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St. Bart's: Tiny Caribbean Jewel for Food, FashionThe island is a haven for the chic and the hip. Cutoffs rarely meet the dress code, unless they're designed as such and topped off by a fabulously sexy top - for men or women.
(Topix.net)Martinique, Wooing the Americas
Martinique, the Caribbean tropical paradise with that special French flare, showed off its best tourist attractions to New York's Asian community last Tuesday night.
(Topix.net)Martinique continues to expand and enhance tourism product
Martinique continues to expand and enhance its tourism product for 2010, welcoming two new boutique "hotels de charme," as well as a new hotel renovation and enhancements to an ecotourism attraction to entice visitors like never before.
(Topix.net)Martinique Jazz Festival 2009 lineup released
Melodious musique de jazz will fill the air once more this fall as the Caribbean`s longest running jazz festival, the Martinique Jazz Festival, will be held November 26 to December 6. The festival, which dates back to 1983, has long provided a showcase for local and international artists to share their talents with a lively and appreciative crowd ...
(Topix.net)Martinique named favorite Caribbean dining destination in Caribbean Travel + Life survey
Martinique received the most votes in an online survey conducted by Caribbean Travel + Life Magazine asking readers to name their favorite Caribbean destination for delectable dining.
(Topix.net)Quizword Crossword
You can do today's quiz crossword in two ways. Either print out the file below and fill it in with a pen, or click on our special link to let you fill in the grid online.
(Topix.net)Guadeloupe: The Water Days
In The French-speaking Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, also dubbed "the Island with Beautiful Waters", water is vital.
(Topix.net)News from Monday October 12, 2009
Annicette sentenced for Gendarme fatal accident MARIGOT--Cedric Annicette, the young man who involuntarily killed Gendarme Raphael Clin with his motorcycle in a February 12, 2006 accident on the RN7 between Cole Bay and Bellevue received a two-year suspended prison sentence by the court in Guadeloupe on Friday.
(Topix.net)Annicette sentenced for Gendarme fatal accident
Cedric Annicette, the young man who involuntarily killed Gendarme Raphael Clin with his motorcycle in a February 12, 2006 accident on the RN7 between Cole Bay and Bellevue received a two-year suspended prison sentence by the court in Guadeloupe on Friday.
(Topix.net)'Tumbele!: Biguine, Afro & Latin Sounds from the French Caribbean, 1963-74'
There has certainly been a flood of excellent African and Latin compilations released over the last few years, but Soundway seems to have outdone themselves with this one.
(Topix.net)MSC Cruises' Fall Promotion Offers Complimentary Balcony Upgrade on Select Caribbean Cruises
MSC Cruises is offering a complimentary balcony stateroom upgrade from an interior stateroom on select Caribbean cruises for bookings made by October 16, 2009, providing savings up to 60 percent on a Caribbean cruise vacation.
(Topix.net)Takashi Murakami a oeSelf-Portraitsa Exhibition Preview
Takashi Murakami, who appeared on the cover of THE NEW ORDER issue 2 is preparing for his exhibition a oeSelf-Portraitsa at the highly coveted Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin in Paris.
(Topix.net)iCreated 2.0: iPhone Art Gallery by Big Stone Phone and NY Artist
Albuquerque, NM / Teaneck, NJ, USA - Renowned Digital Artist and iPhone Developer release iCreated Version 2.0 turning iPhone and iPod Touch screens into mobile Art Galleries.
(Topix.net)We need answers
CAN'T TAKE THE HEAT: A youngster shields her face from the heat as she makes her way past a fiery blockade with her mother and brother in Moruga, yesterday, during a protest by residents over the poor condition of the roads.
(Topix.net)Erika Breezing By. "We Fared Very Well," Says Disaster Coordinator
St. Kitts & Nevis - " September 3, 2009 : Tropical Storm Erika is passing a bit further away from St.
(Topix.net)11am Update on Tropical Storm Erika
At 11 am edtthe government of France has issued a tropical storm warning for Guadeloupe.
(Topix.net)June 1958
Nowadays tourists visit the West Indies by air, and sooner or later most of them avail themselves of one or other of the local services that, originating in Puerto Rico, hop from island to island southeastward along the chain of the Lesser Antilles to Trinidad and Georgetown, on the coast of British Guiana.
(Topix.net)Early-booking Caribbean cruise from $576
A A Perfectly Paris A magical city known as the - City of Love' and the - City of Lights', Paris is full of amazing architecture, world-class art, museums, gardens and parks.
(Topix.net)Tribunal to have judge, chief clerk of the court
The court in Marigot is to have a judge permanently based in St. Martin to hear cases involving minors and a Chief Clerk of the Court as of this coming October, Prosecutor Jacques Louvier disclosed recently.
(Topix.net)Environment adopted as theme for Bastille Day
Working towards a cleaner and safer environment for residents and tourists, and protecting the island's heritage for future generations were the main topics of the Bastille Day speeches on Tuesday.
(Topix.net)Honour for Cesaire --
COLOURFUL: Dancers at a function in the city of Trinite, Martinique, dressed in traditional wear.
(Topix.net)Sarkozy allows Martinique to hold autonomy vote - AP
Associated Press Writer= FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique A A A' French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Friday that Martinique is free to hold a referendum on greater political autonomy but made clear the island would always belong to France.
(Topix.net)Fire of Anatolia burning on four different stages
Four troupes from Turkey's Anadolu AteA Yi dance company will stage the company's critically acclaimed shows in four locations on three continents over the next week, as the company continues to grow, with new dance schools opening in various Turkish cities and auditions for new dancers running almost nonstop year-round. The Fire of Anatolia ...
(Topix.net)World datelines
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has approved a law that could legalize landholdings by some 1 million squatters occupying a Texas-sized chunk of the Amazon rain forest, despite environmentalists' fears it will accelerate deforestation.
(Topix.net)Caribbean: Following the path of the Caribs
Antigua and Barbuda , Dominica , Martinique , Puerto Rico , Guadeloupe Topics: Arts & Culture , History , Indigenous , Sport , Travel , Youth Languages: French , English Excerpt Since the beginning of 2009, French West Indians have questioned their identity, their national heritage and their present-day situation in different ways.
(Topix.net)A 'Oui' Taste of France?
Martinique's croissant culture adds a little Carib spice to the mix June 18, 2009 GEORGE MEDOVOY They're popping corks of French Bordeaux for a romantic dinner at Plein Soleil in the hills above Baie du Robert.
(Topix.net)Island vacations in the French West Indies
A A A magical place Opened in 1955, Disneyland has offered countless smiles and thrills, undergone a number of changes to keep up with the times, and its success has spawned other theme parks across the country and globe.
(Topix.net)Air France extends its mobile phone boarding pass service to flights...
A few days ago, the mobile phone boarding pass service was introduced on all flights to the French Overseas Departments .
(Topix.net)Air France extends its mobile phone boarding pass service to flights...
A few days ago, the mobile phone boarding pass service was introduced on all flights to the French Overseas Departments .
(Topix.net)'Slippers fitted Ayers perfectly'
ASKED to explain how he knew a pair of slippers belonged to a man who was arrested for having six kilogrammes of marijuana in his possession for the purpose of trafficking, police constable Roger Nicholas said the slippers fitted Ainsley Ayers perfectly.
(Topix.net)Martinique confirms island's first swine flu case
Martinique has announced its first confirmed case of swine flu after an islander tested positive upon returning from the United States.
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