BRIDGETOWN — Barbados removed the statue of British Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson from the capital Bridgetown’s main square recently, two months after announcing plans to
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COVID-19’s Shadow Pandemic: A Surge In Violence Against Women And Girls
A survey of five Caribbean countries showed that nearly half of women have faced at least one form of physical, economic, emotional or sexual violence.
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‘American-Led’ Group Building ‘Hong Kong of the Caribbean’ In Honduras
TEGUCIGALPA — An American-led group of foreign investors is developing an experimental city on an island off the coast of Honduras, with ambitions to become
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State Department Asks Americans Not To Travel To Antigua and Barbuda Because Of COVID-19
ST. JOHN’S — The U.S. Department of State is recommending U.S. travelers reconsider travel to Antigua and Barbuda due to “health and safety measures and
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Princess Juliana Airport Got ‘Maximum’ Insurance Payout Of $71 Million After Hurricane Irma In 2017
PHILIPSBURG — Standard International Group, a leading New York City-based boutique financial advisory firm with a focus on revitalizing critical infrastructure projects across the U.S. Municipal,
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Dominican Republic Puts The Lime In The Coconut In 89-75 Win Over USVI Men’s Team In FIBA Basketball
PUNTA CANA — The U.S. Virgin Islands men’s basketball team got off to a slow start against the Dominican Republic and never recovered in their
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Caribbean Indigenous People Return To Roots As COVID-19 Shrinks Tourism
BELMOPAN — Indigenous cultures in the Caribbean, struggling as their tourism-dependent economies are ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic, are returning to traditional farming and fishing
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WHO Says Vaccinating 20% of Latin America And Caribbean Will Cost More Than $2 Billion
BRASILIA — Vaccinating 20 percent of the population of Latin America and the Caribbean against COVID-19 will cost more than $2 billion but low income
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Cubans Voted For Trump In Record Numbers, But Don’t Agree With All His Policies, Leaving Room For Biden
MIAMI — Stirred by breathless warnings of a socialist menace, Cuban Americans turned out for President Trump in massive numbers. Now those voters are presenting
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Chinese-Owned Rouge Et Noir Casino Shut Down By Dutch Government For Flouting Operating Contract
PHILIPSBURG — Rouge Et Noir Casino was ordered closed as of 1 p.m. on Wednesday by the Minister of TEATT Ludmilla de Weever since the
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