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Amid US Sanctions, Venezuelan Oil Tanker at Risk of Spilling 1.3 Million Barrels and Devastating Caribbean Ecosystems

7.7 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Off Jamaican Coast

Eoin Higgins, staff writer

The epicenter of the quake was on the seafloor between Jamaica and Cuba.

A tsunami warning was issued earlier but the danger has passed.

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In Midst of 'Immense Suffering' Caused by Climate Crisis, Caribbean Religious Leaders Call for Debt Relief

Jake Johnson, staff writer

"We in the Caribbean, like some other nations elsewhere in the global south,...

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In Shadow of Puerto Rico's Nightmare, Virgin Islands and Others Facing Intense Struggle

Julia Conley, staff writer

The economy of the U.S. Virgin Islands "evaporated pretty much overnight"

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Calls for More Relief Intensify as Puerto Rico Descends Into Humanitarian Crisis

While Trump Stokes Division, Warnings Against Ignoring Ongoing Crisis in Puerto Rico

Experts 'Running Out Of Adjectives' as Hurricane Maria Slams Puerto Rico

Corporate Media Called Out for Whiffing on 'Most Important Story in the World'

Amid Food Shortage and Slow Relief Efforts, Post-Irma 'Survival' Is Not 'Looting'

As Florida Braces, Aerial Footage of Virgin Islands Shows What Irma Capable Of

Florida Warned 'Don't Let Your Guard Down' as Irma Roars for Direct Hit

'Unprecedented' Lofoten Declaration Demands Managed Decline of Fossil Fuel Industry

Satellite image of Hurricane Irma

As Planet Rages With Fires and Storms, Ire Aimed at Murderous Climate Denialism

Parts of the Caribbean island of St. Martin were left flooded Wednesday after Hurricane Irma hit.

Caribbean Islands Pleaded for Climate Action. Hurricane Irma Shows Why.

A Storm That Could 'Rewrite History': Irma Most Powerful Atlantic Hurricane Ever

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is tracking Hurricane Irma, shown here approaching the Caribbean Islands in an infrared satellite image taken Monday night.

Caribbean Islands Brace for Impact of 'Monstrous' Hurricane Irma

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Center for Biological Diversity

Legal Action Contests Reopening of Controversial Refinery in U.S. Virgin Islands

CODEPINK

Over 100 Organizations Call on Biden To Adopt a New Good Neighbor Policy Towards Latin America

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Over 100 Organizations Call on Biden to Adopt a New Good Neighbor Policy towards Latin America

Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)

New CEPR Analysis Shows 232 Likely Ice Air Deportation Flights to Latin America and the Caribbean During Pandemic So Far

Jubilee USA Network

Caribbean Religious Leaders Call for Debt Relief in Face of Disasters

National Low Income Housing Coalition

Hundreds of Organizations Call for Immediate Relief for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and for Complete, Equitable Housing Recovery in All Hurricane Impacted Communities

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Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah

Climate Refugees Need Global Protection–With or Without the U.S.

Mark Schuller

As Trump Visits Puerto Rico, Let’s Remember (and Apply) the Real Lessons from Haiti

Richard Eskow

Disaster Recovery Should Heal, Not Divide, Our Communities

Robert Dodge

The Treaty of Tlatelolco: Giving Thanks to Our Latin American Neighbors Toward a World Free of Nuclear Weapons

Ricardo Seitenfus

Hillary Clinton and Electoral Coup in Haiti

Greg Grandin

Are You Haitian?

Medea Benjamin

Getting Down to Business in Cuba

Mark Weisbrot

Obama Could Face Disastrous Summit Due to Venezuela Sanctions

Miguel Tinker Salas

US Alone Once Again at Americas Summit

Mark Weisbrot

Obama Should Put an End to Extreme Austerity in Jamaica