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Category: Caribbean News

Tropical Storm Philippe Won’t Bring Strong Winds, But A ‘Wet Pattern,’ NWS Says

Posted on September 27, 2023September 27, 2023 by John McCarthy

SAN JUAN — The passing of Tropical Storm Philippe is not expected to bring storm force winds to the U.S. Virgin Islands or Puerto Rico this weekend, the National Weather Service said…

Diary of A St. John Shipwreck, By Donald Siudmak

Posted on September 26, 2023September 27, 2023 by John McCarthy

My buddy Richard (who has since passed) away was a very strong, Hollywood stuntman and martial arts expert. I myself at the time a music, producer, ice hockey coach, and former touring…

US and Kenya sign defense agreement ahead of planned Haiti deployment

Posted on September 25, 2023September 25, 2023 by John McCarthy

NAIROBI (AP) — The U.S. and Kenya signed a defense agreement today that will see the East African nation get resources and support for security deployments as it is poised to lead…

Joran van der Sloot ‘took care of things’ after Natalee Holloway’s disappearance, email says

Posted on September 24, 2023 by John McCarthy

ORANJESTAD — Joran van der Sloot, the main suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway, and his father rented a boat and “took care of things,” he claimed in a newly…

Countries should mull slavery reparations despite complex legal claims – UN

Posted on September 24, 2023September 24, 2023 by John McCarthy

GENEVA (Reuters) — The United Nations said this week countries could consider financial reparations among the measures to compensate for the enslavement of people of African descent, though legal claims are complicated…

Tropical Wave Could Become A Tropical Depression By Week’s End

Posted on September 19, 2023September 19, 2023 by John McCarthy

SAN JUAN — The National Hurricane Center is tracking another area of interest off the west coast of Africa. A tropical wave there is expected to move off the coast tomorrow and…

Watchdog: West Virginia Congressman Mooney likely broke rules with Aruba trip

Posted on September 19, 2023September 19, 2023 by John McCarthy

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A congressional watchdog has determined that Rep. Alex Mooney likely broke House rules when the West Virginia Republican accepted a trip to Aruba allegedly paid for by a…

i AND i: Past Experience Has Taught Floridians To Fear ‘i’ Named Storms

Posted on September 18, 2023September 18, 2023 by John McCarthy

TAMPA — Floridians knew when Idalia hit the Gulf Coast it joined a long list of destructive Atlantic Ocean storms whose names started with “I.” Since 1955, 13 Atlantic storm names beginning with “I”…

Dominican Republic’s president stands resolute on his closing of all borders with Haiti

Posted on September 18, 2023 by John McCarthy

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — The president of the Dominican Republic on Sunday defended his decision to close air, sea and land traffic with neighboring Haiti in their dispute over construction of a canal targeting…

Forecasters say Tropical Storm Nigel now a hurricane; storm poses no threat to land as it swirls through Atlantic

Posted on September 18, 2023September 18, 2023 by John McCarthy

MIAMI — Forecasters say Tropical Storm Nigel now a hurricane; storm poses no threat to land as it swirls through Atlantic. With the northerly swell still hitting northern Puerto Rico, a High…

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