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UNITED NATIONS: Asian Fishermen Exploiting Caribbean Fish Stocks Here Without Conscience

BRIDGETOWN -- Biodiversity in the Caribbean Sea is at serious risk, scientists are warning, with illegal fishing reducing fish stocks and placing the marine environment under increasing strain. According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), between 20 and 30 percent of…

John McCarthy March 12, 2018

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HURRICANE RECOVERY: Crew With Seeds, Corals Restore Environment in Puerto Rico

FAJARDO — As crews re-string electric lines and clear debris from Hurricane Maria, a small group of Puerto Rican and international conservationists is working on rebuilding natural wonders destroyed by…

John McCarthy March 9, 2018

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‘DIRTY THIRTY?’ European Union Puts U.S. Virgin Islands on Blacklist of Illegal Tax Havens

BRUSSELS -- The U.S. Virgin Islands, the Bahamas and Saint Kitts and Nevis are set to be added next week to a European Union blacklist of tax havens, raising to…

John McCarthy March 9, 2018

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British Concrete Company and Environmental Group Team Up To Save Rhinoceros Iguana

SANTO DOMINGO — OK, we gotta admit it – it’s not really a rhinoceros. But the fascinating Rhinoceros Iguana Cyclura cornuta isn’t so-called for nothing. The horn on its head really does…

John McCarthy March 3, 2018

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Three Islands in Caribbean Shaken By Quake Measuring 3.9 on Richter Scale Near Martinique Sunday Night

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] PORT OF SPAIN — An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.9 rattled three islands in the region on Sunday night, but there were no immediate…

John McCarthy February 26, 2018

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Barbados’ Rihanna Turns 30 With Elegant Birthday Bash at Seagram Building in NYC

NEW YORK -- Barbadian singer, turned actress, entrepreneur and humanitarian has hit the big 3-0! The singer turned 30th on Feb. 20th and got a birthday wish from ex Chris Brown even…

John McCarthy February 23, 2018

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MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT: British Virgin Islands’ and Anguilla’s ‘Financial Skulduggery’ Allows North Korea To Avoid U.S. Sanctions

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] ROAD TOWN, Tortola -- A prominent British politician has accused Her Majesty's overseas territories of undermining the security services by helping North Korea dodge U.S.…

John McCarthy February 21, 2018

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Taino Indians Are Alive and Well and Living In Puerto Rico … At Least Their Descendants … DNA Says

SAN JUAN -- They were called the Taíno, and the Europeans who colonized their land took almost everything away from them. A half-century after Christopher Columbus set foot upon the…

John McCarthy February 20, 2018

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Minor Earthquake Felt in Tortola Was One of Nine Quakes Around BVI, St. Thomas and Puerto Rico on Sunday

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] ROAD TOWN, Tortola -- A minor earthquake took place about 24 miles off the coast of the British Virgin Islands on Sunday afternoon. The U.S.…

John McCarthy February 19, 2018

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Guyana Hopes To Go From Zero To Hero In Two Years With Offshore Oil Drilling Program

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] GEORGETOWN -- Guyana’s government has said the cabinet is reviewing a profit sharing contract with United States oil giant ExxonMobil amid mounting criticisms about its…

John McCarthy February 18, 2018