Lionfish, while spectacularly beautiful, are wreaking havoc on Caribbean reef habitats.
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Caribbean Nations Reassess British Crown, in Wake of Black Lives Matter
Public sentiment toward the monarchy has soured in the region, and calls for reparations for Britain’s often brutal role in the slave trade have been rising.
Prince William and Kate Middleton’s Caribbean Tour Marred By Gaffes and Miscues
The trip by Prince William and his wife, Catherine, the duchess of Cambridge, dramatized how rapidly Queen Elizabeth II is losing her grip on distant dominions where she is still head of state.
Most of This Year’s New Virus Cases Were in the Americas, W.H.O. Officials Say
Countries in the region should keep public health measures in place, W.H.O. officials warned.
Mass Trials in Cuba Deepen Its Harshest Crackdown in Decades
Following nationwide demonstrations last year, more than 60 people were put on trial this week, some facing up to 30 years behind bars.
With scant vaccine supplies, the W.H.O. presses Latin America and the Caribbean to hold off on boosters.
Sufficient shipments of doses have been slow to reach many countries in the region and economic inequalities are complicating matters.
Barbados Elects Its First Head of State, Replacing Queen Elizabeth
The country’s Parliament chose Sandra Mason, the governor general, to assume the symbolic title, a decisive move to distance itself from Barbados’s colonial past.
Covid Cases Rise in Some Caribbean Islands, W.H.O. Says
Many nations and territories in the region have had trouble rolling out vaccination drives and need test more, officials said.
Covid Cases Rise in Some Caribbean Islands, W.H.O. Says
Many nations and territories in the region have had trouble rolling out vaccination drives and need to ramp up testing, officials said.
Caribbean Nations Struggle With Covid Vaccination Rates
Across the region, countries are grappling with unequal distribution of doses and vaccine hesitancy.