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Officials advise citizens to apply for Biometric E-Passport in ‘a timely manner’
Dominica News Online
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August 26, 2025
Dominicans are being encouraged to apply for their Biometric E-Passport in a timely manner. This advice came from Head of the Immigration Department, Assistant Superintendent of Police Valda Powell, while delivering remarks at a press conference...
PURC Vacancy: Regulatory Engineer (Energy Services & Performance Monitoring)
Now Grenada
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January 24, 2025
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) was established by the PURC Act No. 20 of 2016. The Act speaks generally to public utilities but hitherto only the electricity sector has come under the purview of the PURC. PURC’s objectives...
MPE CARIBBEAN REPORT NEWSLETTER – August 25, 2025 – Cayman Islands’ Shamari Scott and Marcus Simmonds to be honoured
I News Cayman
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August 26, 2025
August 25, 2025 Guyana and Jamaica preparing for the polls Two of the Caribbean’s largest democracies are preparing for high-stakes contests next month, as Guyana and Jamaica head to the polls in early September to decide their political futures....
Modernization of French Police and Gendarmerie Command Rooms Marks Major Step Toward Interoperability
The Critical Communications Review
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Control rooms | 2025-08-26 As part of this initiative, ANFSI has been deploying the PEGASE 2 system, a state-of-the-art platform designed to manage emergency calls to the 17 Police Secours line. The Agence du numérique des forces de sécurité...
Martinique: Officials extend curfew measures in parts of Fort-de-France and Le Lamentin through Sept. 26 /update 3
Crisis24
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Unionized operational staff employed at schools plan to strike nationwide in Portugal Oct. 4. The purpose of the labor action is to denounce alleged understaffing and to demand increased salaries. Participants will stage a protest at the Ministry...
Technology Replacing Jobs Statistics 2024 By Concerns, Attitude, Potential Number of Jobs Lost to Automation and Rate of Adoption by Industry
Hollywood Gazette
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September 6, 2024
Technology Replacing Jobs Statistics 2024 By Concerns, Attitude, Potential Number of Jobs Lost to Automation and Rate of Adoption by Industry August 31, 2024 — Introduction Technology Replacing Jobs Statistics: Artificial intelligence has just...
Mexican Caribbean Turns Seaweed Crisis into Fuel, Building Panels, and Carbon Credits
LatinAmerican Post
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August 13, 2025
On the beaches of Quintana Roo, the tide brings more than tourists. In 2025, record waves of sargassum threaten to choke the coastline’s turquoise brand—but engineers and scientists here are betting it can be turned into energy, products, and...
The most-read pieces on Mining Technology in 2024
Mining Technology
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December 17, 2024
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Can Ethiopia solve the West’s “puzzle” about Africa?
The Reporter Ethiopia
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August 23, 2025
Thomas Jefferson, president of the US from 1801 to 1809, should have known about Ethiopia, the Kenyan scholar Ali Mazrui suggested in his keynote address to a conference held at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, in 2007. I assisted Mazrui...
The First Caribbean Institute for Nuclear Imaging (ICIN) Inaugurated in Martinique
I News Cayman
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November 27, 2024
Courtesy Caribbean Media Partners FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique – The first Caribbean Institute for Nuclear Imaging (ICIN) was officially opened in Martinique over the weekend by the Territorial Collectivity of Martinique (CTM), the Prefecture of...
Medical facility for cancer screening launched in Martinique
Loop News
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The first Caribbean Institute for Nuclear Imaging (ICIN) has opened in the French-island of Martinique offering a unique medical facility for cancer screening and diagnosing services for regional and international patients. The Euro 63 million...
“The high cost of living in Martinique is the consequence of the colonial system”
International Viewpoint
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Pierre-Charles also criticizes the current repression of social movements in Martinique. The dispatch of the CRS 8 , a special police unit, recalls the colonial history of repression. Police violence during recent demonstrations even led the...
A-peeling potential: Banana beauty biotech firm eyes Asia as key growth region
Cosmetics Design Asia
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November 13, 2024
The company was founded 13 years ago and carved a name for itself by harnessing the power of banana bioactives derived from upcycled bananas in the French Caribbean. The firm follows eco-extraction principles and focuses on extracting the benefits...
iciHaïti - Training : Departure of the first group of FAd'H soldiers for Martinique (Video)
Haiti Libre
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November 4, 2024
iciHaïti - Training : Departure of the first group of FAd'H soldiers for Martinique (Video) 04/11/2024 07:24:53 Sunday, November 3rd, 2024, Antoine Michon, French Ambassador to Haiti alongside Jean Marc Berthier Antoine, Minister of Defense,...
The Horrors of Hepatitis Research
The New York Review of Books
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October 31, 2024
In academic medicine, as with Confederate statuary, the mighty are starting to fall. The names of physicians once celebrated for ethically questionable research are finally being removed from medical school buildings, awards, and lectureships. In...
What is Rhum Agricole? The Ultimate Guide to the French Caribbean Spirit
Caribbean Journal
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August 23, 2025
If you’ve ever wondered about the vibrant, grassy, and uniquely expressive spirit from the French Caribbean, you’ve come to the right place. Rhum, or more specifically Rhum Agricole, is more than just a drink; it’s a direct expression of the land,...
Paris Deploys Riot Police to Crush Demonstrations in French-controlled Martinique
News Ghana
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October 4, 2024
Unrest erupts over the sharp rise in the cost of living in the Caribbean Political Economy Review During September a general strike and mass demonstrations in the French colonial outpost of Martinique erupted over the escalation in prices for...
WOMEN IN TECH STATISTICS 2024: MALE TO FEMALE RATIO
Hollywood Gazette
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September 23, 2024
WOMEN IN TECH STATISTICS 2024: MALE TO FEMALE RATIO Last Updated: September 17, 2024 Women in tech statistics for 2024 show that the role of women in tech fields is imbalanced to say the least. While it’s true that the STEM industry is skewed to...
Institute for Women's Policy Research Launches Connect for Success Initiative to Expand Sexual and Reproductive Health Services for Community College Students
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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Eleven Programs Across the Country Receive First-Ever IWPR Grants for Direct Services WASHINGTON, Oct. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Today, IWPR proudly announced the launch of its new initiative, Connect for Success—a groundbreaking initiative...
Impressive New Art Space in Town, with French-Caribbean Flavor
Santa Barbara Independent - California
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August 19, 2025
It is not often that Santa Barbara can celebrate a significant new development in the realm of fresh, new contemporary art spaces and faces, which makes the arrival of the Seimandi & Leprieur Gallery a cause for celebration amongst art aficionados...