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Distressed Caribbean Countries Face A Dilemma: They’re Too Rich

BRIDGETOWN — For Caribbean nations such as Suriname, Belize and Barbados, the pandemic hasn’t just shut down local economies. It’s also led some investors to worry about how they’ll repay…

May 9, 2020

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Caribbean 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 of our GDP is generated…

May 7, 2020

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Indonesian 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 saying the company failed to…

May 6, 2020

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Dominican Republic Has 8,235 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases and 346 Deaths

SANTO DOMINGO — There are now at least 8,000 confirmed coronavirus cases in a single Caribbean country, which saw a whopping 281 new cases today. The Dominican Republic reached 8,235…

May 4, 2020

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Empty Resorts Spell Long Crisis For Caribbean As Coronavirus Hits Home

VARADERO, Cuba — No one is swimming in the turquoise Caribbean waters of Cuba’s Varadero beach resort, nor lounging on its white, palm-fringed beaches. Its hundreds of hotels, shops and…

April 21, 2020

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Body of St. Thomas Man Found Floating In Waters Off Of Bordeaux Beach: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The dead body of a St. Thomas man was found floating in the waters off of Bordeaux Beach this afternoon, authorities said. Christian Beaupierre, 58, was found…

April 12, 2020

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U.S. Veterinary Students Evacuated From St. Kitts; SKN Takes Help From Cuba

BASSETERRE — Students at Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine (RUSVM) St. Kitts and Nevis returned to the United States via a chartered World Atlantic Airlines MD83 aircraft on Saturday.…

April 1, 2020

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Dominican Republic Has Half Of All COVID-19 Cases In The Caribbean … 40 Deaths

SANTO DOMINGO — In the one month it took the novel coronavirus COVID-19 to completely spread across the Caribbean, several islands have successfully managed to contain the spread of the virus,…

March 31, 2020

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Dominican Republic Leads Region In COVID-19 Deaths With 20 So Far

SANTO DOMINGO — The death toll in one Caribbean nation hit 20 this morning, which was just under the total number of cases across the region just last night as…

March 27, 2020

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Silver Airways Launches New Airplanes In Region

SAN JUAN — Silver Airways will launch its newest aircraft in the region. The Fort Lauderdale-based carrier, which has a network of flights to The Bahamas and the wider Caribbean…

March 8, 2020