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Russia's foreign minister visits the Dominican Republic to strengthen economic and commercial ties

Russia expects to open its first embassy in the Dominican Republic as Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov defined the Caribbean country as a “promising partner."

The Independent UK

Sharjah-Mexico Roundtable Explores Investment Opportunities To Mark 50 Years Of Ties

The event focused on growth opportunities in SME financing, logistics, real estate, and automotive manufacturing, while also highlighting Sharjah's investment potential for businesses in Mexico and across Latin America and the Caribbean.

Latin Times

Opposition Leader Confirmed Winner Of Trinidad Elections

Trinidad and Tobago's centrist former prime minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar will return as leader of the Caribbean nation after her party's victory in Monday's parliamentary election, the electoral commission confirmed Tuesday.

International Business Times

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Two new crocodile species discovered in Caribbean – but they are already facing extinction

Researchers say there may only be about 1,000 of the reptiles left

The Independent UK

Former PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar wins election in Trinidad and Tobago

Persad-Bissesar, 73, who was prime minister from 2010-2015, remains the only woman to ever have led the twin-island Caribbean nation

The Guardian - AU

“I remember thinking: ‘Wouldn’t it be great if I could ask Sting to sing that line?’ Suddenly someone said: ‘Sting’s here on holiday! He’s on the beach!’” How Mark Knopfler got lucky with Money For Nothing

It’s amazing who you can bump into in the Caribbean…

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Scientists discover 2 new species of crocodile hiding in plain sight

A crocodile DNA study has revealed two previously unknown Crocodylus species in the Caribbean. The crocodiles live on Cozumel and Banco Chinchorro, where they're threatened by human activities.

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Trinidad and Tobago voters head to polls for wildly unpredictable election

Voters in twin-island Caribbean nation to determine representatives amid Trump tariffs and rising cost of living

The Guardian - US

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

April 18-24, 2025

The Independent UK

U.S. Move To Designate Haitian Gands As Terrorists Likely An Excuse To Increase Deportations, Expert Says

Members of Haitian gangs sowing chaos in the besieged Caribbean country and people financing them could be sent to El Salvador's infamous prisons soon. However, an expert warns it's all likely an excuse

Latin Times

Haiti could face 'total chaos' without more international support, UN envoy warns

The top U_N_ official in Haiti is sounding an alarm to the U_N_ Security Council that escalating gang violence is liable to lead the Caribbean nation to “a point of no return.”

The Independent UK

Gang-ravaged Haiti Nearing 'Point Of No Return', UN Warns

Haiti, where rampant gang violence has surged in recent weeks, is approaching a "point of no return" leading to "total chaos," the UN special representative to the troubled Caribbean nation warned Monday.

International Business Times

Hurricane-hit Grenadians see climate change and reparations as one struggle

Island country deals with drought and hurricane damage as it pushes for reparations from countries that benefited from slavery

The Guardian - US

Emboldened by Trump, the ‘liberal’ UK is giving free rein to its colonial impulses

Faced with fading empires’ petulance, the global south must draw a red line under its relationship with them and forge new ties based on mutual respect

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Descendants of slave owners in the Caribbean call for reparations at the UN

Great-great-grandson of William Gladstone tells of ‘profound sense of guilt’

The Independent UK

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

April 11-17, 2025

The Independent UK

Suspect linked to murder of Dutch journalist arrested on Caribbean island

The man arrested on the Caribbean island of Curacao

The Guardian - US

Caribbean activists step up fight to end homophobic laws that ‘breach fundamental rights’

Movement gathers pace after a ‘disheartening’ and regressive ruling by Trinidad’s supreme court last month

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April 4-10, 2025

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Death Toll In Dominican Nightclub Disaster Rises To 218

The death toll after a roof collapsed at a crowded nightclub in the Dominican Republic has climbed to 218, the head of rescue operations said Thursday, in the Caribbean nation's worst disaster in decades.

The Independent UK

Behind the scenes of $100 million Allure of the Seas cruise ship revamp

Royal Caribbean has ‘amplified’ the cruise ship ahead of summer sailings in the Med

The Guardian - UK

Caribbean is friend of US, not an enemy, tariff-hit regional leaders tell Trump

Barbados PM and Caricom chair calls on Washington to engage in talks to ‘keep prices down for all of our people’

The Guardian - UK

Patwa is not ‘broken English’: the African ties that bind US and Caribbean languages

Centuries later, Jamaican Patwa and US Gullah Creole retain many Africanisms adopted from enslaved people

The Independent UK

Upheaval at Inter-American Foundation slashes critical aid in Haiti, report says

A new report has found that thousands of Haitians have lost access to resources including seeds, loans and medical care after the Trump administration began to dismantle a U.S. foundation that helped the troubled Caribbean country

The Independent UK

Judge blocks Trump from dismantling agency that funds community groups in Latin American countries

A federal judge agreed on Friday to block the Trump administration from dismantling an independent agency that distributes grant money to community development groups in Latin American and Caribbean countries

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