ORANJESTAD (Reuters) — Aruba issued an alert this week after an oil spill that was first spotted near Tobago spread to neighboring Bonaire, threatening its
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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,
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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,
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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
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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
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British Royal Navy Assists U.S. Coast Guard With Drug Interdiction in Caribbean
WILLEMSTAD — The British Royal Navy support ship RFA Mounts Bay has joined forces with specialist U.S. take-down teams from the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG),
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