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DC Reggae Festival Returns for Third Year with Star-Studded Labor Day Lineup
News Ghana
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August 26, 2025
Washington’s Caribbean music scene gets a major boost this Labor Day as the third annual Dutty Fest takes over the nation’s capital. The September 1 event promises to deliver one of the DMV’s largest reggae gatherings at the trendy Kabu venue on K...
Britsburgh, Bantha, black ice cream, and more Pittsburgh food news
Pittsburgh City Paper
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August 26, 2025
click to enlarge Photo: Courtesy of Bantha Tea Bar Bantha co-owners Jack Ball and Brett Boye Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams 173 Bakery Square Blvd., East Liberty and 447 Cinema Dr., South Side. jenis.com Jeni’s wants to “redefine the sensory...
Progressive Grocers to develop second commercial complex in St Ann
The Gleaner
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August 13, 2025
Progressive Grocers of Jamaica plans to deepen its footprint in St Ann. The latest project, a proposed 7,607-square metre commercial complex at Windsor Estate received environmental and planning approvals in July from the National Environment and...
Our CARIBBEAN: Zone of Peace or Theatre of War?
Searchlight
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August 26, 2025
Just as the people of the Caribbean are enjoying their premier cultural moments collectively, via their participation in, physically or virtually, CARIFESTA 2025 in Barbados, once again there are signs that efforts are being made to undermine our...
Meet the Caribbean’s rarest animal residents
National Geographic
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This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). The verdant rainforests, volcanic hills, steep valleys and rippling crater lakes that make up the interior of Caribbean are often overlooked in favour of its coastline. But head into...
These are the best places to spot wildlife in the Caribbean
AOL
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Within the Caribbean's jungles, fauna thrives, guarded by local conservationists who, for decades, have strived to establish protected areas and enforce anti-poaching policies. Photograph by Tunatura, Getty ImagesThis article was produced by...
How Boston’s Revolutionary Spirit Is Writing Its Next Chapter
Conde Nast Traveler
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August 12, 2025
Until recently the Seaport was an empty expanse of parking lots and the location of the Boston Children's Museum; now it's a taste of the future in this city anchored in nostalgia, a gleaming harborside cluster of high-rises and destination...
A call for order in Montego Bay
Jamaica Observer
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August 25, 2025
This file photo shows a section of the car park at Fairview Shopping Centre (Photo: Horace Hines) Every Jamaican knows that taking a trip into certain business hubs can quickly turn from convenience into chaos. Nowhere is this truer than at the...
Driving An EV To An Off-Grid Bolthole Via Scotland’s ‘Road Of The Kings’
Forbes
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View of Scottish mountains and a loch from the windows of a Polestar electric car. CARLTON REID Cell phone reception in the Scottish Highlands is patchy at best, making this rugged backcountry perfect for a digital detox. But we’re in an electric...
Maps: These hot spots are the worst for bike theft in Boston
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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Reno Sarge, 29, knows the high cost of bike theft well. His Himiway D3 Cruiser, which cost around $1,000, was stolen in Back Bay this Juneteenth. Sarge was enjoying his day off and stopped by his office at the John Hancock Tower to pick up...
Popular regional bakery to close two Boston-area stores
MassLive - Massachusetts
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August 11, 2025
A regional bread bakery that is a staple of supermarkets around New England and beyond is closing two of its company stores in the Boston area this month. When Pigs Fly Breads announced on its Facebook page last week that its stores at 613 Centre...
GB's new skipper knows he's bringing a 'bunch of freaking tough dogs' to next World Baseball Classic
MLB
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Witness to history
The Gleaner
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August 11, 2025
When Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness set the date for Jamaica’s 19th general election in Half-Way Tree, St Andrew, last night, he joined a long line of leaders who have used the St Andrew capital as a rally point to make that announcement. It was...
130 JUTC buses chartered for JLP rally
Jamaica Observer
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August 10, 2025
The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) August 10, 2025 KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) will be providing chartered transportation services for attendees travelling to the JLP rally scheduled for this afternoon at...
The reason nearly 400,000 Germans are flocking to Cornwall's seaside towns every year... and it's nothing to do with Poldark or pasties
Daily Mail
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August 24, 2025
Cornwall, for Brits, is a familiar sight on the small screen for Poldark and Doc Martin. Aidan Turner steamily scything fields as the titular captain in the BBC period drama about 18th-century life there will not soon be forgotten by titillated...
Police arrest 140 revellers on day one of Notting Hill Carnival after colourful start to street party: Figures up 40% on last year amid Met crackdown
Daily Mail
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August 24, 2025
A total of 140 people have already been arrested on the first day of Notting Hill Carnival for offences including assaults on police, robbery and possession of weapons. That is 40 per cent more than the number arrested on the opening day of the...
Simone Raquel: The architectural alchemist behind Milk & Honey’s visual world
Jamaica Observer
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August 24, 2025
The visionary behind the magic — 28-year-old Simone Raquel, the creative force bringing bold ideas to life at Milk & Honey 2025. WHEN the lights dim and the crowd surges forward, few stop to consider the hours of blueprinting, scaffolding,...
The best destination wedding locations
Meer
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August 10, 2025
Are you considering a destination wedding? If so, you've come across the right article. This isn't another redundant article about destination wedding locations. Every year, the editors at The Knot consult with wedding professionals, travel...
‘Perfect’ cafe opens in Maidstone shopping centre
Kent Live
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August 10, 2025
A new cafe, deemed ‘perfect’ by its customers has opened in a Maidstone shopping centre. Jamaica Blue has welcomed its first customers in Fremlin Walk Shopping Centre, after a £300,000 investment and the creation of 20 full-time jobs. The new café...
Notting Hill Carnival bursts into colourful scenes as parade peacefully goes off... as army of police officers line streets
Daily Mail
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August 24, 2025
Notting Hill Carnival has kicked off peacefully today and filled west London with colourful celebrations. The world-famous street party, which is the largest in Europe, officially began on Sunday morning with dancers in bright costumes parading...