Alliance Française brings French language, culture to life: Embracing the joie de vivre

Features Newsday Reporter 6 Hrs Ago Prarticipants show off their finished artwork at the French Language and Culture Fair at the Alliance Francaise. - BAVINA SOOKDEO THE Alliance Française of Trinidad and Tobago brought French culture to life on...

Iran faces nuclear sanctions return as 'reasonable' European demands unanswered

UN sanctions on Iran may be reimposed within days as it refuses to give-in to European demands that French diplomats have described as “reasonable and precise”. As the UN General Assembly meets this week in New York, Iranian President Masoud...

Summary of Chile 0-0 Uruguay in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers

End of transmission We're off! It has been a pleasure to bring you the coverage of the exciting match between Chile vs Uruguay for the last date of the Conmebol Qualifiers. We thank you for your company and passion for football. Don't forget to...

Region Codes: The Hidden Trap in Your DVD and Blu-ray Collection

Just as it seemed like physical media like DVDs and Blu-rays were about to disappear, the failures of the streaming industry has led to the rediscovery of media ownership. The thing is, if you didn't come up with DVDs and Blu-ray discs, you might...

Ninvalle to lead Guyana delegation to IGG meeting in Suriname

Director of Sport Steve Ninvalle will lead a team of local sport administrators to Suriname later this month for an important review meeting on the 2024 Inter-Guiana Games (IGG). The meeting, scheduled to take place in Paramaribo on September 19,...

DoS to lead a team for IGG meetings

Sep 08, 2025 Sports Kaieteur Sports – A team of local sport administrators are scheduled to visit Suriname later this month for an important review meeting on the 2024 Inter Guiana Games (IGG). Director of Sport, Steve Ninvalle Guyana’s team will...

Annual Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations make adjustments amid current political climate

Each year during Hispanic Heritage Month, huge celebrations can be expected across the U.S. to showcase the diversity and culture of Hispanic people. This year, the Trump administration's immigration crackdowns, a federally led English-only...

Suranne Jones and Julie Delpy navigate a political minefield with flair in the tense thriller 'Hostage'

Since Friday, most viewers have been binge-watching “Beauty and the Bester” on Netflix. Aside from the massive interest around SA’s Bonnie and Clyde - Dr Nandipha Magudumana and Thabo Bester - the urgent court interdict to stop the three-part...

Latin American countries' independence days

Spain and Portugal once had two of the largest empires in the globe. Divided by the Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494, the non-Christian world was divided along a meridian 370 leagues west of Cape Verde, near Africa. This entrusted nearly all of the...

‘Bending for a Bwa!’ (How some hapless Caribbean politicians psychologically assault voters!)

Chronicles of a Chronic Caribbean Chronicler By Earl Bousquet The French-based Kweyol language, grown out of Slavery’s creative mix of African and European tongues, is the most-widely-spoken in the Eastern Caribbean region. It’s similar to that...

Davis Cup 2025 USA vs Czech: Frances Tiafoe, Taylor Fritz and other players to watch out for, bracket, where to watch

Team USA and Team Czech Republic will battle it out in the second round of the Davis Cup qualifiers. Seven qualification spots are up for grabs this week, with Italy already securing its place in the Final Eight. The action will begin on September...

Briton John gets ‘wildcard’ to UCI Road World Championships

Guyanese cyclist Briton John has earned a ‘wildcard’ selection to compete in the prestigious 2025 UCI Road World Championships in Kigali, Rwanda. The event, scheduled from September 21-28, will mark the first time the championships have been held...

Webb telescope glimpses ‘volcanically growing monster’ on outskirts of Milky Way

NASA's James Webb Telescope recently got a front-row seat to some incredible stellar fireworks on the outskirts of the Milky Way galaxy. The eruption of gases from a stellar jet in a distant nebula is so big that NASA described it as a...

Deforestation Threatens Public Health. Securing Indigenous Land Rights Can Help, Researchers Find

Indigenous territories are a crucial bulwark against the destruction of the Amazon rainforest. A new peer-reviewed study shows they also safeguard the health of millions living there. The study, published Thursday in the journal Communications...

Netflix’s Hostageis an act of cultural aggression

Apart from hunting, one of the very few consolations of the end of summer is that telly stops being quite so dire. But that moment hasn’t quite arrived yet – as you can tell from the fact that I’m reviewing Hostage. There’s so much that is...

Film Review: ‘An Officer and a Spy’ is a relevant masterpiece

By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic (***1/2) Accused, court-martialed and imprisoned. Back in late 1800s France, the Dreyfus Affair was a national scandal. Oddly, some of the trumped-up machinations of that case seem so relevant these days With...

St. Paul’s most famous patisserie will make a holiday appearance in Minneapolis

Located in the former Cafe Ceres, at 3509 W. 44th St., the pop-up will be open from Oct. 15 through Dec. 31 with an exclusive menu. Expect to find rich French sipping chocolate, artisanal holiday desserts, aromas and flavors filled with the...

Flying Blue Continues Its 20th Anniversary Celebration With Another Huge Miles Giveaway

Back in June, John covered the launch of Flying Blue‘s 20th-anniversary celebration, which kicked off with a massive giveaway of 500,000 Flying Blue Miles and 500,000 Accor ALL points. Now, the party continues with the “Miles of Memories”...

SEPTEMBER 2025 NEWS IN BRIEF

| BORDER MANAGEMENT: EU COUNCIL GIVES GREEN LIGHT TO PROGRESSIVE START OF ENTRY/EXIT SYSTEM Kaare Dybvad Bek, Minister for Immigration and Integration © Wikicommons The Council has adopted an EU law that will make it possible to start the new...

Biomass peering into Earth’s forests to unlock their secrets

Forests hold between 70 and 90 percent of all the biomass on Earth, with the majority contained in tropical forests. These act as carbon sinks, storing it in their roots, trunks and branches. However, when trees are cut down or forests burn, that...