BASSE-TERRE — French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said today that several members of the police force had been injured as a result of civil unrest
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France’s Martinique Territory Imposes Curfew After Looting, Lawlessness
FORT-DE-FRANCE — Authorities on the Caribbean island of Martinique ordered a curfew on Thursday after protesters looted shops and set up burning barricades as demonstrations
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EU Moves To Block Flights From Southern Africa Over Mutant Variant Of COVID-19
BRUSSELS (AP) — A slew of nations moved to stop air travel from southern Africa today, and stocks plunged in Asia and Europe in reaction
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‘Made in the USVI’ Site Gives World A Peek At USVI Culture, Art, Entrepreneurship
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority (VIEDA) announces that the Enterprise Zone Commission, an entity of the VIEDA, launched the “Made in
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Mutant Variant Of COVID-19 In South Africa Displays A ‘Jump In Evolution’
JOHANNESBURG — South African scientists have detected a new COVID-19 variant in small numbers and are working to understand its potential implications, they said today.
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Venezuelan, Dominicano and Puerto Rican Arrested With 90 Pounds Of Cocaine
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Three men were arrested for smuggling 90 pounds of cocaine by boat into St. Thomas early Sunday morning, authorities said. On November
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A New Republic Is Born: Barbados Celebrates Ditching Britain’s Queen
BRIDGETOWN — Barbados, a former British colony, will next week ditch Queen Elizabeth as head of state, breaking its last remaining imperial bonds with Britain
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90 People Arrested In Guadeloupe Over Clashes With Police Over COVID Rules
BASSE-TERRE — Protesters in French overseas territories in the Caribbean opposing measures to limit the spread of COVID-19 clashed again with security forces on Tuesday
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COVID-19 Unrest Has Created ‘Explosive’ Situation In Guadeloupe, Says Macron
POINTE-A-PITRE — French President Emmanuel Macron said violence in Guadeloupe over COVID-19 restrictions had created a “very explosive” situation, as a general strike entered a
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2 Hostages Have Been Released In Haiti, Group Says
PORT-AU-PRINCE — Two of the 17 American and Canadian Christian missionaries taken hostage in Haiti last month have been released, the group that arranged for
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