Caribbean

Members of a Rastafari farming community celebrate the Sabbath service, during COVID-19 pandmeic in Blue Mountains

Rastafari Scorn of Western Medicine Fuels Jamaican Vaccine Hesitancy

Kate Chappell and Ina Sotirova 26/06/2021

Some fear the vaccines would allow authorities to track...

Outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Amazonas

Over 20 Countries Found Weakening Environmental Protection During Pandemic

Fabio Teixeira 15/03/2021

Brazil, India and U.S. were key countries that enacted...

Hurricane Irma left significant damage to public infrastructure, housing, tourism, commerce, and the natural environment in the British Virgin Islands. Credit: Kenton X. Chance/IPS

Devastated Caribbean Picks up the Pieces After Irma

Kenton X. Chance 16/09/2017

In addition to deaths and injuries, the storm has...

Waves crash against the seafront boulevard El Malecon ahead of the passing of Hurricane Irma, in Havana, Cuba September 9, 2017. Credit: Reuters

Havana Braces for Floods After Irma Rakes Cuban Keys

Marc Frank and Sarah Marsh 10/09/2017

Category 5 Hurricane Irma has left a trail of...

A man walks among debris as Hurricane Irma moves off the northern coast of the Dominican Republic, in Nagua, Dominican Republic, September 7, 2017. Credit: Reuters

Hurricane Irma Kills 14 in the Caribbean, Set to Hit Florida

Delana Isles 08/09/2017

Hurricane Irma is set to hit Southern Florida after...

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The Caribbean Islands Are Looking to Climate-Proof Their Tourism Industry

Desmond Brown 02/07/2017

According to tourism officials, the Caribbean tourism industry faces...