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Timeline shifts slightly for possible tropical development in Gulf of Mexico. Here’s the latest
Read full article: Timeline shifts slightly for possible tropical development in Gulf of Mexico. Here’s the latestAn area of low pressure is expected to form in the Caribbean this week, moving into the Gulf of Mexico where it could develop further, according to the National Hurricane Center.
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 landTwo tropical cyclones are continuing to move over open water in the Atlantic, but forecasters say neither poses a threat to land.
Possible tropical development in the Caribbean and Gulf this week
Read full article: Possible tropical development in the Caribbean and Gulf this weekAn area that the National Hurricane Center has identified with a medium chance for tropical development has a high interest because it could become a storm this week in the Gulf of Mexico.
CONE, MODELS, SATELLITE: Tropical Storm Helene forms, projected to become major hurricane on path toward Florida
Read full article: CONE, MODELS, SATELLITE: Tropical Storm Helene forms, projected to become major hurricane on path toward FloridaTropical Storm Helene formed in the Caribbean on Tuesday on a projected path toward Florida, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Here’s what’s steering the likely Gulf of Mexico hurricane, Potential Tropical Cyclone 9, to Florida
Read full article: Here’s what’s steering the likely Gulf of Mexico hurricane, Potential Tropical Cyclone 9, to FloridaPotential Tropical Cyclone 9 was designated by the National Hurricane Center earlier Monday.
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 pastThe 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.
Development chances hold steady overnight for disturbance in Atlantic, hurricane center says
Read full article: Development chances hold steady overnight for disturbance in Atlantic, hurricane center saysA disturbance in the Atlantic maintained medium chances into Sunday morning for tropical development over the next week.
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 islandsCaribbean officials are demanding more access to funding and help in fighting climate change just weeks after Hurricane Beryl devastated the region.
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 CaribbeanOfficials 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.
Orlando group calls for help for Jamaica, Caribbean after Hurricane Beryl
Read full article: Orlando group calls for help for Jamaica, Caribbean after Hurricane BerylCentral Florida organizations are jumping into action to provide relief for people impacted by Hurricane Beryl in Jamaica and other parts of the Caribbean.
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 temperaturesAfter hitting Mexico’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.
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 approachesStung by past failures to prepare for hurricanes, the Mexican government is evacuating even sea turtle eggs from beaches ahead of Hurricane Beryl.
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 CaribbeanHurricane 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.
Throwback: Anthony Simmons’ advice on establishing your own Caribbean cashflow
Read full article: Throwback: Anthony Simmons’ advice on establishing your own Caribbean cashflowCorie Murray takes us back to his interview with Anthony Simmons, president and CEO of Nemiro International Corporation and two other Caribbean-based companies.
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 flightsThe 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.
More chartered flights from Haiti expected as Americans escape rising gang violence
Read full article: More chartered flights from Haiti expected as Americans escape rising gang violenceAmid rising gang violence in Haiti, the U.S. Department of State is vowing to charter even more flights of Americans stuck in the Caribbean country with some expected to land as early as Wednesday.
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 nationCaribbean 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.
In ‘Bob Marley: One Love’ film, what's his faith? And why is marijuana deemed holy to the Rastafari?
Read full article: In ‘Bob Marley: One Love’ film, what's his faith? And why is marijuana deemed holy to the Rastafari?Exceeding expectations, the biopic “ Bob Marley: One Love ” has been a box-office hit in the United States and several other countries.
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 violencePolice in Haiti are urgently appealing for help as they struggle to hold back gangs trying to storm the country’s main prison in a major escalation of violence sweeping the troubled Caribbean nation.
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 CaribbeanA 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.
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 sayPolice in the Caribbean say they believe a U.S. couple whose catamaran was hijacked by three escaped prisoners were thrown into the ocean and died.
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 agendaCaribbean leaders have met with embattled Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry to talk about his country’s unrelenting gang violence.
Caribbean officials search for 2 people who were on yacht allegedly hijacked by 3 escaped prisoners
Read full article: Caribbean officials search for 2 people who were on yacht allegedly hijacked by 3 escaped prisonersAuthorities 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.
Guyana agreed to talks with Venezuela over territorial dispute under pressure from Brazil, others
Read full article: Guyana agreed to talks with Venezuela over territorial dispute under pressure from Brazil, othersThe government of Guyana, under pressure from neighboring Brazil and a Caribbean trading bloc, has agreed to join bilateral talks with Venezuela over an escalating territorial dispute.
National Hurricane Center highlights possible late-season development in Caribbean. Here’s what to know
Read full article: National Hurricane Center highlights possible late-season development in Caribbean. Here’s what to knowAfter a quiet stretch in the tropics, the tropics are bubbling late in the season.
WATCH LIVE: Jonathan Kegges talks area of concern in Caribbean, rest of hurricane season on Tropics Watch
Read full article: WATCH LIVE: Jonathan Kegges talks area of concern in Caribbean, rest of hurricane season on Tropics WatchWe are in the final stretch of the 2023 hurricane season, but there are indications the season won’t end quietly.
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 CanadaTropical 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.
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 CaribbeanTropical Storm Philippe has made landfall in the tiny island of Barbuda as it unleashes heavy rains and flash floods in the northeast Caribbean.
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 capAs the number of migrants coming to the U.S.’s southern border is climbing, the Biden administration aims to admit more refugees from Latin America and the Caribbean over the next year.
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 EnglandClimate 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.
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 EnglandClimate 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.
Hurricane Lee barrels through open Atlantic waters after becoming season's first Category 5 storm
Read full article: Hurricane Lee barrels through open Atlantic waters after becoming season's first Category 5 stormHurricane Lee is charging through warm Atlantic waters and threatening to unleash heavy swells across the northeast Caribbean.
New Smyrna Beach restaurant offering margarita special in honor of Jimmy Buffett
Read full article: New Smyrna Beach restaurant offering margarita special in honor of Jimmy BuffettA New Smyrna Beach restaurant announced it is offering a margarita special in honor of Jimmy Buffett who died at the age of 76 on Friday.
Revelers pack London streets as Notting Hill Carnival celebrates Caribbean culture
Read full article: Revelers pack London streets as Notting Hill Carnival celebrates Caribbean cultureHundreds of thousands of revelers have packed the streets of west London for the climax of the Notting Hill Carnival, one of the world’s biggest celebrations of Caribbean music and culture.
Body found floating in Daytona Beach river after witness heard person screaming for help
Read full article: Body found floating in Daytona Beach river after witness heard person screaming for helpA man’s body was found floating in the water of the Halifax River on Saturday, according to Daytona Beach police.
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 salesMexico 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.
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 touristsTwo taxi drivers have been arrested in the Mexican city of Cancun for assaulting a van carrying foreign tourists.
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 disputeMexico’s president says he has offered to buy an American company’s Caribbean coast property for $385 million to end a bitter, years-long dispute.
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 orderU.S. State Secretary Antony Blinken says a multinational force is needed to help Haiti’s National Police as he echoed recent appeals made by United Nations officials who warn that the country’s insecurity is worsening.
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 MartiniqueFrance’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.
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 CaribbeanTropical 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.
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 writtenSeventy-five years ago, a ship carrying more than 800 passengers from the Caribbean to new lives in Britain landed at Tilbury Dock near London.
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 floodingTropical Storm Bret is growing stronger as it takes aim at islands in the eastern Caribbean that are bracing for torrential rainfall, landslides and flooding.
How rare are June tropical storms in the eastern Atlantic?
Read full article: How rare are June tropical storms in the eastern Atlantic?We are just a few weeks into hurricane season, and an area in the tropics that typically is quiet during the first two months of the season is starting to wake up very early.