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Hurricane Oscar makes landfall in the Bahamas, heads towards Cuba
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Hurricane Oscar makes landfall in the Bahamas, heads towards Cuba

NASSAU — Hurricane Oscar made landfall early today in the southeastern Bahamas and was heading towards Cuba. Oscar, which the hurricane center characterized as "very small," is the 15th named…
Posted by John McCarthy October 20, 2024
Gangs attack neighborhoods across Haiti’s capital in new wave of violence
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Gangs attack neighborhoods across Haiti’s capital in new wave of violence

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Multiple gangs attacked several communities in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince on Friday, setting fire to homes and a church as bullets whizzed through the area. At…
Posted by John McCarthy October 19, 2024
‘Fish storm’ Tropical Depression 7 could be a tropical storm today, NHC says
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‘Fish storm’ Tropical Depression 7 could be a tropical storm today, NHC says

MIAMI — Just one day after Tropical Depression Seven formed in the Atlantic Ocean, the National Hurricane Center says the system could become a tropical storm today. Currently located about…
Posted by John McCarthy September 12, 2024
Bahamas readies Caribbean’s next ‘debt-for-nature’ swap
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Bahamas readies Caribbean’s next ‘debt-for-nature’ swap

NASSAU — The Bahamas is to join a growing trend where countries promise better protection of precious ecosystems in return for having their debts reduced. Bahamas economy minister Michael Halkitis…
Posted by John McCarthy August 9, 2024
Canada to train troops from Caribbean nations for Haiti mission
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Canada to train troops from Caribbean nations for Haiti mission

KINGSTON — Canada has sent around 70 soldiers to Jamaica to train troops from Caribbean nations who are due to take part in a U.N.-authorized mission to Haiti, the Canadian…
Posted by John McCarthy March 31, 2024
Biden rejects U.S. troop deployment to Haiti as crisis spirals
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Biden rejects U.S. troop deployment to Haiti as crisis spirals

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration will not send U.S. troops to Haiti to help its national police respond to a rapidly evolving security crisis, as a united front of gang…
Posted by John McCarthy March 6, 2024
Travel warnings issued for two popular Caribbean destinations
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Travel warnings issued for two popular Caribbean destinations

KINGSTON — As the spring break travel season draws near, the State Department has issued travel warnings for both the Bahamas and Jamaica.  The warnings come as a result of increased levels of…
Posted by John McCarthy February 2, 2024
Haitians suffering gang violence are desperate after Kenyan court blocks police force deployment
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Haitians suffering gang violence are desperate after Kenyan court blocks police force deployment

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Radio stations across Haiti got jammed with calls just hours after a court in Kenya blocked the deployment of a U.N.-backed police force to help fight gangs in the…
Posted by John McCarthy January 27, 2024
World’s Top Caribbean Tourism Destinations Are Also Most Dangerous For Homicides
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World’s Top Caribbean Tourism Destinations Are Also Most Dangerous For Homicides

KINGSTON — The Caribbean emerged as the world's top tourist region in 2023. Seven of the world's top ten most visited countries have a Caribbean coastline, continuing the region's dominance…
Posted by John McCarthy November 2, 2023
Where are the best places to gamble in the Caribbean?
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Entertainment News

Where are the best places to gamble in the Caribbean?

While there’s plenty of fun to be had playing at home on online poker sites, casinos have such an air of mystique and glamour that traveling to a new location…
Posted by John McCarthy September 6, 2023

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