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Atlantic hurricane season comes to an end, leaving widespread damage in its wake
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Atlantic hurricane season comes to an end, leaving widespread damage in its wake

SAINT GEORGE'S (AP) — The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season came to a close on Saturday, bringing to an end a season that saw 11 hurricanes compared to the average seven,…
Posted by John McCarthy December 2, 2024
Caribbean countries are trapped in a vicious cycle of debt and climate disasters. Here’s why
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Caribbean countries are trapped in a vicious cycle of debt and climate disasters. Here’s why

SAINT GEORGE'S — When Hurricane Beryl smacked into Carriacou — part of the Caribbean nation of Grenada — in July, it virtually flattened the entire island, damaging every building in…
Posted by John McCarthy December 1, 2024
‘One Caribbean, one love’: Unheralded island nations shine in track and field at the Paris Olympics
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‘One Caribbean, one love’: Unheralded island nations shine in track and field at the Paris Olympics

SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Track and field fans are used to seeing Jamaican athletes on the medal stand at the Olympics. In Paris, other Caribbean nations have introduced themselves and…
Posted by John McCarthy September 6, 2024
Triple jump champion Thea LaFond on winning Dominica’s first Olympic medal: ‘It’s a really big deal’
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Triple jump champion Thea LaFond on winning Dominica’s first Olympic medal: ‘It’s a really big deal’

SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Sometimes, all it takes is one athlete. In March, triple jumper Thea LaFond was the only representative of her tiny Caribbean nation, Dominica, at world indoors.…
Posted by John McCarthy August 26, 2024
Thea LaFond wins triple jump to bring Dominica first ever Olympic gold medal
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Thea LaFond wins triple jump to bring Dominica first ever Olympic gold medal

PARIS — Thea LaFond made history for the Caribbean island nation of Dominica by winning gold in the triple jump on Saturday to claim the country's first-ever Olympic medal. Jamaica's…
Posted by John McCarthy August 6, 2024
Endangered sperm whales are now free to poop in protected area off Dominica
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Endangered sperm whales are now free to poop in protected area off Dominica

ROSEAU (AP) — The tiny Caribbean island of Dominica is creating the world's first marine protected area for one of earth's largest animals: the endangered sperm whale. Nearly 300 square…
Posted by John McCarthy November 14, 2023
Laws In Some Caribbean Countries Still Criminalize Gay Sex
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Laws In Some Caribbean Countries Still Criminalize Gay Sex

ST JOHN’S, Antigua (AP) — In recent years, several Caribbean nations have struck down laws criminalizing same-sex relations. Courts in Belize in 2016 and Trinidad and Tobago in 2018 found…
Posted by John McCarthy June 16, 2023
Burna Boy and Omah Lay Headline Dominica’s World Creole Music Festival
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Burna Boy and Omah Lay Headline Dominica’s World Creole Music Festival

ROSEAU — Dominica's Minister for Tourism, International Transport and Maritime Initiatives, Hon. Denise Charles, announced two new artistes to perform at Dominica's World Creole Music Festival carded for October 28 – 30, 2022 at the Windsor Park…
Posted by John McCarthy September 4, 2022
Dominica Hosts West Indies vs. Bangladesh In T20I Cricket
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Dominica Hosts West Indies vs. Bangladesh In T20I Cricket

ROSEAU — Dominica said Monday international cricket will return to the Windsor Park Sports Stadium for the first time since May 2017, with two back-to-back games starting on July 2, 2022.…
Posted by John McCarthy June 14, 2022
Dominica-Flagged Cargo Ship Sinks In Ukrainian Port City After Russian Attack
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Dominica-Flagged Cargo Ship Sinks In Ukrainian Port City After Russian Attack

ROSEAU — A Dominica-flagged cargo ship sank in the besieged southern Ukrainian port city of Mariupol after being targeted by Russian missile strikes, the vessel's flag registry said. The Azburg…
Posted by VI Free Press April 8, 2022

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