BRIDGETOWN — Barbados today will hold general elections called by Prime Minister Mia Mottley, the Caribbean nation’s first vote since it became a republic last
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COOL RUNNINGS II: Jamaica Makes History With 3 Bobsled Teams In The Olympics
KINGSTON — Jamaica has qualified for three Olympic bobsled events for the first time ever, their team said, setting the stage for a “Cool Runnings”-style underdog
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Celebrity Cruises And Royal Caribbean International End Cruises To Nowhere
MIAMI — Celebrity Cruises and Royal Caribbean International, each subsidiaries of Royal Caribbean Group, have canceled cruises as COVID continues to spread. Celebrity has postponed the restart on its Celebrity
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Cuban Protesters Face 30 Years In Prison For Daring To Talk Back To Communism
HAVANA — Detained protesters in Cuba could get up to 30 years in prison as they face the largest and most punitive mass trials on the island
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Mexico Seizes 380,000 Boxes of Kellogg’s Cereal Because of Cartoon Images
MEXICO CITY — Mexico has seized 380,000 boxes of Corn Flakes, Special K and other Kellogg’s cereals, claiming the boxes had cartoon drawings on them
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2 Caribbean Countries Make State Department’s Do Not Travel List
WILLEMSTAD — Two Caribbean countries made the U.S. State Departments do not travel list because of the COVID-19 omicron variant. Barely two weeks into the
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Invasive Species Lionfish Continues To Terrorize Venezuela
CARACAS — The dazzling, colorful lionfish is a must for any exotic aquarium, but it has also become a major threat to the western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean.
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Jamaica Detains Ex-Senator, Key Suspect in Killing of Haitian President
KINGSTON — A former Haitian lawmaker who is a suspect in the assassination of the country’s president has been arrested in Jamaica, Jamaican authorities said
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Caribbean Tourism Industry Remains Hopeful Despite Onset Of Omicron Variant
BRIDGETOWN — The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) remains positive about the continued rebound of the tourism industry even in the face of the uncertainty caused by
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In A First, EU To Suspend Visa-Free Travel For ‘Golden Passport’ Country
BRUSSELS — The European Commission proposed a suspension of a visa-free travel agreement with the Pacific archipelago of Vanuatu because of its scheme offering passports
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