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AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

May 16-22, 2025

The Independent UK · May 23, 2025

Organization of American States under pressure from the US to help quell gang violence in Haiti

The Organization of American States is coming under pressure to help quash gang violence in Haiti as a U.N.-backed mission led by Kenyan police in the troubled Caribbean country struggles with a lack of funds and personnel

The Independent UK · May 22, 2025

Taiwan says China using cash to bring poor nations on side regarding island's status

Chinese economic pressure has reduced the number of Taiwan's formal diplomatic allies to just 12, mainly small island nations in the South Pacific and Caribbean.

Euronews · May 21, 2025

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

May 9-15, 2025

The Independent UK · May 16, 2025

How a toxic seaweed choking Caribbean beaches could become a valuable resource

Each year, between March and October, large amounts of brown seaweed called sargassum wash up on the shores of Caribbean islands – choking beaches, damaging marine life and threatening tourism and public health. But a number of local entrepreneurs are hoping the seaweed could create an economic opportunity.

The Conversation · May 15, 2025

World’s favourite fruit at risk of being wiped out by climate crisis, study warns

Nearly 60 per cent of banana-growing areas in Latin America and Caribbean could become unsuitable for cultivation by 2080 if urgent action is not taken

The Independent UK · May 13, 2025

Climate crisis threatens the banana, the world’s most popular fruit, research shows

The fourth most important food crop is in peril as the Latin America and the Caribbean suffer from climate disaster

The Guardian - US · May 12, 2025

Bananas under threat as rising temperatures killing crops – report

An analysis found 60% of the most suitable banana-growing areas in Latin America and the Caribbean could be lost by 2080.

The Independent UK · May 11, 2025

Dutch-led Suriname team digitizes 100,000 documents to preserve Jewish history in the Caribbean

As firefighters in Suriname battled to save buildings in the historic city center of Paramaribo in April, volunteers were scanning documents from the Neveh Shalom Synagogue in an effort to preserve the history of the thousands of Jews who have called the city home since the 1700s

The Independent UK · May 11, 2025

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

May 2-8, 2025

The Independent UK · May 9, 2025