Two Sides of a Sail

by Mark Jardine 28 Oct 11:00 PDT I'm focusing on two very different events today, on different sides of the planet, and with a very different focus, but linked by the adventure of going sailing. The Transat Café L'or, currently taking place in the...

GTA leads promotional activations in Barbados

In a continued effort to strengthen regional ties, and share the rich, vibrant spirit of Grenada, Carriacou, and Petite Martinique, the Grenada Tourism Authority (GTA) recently concluded a successful series of promotional activations in Barbados....

Diplomacy over firepower: Saint Lucia and CARICOM weigh in on a divided region

As tensions deepen between the United States and Venezuela, Saint Lucia has joined other Caribbean voices urging dialogue and respect for the Caribbean as a “zone of peace”. Speaking before the United Nations (UN) General Assembly last week, Alva...

The Justin Pierre prediction … Four Ministers will lose their…

ITO-Trained Statistician and Researcher Dr Justin Pierre is predicting the downfall of four senior government ministers in Grenada if elections are called by Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell. In an exclusive interview with THE NEW TODAY, the...

#TeamMusto to take on Transat Cafe L'OR

by Musto 24 Oct 08:25 PDT Twenty-two of the world's top offshore sailors, all representing #TeamMusto, have selected their Musto kit for the biennial double-handed race from Le Havre, France to Martinique, the Transat Cafe L'OR, starting this...

Palais de Tokyo removes Cameron Rowland’s Martinican Flag from façade [updated]

The Palais de Tokyo in Paris has removed Cameron Rowland’s Replacement (2025) from its façade. The work, which was commissioned for the ongoing exhibition ECHO DELAY REVERB curated by Naomi Beckwith, consisted of installing a Martinican flag where...

Orthotic and prosthetic care stakeholder engagement

The Member of Parliament for St George South Hon. Andy Williams in collaboration with Trinidad and Tobago Orthotics and Prosthetics (The Amputee Centre), is hosting a vital stakeholder engagement. Come and be part of an important presentation and...

Francesca Clapcich embarks on transatlanic race, champions inclusion and belonging

Park City-area resident Francesca Clapcich is thousands of miles from home this week, racing through the Atlantic Ocean in one of the world’s toughest offshore competitions. But even at sea, her focus extends well beyond the finish line. On...

Latest Creole HeartBeat issue released just in time for World Creole Music Festival 2025

Dominica News Online - Friday, October 24th, 2025 at 3:53 PM Creole HeartBeat WCMF25 cover. Photo: Creole HeartBeatCreole HeartBeat has unveiled its 25th Anniversary Special Edition Magazine, released in perfect synchronization with Night One of...

The magic and miracle of education   

On 27 September 2025, Grenada’s Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell addressed the United Nations under the theme of “Better Together.” His speech focused on the value of education, accurately describing it as a “lifeline” and as a “bridge between...

Paris’s Palais de Tokyo Removes ‘Illegal’ Cameron Rowland Martinican Flag Piece

The Palais de Tokyo in Paris took down a Cameron Rowland piece not long after it went on view, appending new wall text that notes that the removed work may have been “considered illegal.” Rowland’s work, titled Replacement (2025), was commissioned...

Understanding the ban on fish exports from Grenada to US

by Arley Salimbi Gill Come 1 January 2026, Grenada will be banned from exporting fish to the United States of America. This is significant because, in many respects, the US has been the main export destination for our fish, providing a ready...

Toxic gases: Sargassum produces hydrogen sulfide, methane, and ammonia

6 People who remove sargassum from the beaches are unaware that their health is at risk due to exposure to the toxic gases produced by seaweed, which washes up on the coasts of Quintana Roo by the ton. Norma Patricia Muñoz Sevilla, a doctor in...

Obituary: Judith Ann (Pillsbury) Hebert, 1940-2025

Judith Ann (Pillsbury) Hebert was a caring mother and grandmother, devoted wife and passionate gardener who will be dearly missed. She died peacefully with family by her side, at age 85, on October 19, 2025. Born on July 15, 1940, in Montpelier,...

The Sanctuary of the Mad

In the Moroccan collective imaginary, the city of Berrechid explicitly evokes mental illness. Berrechid is home to Morocco’s largest psychiatric hospital. To say to someone, “I’ll send you to Berrechid!” (ghadi nssayftek l’Berrechid // غادي نسيفطك...

St. Lucia – Eastern Caribberan Golf Champions 2025!!!

Team St. Lucia has secured the top prize at the recently held Eastern Caribbean Golf Association (ECGA) 2025 Championship. This tournament, held annually, was held from 4 to 5th October, 2025 and was hosted in St. Kitts & Nevis. Team St. Lucia at...

Touring Made Easy

Photo Credit: Captain Ron Tours With the silver anniversary of Dominica’s World Creole Music Festival (WCMF) set to ignite the Nature Island from October 24–26, 2025, a home-grown Saint Lucian company, Captain Ron Tours is making sure Saint...

Swarthmore is tabling an earned income tax | Inquirer Greater Media

Hi, Greater Media! 👋 Swarthmore Borough residents won’t have to pay an earned income tax, at least for the time being. Also this week, Task, the Delco-set HBO mini-series, has wrapped up, the Media Business Authority is pursuing possible eateries...

Panton, Gregg, Swann set for final Rally2 clash

68 Nine testing special stages in the north of the island on Sunday will settle the Barbados Motoring Federation’s (BMF) 2025 Rally2 Championship in what is expected to be an exciting double-header final with just 17 points separating the top...

Clapcich makes history in Transat Café L'OR

by Team Francesca Clapcich 26 Oct 09:29 PDT 26 October 2025 At 1430 local time [1330 UTC], Italian American pro sailor, Francesca Clapcich crossed the startline of the Transat Café L'OR in her 60-foot foiling IMOCA, 11th Hour Racing, becoming only...