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After the Storm That Erased It, One Caribbean Island Chose to Rebuild Bigger

For a small Caribbean nation of fewer than 70,000 people, the storm was the kind of event that often ends a development story before it begins, sending a country into years of patching back toward whatever existed before.

International Business Times

Two more tiny island nations agree to take in migrants from US

The agreements come after strict travel restrictions went into place in the countries on January 1

The Independent UK

Trump administration reaches asylum deal with Dominica under new visa rules

The US has reached a deal to dispatch expelled asylum seekers to Dominica as the Trump administration looks to continue its crackdown on illegal immigration.

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How a small Caribbean island is trying to become hurricane-proof

When Hurricane Maria struck the eastern Caribbean island of Dominica in 2017, it caused the kind of devastation which is unthinkable to larger countries. The Category 5 hurricane damaged 98% of building roofs and caused US$1.2 billion (£950 million) in damage. Dominica effectively lost 226% of its GDP overnight.

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EU raises security concerns as it reveals five Caribbean states have sold 88,000 ‘golden passports’

European Commission says it will revise rules on visa-free travel after scale of trade in citizenship exposed

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: thousands who bought ‘golden passports’ through Dominica’s $1bn scheme

Former Afghan spymaster, convicted millionaire and former Libyan colonel among those who became Dominican citizens

The Guardian - UK

Luxury rooms and a swim-up bar: hotel with funding from Dominica’s golden passport scheme

Former Afghan spy chief among those to gain citizenship through investment in Caribbean island

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Caribbean leaders seeking discounted oil criticize US sanctions against Venezuela

Caribbean leaders are denouncing U.S. economic sanctions against oil-rich Venezuela and say they’ve been forced to buy costlier petroleum elsewhere as they struggle with tight budgets

The Independent UK

Caribbean leaders change tone, support outside force for Haiti after US, UN pressure

Supporters of deploying a specialized international force to help Haiti’s police root out armed gangs that are terrorizing the country moved closer Wednesday to getting the support of Caribbean leaders.

Miami Herald

Eastern Caribbean states open consulate in Western Sahara

(This March 31 story corrects to say Dominica instead of Dominican Republic)

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