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ECLAC Will Hold Biennial Meeting Virtually Next Week

SAN JOSE — The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will hold on October 26-28 its thirty-eighth session, the United Nations regional commission’s most important biennial meeting. There,…

Alicia Bárcena October 22, 2020

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Forecasters Are Tracking New Tropical Wave In The Caribbean

MIAMI — A new tropical wave has developed in the Caribbean Sea and has a 20 percent chance of development into a tropical cyclone over the next five days. This…

VI Free Press October 22, 2020

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Forecasters Tracking 2 Disturbances In Caribbean And Atlantic, Including Tropical Storm Epsilon

MIAMI — Forecasters say a disturbance in the Caribbean has a 10 percent chance of developing into a tropical depression within five days. As of 7 a.m. today, the disturbance…

VI Free Press October 20, 2020

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NHC Monitors New Mid-Atlantic System With Increased Odds Of Development

MIAMI — The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a new system in the mid Atlantic this morning with increased odds of development while anticipating a second system to appear in…

VI Free Press October 16, 2020

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3 Disturbances Could Bring A ‘Massive’ Amount of Rainfall To The USVI and PR This Weekend

MIAMI — Three disturbances being watched in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea may not become named storms, but could bring massive rainfall to the U.S.…

VI Free Press October 15, 2020

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More Women And Infants Dying At Childbirth Due To COVID-19 Environment, The Lancet Says

BRIDGETOWN — More women and infants are dying at childbirth in Latin American and the Caribbean since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic this year, The Lancet reports. To slow…

VI Free Press October 14, 2020

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SUSTAINABILITY: U.S. Virgin Islands And Puerto Rico To Get Customized Fishery Rules

SAN JUAN — One size doesn’t fit all, and that cliché was at the heart of a recent decision to revamp fishing guidelines in the American Caribbean. Island-based fishery management…

VI Free Press October 14, 2020

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Compact Tropical Disturbance Moving Slowly Towards U.S. Virgin Islands And Puerto Rico

MIAMI — A tropical disturbance just east of the Caribbean is battling strong upper-level winds as it crawls towards the islands. Unless something very unexpected happens, the hostile upper environment…

VI Free Press October 14, 2020

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Blue BioTrade Project Set To Improve Fortunes In The Eastern Caribbean

The project is a point of convergence for conservation and sustainable use of marine resources, and a driver for a blue and green recovery from COVID-19. The global market for…

VI Free Press October 13, 2020

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How Rodents The Size Of Bears Arrived In The Caribbean

HAVANA — The islands of the Caribbean used to be home to a huge array of unusual animals, including a group of rodents that weighed up to 440 pounds. Where…

VI Free Press October 13, 2020