Caribbean

On Feb., 27, Laura Trevelyan and members of her family traveled to Grenada to issue a formal apology.

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British aristocrats ask King Charles to join a slavery reparations movement

3:38pm April 26, 2023

by Lisa Weiner

Two members of U.K. aristocratic families, Laura Trevelyan and David Lascelles, are apologizing for centuries-old injustices in the Caribbean, and asking others to join them in paying reparations.

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Seaweed covers the Atlantic shore in Frigate Bay, St. Kitts and Nevis, on Wednesday. A record amount of seaweed is smothering Caribbean coasts from Puerto Rico to Barbados.

A record amount of seaweed is choking shores in the Caribbean

11:00am August 03, 2022

by The Associated Press

Seaweed is smothering Caribbean coasts from Puerto Rico to Barbados as tons of brown algae kill wildlife, choke the tourism industry and release toxic gases.

Felina Manita and her husband Jean are building a temporary home out of sticks after losing their home in Les Cayes in the earthquake on Saturday.

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A Tropical Storm Is Adding To Haiti's Misery Following A Devastating Earthquake

8:49am August 18, 2021

by Jason Beaubien

Relief efforts in Haiti are being greatly hampered by the torrential rains of Tropical Storm Grace. And many people are sleeping outside because of a fear of aftershocks.

Smoke spews Thursday from the glowing dome of the La Soufrière volcano on St. Vincent.

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Volcano Erupts On Caribbean Island Of St. Vincent As Evacuation Continues

2:17pm April 09, 2021

by Vanessa Romo

St. Vincent's National Emergency Management Organization announced Friday that the volcano had erupted amid ongoing attempts to evacuate nearby residents.

Water was sold out at a grocery store in North Miami, Fla., on Friday as residents heeded warnings to stockpile a week's worth of food and supplies before Hurricane Dorian arrives on Monday.

Hurricane Dorian Grows Into Category 4 Storm As It Heads Toward Bahamas, U.S.

11:24pm August 30, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

Forecasters warn, "Dorian is anticipated to remain an extremely dangerous major hurricane ... into next week. Florida and Georgia have declared emergencies along the wide possible path of the storm.

Hurricane Dorian has now left the Caribbean Sea and is predicted to intensify rapidly as it crosses the Atlantic on the way to Florida's central east coast.

Hurricane Dorian Expected To Hit Florida Coast With 130 MPH Winds On Labor Day

8:05am August 30, 2019

by Bill Chappell

"There is an increasing likelihood of life-threatening storm surge along portions of the Florida east coast" on Labor Day weekend, the National Hurricane Center says.

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Venezuelan boats are moored at a port in Willemstad, Curaçao, in February. For many Venezuelans, Caribbean islands like Curaçao are escapes from their country's turmoil.

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Venezuelans Take Risky Voyage To Curaçao To Flee Crisis

10:33am June 21, 2019

by John Otis

Most Venezuelans looking to emigrate cross land borders into Colombia or Brazil. But for many, Caribbean islands like Curaçao are much closer escapes from their country's turmoil.

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A picture taken in April shows sargassum seaweed on the French Caribbean Island of Guadeloupe.

Masses Of Seaweed Threaten Fisheries And Foul Beaches

4:28pm July 23, 2018

by Greg Allen

A floating, smelly mass of seaweed called sargassum is covering beaches in the Caribbean and areas along the Gulf of Mexico.

Home Secretary Amber Rudd attends the official unveiling of a statue in honor of the first female Suffragist Millicent Fawcett in Parliament Square last week in London.

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Britain's Home Secretary Steps Down Amid Row Over Deportation Targets

3:47pm April 30, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Amber Rudd had denied that she had ever discussed deportation targets, but The Guardian on Sunday published a letter she sent to Prime Minister Theresa May proposing a 10 percent increase in removals.

Black cake, a rich, molasses-spiced cake filled with drunken dried fruits, is a part of Christmas festivities throughout the Caribbean. The cake varies from island to island. Above, a Trinidad black cake.

For Many Caribbean Immigrants, It Wouldn't Be Christmas Without Black Cake

4:47pm December 21, 2017

by Katherine Hernandez

Many in New York's large Caribbean diaspora cling to the rich, molasses-spiced cake filled with drunken dried fruits. It takes months to prepare and is central to festivities throughout the islands.