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Summer sizzlers! It’s the 20 hottest TV shows of the season
Squid Game The big one. The uberviolent South Korean juggernaut – still Netflix’s most popular show ever – reaches the end point … and Player 456 is still in the game. What will happen after the armed rebellion? Will he figure out he’s playing...
Air France to connect Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Punta Cana this winter
Air France flights are returning in 2026. Air France has announced nonstop service between Paris Charles de Gaulle and Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic on 13 January 2026. The seasonal route will operate three times a week—Tuesdays, Thursdays...

World’s first wind- and hybrid-powered cargo ship marks 2 years at sea
The world’s first hybrid electric and thermal-powered industrial cargo vessel, developed to transport Ariane 6 rocket components from Europe to French Guiana, has shown that wind-assisted propulsion works in real-world commercial shipping....

Air France Is Adding Flights from Paris to Punta Cana
You’re sitting on the sand in Bavaro Beach. A Barcelo in your hand. Palm trees straight out of a beer commercial. There’s a little merengue in the background. This is why people fall in love with Punta Cana: it’s the simple, wonderful formula for...

Assad Loyalists Struggle in Lebanon Amid Security Clampdown and Economic Hardship
Following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, thousands of former regime loyalists—including Syrian members of Hezbollah and affiliated military personnel—have fled to neighboring Lebanon. Now, facing increasing security restrictions and...

Could the Amazon Soy Moratorium collapse?
The Amazon Rainforest, which stretches across Brazil and has sections in Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana, is the largest forest on Earth. Containing around 10% of the world’s species, it is often...

Story Enabling & Support New agreements for next decade of launches at Europe’s Spac… 10/07/2025 379 views 4 likes Read
Enabling & Support 10/07/2025 313 views 4 likes Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana with Vega-C and Ariane 6 launch facilities in the background The Guiana Space Centre, known in French as Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG), European Spaceport in...

UG’s Architecture Dept. cops 1st place at int’l competition
The University of Guyana’s Architecture Department in the Faculty of Engineering and Technology (FET) has once again copped the first prize at the 5th International Lekol Architectural Competition held in French Guiana from June 24 to 27, 2025....

Defence Force resume C’bean Cup preparation
After a brief break, Tier I champions Defence Force have resumed training as they prepare for the upcoming 2025 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup. Four Trinidad and Tobago football clubs have qualified for regional competitions next season. TTPFL champions...

Europe Eyes Nordic Space Race To Reduce Reliance On US
Two small spaceports in northern Sweden and Norway are competing to launch mainland Europe’s first satellites, as the region seeks to scale back its dependence on U.S. space providers. U.S. President Donald Trump’s “America First” policies and the...

Europe looks to build space independence
A MAXUS sub-orbital rocket is displayed at the Esrange Space Center, near Kiruna, Sweden May 26, 2025. [Photo/Agencies] Two small spaceports in the far north of Sweden and Norway are at the center of European hopes of establishing the continent's...

Webb telescope captures purr-fect image of Cat's Paw Nebula in space
Located approximately 4,000 light-years from Earth, the Cat’s Paw Nebula is a massive star-forming region in the constellation Scorpius. The James Webb Space Telescope far surpasses the abilities of its predecessor, the Hubble Space Telescope....

Europe looks to Nordic Space Race to reduce US dependence
Two small spaceports located in the far north of Sweden, Norway and Finland are rushing to launch the very first satellites launched from Europe. The region is looking to reduce its dependence on U.S. companies. The "America First" policies of...
James Webb Space Telescope marks 3rd anniversary: What to know about observatory
Three years into its cosmic mission, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope continues to dazzle and inspire awe. Since July 2022, the advanced observatory has scoured the cosmos in otherwise invisible infrared light to uncover corners of our solar...

Taekwondo Glory For T&T
Team Trinidad and Tobago delivered a strong showing at the 14th Lie’s International Taekwondo Tournament, also known as the Suriname Open, held on June 28th 2025 at Utopia Heritage. Competing against athletes from Suriname, French Guiana, and...

Will Florida avoid similar setup that lead to Chantal?
The tropics are quiet right now, with no activity expected over the next seven days. Saharan dust and wind shear are helping prevent tropical systems from developing. AccuWeather forecasters are keeping an eye on an area for potential tropical...

PM Gaston Browne leads A&B delegation at 49th CARICOM Heads of Government Conference in Jamaica
- Advertisement - Prime Minister Gaston Browne is leading the country’s delegation at the 49th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), being held in Montego Bay, Jamaica, from 6–8 July 2025....

PM Browne leads Antigua and Barbuda mission at 49th CARICOM Heads of Govt. Conference
Prime Minister Gaston Browne. MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica--Prime Minister (PM) Gaston Browne is leading Antigua and Barbuda’s delegation at the 49th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community CARICOM, being held...

Europe looks to Nordic space race to scale back US dependence
KIRUNA, Sweden (Reuters) -Two small spaceports in the far north of Sweden and Norway are racing to launch the first satellites from mainland Europe into space as the region looks to reduce its reliance on U.S. players. U.S. President Donald...

Evacuations in Syria's Latakia countryside as wildfires advance on homes
Syrian firefighters were evacuating people from their homes in the Latakia countryside on Tuesday as wildfires advanced "dangerously close" to populated areas. The forest fires have been burning since last Wednesday across coastal regions that are...