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Louverture Films To Develop ‘Black Caesar’s Revenge’ Film Alongside Audio & Anime Series
Indie outfit Louverture Films (Nickel Boys) will partner with Cinewax Films and USC Media to develop an audio series, animé series and feature film based on the Black Caesar’s Revenge story. Joslyn Barnes of Louverture joins Jean A. Fall of the...

I learned about slavery from Hollywood. Why is French cinema so slow to depict our own colonial crimes?
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...

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...

Leadership summit in Grenada
A Grenadian family-owned and operated US-based company involved in engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) projects has chosen to celebrate the 30th anniversary of its founding with the hosting of a summit in Grenada of top American...

MPE CARIBBEAN REPORT NEWSLETTER – June 30, 2025
The MPE Caribbean Report Newsletter offers travel, tourism, Caribbean and global news weekly. To share stories, information or intelligence, contact us at [email protected]. June 30, 2025 CTO, Caribbean destinations spotlighted at American...

Guadeloupe Representative: France polluted our arable lands with toxic substances
"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...

Simone Biles Receives Heartfelt Tribute From Training Partner for Unwavering Support: “I Was Lucky”
Mélanie De Jesus, a French gymnast with four European championships, dreams as big as her talent. She took a leap of faith when she packed her bags and moved to Houston, Texas, to train at the World Champions Centre, the world-class gym owned by...

Discourse on French Colonialism in the 21st Century
Martinican author Aimé Césaire—long revered as one of the early founders of France’s Négritude movement, cultivating Black consciousness alongside Léopold Senghor and the Nardal sisters—has long been canonized in historical memory as one of the...

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...

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,...

Cocaine and synthetic drugs power new era of global traffick...
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...

Canadians Boycott U.S. Travel As Airlines Shift to Europe and Latin America, Cutting U.S. Flights
Since the beginning of the year, the relationship between the U.S. and Canada has been pretty tense. The situation worsened considerably following Trump's tariff war in early April when thousands of Canadians decided to boycott U.S. travel and...

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...

Higher gas prices for June 2025
The general public is informed that effective Wednesday, 18 June 2025, the retail prices of petroleum products (Gasoline, Diesel, Kerosene, and Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG), commonly known as Cooking Gas), in the State of Grenada will be as...

Audit Department will audit abandoned/unfinished housing contracts
by Linda Straker Ministry of Mobilisation, Implementation and Transformation (MIT) was allocated EC$15 million to assist with rebuilding of homes Rebuilding contracts were awarded by MIT and Ministry of Housing All government funds must be...

Astor Johnson Rep Dance Co presents She Too
Features Sean Douglas 57 Minutes Ago AJRDT perform a dance named Sorrows featuring Leah Gordon - THE Astor Johnson Repertory Dance Theatre (AJRDT), along with Los Alamitos Ballet Theatre, California, USA, will present a tribute to women called She...
Top 33 MSC Cruises questions answered
MSC Cruises is an Italian family-owned cruise line that invites travelers to experience the world at an affordable cost. The uproar of MSC has caused the number of passengers to double in the last few years, with new terminals popping up in...

Algeria seeks to defuse diplomatic crisis with France
On the eve of the 63rd anniversary of Algeria's independence, the Algerian Consulate in Nanterre has indirectly communicated, according to Al Arab, its intentions to calm the diplomatic crisis with France. The festivities will last from 1 to 6...

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...