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Royal Navy warship seizes £160 million of cocaine inside tiny ‘narco-sub’

The operation seized 2,000kg of cocaine south of the Dominican Republic

The Independent UK

Horror as boy, 12, plunges to his death from balcony after 'playing with new friends' on luxury cruise ship

The boy tumbled from a 13th floor balcony as the ship headed to port after week-long Caribbean cruise

Evening Standard

Kenya-led mission to Haiti faces scrutiny as UN mandate deadline looms

Almost one year after the United Nations approved the deployment of a multinational security mission to Haiti, the future of the Kenya-led operation in the Caribbean country is in doubt. Having met with limited success in combatting gang violence, it's not certain the UN mandate will be renewed next month.

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Proposed resolution asks UN to plan for UN peacekeepers to replace Kenya-led police mission in Haiti

The United States and Ecuador circulated a draft resolution asking the United Nations to begin planning for a U.N. peacekeeping operation to replace the Kenya-led mission now in the Caribbean nation helping police to quell gang violence

The Independent UK

Dominican Republic Open To Haiti Ties, Leader Tells US

Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader, who has championed a tough line on Haiti, told the United States on Friday that he was open to normalizing relations with its impoverished Caribbean neighbor as security improves.

International Business Times

Kamala Harris’ purported Irish ancestry highlights complicated backstory of identity and enslavement

When Barack Obama was elected president, the people of Moneygall in Ireland celebrated. Birthplace of Obama’s great-great-great-grandfather on his white mother’s side, the village commemorated the victory – and a later visit from the 44th president – with pints of Guinness and a kitschy trade in “O'Bama” memorabilia.

The Conversation

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Aug. 30-Sept. 5, 2024

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Blinken arrives in Haiti to show US support for fighting gang violence

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Haiti to reaffirm the government’s commitment to a multinational mission deployed to fight gangs in the Caribbean country and push for the organization of long-awaited general elections

The Independent UK

Blinken Heads To Haiti To See Headway Against Gangs

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed Thursday to violence-ravaged Haiti to evaluate progress in wresting control from gangs that have taken over much of the impoverished Caribbean nation.

International Business Times

The US mulls a peacekeeping operation for Haiti to secure money and equipment to fight gangs

The U.S. assistant secretary for Western Hemisphere affairs says the U.S. is mulling a U.N. peacekeeping operation in Haiti as one way to secure funding and staffing for a current mission led by Kenya to quell gang violence in the Caribbean country

The Independent UK

Murderer's sister jailed for helping him flee to Caribbean after fatal shooting at party

Denise David bought her brother a plane ticket to St Lucia after he shot dead Sam Brown at a party in Waltham Forest

Evening Standard

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

Aug. 2 -29, 2024

The Independent UK

TigerQi Architecture champions modern Caribbean architecture in the British Virgin Islands

Based in the Caribbean, TigerQi Architecture joins the Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2024, our annual round-up of exciting emerging architecture studios

Wallpaper

Mauby review: Slice of Caribbean cool deserves to be here for the long haul

Mauby is unique, charming and, says Jimi Famurewa, in its own minor key way, quietly game-changing

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Princess Cruises to sail to all regions of the Caribbean for the first time in 2026

The cruise company is offering six to 14-day itineraries around the Caribbean islands

International Business Times

Intruders Try To Board Trinidad And Tobago Mystery Tanker

Coast guard officers in Trinidad and Tobago have fired on intruders who attempted to board the wreck of a mysterious oil tanker that capsized off the Caribbean country months ago, its energy ministry said Saturday.

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Three Stabbed At Notting Hill Carnival, Police Make 90 Arrests

Notting Hill Carnival in London marred by stabbings and arrests, celebrating Caribbean culture and heritage.

The Guardian - UK

Historian hails Trinidad plan to remove Columbus ships from coat of arms

PM’s proposal to replace ships with steelpan wins applause from his party but some in capital voice opposing views

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Caribbean islands hope UN court will end ‘debt cycle’ caused by climate crisis

Countries hope big emitters will take more financial responsibility for emergency relief and damage claims

Evening Standard

Royal Navy warship seizes more than £40m of cocaine in Caribbean Sea

The Royal Navy said it is the sixth drug bust made by HMS Trent in 2024, and it has seized close to seven tons of drugs worth £551.5 million .

The Independent UK

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

Aug. 16 - Aug. 22, 2024

Evening Standard

From neat sipping to tasty cocktails, the best spiced rum to try in 2026

Yo ho ho, it’s liquid treasure for me

The Independent UK

Haitian ex-President Martelly hit with U.S. sanctions, accused of facilitating drug trade

The U.S. has imposed sanctions on the former president of Haiti, Michel Joseph Martelly, following accusations that he abused his influence to facilitate drug trafficking into the U.S. and sponsored gangs that have contributed to instability in the Caribbean country

The Guardian - US

‘Wherever you have drugs, you have guns’: why is there an epidemic of violence in the Caribbean?

One of the most violent regions of the Americas, crime is fuelled by criminal gangs, economic challenges and a deterioration of family values

The Times of India

Watch: Trinbago Knight Riders welcome Jemimah Rodrigues, Shikha Pandey, Jhulan Goswami for Women's CPL 2024

Indian cricketers Jemimah Rodrigues and Shikha Pandey, along with former pacer Jhulan Goswami, have arrived in the Caribbean to join the Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) for the 2024 Women's Caribbean Premier League (WCPL) starting August 21, with the final match on August 29.

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