Matchmaking and marriage services: Do Indians in the diaspora need them?

ACCORDING TO Rao Prakasa (1982), the traditional arranged Indian marriage matchmaker is called anag-waa, or nayan. The matchmaker is normally a family friend or distant relative, or maulvi, imam or pandit who serves as a neutral go-between when...

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...

Saint-Pierre's Devastated Ruins Reveal Tragic History

St. Lucia’s Marigot Bay and Pigeon Island now behind us, the Caribee under full sail headed for Martinique, the next island in the Lesser Antilles. Like nearby Guadeloupe, Martinique is an overseas department of France and culturally distinct from...

T&T Under-17 Women Drawn In Group F For 2026 Concacaf Qualifiers

The Trinidad and Tobago Under-17 Women’s Football Team has been placed in Group F for the first Round One draw of the 2026 Concacaf Women’s Under-17 Qualifiers. Joining them in the group are El Salvador, Curaçao, Barbados, and Guadeloupe. Group F...

Agent Orange, a slow violence that still kills

Agent Orange was produced in this way by American multinationals such as Monsanto, Dow Chemical or Hercules, to maximize profits and to raze the largest possible area of forest. It was spread from 10 August 1961, then massively during Operation...

Talking the Tropics w/Mike: Tropical wave reaches Caribbean by late in the weekend

Jacksonville, Fl. — THE TROPICS: ***** ALWAYS CHECK & RE-CHECK THE LATEST FORECAST & UPDATES! **** Tropics threats/impacts for Jacksonville/NE Florida/SE Georgia: None The Atlantic Basin Overview: The Atlantic hurricane season is June 1st through...

Montserratian Calypsonian “Shorty” Baker Dies in Jamaica After Weeks Awaiting UK Medical Evacuation

Montserratian calypsonian and mechanic Landis “Shorty” Baker has died in Jamaica, ending a months-long struggle for urgent medical care that Opposition MLA and former Premier Donaldson Romeo had repeatedly described as “inhumane and...

Aliyev says tensions between Azerbaijan and France have been resolved

We are building a newsroom powered by our readers From the repression of queer people and women in North Caucasus to attacks on basic democratic freedoms in the region, we provide fact-based, independent reporting in English. Help us hit 500...

Romeo Renews Appeal for UK Action as Shorty’s Condition Worsens in Jamaica

Opposition MLA and former Premier Donaldson Romeo has written again to the Governor of Montserrat and UK officials, urging immediate humanitarian action to save Montserratian calypsonian and mechanic Landis “Shorty” Baker, whose condition in...

Preparation continues and work steadily progresses for the World Creole Music Festival(WCMF) 2025

Ayodele AndrewPreparation works are ongoing and steadily progressing for the 25th Edition of the World Creole Music Festival (WCMF). This was according to Festivals and Events Manager at Discover Dominica Authority (DDA) Ayodele Andrew while...

Abbas Abbasov: International community has not yet adequately assessed crimes against humanity committed in Africa

Baku, October 17, AZERTAC From October 7 to 17, the OSCE Human Dimension Conference was held in Warsaw, the capital of Poland. The event brought together representatives of 57 OSCE member states, OSCE institutions and executive bodies, as well as...

Talking the Tropics w/Mike: Active tropical wave headed for the Caribbean

Jacksonville, Fl. — THE TROPICS: ***** ALWAYS CHECK & RE-CHECK THE LATEST FORECAST & UPDATES! **** Tropics threats/impacts for Jacksonville/NE Florida/SE Georgia: None The Atlantic Basin Overview: The Atlantic hurricane season is June 1st through...

Debré Evans Proud To Lead Bermuda Team

[Written by Stephen Wright] Debré Evans said she is proud to lead the Bermuda Longtails senior women’s national netball team at the Battle of the Isles tournament in St Eustatius and St Maarten – their first international competition in eight...

US Control Of The Caribbean And Its Multiform War Against Venezuela

Above photo: US military presence in Latin America. Granma. For centuries, the peoples of the Central American isthmus have had to face the consequences of the ambitions of European and US ruling elites for control of the Caribbean region. Since...

The French Parliament Did Not Pass A Vote Of No Confidence In The Government

Sébastien Lecornu remains prime minister. Two votes of no confidence in the government of reappointed Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu have failed to win a majority in the French parliament. That means the government has held its own, although it...

Frieze London Restores Market Confidence and Outsells Expectations

Frieze London and Frieze Masters opened on October 15. Photo: Linda Nylind | Courtesy of Frieze The energy on the opening day of Frieze London on October 15 felt less like a post-Brexit correction and more like the city sliding back into its...

Ghost of Yōtei debuts as Sony's biggest first-party title in Europe, says GSD

Ghost of Yōtei is the biggest first-party launch for PlayStation in Europe since Marvel's Spider-Man 2, according to GSD data. As The Game Business reports, the sequel to Ghost of Tsushima debuted at No.2 on the GSD European unit sales and...

Trinidad and Tobago U-17 women to face Curacao, El Salvador in 2026 Concacaf qualifiers

Sports Roneil Walcott Just Now - Trinidad and Tobago's under-17 women's football team will face both Curacao and El Salvador when round one of Concacaf's qualifiers towards the 2026 Fifa Under-17 Women's World Cup kicks off from January 24 to...

No notaire fee increase for 17 departments in France for property purchases

Higher fees in other areas result in increased cost of €500 per €100,000 when buying a home Additional revenues of up to €1 billion are expected for local departments from increased notaire fees in 2026 Juli Kuznetsova / Shutterstock Seventeen...

ST. LUCIA’S GOLFERS BASK IN REGIONAL VICTORY

St. Lucia’s golfers battled their way to the top spot in the recently held regional competition held in the federation of St. Kitts and Nevis. St. Lucia’s team fended off challenges from St. Croix, Barbados, Martinique, Antigua, Anguilla,...