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La Soufriere volcano in St. Vincent.

Threat Of Volcanic Eruption Forces Residents To Flee St. Vincent

Apr 08, 2021
St. Vincent's National Emergency Management Organization raised the island's alert to red on Thursday, after days of increased seismic activity at the La Soufriere volcano.
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National
People in Vero Beach, Fla., install shutters on a home on Thursday in preparation for Hurricane Dorian. The storm reached Category 3 status on Friday and is expected to be Category 4 when it hits the U.S. coastline.

Hurricane Dorian Grows Into Category 3 Storm As It Heads Toward Bahamas, U.S.

Aug 30, 2019
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis expanded a state of emergency to include all of the state's 67 counties, citing the storm's "uncertain path." Georgia has made a similar declaration for a dozen counties.
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National
Hurricane Dorian has now left the Caribbean Sea, and it's 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

Aug 29, 2019
"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.

Venezuelans Take Risky Voyage To Curaçao To Flee Crisis

Jun 21, 2019
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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Opinion
A tire placed by a small group of demonstrators burns on a street in the Pétion-Ville area of the Haitan capital Port-au-Prince, on Feb. 17.

Opinion: Haiti's Troubles Must Not Be Forgotten

Mar 04, 2019
Haitians are angry about rising costs, austerity measures and corruption. Haiti's democracy needs improvement, argue researchers Athena Kolbe and Robert Muggah.
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National
Beachgoers make their way through seaweed in July in Sunny Isles Beach, Fla. The brownish looking seaweed variety is called sargassum and is flooding the shores of South Florida this year.

Masses Of Seaweed Threaten Fisheries And Foul Beaches

Jul 21, 2018
A floating, smelly mass of seaweed called sargassum is covering beaches in the Caribbean and areas along the Gulf of Mexico.
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The Two-Way
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.

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

Apr 30, 2018
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.
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The Salt
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

Dec 21, 2017
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.
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Here & Now Compass
<strong></strong>Hurricane Irma significantly damaged nearly 90 percent of government buildings and the island's electricity infrastructure. Now 87 percent of the island's power has been restored.

Caribbean Island Of Anguilla Bounces Back After Intense Hurricane Season

Dec 15, 2017
Nineteen-year-old broadcaster Nisha Dupuis says Anguilla has made great significant progress towards a full recovery from Hurricane Irma. Eighty-seven percent of the island's power has been restored.
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The Two-Way
After Hurricane Irma passed last week, a group of survivors take stock of the damage on Tortola, in the British Virgin Islands.

The Virgin Islands, After Irma: 'It Was Like Stepping Onto Another Planet'

Sep 14, 2017
In the U.S. and British territories, residents tell of winds that could rattle your bones — and of an aftermath like a "war zone." Here are portraits of the devastation, in the survivors' own words.
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The Two-Way
Satellite imagery of Road Town, Tortola

Before And After: Satellite Images Show Irma's Caribbean Destruction

Sep 12, 2017
The images tell a tale of widespread and deadly hurricane damage that's nearly impossible to comprehend fully from the ground level.
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The Two-Way
People walk through the wind and rain on a beach in Cap-Haitien on Thursday, as Hurricane Irma approaches.

Hurricane Irma Leaves Devastation Of 'Epic Proportions' In Caribbean

Sep 07, 2017
Barbuda, Anguilla, St. Martin and the British and U.S. Virgin Islands bore the brunt of the Category 5 monster that could hit Florida within days.
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The Two-Way
A woman looks at heavy surf as Hurricane Irma approaches Puerto Rico in Luquillo on Wednesday.

Irma Tears A Path Of Destruction Through Parts Of The Caribbean

Sep 06, 2017
Barbuda was devastated, according to the prime minister, who expects 60 percent of residents to be homeless. The storm also slammed St. Martin.
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The Two-Way
Detail from a U.S. Hurricane Center map of the forecast track for Hurricane Irma. The red areas denote places where a hurricane warning is in effect; pink denotes a watch.

Puerto Rico Prepares For Category 4 Hurricane Irma

Sep 04, 2017
The island and the state of Florida have declared states of emergency in anticipation of Irma, which could become the second major storm this year to hit the U.S. East Coast.
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Shots - Health News
When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lifted its last Zika travel advisory for Miami-Dade County last week, residents and visitors to Miami's popular South Beach neighborhood were relieved. Still, doctors say, pregnant women should continue

Is Zika Still A Problem In Florida And The Caribbean?

Jun 12, 2017
The Zika outbreak in Florida is officially over. And cases are dropping across the Caribbean. But doctors say the risk to pregnant women there — whether residents or travelers — isn't gone.
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The Salt
Maxo drops coils of boudin into boiling water, then strings them over a clothesline to dry.

Boudin: A Story Of Sausage, Slavery And Rebellion In The Caribbean

May 04, 2017
This bloody fare was brought to the French territory of Guadeloupe by colonists, who set off deep racial tensions that still exist. But the messy sausage-making process also unites family and friends.
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The Salt
Chocolate bars on display at the Loiza Dark chocolate shop.

Reviving Puerto Rico's Cocoa Farms, Centuries After Hurricanes Destroyed Them

Mar 01, 2017
Cocoa plantations in Puerto Rico were wiped out centuries ago. Now, local pride and the sheer love of chocolate are bringing back local cocoa.
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Goats and Soda
Last year, a record amount in remittances was sent home by Latin American and Caribbean migrants.

Mexicans In The U.S. Are Sending Home More Money Than Ever

Feb 10, 2017
A new report finds that remittances by migrants from Latin America and the Caribbean topped $69 billion last year — the highest amount on record.
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The Two-Way
U.S. health officials are telling pregnant women to avoid travel to Latin America and Caribbean countries with outbreaks of Zika, a tropical illness linked to birth defects.

CDC Issues Travel Warning After Explosion Of Dangerous Zika Virus

Jan 15, 2016
U.S. health officials have warned pregnant women against traveling to Latin American and Caribbean countries with outbreaks of the tropical illness which may be causing microcephaly in newborns.
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Goats and Soda
The Aedes mosquito can spread Zika virus in addition to Dengue fever and Chikungunya virus. The virus was first spotted in the Americas in 2014.

Zika Virus 101: One More Mosquito-Borne Disease To Worry About

Nov 18, 2015
It's spread quickly in South America and was reported in Mexico this week. It's not fatal, but there's concern about a potential impact on babies born to infected moms.
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The Two-Way
Hurricane Danny is seen in a NOAA image taken by the GOES-East satellite taken at 10:15 ET on Thursday. The storm, now a Category 2, is expected to lose strength over the next day or two.

Tropical Storm Danny Losing Strength, But Still Packs A Punch

Aug 22, 2015
The storm, downgraded from a Category 3 hurricane to a tropical storm over the course of Saturday, is expected to continue to lose steam as it heads toward the the eastern Caribbean.
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The Two-Way
A satellite image of Danny as it moves slowly westward toward the Lesser Antilles.

Danny Becomes First Hurricane Of Atlantic Season

Aug 20, 2015
The storm, tracking westward toward the Lesser Antilles in the eastern Caribbean, now has sustained winds of nearly 75 mph.
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The Two-Way

Venezuela Cuts Oil Subsidies To Caribbean Nations

Mar 30, 2015
For a decade, Venezuela offered cheap oil at favorable rates to 13 neighbors, including Cuba. But tumbling oil prices have hit Venezuela's economy hard, forcing it to trim those subsidies.
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