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Grand Island Senior High
The Grand Island Independent - Nebraska
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Yahia Abdalla, Gabriella Adams, Christina Adeti, Abdulaziz Ahmed, Gabriela Alvarado, Jonathan Arevalo Garcia, Henry Barreno Florian Jr., Darlene Barrera-Araus, Meredith Barrett, Maria Basilio Pedro, Oliver Bockman, Avary Bondasak, Haley Bonner,...
Roach’s two-year term as TTMA president ends today
Trinidad Express
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April 9, 2025
ROGER Roach is expected to step down as president of the Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers’ Association (TTMA) today at the association’s annual meeting, having served the maximum tenure allowed in the role. Following the 2023 Annual General...
Dominica tourism officials cast wider promotional net with Salon du Voyage in French territories
Dominica News Online
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April 17, 2025
Dominica News Online - Thursday, April 17th, 2025 at 10:09 AM Salon du Voyage – MartiniqueThe Discover Dominica Authority (DDA) recently engaged in the 2025 Salon du Voyage exhibitions held in Martinique and Guadeloupe, where they showcased summer...
Eurobites: Orange hooks up with Telesat
Light Reading
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Orange has hooked up with Telesat to provide satellite connectivity in remote areas of Europe, Africa and beyond. Under the terms of the agreement, a Telesat Lightspeed landing station will be hosted at Orange's teleport in Bercenay-en-Othe,...
Find out why Iowa State's Insect Zoo is done after a 30-year run
The Ames Tribune - Iowa
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One of the nation's biggest insect zoos is coming to a bittersweet end. After 30 years of "spreading bug love," Iowa State University's Insect Zoo is coming to an end. The university's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences decided to close the...
Critical water scarcity threatens the Caribbean, according to CAF study
Smart Water Magazine
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April 15, 2025
The study has highlighted gaps in water access, efficiency, and infrastructure, and recommends immediate investment in innovative solutions to mitigate the impact of climatic changes and growing resource demands, particularly from expanding...
The Caribbean’s Most Stunning Black Sand Beaches
Caribbean Journal
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May 23, 2025
You walk along one beach and feel like you’ve stumbled onto a movie set. On another, you sip ti’ punch in the shadow of a volcano. On another one, you’re surrounded by imposing cliffs. No, these aren’t the beaches you first think of when you think...
New TTMA president: US tariffs won’t stop us
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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April 10, 2025
Business Mya Quamie 2 Hrs Ago Containers and cranes at the port of Port of Spain. - Photo by Jeff K Mayers MYA QUAMIE Newly-elected TTMA president Dale Parson says one of his strategic goals will be to grow non-energy exports from the $6.2 billion...
Namibia’s Selma Kamanya Wins Continental Title & Takes Her Place in Miss World Quarterfinals
Bella Naija
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May 24, 2025
The 72nd Miss World Top Model competition brought together fashion, culture and confidence at the iconic Trident Hyderabad. It was a night where elegance walked hand in hand with purpose, and every contestant had a chance to shine on one of the...
Africa Liberation Day Must Advance the Struggle for Continental Unity and a Liberated Palestine
News Ghana
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May 26, 2025
Capitalism is in deep crisis and the only remedy is the organization and mobilization of the workers, oppressed and youth throughout the world Geostrategic Review Note: These remarks were prepared for and delivered in part to the African...
Boost for summer tourism
The Nation Barbados
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May 26, 2025
THE TRADITIONALLY slower summer period could be become hotter for Barbados’ tourism sector if the interest shown by potential travellers translates into bookings. With the island still reflecting on a successful winter tourist season, the new...
David Attenborough's Ocean documentary has a scene straight out of Dune
CBC/Radio-Canada
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May 23, 2025
Like a massive, skulking sandworm out of Frank Herbert's Dune, there exists an inescapable maw where all in its destructive path — from fish struggling to flee to crabs tangled up in the nets — are doomed. But this isn't the desert planet Arrakis,...
Memorial Cap 110: Memorial de l’Anse Caffard
Atlas Obscura
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Standing with their backs to wind-swept foliage and volcanic peaks, 15 sandblasted concrete busts face the sea. Their hunched shoulders and bowed heads exude sorrow as they look toward the Gulf of Guinea, their homeland, over 3,000 miles away....
Local Authorities – With Regional Help – Move To Tighten Borders, Trace Guns
St. Lucia Times
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May 24, 2025
Rakim Romlelle Joseph, 26, was shot and killed Monday night in White Rock, Grande Riviere, marking Saint Lucia’s 24th homicide this year, nearly all involving firearms. The Royal Saint Lucia Police Force has launched an investigation, but the...
Go Carriacou go!
The Grenadian Voice
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May 22, 2025
Carriacou is once again in the spotlight as the Grenada team at the Chelsea Flower Show in London featured an old sugar mill which stands intact after witnessing wars and severe weather patterns over the last 200 years. It was used as a symbol of...
India’s Nandini Gupta wins Top Model challenge, advances to Miss World quarterfinals
NewsMeter
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May 25, 2025
Hyderabad: India’s Nandini Gupta has officially advanced to the quarterfinals of the 72nd Miss World pageant after being crowned the Top Model winner for the Asia & Oceania region. The announcement came at the glittering Top Model competition held...
Quiz of The Week: 17 – 23 May
The Week Magazine
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May 23, 2025
Find out how closely you've been paying attention to the latest news and other global events by putting your knowledge to the test with our Quiz of The Week. And don't forget, to get all the news that matters delivered to your inbox every day,...
Historic Gathering of Caribbean Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbis Held in St. Thomas
St. Thomas Source
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May 25, 2025
Standing together at the close of the Regional Kinus Hashluchim, Chabad emissaries from across the Caribbean reflect the strength and unity of a growing network. (Submitted photo) In a historic first, 20 Chabad Rabbis from across the region...
Author Investigates Systemic Pollution in French Antilles
The Hoya - Washington D.C.
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April 11, 2025
An author and educator detailed the long-term effects of chlordecone, a toxic insecticide used for decades in the French Antilles — the islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe — at a Georgetown University event March 31. Jessica Oublié, an author who...
RECIPROCITY: 26 Caribbean Countries face US Tariffs; Guyana slapped with 38%
Magnetic Media
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April 4, 2025
Deandrea Hamilton Editor USA, April 4, 2025 – Unless a deal is struck, the expectation is that every country will now pay tariffs to the United States as part of the Donald Trump Administration’s move toward regularizing trade deficits and...