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U.S. Secretary of State Rubio visits Jamaica

World Mar 26

WATCH: Rubio and Jamaican Prime Minister Holness hold joint press conference on security goals

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

World Nov 05

Cuba braces for second hurricane amid power crisis
Rafael strengthens to Category 1 hurricane as Cuba prepares for another hit

Tropical Storm Rafael strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane on Tuesday as it swirled past the Cayman Islands and chugged toward western Cuba.

By Associated Press

Nation Jul 03

Hurricane Beryl approaches Jamaica
Watch 3:55
Jamaica pounded by winds and rain as Hurricane Beryl brushes island

Residents of Jamaica hunkered down as heavy rains and punishing winds from Hurricane Beryl pounded the island. The center of the Category 4 storm passed just south of Jamaica Wednesday afternoon. At least six deaths have been attributed to Beryl…

By Amna Nawaz, Jackson Hudgins, Ted Everett

World Jul 02

Resident walks past debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl in Surfside Beach, Texas
LIVE MAP: Track the path of Tropical Storm Beryl

Beryl is blamed for killing several people in Texas and at least one in Louisiana.

World Nov 01

history
Watch 8:56
Caribbean nations demand reparations from King Charles for royal connection to slave trade

During a visit to Kenya, Britain’s King Charles stopped short of apologizing for his nation’s repression of independence fighters 70 years ago. But the monarch is under pressure because of Britain’s imperial past. Caribbean nations are calling on Charles to…

By Malcolm Brabant

Sep 16

What to know about calls for reparations for Britain’s legacy of slavery in the Caribbean

By Kenichi Serino, Justin Stabley

The death of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II has set off a period of public mourning. But even as many lauded Elizabeth for her 70-year reign, for some — including those from Britain’s former colonies — it was a fresh reminder…

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Jan 28

The Jamaican bobsled team is returning to the Olympics 24 years later. One bobsledder on what it’s like to carry the nation’s legacy

By Deema Zein

“This won't be our last Olympics, and there won't be a next 24 years span for us to qualify again,” Nimroy Turgott, the team’s bobsled brakeman told the PBS NewsHour.

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Jan 27

Watch 1:52
Jamaica’s bobsled team qualifies for Winter Olympics for the first time in 24 years

Viewers may remember the unlikely but true story of the Jamaican bobsled team that made it to the Olympics. It was a feat popularized in the 1993 film, "Cool Runnings." Now, Jamaica's bobsled team is back at it again. Lucy…

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Aug 31

Jamaican reggae legend Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry dies at 85

By Associated Press

Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness noted that Perry was a pioneer of dub music in the 1970s and produced more than one thousand recordings that earned him various nicknames, including "Upsetter" and "Mad Scientist."…

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Jan 28

7.7 magnitude earthquake strikes between Jamaica and Cuba, but no injuries

By Michael Weissenstein, Associated Press

A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake has struck in the Caribbean Sea between Jamaica and eastern Cuba.

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