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Apr 16

UK sorry for ‘appalling’ treatment of Caribbean immigrants

By Jill Lawless, Associated Press

The British government apologized Monday for its "appalling" treatment of some immigrants from the Caribbean, as reports of law-abiding residents being threatened with deportation overshadowed a London meeting of leaders from the 53-nation Commonwealth.

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Feb 06

Hurricane Irma nearly destroyed Barbuda. Will recovery destroy the island’s communal way of life?

By Steve Sapienza, Pulitzer Center

The land on Barbuda has been held in common ownership by all Barbudans since the end of slavery there, but the government claims privatizing some parts will help finance hurricane recovery.

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Oct 22

Psychological first aid must be part of disaster relief

By Alani Gregory, STAT

The danger of natural disasters lies not only in the tremendous loss of life and property, but also in the psychological toll they take on survivors.

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Sep 24

In the Caribbean, colonialism and inequality mean hurricanes hit harder

By Levi Gahman and Gabrielle Thongs, The Conversation

The Caribbean is facing its second deadly hurricane in as many weeks. The region's extreme vulnerability to disaster also reflects entrenched inequality.

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Sep 22

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In Puerto Rico after Maria, ‘we’ve got nothing and we don’t know for how long we’ll go without’

By PBS NewsHour

Stories from storm victims in Puerto Rico are emerging after Hurricane Maria knocked out communications and power on the island. It could take years for some Caribbean islands to fully recover as the storm continues to move across the region…

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Sep 18

Why U.S. Virgin Islanders feel there’s no place they belong

By Elizabeth Flock

Hurricane Irma devastated the U.S. Virgin Islands, leveling homes, knocking out power, and turning the landscape into a “battered wasteland” where some say media coverage was minimal and help was late to arrive. Now, the islands are under…

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Sep 13

Tortola island in the Caribbean ‘like a war zone,’ says hurricane survivor

By Larisa Epatko

JoeAnne Harrigan, 50, huddled with nine members of her family in the stairwell of her mother’s home when Hurricane Irma smacked Tortola island in the Caribbean on Wednesday. For more than three hours, they took turns holding the door shut…

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Sep 11

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Paradise obliterated by Irma in the British Virgin Islands

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Across the islands of the Caribbean, officials are struggling to get aid to residents after the deadly devastation of what was Hurricane Irma. Penny Marshall of Independent Television News reports from the British Virgin Islands, where British Royal Marines have…

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Sep 07

PHOTOS: What Hurricane Irma left behind in the Caribbean

By Larisa Epatko

Hurricane Irma destroyed homes and upended cars in the Caribbean this week on its relentless northwestern journey. It is expected to crash ashore in Florida early Sunday.

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Sep 07

Hurricane Irma’s staggering power in numbers

By Nsikan Akpan

As Hurricane Irma churns north of the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Cuba, before setting its course toward the U.S., here are some numbers you should keep in mind.

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