WILLEMSTAD — Four U.S. Air Force planes will be deployed to Curacao for counter-narcotics operations, the U.S. Southern Command announced on Friday. An E-3 Sentry surveillance
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CHARLOTTE AMALIE — It’s a dubious distinction at best. Despite the fact that the territory’s murder rate has gone down 6.42 percent in the last
Read moreECLAC Committed To Caribbean Countries On COVID-19 Challenges
SANTIAGO, Chile — The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, held a virtual extraordinary meeting with ambassadors
Read more18,000 Coronavirus Cases In Just 5 Caribbean Countries
SANTO DOMINGO — Five Caribbean countries continued to show an uptick in coronavirus cases Sunday to reach 17,906, according to a News Americas analysis. But
Read moreThe Last Places On Earth Without The Coronavirus
DUSHANBE — Despite infecting more than three million people around the world, there are still 33 countries and territories that have yet to report a
Read moreCaribbean And Latin America Records 500,000th COVID-19 Case This Weekend
BUENOS AIRES — Latin America and the Caribbean has now recorded more than half a million coronavirus infections, according to an Agence France-Press tally based
Read moreCaribbean Tourism Has Been Decimated By COVID-19, But The Private Sector Can Cushion The Blow
NASSAU — We are all in the same COVID-19 storm, but not all countries are in the same boat. Here in the Bahamas, 70 percent
Read moreIndonesian Housekeeper’s Family Sues Royal Caribbean Over COVID-19 Death
MIAMI — The family of a cruise crew member who died after testing positive for COVID-19 filed a lawsuit against Royal Caribbean Cruises on Tuesday
Read moreTrump Taps Military Reserves For Anti-Narcotics Effort In Caribbean
SAN JUAN -— President Donald Trump said he’s activated units and individual members of the U.S. Armed Forces reserves for an ongoing counter-narcotics effort in the Caribbean. In
Read moreIMF Sees Caribbean Economy Shrinking 6.2% In 2020 Due To Pandemic
WASHINGTON — A sudden stop in tourism caused by border closures and lockdowns aimed at containing the coronavirus pandemic will cause a 6.2% contraction of
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