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Black, Asian history to be mandatory in Welsh schools
Students in Wales will be taught about racism and how Black, Asian and other minority ethnic communities (BAME) have contributed to society, according to a report from The Guardian. The country's government said that BAME history's teachings are mandatory and would help youth grow into 'ethical and
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Early Storm Modeling Shows 2 Waves Passing South of U.S. Virgin Islands
MIAMI —The National Hurricane Center is monitoring two tropical waves in the Atlantic; including one that is better organized as of today and showing improved odds of development. In the mid-Atlantic, disorganized showers and thunderstorms associated with a tropical wave continue to move west at
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Tropical Depression To Form In Caribbean; West U.S. Gulf Coast, Mexico Should Watch
A low-pressure area that is expected to form over the southwestern Caribbean sea over the next day has a 40 percent chance of becoming a hurricane over the next 48 hours, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said today. 'Environmental conditions are forecast to be conducive for development, and
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Tropical Depression In The Caribbean Could Become A Major Hurricane
MIAMI — Tropical Depression Nine formed this morning in the Caribbean and could become a major hurricane by the time it reaches the northern U.S. Gulf Coast over the next several days. The National Weather service in Miami said today that both the Cuban and Cayman governments have issued tropical
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Wary USVI Residents Keep One Eye Peeled On Hurricane Larry In The Atlantic
MIAMI — Following thecatastrophic path ofHurricane Ida and its remnantsover the southern and eastern U.S. this week, the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season shows no signs of slowing down. Hurricane Larry is predicted to reach Category 4 strength over the open waters of the central Atlantic Ocean this
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UP AND DOWN WITH THE ROLLING STONES: Drummer Charlie Watts Dies @ 80
LONDON — Charlie Watts, the self-effacing and unshakeable Rolling Stones drummer who helped anchor one of rock’s greatest rhythm sections and used his “day job” to support his enduring love of jazz, has died, according to his publicist. He was 80. Bernard Doherty said Tuesday that Watts “passed
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Turks and Caicos On The Lookout For Low Pressure System in the Caribbean
MIAMI — There’s a low pressure system located northeast of the Turks and Caicos, but tropical development is unlikely due to the presence of storm-shredding wind shear, the National Hurricane Center said. The system has brought heavy rain to areas in the Caribbean for several days. It is expected
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ECLAC Leaders Push For CO2 Emission Reductions In Climate Change Code Red
24 September 2021 In a joint statement, the Executive Secretaries of the United Nations Regional Commissions have called for enhanced regional cooperation to develop nature-based and technological solutions for capturing CO2 emissions from the atmosphere and ensuring its long-term storage. This
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ECLAC Member States, Countries Want To Help The Caribbean Overcome COVID Crisis
SANTIAGO, Chile — The Member States and Associate Countries of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee will meet virtually Friday in order to address the challenges posed by the recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. The goal of the grouping is to strengthen economic resilience in the
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Vincentian People Rise Up And Attack Accused Rapist Prime Minister Gonsalves
KINGSTOWN — The Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines was struck by an object on Thursday during COVID-19 related protests and was set to be flown to nearby Barbados for medical treatment, officials said. Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves had been walking through a group of some 200
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Coast Guard Takes 91 Illegal Migrants Back To The Dominican Republic Today
SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard Cutter Reliance crew repatriated 91 migrants to the Dominican Republic today from three at-sea interdictions in the Mona Passage off the west coast of Puerto Rico. These interdictions are the result of ongoing Coast Guard and Caribbean Border Interagency group partner
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ALONG CAME LARRY: NHC Tracking 4 Disturbances In The Tropical Atlantic
MIAMI — Tropical Storm Kate formed today in the Atlantic, hurricane forecasters said. It is one of four disturbances they are tracking, including Ida, which hit Louisiana as a Category 4 hurricane yesterday. As of 11 a.m., Ida had weakened into a tropical storm and was moving northeast over
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Skills Revolution Needed To Underwrite Future Caribbean Growth: OP-ED Column
It is no exaggeration to say that education has made the Caribbean what it is today. From rebellion, through emancipation, to the creation of unions and political parties, in revolution and the thirst for independence, education has been the common stream that enabled the flood of
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SAM I AM: Promising To Be ‘Major’ Hurricane By Next Week, NHC Says
MIAMI — The latest developed system of the 2021 hurricane season could become the year’s next major hurricane, according to forecasters at the National Hurricane Center. The NHC reports Tropical Depression 18 continues to sport maximum sustained winds of 35 miles per hour as it trundles about 1,800
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Tropical Depression Victor Begins To Crumble, Expected To Push North
MIAMI —Hurricane Sam devolved over the weekend and continues to push north, meanwhile the National Hurricane Center is keeping an eye on Tropical Depression Victor. Located over the southeastern Bahamas near southwestern Atlantic waters is a large area of disorganized cloudiness and showers
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Coast Guard Takes 23 Illegal Sea Migrants Back To Hispaniola; 2,100 Since October
SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard Cutter Winslow Griesser repatriated 11 Dominican migrants and returned 12 Haitians to the Dominican Republic Saturday, following the interdiction of an illegal voyage in the Mona Passage. The interdiction is the result of ongoing Coast Guard and Caribbean Border
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17 American Missionaries, Including Children, Kidnapped In Haiti, Group Says
PORT-AU-PRINCE — A group of 17 U.S. missionaries including children was kidnapped by a gang in Haiti on Saturday, according to a voice message sent to various religious missions by an organization with direct knowledge of the incident. The missionaries were on their way home from building an
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Coast Guard Seizes $3.5 Million In Cocaine, Nabs 2 Suspects Near Isla Saona
SAN JUAN — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Heriberto Hernandez offloaded $3.5 million in cocaine and transferred custody of three smugglers to federal agents in Puerto Rico. The USS Sioux City, operating with a Coast Guard LEDET 102 onboard, apprehended three men and seized 115 kilograms of
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St. Croix’s Nesbitt Races To Personal Best In 100M Heat Race At Tokyo Paralympics
TOKYO — St. Croix’s Jahmaris Nesbitt got a lesson in just how fast the competition can be at an inter-national meet. The 20-year-old Nesbitt finished seventh in her heat race in the women’s 100-meter dash, T38 division, on Saturday morning (late Friday night in the Virgin Islands) at the 2020
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Harris rebukes China in speech on Indo-Pacific vision
HANOI (AP) — U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a sharp rebuke to China for its incursions in the South China Sea, warning its actions there amount to “coercion” and […] The post Harris rebukes China in speech on Indo-Pacific vision appeared first on The Sacramento Observer.
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3,000 Passengers Trapped On Cruise Ship Due To 1 COVID-19 Case Can Finally Leave
SINGAPORE — Guests began leaving a Genting Cruise Lines 'cruise to nowhere' this evening after nearly 3,000 passengers and crew were confined to their staterooms through most of the day following the detection of a COVID-19 case onboard. A 40-year-old passenger tested positive onboard and the
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As Hurricane Sam Exits Stage Left, Victor And Wanda Are Waiting In The Wings
MIAMI — Hurricane Sam went through a weakening spell yesterday when an internal process collapsed the storm’s eyewall and a new larger one formed. Now the new one is contracting, Sam is re-strengthening and the overall system has grown in size. It’s a normal process in strong hurricanes. In fact,
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Caribbean Security: The Bigger Picture: Expert Column By David Jessop
In mid-November, a little noticed virtual meeting took place. It considered in the round the security threats that the Caribbean will face in future. It pointed not just to the obvious in the form of the enemy within — those involved in criminality, organized crime, and corruption — but considered
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Coast Guard Gives Up 3 Smugglers, $3.75 Million In Seized Cocaine To Federal Agents
SAN JUAN — A Coast Guard Boat Station San Juan crew transferred custody of three men and $3.75 million in seized cocaine Monday to federal agents in Puerto Rico. The Coast Guard Cutter Donald Horsley crew seized 125 kilograms of cocaine after interdicting a drug smuggling go-fast vessel Friday
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Mexican President Defies U.S. Sanctions On Cuba, Saying They Are ‘Inhumane’
MEXICO CITY — Mexico's president today asserted his country's right to send fuel to Cuba and said U.S. sanctions on the island were 'inhumane,' after a diesel cargo shipped by Mexico's state-run oil company Petroleos Mexicanos arrived in Cuba's Havana port. Mexico's left-leaning President Andres
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Tropical Storm Larry Expected To Become A Category 3 Hurricane Won’t Stop Here
MIAMI — A rain system over the southwestern Caribbean Sea has a 30 percent chance of becoming a hurricane in the next 48 hours, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said this morning. 'Some slow development of this system remains possible over the next couple of days if it remains over
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Cleanup Begins of Haitian Town’s Earthquake-Crumbled Homes
MANICHE, Haiti — At the edge of a pile of rubble, Michael Jules plunged an iron bar over and over into the crumbling concrete of his grandmother’s home. A younger cousin squatted at his feet, pulling away debris with a trowel. It was Jules’ third day working the spot like
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Tropical Storm Grace Feeds Growing Anger In Earthquake-Stricken Haiti
LES CAYES — Heavy rain from Tropical Storm Grace forced a temporary halt today to the Haitian government’s response to the deadly weekend earthquake, feeding the growing anger and frustration among thousands who were left homeless. Grace battered southwestern Haiti, which was hit hardest by
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Women Left Behind: Gender Gap Emerges in Africa's Vaccines - Los Angeles Sentinel
the women in Sare Gibel already had heard the rumors on social media: The vaccines could make your blood stop or cause you to miscarry. Women who took it wouldn't get pregnant again. The post Women Left Behind: Gender Gap Emerges in Africa's Vaccines appeared first on Los Angeles Sentinel.
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Two Haitian Americans Detained In Connection to Assassination of Haitian President
By: Alyssa Wilson Haitian president Jovenel Moïse was assassinated in his private home on Wednesday morning. His wife, who was also shot, was transported to a hospital in Miami for treatment. Two Americans believed to be of Haitian descent have been detained in connection to the
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