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Officials plead for $9 million in aid weeks after Hurricane Beryl devastates the southeast Caribbean
Read full article: Officials plead for $9 million in aid weeks after Hurricane Beryl devastates the southeast CaribbeanOfficials say people in the southeast Caribbean urgently need food, water and shelter nearly two weeks after Hurricane Beryl crushed the region as a Category 4 storm.
Guyana and Venezuela agree to refrain from using force, but fail to resolve territorial dispute
Read full article: Guyana and Venezuela agree to refrain from using force, but fail to resolve territorial disputeThe leaders of Guyana and Venezuela have promised in a tense meeting that neither side will use threats or force against the other, but failed to reach agreement on how to address a bitter dispute over a vast border region rich with oil and minerals.
Tropical Storm Bret swirls near St. Vincent as it enters eastern Caribbean
Read full article: Tropical Storm Bret swirls near St. Vincent as it enters eastern CaribbeanTropical Storm Bret is swirling close to St. Vincent as it begins pushing into the eastern Caribbean, where islands have shut down to prepare for possible torrential downpours, landslides and flooding.
Small islands caught between tourism economy, climate change
Read full article: Small islands caught between tourism economy, climate changeMany of the 38 members recognized by the United Nations as small island developing states are known for their stunning coral reefs, pristine beaches and dire imperilment by climate change.
St. Vincent prime minister injured in anti-vaccine protest
Read full article: St. Vincent prime minister injured in anti-vaccine protestSt. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves has been hospitalized after a demonstrator threw a rock at his head during an anti-vaccine protest in the eastern Caribbean island.
Elsa strengthens into season's 1st hurricane in Caribbean
Read full article: Elsa strengthens into season's 1st hurricane in CaribbeanElsa has strengthened into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season and it's blowing off roofs, snapping trees and destroying crops in the eastern Caribbean, where officials closed schools, businesses and airports under the threat of flash flooding and landslides.
Scientists offer look into life as Caribbean volcano erupted
Read full article: Scientists offer look into life as Caribbean volcano eruptedThe three scientists credited with helping save lives ahead of a volcanic eruption on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent are known to locals simply as Richie, Rod and TC.
St Vincent fears COVID-19 outbreak with volcano evacuations
Read full article: St Vincent fears COVID-19 outbreak with volcano evacuationsOfficials in St. Vincent say they are extremely worried about a COVID-19 outbreak given the lack of water and more positive cases being reported as thousands of evacuees fleeing the erupting volcano crowd into shelters and private homes.
St. Vincent seeks water, funds as volcano keeps erupting
Read full article: St. Vincent seeks water, funds as volcano keeps eruptingLeaders of volcano-wracked St. Vincent say that water is running short as heavy ash contaminates supplies and they estimated that the eastern Caribbean island will need hundreds of millions of dollars to recover from the eruption of La Soufriere.
'Huge' explosion rocks St. Vincent as volcano keeps erupting
Read full article: 'Huge' explosion rocks St. Vincent as volcano keeps eruptingLa Soufriere volcano has fired an enormous amount of ash and hot gas in the biggest explosive eruption yet since volcanic activity began on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent late last week, with officials worried about the lives of those who have refused to evacuate.
More flee volcano on Caribbean island of St. Vincent
Read full article: More flee volcano on Caribbean island of St. VincentMore people have fled their homes on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent as La Soufrière volcano rumbles loudly for a third day and the heavy weight of its ashfall is damaging some buildings.
At UN, nations urge overdue reckoning with colonial crimes
Read full article: At UN, nations urge overdue reckoning with colonial crimesIn this photo provided by the United Nations, Bob Loughman, prime minister of Vanuatu, speaks in a pre-recorded message which was played during the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, at U.N. headquarters. Sierre Leone’s vice president gave world nations a 10-year deadline to wrap up the colonial era, once and for all. Since the birth of the United Nations 75 years ago, its ranks have mushroomed from 51 members to 193, as territory after territory shed old-world rulers and proclaimed independence. “If we are to remain true to the fundamental principles of the United Nations that is fit for purpose, then it becomes absolutely necessary to relegate the chapter of colonialism to history within the period 2021-2030,” he said. The prime minister of Mauritius spoke in front of a map that included the Britain-controlled Chagos Archipelago as part of its territory.