SAN JUAN — Slimy, stinky brown seaweed that ruins beachgoers’ vacations from the Caribbean to Florida may be the new normal unless Brazil halts Amazon deforestation, experts say. The culprit, called sargassum, turns clear-blue sea water a murky brown and smells like rotten eggs when it washes ashore and starts to rot. The seaweed is […]
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Rare Shark Attack Kills Female Tourist Off Nude Beach In Saint Martin
MARIGOT — A shark killed a 39-year-old female tourist in the French territory of Saint Martin on Thursday, shocking many in the eastern Caribbean region where, experts say, such attacks are extremely rare. Government spokesman Alain Rioual told The Associated Press it was the first time in the territory’s recent history that a fatal attack had […]
Coronavirus Could Push Caribbean Into Deepest Recession Since 1930s
MIAMI — Even before the coronavirus swept through Latin America and the Caribbean, the region was ailing. With sluggish commodity prices and massive debt, economic growth was anemic — averaging just 0.7 percent annually over the last six years. The coronavirus is threatening to turn that economic malaise into a full-blown disaster. “Latin America has not […]