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Caribbean Armed Violence Fueled By Small-Scale Gun Traffickers, Report Says

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) — High rates of gun violence in the Caribbean are being fueled by small-scale trafficking, largely from the United States, via shipping firms, commercial airlines and by post,…

John McCarthy April 27, 2023

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Mob Kills 13 Suspected Haiti Gangsters With Gas-Soaked Tires

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — A mob in the Haitian capital beat and burned 13 suspected gang members to death with gasoline-soaked tires Monday after pulling the men from police custody at…

John McCarthy April 25, 2023

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Russian Foreign Minister Visits Cuba, Condemns U.S. Sanctions

HAVANA (AP) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov condemned U.S. sanctions on Cuba on Thursday as he visited the island and met with top leaders, including newly re-elected President Miguel Díaz-Canel. Lavrov…

John McCarthy April 24, 2023

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Caribbean Leaders Agree On Plan To Ban Assault-Style Weapons

GEORGETOWN (AP) — Caribbean Community leaders have agreed on plans to introduce bans in their countries on assault-style weapons mostly manufactured in the U.S. to curb spikes in gun violence…

John McCarthy April 24, 2023

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Earth Day Activists Urge Action To Avoid ‘Dystopian’ Future

SAO PAULO (Reuters) — Climate change campaigners gathered in New York's Times Square on Earth Day to urge action on global warming and cuts in plastics use while volunteers worldwide…

John McCarthy April 23, 2023

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Couple Banned For Life By Carnival For Fishing Off Cruise Ship Balcony

NASSAU (NEXSTAR) — If you want seafood, just head to the ship’s buffet, all right? At least two passengers on a recent Carnival cruise have been banned for life from sailing…

John McCarthy April 22, 2023

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‘The Champagne of Beers’ Leaves French Bubbly Producers Frothing

BRUSSELS (AP) — The guardians of Champagne will let no one take the name of the bubbly beverage in vain, not even a U.S. beer behemoth. For years, Miller High…

John McCarthy April 21, 2023

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Sentencing of Cayman Islands Beauty Queen Who Assaulted Cop Delayed Again

GEORGE TOWN — A former Miss Universe Cayman Islands appeared in a Cayman Islands courtroom on Thursday but her sentencing was postponed a second time. Tiffany Conolly was found guilty…

John McCarthy April 21, 2023

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Tame 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season Hangs On Developing El Nino

MIAMI (Reuters) — A slightly below-average 2023 Atlantic hurricane season lies ahead with an El Nino weather phenomenon damping the storm outlook, a top hurricane forecaster said. El Nino, a…

John McCarthy April 18, 2023

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24 Dominicans Stranded At Sea On Small Boat Rescued By Passing Cruise Ship

SANTO DOMINGO — Twenty-four people stranded in the Caribbean Sea on a small boat were safe after the crew of the vessel Carnival Spirit rescued them on Tuesday. In a…

John McCarthy April 17, 2023