COCKBURN TOWN (AP) — Dozens of soldiers and police fanned out across a neighborhood on a recent night in the Turks & Caicos Islands just days after
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Officials plead for $9 million in aid weeks after Hurricane Beryl devastated the southeast Caribbean
ST. GEORGE’S (AP) — People in the southeast Caribbean urgently need food, water and shelter nearly two weeks after Hurricane Beryl crushed the region as a Category
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World’s Top Caribbean Tourism Destinations Are Also Most Dangerous For Homicides
KINGSTON — The Caribbean emerged as the world’s top tourist region in 2023. Seven of the world’s top ten most visited countries have a Caribbean
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Jurors Determine Tearful St. Lucian Trafficked $2.1 Million In Cocaine
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — jurors returned a mixed verdict against a St. Lucian man on Tuesday, finding that he is guilty of possessing 462 pounds of
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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
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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
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St. Lucia’s New Prime Minister Wants U.S. ‘Climate Cash’ To Pay For Stinky Seaweed
CASTRIES — St. Lucia’s new prime minister, Philip Pierre, has urged the United States and other rich nations to ramp up climate finance and disburse
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U.S. News & World Report Ranks St. Lucia No. 1 In Caribbean Travel Destinations
WASHINGTON — U.S. News & World Report has ranked the U.S. and British Virgin Islands among its Top 5 of 17 Best Places to Visit
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Eastern Caribbean Dollar Goes Digital, A Help For Unbanked
SAN JUAN — The Eastern Caribbean has created its own form of digital currency meant to help speed transactions and serve people without bank accounts.
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VIPD Offers $3,200 Reward For Information About St. Lucia Native’s Whereabouts
FREDERIKSTED — The VIPD St. Croix District announced today that it is offering a $3.200 reward for information leading to the whereabouts of an octogenarian
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