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Fresh talks promise a new chapter for French Guiana’s self-g...
Modern Ghana
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The French government has signaled a fresh willingness to tackle long-standing demands for greater local control in French Guiana, while also addressing economic pressures across overseas territories. French Guiana's long-held dream of greater...
WTA Eastbourne International 2025: Schedule, Draw, Results, Prize Money and TV Guide
Yardbarker
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June 9, 2025
CHANNEL BROADCASTER COUNTRY & TERRITORIES AMC Networks Czech Republic and Slovakia BEIN SPORTS France CANAL+ Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia DAZN Spain DIGISPORT Romania ELEVEN SPORTS Portugal MATCH4/NETWORK4 Hungary NOVASPORTS Greece & Cyprus...
Music Festival 2025 brings global sounds to the Dominican Republic
Dominican Today
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Santo Domingo.- The 2025 edition of the Music Festival will take place on June 21 at the historic Fortaleza Museum in the Colonial City of Santo Domingo. This free, open-air event is organized by the Alliance Française of Santo Domingo and the...
Canada 6, Honduras 0: Hometown boy kick-starts Gold Cup demolition at B.C. Place
Pincher Creek Echo
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Breadcrumb Trail Links Sports Soccer Burnaby's Niko Sigur scored the first goal Tuesday night — his first for Canada — as Les Rouges started off the tournament in top form. Niko Sigur of Canada celebrates with teammates Ali Ahmed #20 and Jonathan...
New Prison in French Guiana Will Not Fix the Failing Justice System
The European Conservative
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May 21, 2025
To tackle rising crime in France and send a message that the criminal justice system will not tolerate it, Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin earlier this week announced plans to build a high-security prison—in the overseas territory of French...
France’s max prison plan angers French Guiana officials
The Gleaner
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May 21, 2025
France plans to build a maximum-security prison wing for drug traffickers and Islamic militants near a former penal colony in French Guiana, sparking an outcry among residents and local officials. The wing would form part of a US$450 million...
Confident Hooper eyes wins as Guyana Men’s Basketball Team gears up for French Guiana tour
Stabroek News
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May 21, 2025
Guyana Senior Men’s basketball head coach Adrian Hooper With the Guyana Senior Men’s Basketball Team set to depart local shores shortly for their tour of French Guiana, head coach Adrian Hooper is confident of garnering positive results during the...
France plans to build maximum-security prison in French Guiana, angering local officials
Le Monde
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This handout released in May 2025 by the French Ministry of Justice shows a 3D visual of the future prison to be built in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, French Guiana. HANDOUT / AFP France plans to build a maximum-security prison wing for drug...
From ball boy to World Cup hopeful, Niko Sigur's Canada journey comes full circle
The Athletic
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June 16, 2025
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – It was six years ago when Niko Sigur last stepped into BC Place, where Canada will begin its 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup campaign Tuesday night. Born and raised in nearby Burnaby, British Columbia, Sigur was not in the...
Golden Grove woman goes missing in Suriname, husband claims she was shot
News Room
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June 15, 2025
Authorities in Guyana and Suriname are investigating the disappearance of 34-year-old Coretta Blair Sandy, also known as “Mindy”, a resident of Golden Grove, East Coast Demerara. She vanished while on a trip to Suriname with her husband, Terrence...
Guyanese woman reportedly missing after trip with husband to Suriname
I News Guyana
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June 14, 2025
husband in custody after claiming wife was shot dead A Guyanese woman has been reported missing in neighbouring country Suriname after reportedly traveling there with her husband. The missing woman has been identified as Coretta Blair Sandy, also...
10 new play areas to have fun out of the sun
The National News
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Gone are the days when indoor play centres meant dingy, noisy caverns with violent games, stomach-churning rides and kids nagging for the chance to win an enormous stuffed toy that you definitely didn't want to take home. Here, then, are 10 new...
Four die in apartment block e-scooter fire
AOL
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Credit: X/@LevyGuillaume, @nexta_tv Four people have died in a fire started by an electric scooter in an apartment block in France. Authorities described the fire that tore through the 10-storey housing block in Reims, 80 miles north-east of...
Why Central America Football Qualifiers Outshine South American Routine
LatinAmerican Post
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June 11, 2025
With a bloated World Cup drawing ever closer, South America’s qualifiers already feel wrapped in bubble wrap, while across Mexico and Central America, every loose pass and wayward bounce still carries the weight of an entire nation’s future. A...
Podcast: Geo Conversations with Divya Persaud
GEOSCIENTIST
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June 9, 2025
Image credit: Myah Jeffers In this episode, Divya Persaud explores creative approaches to studying planetary surfaces and the ethical challenges of space technology. Episode Transcript Marissa Lo: Hello and welcome to Geo Conversations, a podcast...
The history of the Soyuz rocket
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
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June 10, 2025
On 28 November 1966 the first Soyuz rocket blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, beginning a remarkable history that saw it become the the default vehicle for international spaceflight. The Soyuz rocket development was ultimately a result of...
Bringing planetary surfaces to life
GEOSCIENTIST
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June 9, 2025
Tell us about your background Divya Persaud: Before and during university, I worked on various remote sensing projects, which taught me how to analyse satellite data for Earth and other planets. I also studied palaeomagnetism, so I learned about...
Highlights and Goal Nicaragua vs Guyana (1-0) in World Cup 2026 Qualifiers
VAVEL
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June 7, 2025
3:53 AMan hour ago94+ End of the match: El gol de Jaime Moreno que tiene ganando a Nicaragua (1-0) de momento ante Guyana. #EliminatoriasMundialistas pic.twitter.com/PHPwWD7jdt — Jacke Fajardo (@Jackefm27) June 7, 2025 With a solitary goal from...
Guyana to host Inter-Guiana Games from December 5-7
News Room
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May 30, 2025
Guyana has been confirmed as the host nation for the 54th edition of the Inter-Guiana Games (IGG), which are scheduled to take place from December 5th to 7th. The announcement was made by Director of Sport, Steve Ninvalle, on Thursday. Speaking on...
De plane! De plane! and Trump’s fantasy island
Times-Georgian
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From 1978 to 1984 the television series “Fantasy Island” aired. It was about an enigmatic overseer named Roarke who oversaw a mysterious island somewhere near Devil’s Island, French Guiana in the Atlantic Ocean. People from all walks of life could...