The fearless lionfish hunters of the Caribbean
WILLEMSTAD (BBC) — Two women are working to save the coral reef from the invasive lionfish, using it as a sustainable teaching tool and cooking it into everything from tacos…
Aruba issues alert after oil spill reached neighboring Bonaire
ORANJESTAD (Reuters) — Aruba issued an alert this week after an oil spill that was first spotted near Tobago spread to neighboring Bonaire, threatening its mangrove forests and national parks.…
Tobago oil spill reaches Bonaire, threatening mangrove and coral ecosystems
KRALENDIJK (Reuters) — The Caribbean island of Bonaire said that oil from a spill near neighboring Tobago had reached its shores, posing a "serious threat to both humans and nature",…
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Curacao and Sint Maarten to welcome new currency more than a decade after becoming autonomous
PHILIPSBURG (AP) — A new joint currency will be launched this year for the Dutch Caribbean constituent countries of Curacao and Sint Maarten more than a decade after they became…
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US-owned firms appear to help Venezuela avoid US sanctions
WILLEMSTAD (AP) — A company with an office in Houston and another owned by two American citizens appear to be helping Venezuela bypass U.S. sanctions and quietly transport millions in…
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Coast Guard Assists Sailboat Watoosh Swamped By Weather South of Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Doyle assisted two U.S. boaters aboard the sailing vessel Watoosh in the Caribbean Sea and completed a two-day tow of the sailing…
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Armored Truck CEO Admits Fraud In Multimillion Dollar Dirty Gold Money Laundering Conspiracy
MIAMI — Jesus Gabriel Rodriguez, Jr., 45, former CEO of Transvalue, a South Florida company that transported gold, cash, and other valuables by armored truck, pled guilty yesterday to submitting…
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Travelers To UK From 3 Caribbean Islands Must Self-Isolate, Transport Secretary Says
KRALENDIJK — Three Caribbean islands and two European countries have been removed from the British Government’s list of COVID-19 safe places to come from. Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba are…
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Fabien Cousteau Is Raising $135 Million To Build International Deep Sea Space Station In Curacao
WILLEMSTAD — Renowned aquanaut, Ocean explorer and environmentalist Fabien Cousteau--grandson of Jacques-Yves Cousteau--announces today his vision for PROTEUS™, the world's most advanced underwater scientific research station and habitat to address humanity's…
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Helicopter Crash Claims Life Of 2 Dutch Soldiers Off The Coast Of Aruba On Sunday
ORANJESTAD — Two Dutch soldiers died when a Netherlands military defense NH90 helicopter crashed near Aruba on Sunday. Two Dutch soldiers survived the crash. Pilot Christine Martens, 34, and Tactical…