Caribbean: Forecasters Predict Severe Hurricane Season

By Larry Habegger | May 9th, 2006 |

Following 2005’s record-breaking number of hurricanes, the Caribbean is set for another above-average hurricane season, according to weather forecasters. Water temperatures in the Atlantic-Caribbean are warm and the Pacific is... [Read this entry]

Martinique: Dengue Fever Epidemic

By Larry Habegger | October 4th, 2005 |

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Martinique also has a dengue fever problem, with almost 1,000 cases a week being reported since mid-September. Two people have died out of more than 6,000 reported cases.

Caribbean: Hurricane Season

By Larry Habegger | July 13th, 2005 |

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Hurricane Dennis opened the Caribbean hurricane season with a bang, causing death and destruction in Cuba and Haiti and slamming into Florida before diminishing inland. Hurricane season runs until Nov.... [Read this entry]

Dominican Republic

By Larry Habegger | March 22nd, 2005 |

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Police expect civil unrest in the northern city of San Francisco De Marcoris where groups are protesting the government�s failure to repair the road between San Francisco De Marcoris and... [Read this entry]

Caribbean

By Larry Habegger | September 22nd, 2004 |

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The series of hurricanes that swept through the Caribbean have left a mess that will take months to clean up in some places, while other islands are already back in... [Read this entry]

Trinidad and Tobago

By Larry Habegger | February 17th, 2004 |

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The crime rate here is high, but most incidents are crimes of opportunity such as pick-pocketing, assault, robbery and fraud. Most violent crimes are gang-related and don’t target foreigners, and... [Read this entry]

Haiti

By Larry Habegger | February 17th, 2004 |

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A troubled country at the best of times, Haiti is in the midst of civil unrest that could see the fall of the current president or violence that spins out... [Read this entry]

Dominican Republic

By Larry Habegger | February 3rd, 2004 |

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A two-day general strike Jan. 28-29 shut down commerce and produced violent clashes between protesters and police, leaving five people dead. These incidents followed similar disturbances in November when six... [Read this entry]

Guatemala

By Larry Habegger | January 20th, 2004 |

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Five armed robbers recently held up a tour minibus, killing one American and terrorizing and robbing the other twelve occupants. The group was traveling from the mountain city of Quetzaltenango... [Read this entry]

Haiti

By Larry Habegger | December 17th, 2003 |

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Civil unrest has increased in this long-troubled land as students and others opposed to the government have staged demonstrations around the country. Some have turned violent. Large protests occurred in... [Read this entry]

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