Minor Earthquake Rattles Virgin Gorda Today
SPANISH TOWN — A minor earthquake registering 5.1 on the Richter Scale occurred about 183 miles east of Virgin Gorda at 5:50 a.m. Atlantic Standard Time today, the National Weather Service…
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Minor 5.2 Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Jamaica On Saturday Afternoon
KINGSTON — The Earthquake Unit at the University of the West Indies reported that a 5.2 magnitude earthquake was felt across eastern sections of Jamaica on Saturday afternoon. It was…
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Cuba Expects To Resume U.S. Deportation Flights This Month
HAVANA (AP) — Cuba plans to resume accepting deportation flights from the United States this month, a Cuban official said, echoing U.S. concerns about the highest levels of Cuban migration in six…
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Politician Gets House Arrest In Dominican Corruption Case
SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — A judge in the Dominican Republic ordered an ex-presidential candidate held under house arrest and two former high-ranking officials jailed while awaiting trial in a record…
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Expect A ‘Quieter’ Hurricane Season This Year, CSU Forecast Says
FORT COLLINS — The likely development of El Niño should bring a "slightly below-average" Atlantic hurricane season, top forecasters announced Thursday at a hurricane conference in Texas. But the forecast also notes a high…
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50% of Kids in USVI Have Had Dengue Fever: Proof WHO Neglects Poor Black Children
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Dengue fever is on the rise in the region and a recent study estimates more than half of children in the territory have had a prior infection. Dengue is…
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Arizona University Predicts One Less Named Storm This Season – 12 – Down From 13
MIAMI — A little more than three years ago, as sports bar TVs were split between coronavirus infection tallies and the XFL, a more subtle but no less extreme scourge was…
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Coast Guard Returns 40 Illegal Migrants To The Dominican Republic
SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Tezanos repatriated 39 migrants to the Dominican Republic Saturday, following the interdiction of an illegal voyage vessel in Mona Passage waters near…
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New Deep-Sea Worm Named After Trinidad & Tobago Scientist
PORT OF SPAIN (AP) — A new species of deep-sea worm that can live in environments on the ocean floor that are either extremely hot or very cold has been…
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Strong Quake Rattles Panama’s Mosquito Coast; No Reports of Damage
PANAMA CITY (AP) — A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck Tuesday off Panama’s Pacific coast near the town of Boca Chica. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake hit at 5:18…