A tropical disturbance moving across the western Caribbean knocked out power to thousands in Jamaica and caused two deaths in Haiti as it unleashed landslides and floods before dissipating late Friday ByThe Associated Press November 17, 2023, 3:40 PM SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A tropical disturbance moved across the western Caribbean on Friday, knocking … Read more
Spirits and beer giant Diageo saw billions wiped off its market value on Friday after it warned that a sharp slowdown in its business in Latin America and the Caribbean was hitting sales and potential profits ByThe Associated Press November 10, 2023, 5:20 AM FILE – A Diageo employee walks by barrels of whiskey stored … Read more
ByThe Associated Press October 6, 2023, 12:01 AM A crane lifts firefighters in a cage toward a building in search of survivors after it partially collapsed in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa) The Associated Press Sept. 28 – Oct. 5, 2023 Demonstrators marched in remembrance of the 1968 Tlatelolco student massacre … Read more
Tropical storm Philippe is dropping heavy rains in the northeast Caribbean and forcing governments to close schools in the region as forecasters warned of flash flooding This satellite image provided by NOAA on Monday, Oct. 2 2023 shows Tropical Storm Philippe, center right. Philippe is threatening to unleash heavy rains and flash flooding in the … Read more
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Massive swells battered the northeast Caribbean on Saturday as Hurricane Lee churned close by by open waters as a Class 3 storm. The storm, which isn’t forecast to make landfall, was positioned 385 miles (620 kilometers) east-northeast of the northern Leeward Islands. It had winds of as much as 115 … Read more
GEORGETOWN, Guyana — The descendants of a Nineteenth-century Scottish sugar and low planter who owned 1000’s of slaves in Guyana apologized Friday for the sins of their ancestor, calling slavery a criminal offense towards humanity with lasting adverse impacts. Charles Gladstone, a descendant of former plantation proprietor John Gladstone, traveled to Guyana from Britain with … Read more
The pinnacle of this yr’s U.N. world local weather summit is urging extra availability of funds to assist the Caribbean and different areas battle local weather change ByDÁNICA COTO Related Press FILE – Designated UN convention president Sultan al-Jaber attends the United Nations Local weather Change Convention in Bonn, Germany, Thursday, June 8, 2023. The … Read more
A 6.6 magnitude earthquake has struck within the open Atlantic Ocean and brought about some buildings to frivolously sway within the northern Caribbean SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck Monday within the Atlantic Ocean close to the northern Caribbean, inflicting some buildings to frivolously sway within the area.. The quake struck … Read more
The 2000s had been a turning level for films. With franchises X-Males and Spider-Man beginning up on the similar time the likes of Star Wars and The Matrix had been winding down, the fashionable Hollywood blockbuster was steadily starting to take form. Whether or not it was the emphasis on visible results or stars (each … Read more
Caribbean leaders are denouncing U.S. financial sanctions towards oil-rich Venezuela and say they’ve been pressured to purchase costlier petroleum elsewhere as they battle with tight budgets ByBERT WILKINSON Related Press United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, middle, performs a metal pan accompanied by musician Len ‘Boogsie’ Sharpe, left, and Hakeem Jeffries, Minority Chief of … Read more