In mid-November, a little noticed virtual meeting took place. It considered in the round the security threats that the Caribbean will face in future. It
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Caribbean Beach Communities Strive To Shut Out Tsunami Risk
BRIDGETOWN — As hotels grab prime seafront land along Barbados’ west coast, the road through Mullins offers an increasingly rare “window to the sea” with
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Coast Guard Takes 66 Dominicans Back After Navy Interrupts 2 Illegal Voyages
SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard repatriated 66 Dominican migrants to a Dominican Republic Navy vessel Sunday near Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, following the interdiction
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TRASH TALK: South Carolina Garbage Bin Travels All The Way To Ireland
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Instead of a message in a bottle, it was the decals on a barnacle-covered trash barrel that shows just how far
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Caribbean Countries Plot Plans To Pave Way To A Post-Pandemic Recovery
SANTIAGO, Chile — Authorities and representatives of 14 member states and 10 associate members from the Caribbean, along with five member states from Latin America,
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Barclays: No Tie Between USVI Subpoena And Bank Top Exec’s Sudden Departure
NEW YORK — The U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Justice has served Barclays Bank in the United Kingdom with a court order to provide any
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Caribbean’s Susceptibility To Cancer, Diabetes, HBP Killing Region’s Economics
SANTIAGO, Chile — The high prevalence of non-communicable diseases in the Caribbean – such as high blood pressure, diabetes and cancer – is exacerbating the
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Coast Guard Takes 83 Illegal Migrants Back To Their Native Countries
SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier crew transferred 77 Dominican and six Haitian migrants to a Dominican Republic Navy vessel Wednesday near
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Coast Guard Gives Up 3 Smugglers, $3.75 Million In Seized Cocaine To Federal Agents
SAN JUAN — A Coast Guard Boat Station San Juan crew transferred custody of three men and $3.75 million in seized cocaine Monday to federal
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ECLAC Member States, Countries Want To Help The Caribbean Overcome COVID Crisis
SANTIAGO, Chile — The Member States and Associate Countries of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee will meet virtually Friday in order to address the
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