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AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

Dec. 9-15, 2022

The Independent UK

Barbados scraps law that made gay sex illegal which carried colonial-era life sentence

The High Court in Barbados has removed colonial-era laws that criminalised gay sex, as the nation becomes the third Caribbean country this year to make similar reforms

Daily Mirror

Leeds officially named one of the best 23 places to visit in the world in 2023

Other places on the 23-strong hotlist for Rough Guide's best places to visit in 2023 include Antarctica, a Caribbean island and the Mekong Delta

Leeds Live

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Haiti faces famine – but its troubles are rooted in a brutal colonial past

The Caribbean country has been blighted by colonial exploitation, natural disasters and violent gangs – now a food crisis looms. What can be done to fix Haiti?

The Guardian - UK

‘A huge win’: Top Barbados court strikes down law criminalising gay sex

Decision follows similar 2022 rulings in Antigua and Saint Kitts and Nevis

The Independent UK

Barbados's top court strikes down laws criminalizing gay sex

Barbados's High Court has ruled the criminalization of gay sex is unconstitutional, making the country the third in the Caribbean to overthrow such laws this year.

Reuters

The secret meaning behind the Jolly Roger and other forgotten facts about the golden age of piracy

Despite being among the most famous outlaws of all time, pirates operated according to defined rules, including voting, being media savvy and keeping their costs down.

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Marine mammals, corals pushed to extinction: Conservation group

IUCN sounds alarm over growing extinction threat to large marine mammals, abalone species and Caribbean corals.

Al Jazeera

Dugong, coral, abalone face extinction threat, IUCN says

An international conservation organization says populations of a vulnerable species of marine mammal, numerous species of abalone and a type of Caribbean coral are now threatened with extinction

The Independent UK

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

Dec. 2-8, 2022

The Independent UK

U.N. expects Haiti sanctions regime to be running by January

The United Nations' sanction regime in Haiti in response to the gang violence and humanitarian crisis should be working by January 2023, the U.N. resident coordinator for the embattled Caribbean island nation said on Thursday.

Reuters

Fly-in bowler could debut for Windies

West Indies' injury crisis could leave the tourists needing to debut Marquino Mindley against Australia, just days after he flew in from the Caribbean.

AAP

Lancashire paceman Saqib Mahmood sets sights on return to England fold by summer

The 25-year-old suffered a stress fracture of the back in May, having made his Test debut in the Caribbean in March.

The Independent UK

Bride makes guests pay £10,000 to watch her walk down aisle at her dream wedding

A bride-to-be has taken to Reddit to share how she sent her family and friends a price list alongside their wedding invite - she expects them to pay for their own flights and a two night stay in a Caribbean hotel to attend her wedding

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Scoop: Dominican Republic snags first MLB players union office outside U.S.

The announcement comes as the league and union work to enhance their presence in the Caribbean and Latin America.

The Independent UK

England roar to 142-run win in first ODI of West Indies white-ball tour

Nat Sciver marked her return to cricket by scoring 90 while Danni Wyatt celebrated her 100th ODI cap with 68

Wales Online

Couple who won £1 million lottery jackpot have quit their jobs and now go on holiday once a month

Terry Kennedy and Kay Yoxall have been to Tokyo, New Zealand, Hawaii, Turkey and Italy, but said a Caribbean cruise was their best trip

The Independent UK

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

Nov. 25-Dec. 1, 2022

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UN seeks $1.72 billion next year to aid Venezuelan migrants, refugees

The United Nations will seek $1.72 billion for 2023 to aid Venezuelan refugees and migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean, member agencies said on Thursday.

Manchester Evening News

Trio smuggled 31 KILOS of cocaine worth over £1m through Manchester Airport in deconstructed suitcases

The operation brought drugs into the UK from the Caribbean

Daily Mirror

Mum's plea to boyfriend of daughter who went missing on paradise sailing trip

The family of Sarm Heslop, 41, who went missing in Saint John, Caribbean, last year are hoping for a breakthrough as her mum has questioned why the boyfriend "isn't talking"

Daily Record

Scots farmer offers holidaymakers billionaire lifestyle on board private jet - in his field

Iain Gall splashed out £25,000 on the aircraft – formerly used by a Russian tycoon to fly between Moscow and the Caribbean – after spotting it on eBay.

The Guardian - UK

Barbados plans to make Tory MP pay reparations for family’s slave past

Richard Drax reported to have visited Caribbean island for meeting on next steps, including plans for former sugar plantation

Miami Herald

‘This is obscene’: Haitians angered by babies being sent back after reaching Florida Keys on boat

MIAMI — A group of Florida-bound migrants, including almost 50 children, who reached the Florida Keys in a rickety sailboat from Haiti on Monday, resulting in a frantic federal, state and local rescue effort, have been returned to the Caribbean nation.

The Independent UK

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press photographers in Latin America and the Caribbean. It was curated by AP photo editor Leslie Mazoch in Mexico City.

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