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Jamaica, Cuba survey extensive damage caused by Hurricane Melissa
Dear Editor: US warships in Caribbean represent ‘real and immediate threats to regional stability’

Dear Editor: US warships in Caribbean represent ‘real and immediate threats to regional stability’

“[…] The narcotics trade continues to devastate Caribbean societies—eroding lives, futures, and the very moral fabric of our communities. This is a grave crisis for the Church and for families everywhere, and one we are duty-bound to confront....

Owner:  Lasana Liburd
Toward COP30: Climate change and forced migration in Latin America
Colombia Strengthens Its Role as Indigenous Tourism Leader in Latin America
Central American Games: Belize Men’s Volleyball Team to play for bronze after semifinal loss to Nicaragua
Serial killer butchered 110 women but was freed and now no one knows where he is
'We Have Lived This Nightmare Before': Latin American Lawmakers Condemn Trump Extrajudicial Killings

'We Have Lived This Nightmare Before': Latin American Lawmakers Condemn Trump Extrajudicial Killings

Dozens of political leaders throughout Latin America are condemning US President Donald Trump's boat-bombing spree, which began in the Caribbean last month but has since spread to the Pacific Ocean. In a letter posted by Progressive International...

Owner:  Common Dreams NewsCenter (Non-profit)

The Four Greatest South American Soccer Players In History

South American soccer players have been some of the best to have played in club and national soccer. The South American giants of Brazil and Argentina usually have a plethora of talented soccer players. As such, it cannot be considered much of a...

Owner:  Tyler Lamb
Mansa Musah travels from Ghana to Egypt with Delong, other Ghanaian Creatives leading the Africa Renaissance
Dominica PM Leads Caribbean Charge for “Zone of Peace” Challenging Imperial Interference
Chipotle (CMG) Stock: Sales Forecast Cut as Customer Traffic Drops Again

Chipotle (CMG) Stock: Sales Forecast Cut as Customer Traffic Drops Again

TLDR Third quarter revenue of $3 billion missed Wall Street estimates by $30 million Same-store sales now expected to decline in low single digits for full year 2025 Traffic fell 0.8% marking third consecutive quarter of customer visit declines...

Owner:  Oliver Dale
Today in History: October 27, 11 killed in Pittsburgh synagogue shooting

Today in History: October 27, 11 killed in Pittsburgh synagogue shooting

Today is Monday, Oct. 27, the 300th day of 2025. There are 65 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 27, 2018, a gunman shot and killed 11 congregants and wounded six others at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life synagogue in the deadliest...

Owner:  Walter E. Hussman Jr.
Clapcich makes history in Transat Café L'OR

Clapcich makes history in Transat Café L'OR

by Team Francesca Clapcich 26 Oct 09:29 PDT 26 October 2025 At 1430 local time [1330 UTC], Italian American pro sailor, Francesca Clapcich crossed the startline of the Transat Café L'OR in her 60-foot foiling IMOCA, 11th Hour Racing, becoming only...

Owner:  Mark Jardine & Rory Heron
Mottley condemns U.S. military buildup in Caribbean

Mottley condemns U.S. military buildup in Caribbean

Oct 27, 2025 News – warns of “dangerous and untenable” situation (Kaieteur News) – Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Amor Mottley, has issued a blistering condemnation of the United States’ military buildup in the Caribbean, warning that the region...

Owner:  Glenn Lall
What Trump and Xi did and did not agree upon in their meeting

What Trump and Xi did and did not agree upon in their meeting

From fentanyl to rare earths, President Donald Trump’s highly anticipated meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the last leg of his three-country Asia tour saw the world’s two biggest economies ease their trade tensions, or at least some of...

Owner:  Comcast Corporation
Patasar honoured with UWI doctorate for contribution to Caribbean music

Patasar honoured with UWI doctorate for contribution to Caribbean music

Hum­ming­bird Gold Medal re­cip­i­ent Mun­gal Patasar has re­ceived an hon­orary doc­tor­ate from the Uni­ver­si­ty of the West In­dies’ Fac­ul­ties of Hu­man­i­ties, Ed­u­ca­tion, and Sport. The renowned mu­si­cian, known for pi­o­neer­ing a...

Owner:  ANSA Investment Ltd
What to know about uncontacted Indigenous peoples

What to know about uncontacted Indigenous peoples

BOGOTA, Colombia -- From the depths of Brazil’s Amazon to Indonesia’s rainforests, some of the world’s most isolated peoples are being squeezed by roads, miners and drug traffickers — a crisis unfolding far from public view or effective state...

Owner:  The Walt Disney Company
NEW YORK’S HIDDEN OECS NATION: OVER 300,000 EASTERN CARIBBEAN NATIONALS CALL THE BIG APPLE HOME

NEW YORK’S HIDDEN OECS NATION: OVER 300,000 EASTERN CARIBBEAN NATIONALS CALL THE BIG APPLE HOME

An in-depth analysis of migration, identity, and community among OECS citizens in New York City — the unofficial capital of the Caribbean diaspora. A CITY BUILT BY ISLANDS When you walk through Brooklyn’s Flatbush Avenue on a summer evening, you...

Owner:  Non-transparent
World Bank Forecasts Commodity Prices to Plunge to Six-Year Low Amid Global Oil Surplus

World Bank Forecasts Commodity Prices to Plunge to Six-Year Low Amid Global Oil Surplus

The World Bank has projected that global commodity prices will decline sharply in 2025, reaching their lowest levels in six years, driven largely by an oversupply in the oil market and weakening demand across major economies. In its latest...

Owner:  Non-transparent
Wolfeboro Friends of Music hosts Phaeton Piano Trio

Wolfeboro Friends of Music hosts Phaeton Piano Trio

WOLFEBORO — The Phaeton Piano Trio unites three top German artists of international standing — Friedemann Eichhorn on violin, Peter Hörr on cello and Florian Uhlig on piano — to form one of the most exciting piano trios on the international...

Owner:  Adam Hirshan

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