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  • September 2008

    • Ike Tears Up Caribbean

      CNN  |  Sep 7, 08 6:49 AM CDT

      Ike Tears Up Caribbean

      (Newser) - A howling Hurricane Ike bent palm trees and ripped up hundreds of homes as it tore through the Turks and Caicos islands in the Caribbean early today. Up to 50% of houses in Grand Turk lost roofs or were completely destroyed by the 135 mph winds, and the entire British island was without power, reports CNN. People were cowering in closets and under stairwells, "holding on for life," said one witness. "They got hit really, really bad." More »

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      hurricane  • Hurricane Ike  • Caribbean

  • August 2008

    • New Orleans Eyes Gustav, Readies Evacuation Plans

      Shreveport Times  |  Aug 27, 08 5:22 PM CDT

      New Orleans Eyes Gustav, Readies Evacuation Plans

      (Newser) - New Orleans has a wary eye on Tropical Storm Gustav and may begin evacuations as early as Friday—the third anniversary of Katrina. The storm's path could yet spare the city, but if it hits this weekend, Gov. Bobby Jindal said he wants to be ready, the Shreveport Times reports. He's put Louisiana's National Guard on alert and declared a state of emergency that would make 700 buses available for the most needy. More »

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      Hurricane Katrina  • New Orleans  • Hurricane Gustav  • Caribbean  • Gulf of Mexico  • Jamaica  • Bobby Jindal

    • Gustav Kills 11, Weakens

      Associated Press  |  Aug 27, 08 11:09 AM CDT

      Gustav Kills 11, Weakens

      (AP) - Thousands fled their homes as Hurricane Gustav triggered flooding and landslides that killed at least 11 people in the Dominican Republic and Haiti before weakening to a tropical storm, but forecasters said today that he still represents a major threat to the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico. They suggested the storm could head toward the US Gulf Coast as a dangerous Category 3 hurricane next week—with a likely forecast track pointing toward Louisiana. More »

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      United States  • Mexico  • Cuba  • weather  • Hurricane Gustav  • Latin America  • Haiti  • Caribbean  • tropical storms  • Dominican Republic  • Jamaica  • Royal Dutch Shell

    • Two Busted in Honeymoon Murders

      Guardian (UK)  |  Aug 19, 08 3:46 AM CDT

      Two Busted in Honeymoon Murders

      (Newser) - A 20-year-old man and a teenager in Antigua have been charged with murder and robbery in the shooting deaths of a honeymooning British couple last month, the Guardian reports. The two are expected to remain in custody until they face trial. The victims were buried last week at the Welsh church where they were married a month ago. More »

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      murder  • Caribbean  • Antigua  • honeymoon  • Benjamin Mullany  • Catherine Mullany

    • Poisonous Invader Cruises Caribbean

      Associated Press  |  Aug 13, 08 6:45 PM CDT

      Poisonous Invader Cruises Caribbean

      (Newser) - A poisonous, fast-multiplying species known as the red lionfish has invaded the warm waters of the Caribbean and poses a serious threat to the native sealife and the fragile ecosytem, reports the AP. "This may very well become the most devastating marine invasion in history," said one expert. Scientists think the ravenous lionfish got a foothold when Hurricane Andrew shattered a private aquarium in 1992. More »

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      Caribbean  • ocean  • ecosystem

  • July 2008

    • Haitians Turn to Mud Cakes to Fill Empty Bellies

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jul 29, 08 6:08 AM CDT

      Haitians Turn to Mud Cakes to Fill Empty Bellies

      (Newser) - Impoverished Haitians have been reduced to living off mud cakes, the Guardian reports. The cakes of clay and water—long eaten by poor pregnant women seeking calcium—are increasingly the only food many families can afford. The global fuel and food crisis has hit Haiti, and half the population is malnourished. More »

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      Haiti  • Caribbean  • hunger  • food shortage  • food supply  • malnutrition

    • Bride Murdered on Honeymoon

      BBC  |  Jul 29, 08 2:34 AM CDT

      Bride Murdered on Honeymoon

      (Newser) - Six people are being questioned in the murder of a British bride on the final day of her honeymoon on the Caribbean island of Antigua, reports the BBC. The 31-year-old pediatrician was shot dead and her husband critically wounded in what investigators say was a botched robbery at a cottage at a private resort. More »

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      murder  • Caribbean  • Antigua  • honeymoon  • Benjamin Mullany  • Catherine Mullany

  • June 2008

    • Caribbean Monk Seal Extinct

      MSNBC  |  Jun 7, 08 4:47 PM CDT

      Caribbean Monk Seal Extinct

      (Newser) - Caribbean monk seals, the sea dwellers first discovered during Columbus’s second voyage in 1494, are officially extinct—the only seal to vanish because of human causes, MSNBC reports. “Humans left the Caribbean monk seal population unsustainable after overhunting them,” a biologist explained. The seal, a native of the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico, hadn’t been spotted for 50 years. More »

    • Life Imitates Depp: Caribbean Piracy on Rise

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jun 2, 08 9:00 AM CDT

      Life Imitates Depp: Caribbean Piracy on Rise

      (Newser) - Pirates of the Caribbean is becoming all too real for yachters, the Los Angeles Times reports, with crime against visiting boats on the rise—and “it's becoming more violent,” one analyst says. The attacks are prompting businesses to advise caution—but they worry that overstating the problem could cause paranoia among tourists, the backbone of the region’s economy. More »

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      theft  • Caribbean  • piracy  • pirates  • armed robbery  • yachts  • Pirates of the Caribbean  • violent crime

    • Wills Lands Splashy Training in Caribbean

      Associated Press  |  Jun 1, 08 1:41 PM CDT

      Wills Lands Splashy Training in Caribbean

      (Newser) - Instead of heading to duty in the Persian Gulf, one Sub Lieutenant Wales is set to embark on several weeks of training in the Caribbean with Britain's Royal Marines and Royal Navy. Prince William "commendably wanted to be as close to the front line as possible," says a rear admiral, but deployment to the Persian Gulf was considered too risky, the AP reports. More »

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      Great Britain  • Caribbean  • Prince William  • smuggling  • Royal Air Force  • Royal Navy

  • April 2008

    • Haitians Protest as Food Prices Soar

      Reuters  |  Apr 9, 08 12:46 PM CDT

      Haitians Protest as Food Prices Soar

      (Newser) - Hungry Haitians attacked the presidential palace yesterday, demanding the resignation of President Rene Preval over soaring food prices, Reuters reports. UN peacekeepers fired rubber bullets and tear gas to control the angry mob; a week of protests has killed five people and paralyzed the impoverished capital. “If we are not killed by bullets we'll die of hunger," said one protester. More »

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      protests  • Caribbean  • Haiti  • riots  • food riots  • Rene Preval

  • March 2008

    • Obama Inspires Caribbean Serenade

      Miami Herald  |  Mar 28, 08 5:55 PM CDT

      Obama Inspires Caribbean Serenade

      (Newser) - Barack Obama is inspiring tropical love songs, the Miami Herald reports, and the tunes—from Trinidad calypso king the Mighty Sparrow’s Barack the Magnificent to Jamaican reggae fixture Cocoa Tea’s Barak Obahama —are firing up YouTube. The songs are also a signal of the Illinois Democrat's popularity outside the US, particularly in Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Cuba  • Haiti  • Caribbean  • Obama Girl  • reggae  • Trinidad

    • Obama Takes a Break in the Virgin Islands

      Associated Press  |  Mar 25, 08 4:11 AM CDT

      Obama Takes a Break in the Virgin Islands

      (Newser) - Barack Obama is taking a breather from the grueling campaign trail in the US Virgin Islands, AP reports. The candidate and his family flew Sunday to St. Thomas, where tourists spotted them at a beach resort. Obama has been spending his downtime golfing rather than politicking, although he was greeted by the territory's Democratic governor at the airport. More »

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      Barack Obama  • campaign trail  • Caribbean  • Virgin Islands

  • February 2008