Intervals of clouds and sunshine, breezy, a shower this morning, high 84
CHRISTIANSTED — St. Croix will see a shower in places this morning; otherwise, it will be breezy with intervals of clouds and sunshine and a high of 84, AccuWeather said.…
Descendants of slave owners and enslaved people in the Caribbean call for reparations at the UN
NEW YORK (AP) — The great-great-grandson of 19th-century British Prime Minister William Gladstone said he was horrified to learn seven years ago that his ancestors were slave owners in Jamaica and Guyana.…
The strange evolutionary history of Earth’s most nutritious fruit
In the last week of April in 1685, in the middle of a raging naval war, the English explorer and naturalist William Dampier arrived on a small island in the…
Max Romeo, star of reggae rebellion, dies at 80
KINGSTON — Max Romeo, the celebrated roots reggae vocalist whose political anthems soundtracked a period of upheaval in his native Jamaica, died on Friday, April 11, of complications relating to…
Easter around the world: From bombed out church in Lebanon to community prayer in Pakistan, how Christian occasion was marked across the globe
ROME (Daily Mail) — Christians around the world are today celebrating Easter. All Christians, from Orthodox and Western churches, are observing the holiday on the same day this year in…
St. Croix: Mostly cloudy with a little rain Easter morning and a high of 86
CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be mostly cloudy with a little rain in the morning and a high of 86, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix will be partly cloudy…
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Vatican notes ‘exchange of opinions’ over migrants, prisoners in meeting with Vance
VATICAN CITY (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance met Saturday with the Vatican’s No. 2 official amid tensions over the U.S. crackdown on migrants, with the Holy See reaffirming good relations…
France forced Haiti to pay for independence. 200 years later, should there be restitution?
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Miami Herald) — Two centuries ago this month, France pulled off one of history’s greatest armed extortions: After the first three leaders of a newly freed Haiti refused to…
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China shipbuilders rip Trump’s ‘short-sighted’ US port fees
BEIJING (Reuters) — China's shipbuilders today blasted as "short-sighted" U.S. port fees announced by President Donald Trump's administration on China-linked ships, a measure aimed at the nation's shipbuilding industry. Trump…
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United States eases port fees on China-built ships after industry backlash
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — The Trump administration shielded on Thursday domestic exporters and vessel owners servicing the Great Lakes, the Caribbean and U.S. territories from port fees to be levied…