Where are the best places to gamble in the Caribbean?
While there’s plenty of fun to be had playing at home on online poker sites, casinos have such an air of mystique and glamour that traveling to a new location…
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Haiti Humanitarian Aid Needs To Come To Terms With Gangs, Says Caribbean Leader
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) — Humanitarian aid to Haiti will need to take into account the influence of heavily armed gangs who control large parts of the country, the president of a…
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Jamaican Finance Minister Sees Interest In Regional Caribbean Catastrophe Bond
KINGSTON (Reuters) — Jamaican Finance Minister Nigel Clarke said he is seeing "definite interest" from other Caribbean countries to join in issuing a regional catastrophe bond that would protect their…
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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…
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UN Chief in Jamaica Urges International Response to Haiti’s Spiraling Crisis
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — U.N. Secretary General António Guterres warned Monday that Haiti’s “tragic situation” is threatening the security of the Caribbean region and beyond as he pressed the international community…
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Minor 5.2 Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Jamaica On Saturday Afternoon
KINGSTON — The Earthquake Unit at the University of the West Indies reported that a 5.2 magnitude earthquake was felt across eastern sections of Jamaica on Saturday afternoon. It was…
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Trinidad Invites Neighbors to Process Oil and Gas in the Country
PORT OF SPAIN (Reuters) — Trinidad and Tobago is inviting its energy-rich neighbors to process their oil and natural gas in the Caribbean country to produce commodities such as liquefied…
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Jamaica Willing to Take Part in Military Intervention in Haiti, PM Says
KINGSTON (Reuters) — Jamaica would be willing to take part in an international military deployment to Haiti, Prime Minister Andrew Holness told lawmakers on Tuesday, saying the Caribbean island country…
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The Yutes and Tarrus Riley Link Up and Hope For ‘Better Days’
KINGSTON — The Yutes’ hot streak continues. Amidst their album rollout, they have dropped multiple singles featuring iconic Jamaican artists like Masicka and Govana; now, they return with Tarrus Riley on…
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Charles’ Succession Stirs Caribbean Calls For Reparations, Removal of Monarch As Head of State
KINGSTON — The accession of King Charles to the British throne has stirred renewed calls from politicians and activists for former colonies in the Caribbean to remove the monarch as…