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Colombia to suspend intelligence cooperation with US over strikes on drug vessels

Read full article: Colombia to suspend intelligence cooperation with US over strikes on drug vessels

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has ordered security forces to stop sharing intelligence with the United States until it stops striking suspected drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean.

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Tropical Storm Melissa brings heavy rain to Haiti and Dominican Republic

Read full article: Tropical Storm Melissa brings heavy rain to Haiti and Dominican Republic

Tropical Storm Melissa has dumped heavy rain on parts of Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

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US Embassy issues warning to Americans in Trinidad and Tobago as tensions with Venezuela escalate

Read full article: US Embassy issues warning to Americans in Trinidad and Tobago as tensions with Venezuela escalate

The U.S. Embassy in Trinidad and Tobago is cautioning Americans to stay away from U.S. government facilities on the twin-island nation.

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Trinidad and Tobago secures US permission to negotiate gas deal with neighboring Venezuela

Read full article: Trinidad and Tobago secures US permission to negotiate gas deal with neighboring Venezuela

The U.S. has granted Trinidad and Tobago permission to negotiate a gas deal with neighboring Venezuela without facing any U.S. sanctions.

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Petro claims US strike in Caribbean may have killed Colombian citizens

Read full article: Petro claims US strike in Caribbean may have killed Colombian citizens

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro has indicated there are "signs" that a recent U.S. military boat attack off Venezuela involved Colombian citizens.

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Venezuela denounces alleged 'extremist' plan to attack shuttered US Embassy complex

Read full article: Venezuela denounces alleged 'extremist' plan to attack shuttered US Embassy complex

Venezuela has warned of an alleged plan by extremists to attack the shuttered U.S. Embassy complex in Caracas with explosives.

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Fishermen in Trinidad and Tobago fear for their lives and jobs after US strikes in the Caribbean

Read full article: Fishermen in Trinidad and Tobago fear for their lives and jobs after US strikes in the Caribbean

Fishermen in Trinidad and Tobago are fearing that a U.S. military strike in the Caribbean could kill them and their livelihoods.

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Trump says US is in 'armed conflict' with drug cartels after ordering strikes in the Caribbean

Read full article: Trump says US is in 'armed conflict' with drug cartels after ordering strikes in the Caribbean

President Donald Trump has declared drug cartels to be unlawful combatants and says the United States is now in an โ€œarmed conflict."

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Colombia's president calls for criminal investigation against Trump over Caribbean strikes

Read full article: Colombia's president calls for criminal investigation against Trump over Caribbean strikes

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has called for a criminal investigation against U.S. President Donald Trump and officials involved in recent deadly strikes on boats in the Caribbean.

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US military strike off the coast of Venezuela disrupts life in impoverished fishing communities

Read full article: US military strike off the coast of Venezuela disrupts life in impoverished fishing communities

A U.S. military strike on a boat off Venezuela's northeastern Caribbean coast has disrupted a flow of money that helps impoverished communities.

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Hegseth and Caine visit Puerto Rico as US steps up military operations in the Caribbean

Read full article: Hegseth and Caine visit Puerto Rico as US steps up military operations in the Caribbean

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, have arrived in Puerto Rico as the U.S. steps up its military operations against drug cartels in the Caribbean.

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Trinidad and Tobago leader praises strike and says US should kill all drug traffickers 'violently'

Read full article: Trinidad and Tobago leader praises strike and says US should kill all drug traffickers 'violently'

Trinidad and Tobagoโ€™s prime minister is praising a U.S. strike on a boat suspected of carrying drugs in the southern Caribbean.

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Tariffs, migration and cartels will top Rubio's talks in Mexico and Ecuador this week

Read full article: Tariffs, migration and cartels will top Rubio's talks in Mexico and Ecuador this week

Security, sovereignty, tariffs, trade, drugs and migration will top Secretary of State Marco Rubioโ€™s agenda this week on his third trip to Latin America since becoming chief U.S. diplomat.

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Maduro says Venezuela ready to respond to US military presence in the Caribbean

Read full article: Maduro says Venezuela ready to respond to US military presence in the Caribbean

Venezuelan President Nicolรกs Maduro says his country is at "maximum preparedness" to respond if attacked by U.S. forces in the Caribbean.

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NYCโ€™s West Indian parade celebrates Caribbean culture with music, merriment and mayoral candidates

Read full article: NYCโ€™s West Indian parade celebrates Caribbean culture with music, merriment and mayoral candidates

New York Cityโ€™s West Indian American Day Parade has kicked off with vibrant costumes, colorful flags, and the sounds of soca and reggae music.

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Tropical storms Juliette and Fernand churn over open waters in different oceans

Read full article: Tropical storms Juliette and Fernand churn over open waters in different oceans

Tropical storms Juliette and Fernand are churning over open waters โ€” one in the Pacific Ocean and one in the Atlantic.

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Latin Americaโ€™s top human rights court says states have duty to act on climate crisis

Read full article: Latin Americaโ€™s top human rights court says states have duty to act on climate crisis

Latin America's top human rights court has issued a groundbreaking advisory opinion linking statesโ€™ human rights obligations to their duty to address climate change.

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A letter demanding data on Cuban medical missions roils the Caribbean and the Americas

Read full article: A letter demanding data on Cuban medical missions roils the Caribbean and the Americas

An unusual request from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights about Cuban medical brigades is roiling countries in the Caribbean and the Americas.

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Descendants of slave owners and enslaved people in the Caribbean call for reparations at the UN

Read full article: Descendants of slave owners and enslaved people in the Caribbean call for reparations at the UN

The great-great grandson of 19th-century British prime minister William Gladstone says he โ€œshocked and horrifiedโ€ to learn about seven years ago that his ancestors were slave owners in Jamaica and Guyana.

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NOAA releases final report on Hurricane Helene

Read full article: NOAA releases final report on Hurricane Helene

Helene was a category 4 major hurricane with maximum winds of 140 mph.

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US bans flights to Haiti's capital until Sept. 8 as UN expert says gang violence is more dire

Read full article: US bans flights to Haiti's capital until Sept. 8 as UN expert says gang violence is more dire

The United States has extended its ban on flights to Haitiโ€™s capital until Sept. 8 because of escalating gang violence.

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Caribbean leaders oppose US policy targeting Cuban medical missions, saying they're critical

Read full article: Caribbean leaders oppose US policy targeting Cuban medical missions, saying they're critical

Caribbean leaders are pushing back against a new U.S. policy that aims to crack down on Cuban medical missions, saying that the work of hundreds of Cuban medical staff across the region is essential.

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Central American troops arrive in Haiti to reinforce mission to restore order

Read full article: Central American troops arrive in Haiti to reinforce mission to restore order

About 150 military police officers from Central America have started arriving in Haiti.

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Dengue cases set a new record in the Americas this year as deaths also surge

Read full article: Dengue cases set a new record in the Americas this year as deaths also surge

Dengue fever is sweeping across the Caribbean and the Americas, with a record 12.6 million suspected cases of the mosquito-transmitted virus reported this year, nearly triple the number from last year.

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Belize on alert as Tropical Storm Sara moves along Honduran coast bringing heavy rain

Read full article: Belize on alert as Tropical Storm Sara moves along Honduran coast bringing heavy rain

Belize issued tropical storm warnings for coastal areas on Friday as Tropical Storm Sara moved through the Caribbean, dousing Hondurasโ€™ northern coast with heavy rain.

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Guns smuggled from the US are blamed for a surge in killings on more Caribbean islands

Read full article: Guns smuggled from the US are blamed for a surge in killings on more Caribbean islands

Officials are blaming illegal firearms for an increase or a record number of killings in a growing number of Caribbean islands this year.

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Tropical Storm Rafael forms in the Caribbean and could hit Cuba as a hurricane

Read full article: Tropical Storm Rafael forms in the Caribbean and could hit Cuba as a hurricane

Forecasters say Tropical Storm Rafael has formed in the Caribbean and will bring heavy rain to Jamaica and the Cayman Islands before strengthening to a hurricane and likely hitting Cuba.

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Severe storm watches issued for Jamaica and Caymans, Patty becomes a tropical storm near Azores

Read full article: Severe storm watches issued for Jamaica and Caymans, Patty becomes a tropical storm near Azores

A hurricane watch for the Cayman Islands and a tropical storm warning for Jamaica have been issued as a weather system in the Caribbean is expected to strengthen.

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Cubaโ€™s grid goes offline with massive blackout after a major power plant fails

Read full article: Cubaโ€™s grid goes offline with massive blackout after a major power plant fails

Cubaโ€™s electrical grid went down after one of the islandโ€™s major power plants failed, leaving millions without power.

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Experts warn 'crazy busy' Atlantic hurricane season is far from over

Read full article: Experts warn 'crazy busy' Atlantic hurricane season is far from over

Although the Atlantic hurricane season officially ends Nov. 30, scientists say there is still the possibility for more named storms this year.

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Hurricane Isaac and Tropical Storm Joyce move through the open Atlantic far from land

Read full article: Hurricane Isaac and Tropical Storm Joyce move through the open Atlantic far from land

Two tropical cyclones are continuing to move over open water in the Atlantic, but forecasters say neither poses a threat to land.

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Haiti creates a provisional electoral council to prepare for the first elections since 2016

Read full article: Haiti creates a provisional electoral council to prepare for the first elections since 2016

Haitiโ€™s government has created a provisional electoral council.

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Trinidad and Tobago reckons with colonialism in a debate on statues, signs and monuments of its past

Read full article: Trinidad and Tobago reckons with colonialism in a debate on statues, signs and monuments of its past

The twin-island nation of Trinidad and Tobago is debating whether it should remove statues, signs and monuments with colonial ties and how those spaces should be used instead.

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Caribbean seeks help in fighting climate change after Hurricane Beryl devastates small islands

Read full article: Caribbean seeks help in fighting climate change after Hurricane Beryl devastates small islands

Caribbean officials are demanding more access to funding and help in fighting climate change just weeks after Hurricane Beryl devastated the region.

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Officials plead for $9 million in aid weeks after Hurricane Beryl devastates the southeast Caribbean

Read full article: Officials plead for $9 million in aid weeks after Hurricane Beryl devastates the southeast Caribbean

Officials say people in the southeast Caribbean urgently need food, water and shelter nearly two weeks after Hurricane Beryl crushed the region as a Category 4 storm.

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Beryl set to strengthen on approach to Texas due to hot ocean temperatures

Read full article: Beryl set to strengthen on approach to Texas due to hot ocean temperatures

After hitting Mexicoโ€™s Yucatan Peninsula and downgrading to a tropical storm, Beryl is expected to once again become a hurricane as it hurtles towards southern Texas by Sunday evening.

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Mexico evacuates even sea turtle eggs from beaches as Hurricane Beryl approaches

Read full article: Mexico evacuates even sea turtle eggs from beaches as Hurricane Beryl approaches

Stung by past failures to prepare for hurricanes, the Mexican government is evacuating even sea turtle eggs from beaches ahead of Hurricane Beryl.

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Hurricane Beryl roars by Jamaica after killing at least 7 people in the southeast Caribbean

Read full article: Hurricane Beryl roars by Jamaica after killing at least 7 people in the southeast Caribbean

Hurricane Beryl is roaring by Jamaica, bringing fierce winds and heavy rain after the powerful Category 4 storm earlier killed at least seven people and caused significant damage in the southeast Caribbean.

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Beryl heads toward Jamaica as a major hurricane after ripping through southeast Caribbean

Read full article: Beryl heads toward Jamaica as a major hurricane after ripping through southeast Caribbean

Hurricane Beryl is roaring across the Caribbean Sea as a powerful Category 4 storm on a path toward Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.

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Hurricane Beryl grows to Category 5 strength as it razes southeast Caribbean islands

Read full article: Hurricane Beryl grows to Category 5 strength as it razes southeast Caribbean islands

Hurricane Beryl has strengthened to Category 5 status as it crosses islands in the southeastern Caribbean.

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Russian warships reach Cuban waters ahead of military exercises in the Caribbean

Read full article: Russian warships reach Cuban waters ahead of military exercises in the Caribbean

A fleet of Russian warships have reached Cuban waters ahead of planned military exercises in the Caribbean.

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US deports about 50 Haitians to nation hit with gang violence, ending monthslong pause in flights

Read full article: US deports about 50 Haitians to nation hit with gang violence, ending monthslong pause in flights

The Biden administration says it has sent about 50 Haitians back to their country, marking its first deportation flight in months to the Caribbean nation struggling under surging gang violence.

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A team to choose Haiti's next leader takes shape as gang violence engulfs the Caribbean nation

Read full article: A team to choose Haiti's next leader takes shape as gang violence engulfs the Caribbean nation

Caribbean leaders say all groups and political parties except one have submitted nominees for a transitional presidential council charged with selecting an interim prime minister for Haiti.

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John Carlinโ€™s Outdoors | Snorkeling Castaway Cay

Read full article: John Carlinโ€™s Outdoors | Snorkeling Castaway Cay

Come along as John finds an outdoor fix in the underwater world of Disney.

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In โ€˜Bob Marley: One Loveโ€™ film, what's his faith? And why is marijuana deemed holy to the Rastafari?

Read full article: In โ€˜Bob Marley: One Loveโ€™ film, what's his faith? And why is marijuana deemed holy to the Rastafari?

Exceeding expectations, the biopic โ€œ Bob Marley: One Love โ€ has been a box-office hit in the United States and several other countries.

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Police in Haiti struggle against gangs storming prison in latest surge of violence

Read full article: Police in Haiti struggle against gangs storming prison in latest surge of violence

Police in Haiti are urgently appealing for help as they struggle to hold back gangs trying to storm the countryโ€™s main prison in a major escalation of violence sweeping the troubled Caribbean nation.

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Barbuda residents win appeal to protect land from development in potential precedent for Caribbean

Read full article: Barbuda residents win appeal to protect land from development in potential precedent for Caribbean

A top court has ruled that two residents of the tiny Caribbean island of Barbuda have the right to challenge construction of an airstrip that critics say endangers fragile ecosystems and was begun without any permits.

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US couple whose catamaran was hijacked were likely thrown overboard and died, Grenada police say

Read full article: US couple whose catamaran was hijacked were likely thrown overboard and died, Grenada police say

Police in the Caribbean say they believe a U.S. couple aboard their catamaran when was hijacked last week by three escaped prisoners were thrown into the ocean and died.

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Caribbean leaders meet with Haiti's prime minister. Foreign force deployment is on the agenda

Read full article: Caribbean leaders meet with Haiti's prime minister. Foreign force deployment is on the agenda

Caribbean leaders have met with embattled Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry to talk about his countryโ€™s unrelenting gang violence.

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Caribbean officials search for 2 people aboard a yacht they say was hijacked by 3 escaped prisoners

Read full article: Caribbean officials search for 2 people aboard a yacht they say was hijacked by 3 escaped prisoners

Authorities in the eastern Caribbean say they are trying to locate two people believed to be U.S. citizens who were aboard a yacht hijacked by three escaped prisoners from Grenada.

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Mexico's president inaugurates first part of $20 billion tourist train project on Yucatan peninsula

Read full article: Mexico's president inaugurates first part of $20 billion tourist train project on Yucatan peninsula

Mexicoโ€™s president has inaugurated the first part of the pet project of his administration, a tourist train that runs in a rough loop around the Yucatan peninsula.

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Tropical Storm Philippe soaks northeast Caribbean on a path toward Bermuda, New England and Canada

Read full article: Tropical Storm Philippe soaks northeast Caribbean on a path toward Bermuda, New England and Canada

Tropical Storm Philippe is drenching the U.S. and British Virgin Islands as it spins away from the northeast Caribbean on a path that would take it toward Bermuda and later New England and Atlantic Canada.

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Tropical Storm Philippe makes landfall in Barbuda as heavy rains drench northeast Caribbean

Read full article: Tropical Storm Philippe makes landfall in Barbuda as heavy rains drench northeast Caribbean

Tropical Storm Philippe has made landfall in the tiny island of Barbuda as it unleashes heavy rains and flash floods in the northeast Caribbean.

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More refugees to come from Latin America, Caribbean under Biden's new 125,000 refugee cap

Read full article: More refugees to come from Latin America, Caribbean under Biden's new 125,000 refugee cap

As the number of migrants coming to the U.S.โ€™s southern border is climbing, the Biden administration aims to admit more refugees from Latin America and the Caribbean over the next year.

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Climate change could bring more monster storms like Hurricane Lee to New England

Read full article: Climate change could bring more monster storms like Hurricane Lee to New England

Climate scientists say storms like Hurricane Lee could become more common in the future as the Gulf of Maine and other bodies of water rapidly warm.

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Climate change could bring more storms like Hurricane Lee to New England

Read full article: Climate change could bring more storms like Hurricane Lee to New England

Climate scientists say that storms like Hurricane Lee could become more common in the future as the Gulf of Maine and other bodies of water rapidly warm.

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Hurricane Lee maintains โ€˜majorโ€™ hurricane status. Where does it go?

Read full article: Hurricane Lee maintains โ€˜majorโ€™ hurricane status. Where does it go?

The National Hurricane Center is forecasting a Category 4 storm north of Puerto Rico this weekend

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Revelers pack London streets as Notting Hill Carnival celebrates Caribbean culture

Read full article: Revelers pack London streets as Notting Hill Carnival celebrates Caribbean culture

Hundreds of thousands of revelers have packed the streets of west London for the climax of the Notting Hill Carnival, one of the worldโ€™s biggest celebrations of Caribbean music and culture.

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Increase in tropical development expected as we near the peak of Hurricane Season

Read full article: Increase in tropical development expected as we near the peak of Hurricane Season

A few showers here and there for Tuesday. Dry air moves in overnight, and clear skies expected for the rest of the week.

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NOAA upgrades its hurricane forecast for the rest of 2023 season

Read full article: NOAA upgrades its hurricane forecast for the rest of 2023 season

Forecasters predict more activity in the Atlantic Basin from August through at least October

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Mexico shutters 23 pharmacies at Caribbean coast resorts after US warned of dangerous pill sales

Read full article: Mexico shutters 23 pharmacies at Caribbean coast resorts after US warned of dangerous pill sales

Mexico has closed 23 pharmacies at Caribbean coast resorts, six months after a research report warned that drug stores in Mexico were offering foreigners pills they passed off as Oxycodone, Percocet, and Adderall.

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Two taxi drivers arrested in Mexican resort of Cancun for assaulting van carrying foreign tourists

Read full article: Two taxi drivers arrested in Mexican resort of Cancun for assaulting van carrying foreign tourists

Two taxi drivers have been arrested in the Mexican city of Cancun for assaulting a van carrying foreign tourists.

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Mexico's president offers to buy US company's coastal property for $375 million to end dispute

Read full article: Mexico's president offers to buy US company's coastal property for $375 million to end dispute

Mexicoโ€™s president says he has offered to buy an American companyโ€™s Caribbean coast property for $385 million to end a bitter, years-long dispute.

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Blinken says a multinational force is needed to help Haiti's National Police restore order

Read full article: Blinken says a multinational force is needed to help Haiti's National Police restore order

U.S. State Secretary Antony Blinken says a multinational force is needed to help Haitiโ€™s National Police as he echoed recent appeals made by United Nations officials who warn that the countryโ€™s insecurity is worsening.

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France's Supreme Court rejects groups' request for slavery reparations in case from Martinique

Read full article: France's Supreme Court rejects groups' request for slavery reparations in case from Martinique

Franceโ€™s highest court has rejected a request by three groups seeking reparations for slavery in a case that originated on the French Caribbean island of Martinique.

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Tropical Storm Cindy forms behind Bret in an early and aggressive start to Atlantic hurricane season

Read full article: Tropical Storm Cindy forms behind Bret in an early and aggressive start to Atlantic hurricane season

Tropical Storm Cindy has formed behind Tropical Storm Bret.

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Tropical Storm Bret swirls near St. Vincent as it enters eastern Caribbean

Read full article: Tropical Storm Bret swirls near St. Vincent as it enters eastern Caribbean

Tropical Storm Bret is swirling close to St. Vincent as it begins pushing into the eastern Caribbean, where islands have shut down to prepare for possible torrential downpours, landslides and flooding.

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Britain marks the Windrush anniversary with the story of its Caribbean community still being written

Read full article: Britain marks the Windrush anniversary with the story of its Caribbean community still being written

Seventy-five years ago, a ship carrying more than 800 passengers from the Caribbean to new lives in Britain landed at Tilbury Dock near London.

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Tropical Storm Bret grows stronger as eastern Caribbean islands prepare for heavy flooding

Read full article: Tropical Storm Bret grows stronger as eastern Caribbean islands prepare for heavy flooding

Tropical Storm Bret is growing stronger as it takes aim at islands in the eastern Caribbean that are bracing for torrential rainfall, landslides and flooding.

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Tropical Storm Bret moves west in Atlantic, with possible hurricane threat to Caribbean islands

Read full article: Tropical Storm Bret moves west in Atlantic, with possible hurricane threat to Caribbean islands

Tropical Storm Bret has formed in the Atlantic Ocean and could threaten the Caribbean.

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At a glance: Laws in the Caribbean region that criminalize gay sex

Read full article: At a glance: Laws in the Caribbean region that criminalize gay sex

Several Caribbean nations have struck down laws criminalizing same-sex relations in recent years.

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Meet the LGBTQ activist who challenged his Caribbean country's anti-sodomy law and won

Read full article: Meet the LGBTQ activist who challenged his Caribbean country's anti-sodomy law and won

Orden David took the government of his island nation of Antigua and Barbuda to court to end his countryโ€™s anti-sodomy law.

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US vice president announces more than $100M to help Caribbean during official visit to Bahamas

Read full article: US vice president announces more than $100M to help Caribbean during official visit to Bahamas

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has announced that the U.S. is investing more than $100 million in the Caribbean region to crack down on weapons trafficking, help alleviate Haitiโ€™s humanitarian crisis and support climate change initiatives.

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First Saharan dust plume of the season entering the Caribbean

Read full article: First Saharan dust plume of the season entering the Caribbean

Itโ€™s about this time every year where we look for Saharan dust to make its several thousand-mile trip across the Atlantic.

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Why Rastafari smoke marijuana for sacramental reasons and the faith's other beliefs

Read full article: Why Rastafari smoke marijuana for sacramental reasons and the faith's other beliefs

Members of the Rastafari religion and political movement have for decades been persecuted and imprisoned for their ritualistic use of marijuana.

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Mystery solved: Scientists ID Caribbean sea urchin killer

Read full article: Mystery solved: Scientists ID Caribbean sea urchin killer

Scientists have found the source of a mysterious outbreak that killed sea urchins across the Caribbean last year.

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Caribbean divided as Netherlands mulls slavery apology

Read full article: Caribbean divided as Netherlands mulls slavery apology

Dutch colonizers kidnapped men, women and children and enslaved them on plantations growing sugar, coffee and other goods that built wealth at the price of misery.

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Costa Rica finds 2 bodies in crash of plane carrying Germans

Read full article: Costa Rica finds 2 bodies in crash of plane carrying Germans

Authorities in Costa Rica have found two bodies in the search for six people, apparently including the German businessman behind Goldโ€™s Gym, who went missing when their small plane disappeared from radar just off the countryโ€™s Caribbean coast.

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6 feared dead in small plane crash off Costa Rica

Read full article: 6 feared dead in small plane crash off Costa Rica

Six people, including the German businessman behind Gold's Gym, are feared dead after a small plane crashed into the Caribbean off the Costa Rican coast.

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Boris Johnson returns to UK amidst rumors he will run for PM

Read full article: Boris Johnson returns to UK amidst rumors he will run for PM

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has returned to Britain ahead of a possible tilt at reclaiming his former job.

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Hurricane Julia hits Nicaragua with torrential rainfall

Read full article: Hurricane Julia hits Nicaragua with torrential rainfall

Hurricane Julia hit Nicaraguaโ€™s central Caribbean coast and dumped torrential rains across Central America before reemerging over the Pacific as a tropical storm.

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Hurricane Julia near Nicaragua after lashing Colombia island

Read full article: Hurricane Julia near Nicaragua after lashing Colombia island

Hurricane Julia is closing in on Nicaraguaโ€™s central Caribbean coast after lashing Colombiaโ€™s San Andres island in a near pass soon after strengthening from a tropical storm.

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Tropical Storm Ian strengthens as it heads to Cuba, Florida

Read full article: Tropical Storm Ian strengthens as it heads to Cuba, Florida

Authorities and residents in Florida are keeping a cautious eye on Tropical Storm Ian as it rumbles through the Caribbean.

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Florida emergency declared as Tropical Storm Ian strengthens

Read full article: Florida emergency declared as Tropical Storm Ian strengthens

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency across his entire state as Tropical Storm Ian gains strength over the Caribbean and is forecast to become a major hurricane in coming days.

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Approaching storm may delay launch try for NASA moon rocket

Read full article: Approaching storm may delay launch try for NASA moon rocket

NASA's new moon rocket could face more launch delays, this time by tropical weather.

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Storm Fiona poses threat for Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic

Read full article: Storm Fiona poses threat for Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic

Tropical Storm Fiona is buffeting the Caribbeanโ€™s easternmost islands, and forecasters warn it will later threaten Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic with dangerous heavy rains.

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'I cannot mourn': Former colonies conflicted over the queen

Read full article: 'I cannot mourn': Former colonies conflicted over the queen

Queen Elizabeth II inherited millions of subjects around the world Upon taking the throne in 1952.

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Train endangers some of Mexico's oldest pre-historic sites

Read full article: Train endangers some of Mexico's oldest pre-historic sites

The Mexican government has decided to invoke national security powers to forge ahead with a tourist train along the Caribbean coast known as the โ€œRiviera Maya,โ€ threatening extensive caves where some of the oldest human remains in North America have been discovered.

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Hurricane Bonnie steams westward off Mexico's Pacific coast

Read full article: Hurricane Bonnie steams westward off Mexico's Pacific coast

A strengthened Hurricane Bonnie is moving in the Pacific roughly parallel to Mexico's southern coast, after crossing over Central America from the Caribbean, dropping heavy rain and contributing to two deaths.

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Tropical Storm Bonnie hits Nicaragua's Caribbean coast

Read full article: Tropical Storm Bonnie hits Nicaragua's Caribbean coast

Tropical Storm Bonnie has hit the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua near the border with Costa Rica.

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Caribbean storm likely to gain force, hit Central America

Read full article: Caribbean storm likely to gain force, hit Central America

The U.S. National Hurricane Center says a storm that has hurled rain on the southern Caribbean and the northern shoulder of South America is expected to hit Central America as a tropical storm over the weekend and eventually develop into a hurricane over the Pacific.

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Jamaicans shun UK royal visit, demand slavery reparations

Read full article: Jamaicans shun UK royal visit, demand slavery reparations

Dozens of well-known leaders in Jamaica including professors and politicians are demanding an apology and slavery reparations as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge prepare for a trip to the former British colony.

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Prince William, Kate try to boost UK bonds on Caribbean trip

Read full article: Prince William, Kate try to boost UK bonds on Caribbean trip

Prince William and Kate are embarking on a tour to Central America and the Caribbean, even as some countries in the region mull cutting ties to the British monarchy.

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Rihanna's foundation donates $15 million to climate justice

Read full article: Rihanna's foundation donates $15 million to climate justice

Rihanna is backing her belief that climate change is a social-justice issue by pledging $15 million to the movement through her Clara Lionel Foundation.

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Tasty Tuesday: Island Wheels reflects on recent success, builds menu even more

Read full article: Tasty Tuesday: Island Wheels reflects on recent success, builds menu even more

Eric Vasson is introducing everything from oxtail burgers to jerk chicken pizza and Oreo mousse cake

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Amid riots, France to consider some autonomy for Guadeloupe

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Franceโ€™s government is offering to discuss greater autonomy for the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe.

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AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

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Latin American leaders divided on OAS at regional meeting

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Mexican President Andrรฉs Manuel Lรณpez Obrador wants to leave questions of human rights and democracy to the United Nations, as part of his continuing criticisms of the Organization of American States.

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AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

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