament, Red House, Port of Spain, on October 17. - Photo by Ayanna Kinsale OPPOSITION Leader Pennelope Beckles has called on government to disclose what...

Trump Approves Lethal Covert CIA Operations in Venezuela as Another Strike in the Caribbean Kills Six

The CIA has been involved in coups and assassination attempts against the Chávez and Maduro governments. (Bloomberg) Caracas, October 15, 2025 (venezuelanalysis.com) – The Donald Trump administration has reportedly authorized the Central...

‘Don’t f*** with the USA’ Is Trump the bringer of regime change to Latin America?

As part of a larger US policy under then president Ronald Reagan to counter what were deemed to be Soviet-backed governments, America funded, trained and supplied weapons to Nicaragua’s right-wing contra rebels. Using these proxies, the CIA was...

Caribbean Sea: Zone of Peace and prosperity

by Alicia Nicholls Lapping against the shores of several sovereign countries and dependent territories, the Caribbean Sea is our patrimony. Many of us learnt how to swim or were even baptised in its serene and azure waters. It sustains us...

War on drugs or regime change? Trump’s gamble over Venezuela

“He has offered everything,” President Trump said in the White House on Friday. “You know why? Because he doesn’t want to f*** around with the United States.” This time, the president’s anger wasn’t aimed at President Zelensky, despite the...

Brazil and Colombia Are Bracing for a Possible Post-Maduro Shock: Borders, Oil, and U.S. Moves

Two stories are unfolding at once on South America’s northern rim. The first is visible: Brazil and Colombia are preparing for disorder if Nicolás Maduro’s rule in Venezuela buckles. The second is quieter but just as consequential: a scramble over...