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BRIDGETOWN — A high-level Caribbean ambassador said today it was crucial to establish a new international special tribunal to seek reparations for transatlantic slavery and
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HAVANA — Russia’s Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov arrived in Havana for bilateral talks with his Cuban counterpart and other officials, the prosecutor’s office said today.
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COPENHAGEN (AP) — A fire raged through one of Copenhagen’s oldest buildings Tuesday, causing the collapse of the iconic spire of the 17th-century Old Stock
Read moreJamaican woman accused of throwing 5-month-old daughter from roof charged with murder
KINGSTON (AP) — A 27-year-old woman has been charged with murder for allegedly throwing her 5-month-old daughter from a roof late last year, Jamaican police
Read moreEuropean prejudice in interpreting Caribbean history: Opinion
Europeans have always approached the study of the history of non-Europeans with a jaundiced eye. Some European historians, when interpreting events in Caribbean history, always
Read moreA journalist. An army sergeant. An 80-year-old patient. Haitian human rights group details gang toll
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — A photographer slain in a drive-by shooting. An 80-year-old patient executed in a hospital surgery room. A couple decapitated as they closed
Read moreToxic gas, livelihoods under threat and power outages: how a seaweed causes chaos in Caribbean
BASSE-TERRE — Schools evacuated due to toxic gas. Smelly tap water at home. Tourist operators and fishers struggling to stay in business. Job losses. Power
Read moreEurope Beats the Caribbean in Tripadvisor’s Battle of the Beaches
Europe is officially home to the top three beaches in the world, out-ranking famous beach destinations like the Caribbean and Hawaii. That’s according to Tripadvisor’s
Read moreFormer US ambassador sentenced to 15 years in prison for serving as secret agent for Cuba
MIAMI (AP) — A former career U.S. diplomat was sentenced Friday to 15 years in federal prison after admitting he worked for decades as a
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