Saharan dust plume heading towards the Caribbean
BRIDGETOWN — Persons with respiratory problems and allergies are probably already beginning to feel the effects of a Saharan dust plume which is expected to result in an increase in…
Caribbean ambassador calls for global action to establish slavery tribunal
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 its legacies in today's society.…
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Coast Guard medevacs pregnant passenger from Disney cruise ship
SAN JUAN — A Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter aircrew conducted a medevac for a Disney Fantasy cruise ship passenger, Monday, in the Atlantic Ocean 180 miles northwest of Aguadilla,…
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AMBER ALERT! Help Cops Find Missing Minor
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police need your help to find a minor who is missing on St. Thomas. Assata Craig, 12, of Contant, was reported missing by her family, the Virgin…
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Russia’s prosecutor general arrives in Cuba for bilateral talks
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. Russia's full-scale invasion in Ukraine…
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Fire destroys Copenhagen’s Old Stock Exchange dating to 1600s, collapsing its dragon-tail spire
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 Exchange as passersby rushed to…
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Only 1 in 3 US adults think Trump acted illegally in New York hush money case, AP-NORC poll shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — The first criminal trial facing former President Donald Trump is also the one in which Americans are least convinced he committed a crime, a new AP-NORC Center for…
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Texas mom left young kids, 6 and 8, home alone for nearly a week while she vacationed on a cruise
HOUSTON — A Texas mother was arrested after she allegedly abandoned her two young kids to go on a cruise — leaving the children home alone for nearly a week,…
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Jamaican 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 said Sunday. Authorities said in…
European 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 characterize the interaction between Africans…