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KLM flight to Suriname diverts to French Guiana over unmanned control tower
A KLM plane from Amsterdam to Suriname diverted to neighboring French Guiana on Wednesday afternoon local time because the control tower was unmanned. Several air traffic controllers had called in sick, Surinamese Transport Minister Raymond...
Start of Commissioning of Sinnamary Biomass Power Plant in French Guiana
The first boiler ignitions, a key milestone in the commissioning process of the Sinnamary biomass power plant, took place in early April 2025. This initial phase marked the beginning of technical tests. The largest biomass power plant in French...
Jalsa Seerat-un-Nabi held in French Guiana
Luqman Ahmed Bajwa, Missionary, French Guiana Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya French Guiana held Jalsa Seerat-un-Nabi on 28 September 2025 at the mosque in Cayenne. The programme began with a recitation from the Holy Quran, followed by Hadith, a poem in French...
Thales Alenia Space: Sentinel-1D ready for launch in November
On November 4 at 6:03 PM local time in Kourou (10:03 PM CET), the Sentinel-1D satellite will lift off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana aboard an Ariane 6 rocket operated by Arianespace. Built by Thales Alenia Space (TAS) as prime...
Sentinel-1D prepares for encapsulation ahead of November launch
Sentinel-1D prepares for encapsulation ahead of November launch by Erica Marchand Paris, France (SPX) Oct 21, 2025 The European Space Agency has confirmed that the Sentinel-1D satellite is fuelled and ready for encapsulation, marking a key...
Concacaf U-20 Men’s qualifiers to be held from February 23-March 4
Sports Roneil Walcott 8 Hrs Ago TT men's under-20 full back Duhrell Young (L) battles for possession with Canada's Santiago Lopez during their 2024 Concacaf Men's Under-20 qualifier at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Mucurapo. - File Photo courtesy...
Bermuda To Compete In 2026 U-20 Qualifiers
Bermuda will compete in the 2026 Concacaf U-20 Qualifiers, scheduled from February 23 to March 4, 2026. A spokesperson said, “Concacaf has announced key details about the 2026 Concacaf U-20 Qualifiers. The tournament, which will serve as the 2026...
Story Applications Watch live: Sentinel-1D launch on Ariane 6 28/10/2025 2667 views 43 likes Read
Applications 28/10/2025 2603 views 43 likes The Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission is about to get its fourth satellite, with Sentinel-1D now ready for liftoff. Launch will take place with an Ariane 6 rocket from Kourou, French Guiana and live coverage...
The reason CARICOM does not have the death penalty
I BEGIN this commentary here with the assertion of my belief in the death penalty. Secondly, no sovereign nation should be coerced by big powers in the international system to adopt the values of the cultures of those countries. Culture varies...
Image Applications Sentinel-1D encapsulated inside Ariane 6 fairing 27/10/2025 55 views 0 likes View
The Copernicus Sentinel-1D satellite has been encapsulated inside the Ariane 6 fairing at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. Encapsulation is when the satellite is placed inside the protective ‘nose cone’ of the rocket, known as the fairing. It...
Thales secures contract for France low orbit space radar
The French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) has awarded Thales a contract to develop, deliver, and deploy a new ground-based radar system for the surveillance of low Earth orbit. Named Aurore, the system will monitor satellites and debris from the...
Creepy Clinks: 8 Epic Prison Visits Around The World
Marie Antoinette, last Queen of France, is escorted from the Concierge prison in Paris on her way to the guillotine. The famous French prison is now a national monument and museum dedicated to those who perished during the Reign of Terror. getty...
Using resistant seeds and a foil greenhouse, Plantnursery combats diseases in tropical climate
Agriculture in Suriname is facing structural problems. For growing supplies such as seeds and substrates, many growers depend on imports, while exporting fresh produce is almost impossible due to high freight costs. Moreover, inflation has been...
Trump’s war on drugs stops at Mexican border — for now
War Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday announced another deadly strike on alleged narco-terrorists in the Caribbean Sea. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Somewhere off the coast of Venezuela, a U.S. Navy radar locks onto a fast-moving...
Roman Polanski’s recent film just screened across NYC — here’s why it matters
Content warning: This article contains discussions of sexual assault. Roman Polanski is an Academy Award-winning director who drugged and raped a thirteen-year-old girl named Samantha Geimer in 1977. Though his case with Geimer is the most...
Donroe Doctrine: Trump’s neocolonial drive in Latin America
Ben Norton details how Trump’s aggressive Latin America policy blends military force, economic coercion, and regime change to secure US dominance in the region. The Trump administration’s military actions against Venezuela are part of a wider...
Smithsonian honors the U’s Lissy Coley
Scuba diver, world traveler, scientific pioneer and Smithsonian-honored biologist are just four ways to describe Dr. Phyllis “Lissy” Coley, a distinguished professor emerita at the University of Utah’s School of Biological Sciences. This year,...
Trump withdraws nomination for Joel Rayburn to run Middle East affairs at State Department
US President Donald Trump has withdrawn the nomination of Joel Rayburn to serve as assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs, the leading Middle East position at the State Department. According to a notice in Congress's filing system,...
Most of the world’s space launches are controlled by just three countries
The world is increasingly reaching for the stars, but only a few countries have the ability to make it there. As of 2023, over 85 nations have space exploration programs, but only a dozen have active spaceports. This leaves the rest of the world...
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Paris Masters 2025: Monday, October 27 to Sunday, November 2 Daily start time: 6am ET / 10am GMT Free stream: France TV (France) Unlock the free stream using ExpressVPN Watch Paris Masters 2025 live streams, as Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner...