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Tropical Storm Rafael Expected To Strengthen Into Hurricane

Tropical Storm Rafael intensifying into a hurricane, posing threats to the Caribbean and Florida with heavy rainfall, damaging winds, and storm surges.

Late-season Caribbean hurricane expected to hit Cuba this week

If it forms, Rafael would be the 11th hurricane of the 2024 season and could strike western Cuba as a Category 1 storm.

Al Jazeera · Nov 4, 2024

Tropical Storm Rafael triggers hurricane warning for Cayman Islands

Storm expected to bring heavy rain to US Gulf coast later this week

The Guardian - US · Nov 4, 2024

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New Tropical Storm Rafael Expected To Impact Caribbean And Florida

Tropical storm Rafael poses threat to Caribbean, potential hurricane impact on Jamaica, Cayman Islands, and Cuba. Tropical Storm Patty transitioning east o...

Storm in the Caribbean is on a track to likely hit Cuba as a hurricane

Forecasters say a new tropical storm is expected to form in the Caribbean and will bring heavy rain to Jamaica and the Cayman Islands before strengthening to a hurricane and likely hitting Cuba

The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2024

Caribbean Storm Strengthens, Hurricane Watch For Cayman Islands

Stay informed about tropical weather systems in the Caribbean and Atlantic, with alerts for potential hurricanes and heavy rainfall. Monitor the storm's pr...

Weather system in southwestern Caribbean expected to strengthen and head northward this week

A weather system in the southwestern Caribbean is expected to develop and strengthen this week, prompting a tropical storm warning for Jamaica and a hurricane watch for the Cayman Islands

The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2024

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Jamaica FA falsely claims women’s team coach was cleared of alleged sexual misconduct

Hubert Busby has returned to his former post with his employers saying he was cleared of allegations against him. That does not appear to be the case

The Guardian - US · Nov 1, 2024

Welcome to The Long Wave: ‘The Black diaspora is like a large, sprawling family’

My father’s old radio inspired a place where we can show Black life in all its textures. Plus: Jamaicans on Kamala Harris’s final push for the White House, and Mati Diop follows the return of Dahomey’s looted treasures?

The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2024

A small town in Jamaica watches Harris campaign with pride – and wariness

The Democratic nominee is proud of her Jamaican roots. Her story inspires some but others wonder if her presidency would benefit the country

The Guardian - US · Oct 27, 2024

Campaigners worldwide call for removal of British monarch as head of state

KING Charles's royal visit to Australia was marred by protesters – and his poorly received trip has sparked the question for many other…

The National (Scotland) · Oct 27, 2024

Tragedy during football match in Jamaica! Gunfire leaves 5 dead

A tragic incident unfolded during a friendly football match in Jamaica on Monday night.

The Times of India · Oct 22, 2024

JetBlue Overcharges Woman by Hundreds for Bag Full of Medicine for Orphans, Forces Her to Spend Money Raised for Orphanage

Joy Nelson was forced to use funds she raised for orphans in Jamaica after JetBlue overcharged her for heavy luggage.

Latin Times · Oct 22, 2024

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby reveals ancestor owned slaves in Jamaica

His great, great, great grandfather Sir James Fergusson was an owner of enslaved people in Jamaica.

Evening Standard · Oct 22, 2024

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The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2024

Archbishop of Canterbury reveals ancestral links to slavery

Justin Welby says ancestor owned enslaved people in Jamaica and was paid compensation upon abolition

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2024

Sunday with Mr Motivator: ‘I’ve recently started photographing churches’

The fitness instructor talks about Sundays growing up in Jamaica, cooking for the family and going live on Instagram

The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2024

X-ray evidence of Black maths scholar portrait reveals snubbed genius

Clues in painting suggest Francis Williams successfully managed to compute and witness trajectory of Halley’s comet over Jamaica in 1759

The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2024

Hew Locke’s British Museum looting exposé: ‘inescapably, deeply shocking’

In a show full of beauty and horror, which even includes ‘Jamaica’s Elgin Marbles’, the artist places his own works alongside those plundered by Britain from long-destroyed peoples

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Evening Standard · Oct 13, 2024

Beyond the beaches: how Grand Cayman is stealing us away from 'flashy' Jamaica and Barbados

The destination known as just a luxury tax-haven has some surprising hidden depths

The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2024

‘Stay away from gangsterism’: freed dancehall star Vybz Kartel on his regrets after 13 years in jail

The Jamaican musician says he wishes he’d stayed in school and his focus now is ‘God, family, fitness’

The Conversation · Oct 4, 2024

Kamala Harris illustrates how complex identity is − and the pressure many multiracial people feel to put themselves in one ‘box’

People sometimes feel pressured to choose one identity over another. Kamala Harris, who is multiracial – her mother is from India and her father is a Black immigrant from Jamaica – illustrates the complexity of defining identity.

The Guardian - US · Oct 3, 2024

Jamaica welcomes US move to clamp down on gun trafficking to Caribbean

Horace Chang, deputy PM of country with highest homicide rate, praises US attorneys generals’ support for legislation

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2024

Windrush pioneer Alford Gardner dies aged 98

Born in Jamaica, Mr Gardner settled in Britain in 1948 after distinguished Royal Air Force service

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2024

Is it time for Spotify to shut down homophobic Jamaican dancehall?

The streaming giant has declined to remove threatening tracks by Sizzla and Capleton. Some LGBTQ+ campaigners say it’s time to reclaim the genre – but for others, it’s hard to listen past the hate

France 24 · Oct 1, 2024

Jamaican poet Safiya Sinclair on finding her voice as a woman

A writer who grew up in Jamaica under the strict supervision of her Rastafarian father has spoken to FRANCE 24 about her ambition to write about what happened to her and ensure people don't simply think about the picture-postcard image of her country. Safiya Sinclair's book "How to Say Babylon"…

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