PORT-AU-PRINCE — There is no sleeping inside Port-au-Prince’s Solino neighborhood. Since members of a powerful gang coalition began carrying out a new round of violent
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King Charles acknowledges ‘painful’ slavery past as calls for reparations intensify
APIA, Samoa — King Charles said today the Commonwealth should acknowledge its “painful” history, as African and Caribbean nations push for reparations for Britain’s role
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Caribbean and Latin American growth to slow to 1.9% in 2024, says World Bank
BRIDGETOWN — Economic growth across the Caribbean and Latin America is seen slowing to 1.9% this year from 2.1% in 2023 before accelerating again in
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Caribbean leaders hope new UK government is open to talks on slavery reparations
LONDON — Caribbean leaders hope that Britain under its new Labor government might shift its long-standing position on slavery reparations and agree to discuss how
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Jamaica declares southern state of emergency after Sunday night killings
KINGSTON — Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness declared a state of emergency in the Caribbean nation’s southern Clarendon parish after eight people were killed in
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Curacao becomes associate member of Caribbean Community
WILLEMSTAD — The Dutch Caribbean island of Curacao on Sunday became the newest associate member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). CARICOM is a political alliance
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Caribbean ambassador calls for global action to establish slavery tribunal
BRIDGETOWN — A high-level Caribbean ambassador said today it was crucial to establish a new international special tribunal to seek reparations for transatlantic slavery and
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A team to choose Haiti’s next leader takes shape as gang violence engulfs the Caribbean nation
GEORGETOWN (AP) — Caribbean leaders said this week that all groups and political parties except one have submitted nominees for a transitional presidential council charged
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A plan to find new leadership for Haiti is moving forward, Caribbean officials say
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — A plan to create a transitional presidential council is moving forward after a majority of Haitian parties and coalitions submitted the names of those
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Gangs attack police stations in Haiti as Caribbean leaders call an emergency meeting Monday
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Police and palace guards worked Saturday to retake some streets in Haiti’s capital after gangs launched massive attacks on at least three
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