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Dominica’s 25th world creole festival launched
St. Vincent Times
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July 7, 2025
The Ministry of Tourism and the Discover Dominica Authority (DDA) have officially launched the 25th edition of the World Creole Music Festival (WCMF), unveiling a dynamic artist lineup and commemorative theme for the highly anticipated cultural...
Vybz Kartel to headline Dominica’s World Creole Music Festival
Antigua News Room
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July 7, 2025
The Ministry of Tourism and the Discover Dominica Authority (DDA) have officially launched the 25th edition of the World Creole Music Festival (WCMF), unveiling a dynamic artist lineup and commemorative theme for the highly anticipated cultural...
Chisholm Earns Second MLB All-Star Selection
Our News Bahamas
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July 7, 2025
Advertisement U.S.A. – Jazz Chisholm Jr. makes Bahamian baseball history once again and was rewarded for an impressive season thus far with his second all-star selection. The versatile New York Yankees star was officially named to the 2025 Major...
Jason Statham’s 47% Rotten Tomatoes Aquatic Thriller He Says Is as “Good as it Gets” Is a Global Streaming Hit
Collider
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July 7, 2025
Jason Statham will always be known for playing Deckard Shaw in the Fast & Furious movies, but seven years ago, he starred in another action thriller that’s become a global streaming sensation. Statham stars alongside Rainn Wilson (The Office) and...
Risk of further floods in Texas as death toll tops 80
Red River Radio - Louisiana
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July 7, 2025
Authorities say 10 campers were still missing by this Monday morning from floods that inundated central Texas. As the Associated Press reports, dozens are dead including children and several remain missing, many of them campers, following...
I have an extremely rare blood type — I’m the only person in the world with it
New York Post
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June 27, 2025
Talk about a lonely hearts club. An unidentified woman from Guadeloupe has the rarest blood type on Earth, to the extent that she’s only compatible with herself. The 68-year-old is thus far the only known member of the blood group “Gwada...
Scientists have just conducted a test with 30,000 mosquitoes to validate the effectiveness of a new mosquito repellent, and it is highly effective.
Farmingdale Observer - New York
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June 27, 2025
A groundbreaking study in Guadeloupe has demonstrated the remarkable efficacy of a natural mosquito repellent against tiger mosquitoes. This innovative solution comes at a crucial time when these invasive pests continue to spread throughout...
Kaden Hopkins Guest Speaker At Saltus
Bernews
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June 27, 2025
Cyclist Kaden Hopkins was the guest speaker at Saltus Grammar School’s fifth-form graduation ceremony this week. Hopkins, who represents Uni Sport Lamentinois – a top team in Guadeloupe – shared inspirational stories and life lessons learned from...
Nicholas Hagen: "Guatemala needs to qualify for its first World Cup"
MARCA
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July 6, 2025
29 years had to pass for Guatemala to return to a Gold Cup semifinal. The Guatemalan national team had a superb tournament, beating Jamaica in the group stage, eliminating Canada on penalties in the quarter-finals and pushing the United States to...
Despite national and state warnings, Kerr County, Camp Mystic didn’t evacuate
Just the News
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July 6, 2025
As the death count in the Independence Day flooding in central Texas has now surpassed that of Hurricane Harvey, with dozens of children reported dead and missing who were camping at Camp Mystic in Kerr County, Texans are asking why a warning...
Former World Creole Music Festival Executive Director, Jeffrey Brisbane, remembered for his dedication to Creole culture and music
Dominica News Online
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July 6, 2025
Jeffrey Brisbane in Florida where resided. Facebook photo.Musical icon Gordon Henderson has paid tribute to Jeffrey Brisbane, a former Executive Director of the World Creole Music Festival (WCMF), who passed away on Saturday July 5, 2025, just one...
Despite national, state warnings, Kerr County, Camp Mystic didn’t evacuate
The Center Square
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July 6, 2025
(The Center Square) – As the death count in the Independence Day flooding in central Texas has now surpassed that of Hurricane Harvey, with dozens of children reported dead and missing who were camping at Camp Mystic in Kerr County, Texans are...
Scientists Discover a Completely New Blood Type
Greek Reporter
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June 26, 2025
Researchers have confirmed a completely new blood type. Credit: Governo do Estado de São Paulo / CC BY 2.0 A newly discovered blood type has been identified in a 68-year-old woman from Guadeloupe, making her the only known person in the world with...
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Only one person on Earth has this blood type. What is 'Gwada negative'?
Firstpost
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June 26, 2025
A woman from the French Caribbean territory of Guadeloupe has been confirmed as the only known person in the world to possess a newly classified blood group — now officially recognised as the 48th blood group system. The new blood group has been...
Horrifying moment cabin is swept away in deadly Texas floods as horrified onlookers yell ‘there’s so many people in it’
The U.S. Sun
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July 6, 2025
THIS is the terrifying moment a cabin was swept away during the deadly Texas floods as onlookers watched on helplessly. Screams could be heard as the floodwaters carried away the cabin packed with people as flash floods sweep through Kerr County....
Terrifying vid shows Texas river swallow bridge & swell to bursting in just 2 MINUTES as 51 dead & 27 children missing
The U.S. Sun
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July 6, 2025
WATCH the terrifying video of a Texas river swallowing a whole bridge in just two minutes as killer floods engulfed parts of the state. At least 51 people have died and two dozens girls are missing after flash flooding bulldozed through homes and...
Dad dies after having arm ‘almost cut clean off’ while saving wife & kids as they floated on mattress in Texas floods
The U.S. Sun
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July 6, 2025
A HEROIC dad-of-two died after having his arm cut "almost clean off" while trying to save his family from the Texas floods that have killed more than 50 people. Julian Ryan, 27, bled out after sustaining a horrific gash, but his actions helped his...
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says flash flood alerts went out — but not everyone got them
New York Post
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July 6, 2025
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said that there were some alert warnings that went out around the time that the flash flooding ravaged Texas Hill Country, but explained that not everyone received those warnings. “There were alert warnings that went...
Madame Queen: From early 1900s immigrant to crime boss
Tri-State Defender - Tennessee
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July 6, 2025
“Madame Queen: The Life and Crimes of Harlem’s Underground Racketeer, Stephanie St. Clair” by Mary Kay McBrayer; c.2025, Park Row Books, $30.00, 256 pages. Keep your eyes on the prize. Sign up for our free newsletter. If you want something enough,...
The Caribbean’s Best Sandwich Is Made on This Island — Here’s Where to Find It
Caribbean Journal
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June 25, 2025
I remember the first time I visited Sainte Anne. The little beach town on the southern coast of Guadeloupe’s island of Grande Terre has some beautiful sand, but it’s really most famous for one thing: it’s food trucks. Head to the coastline on just...