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Hurricane Erin gathers strength after lashing U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico with heavy rains
CBC/Radio-Canada
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August 16, 2025
Hurricane Erin has re-intensified into a Category 4 storm on Sunday, with the U.S. National Hurricane Center warning of life-threatening surf and rip currents along the U.S. eastern seaboard this week. The hurricane had weakened to Category 3...
Hurricane Erin rapidly intensifies to Category 5, flooding risks loom for Caribbean Islands
Hindustan Times
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August 16, 2025
Hurricane Erin exploded in strength to a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean on Saturday, rapidly powering up from a tropical storm in a single day, the National Hurricane Center said. Hurricane Erin: A tourist poses for a photo inside a sentry box...
Hurricane Erin Critical Dominican Republic Alert 2025: Green Warning Issued as Storm Approaches
teleSUR
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August 16, 2025
Hurricane Erin Dominican Republic alert: 8 provinces under green alert as Category 1 storm brings rain, wind, and dangerous surf to the Caribbean nation. Related: Hurricane Flossie Intensifies to Category 2, Threatens Mexican Pacific Coast with...
Hurricane Erin explodes in strength to a Category 5 storm in Caribbean
Global News
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August 16, 2025
Hurricane Erin exploded in strength to a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean on Saturday, rapidly powering up from a tropical storm in a single day, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. While the compact hurricane’s center wasn’t expected to hit...
Last country without soccer team takes the field
Ynet
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August 16, 2025
The Marshall Islands, long considered the last country on Earth without a national soccer team, played its first official match this week — a 4–0 defeat to the U.S. Virgin Islands that officials nonetheless hailed as a historic achievement....
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WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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Setting a New Industry Standard by Enabling Liquid, Safeguarded Collateral That Links Traditional Finance and Digital Asset Investment Through Robust Technology Infrastructure PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands, Aug. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ --...
RBC Bahamas Takes Lead as Presenting Sponsor of Paradise Plates 2025
Eye Witness News
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August 15, 2025
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — RBC Royal Bank (Bahamas) Limited announced today its role as the presenting sponsor of the 2025 edition of Paradise Plates, the premier fundraising event for Hands for Hunger. As part of its commitment, RBC has contributed...
Curfew for Blue Hills Providenciales; effective TODAY
Magnetic Media
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August 8, 2025
Deandrea Hamilton | Editor Turks and Caiocos, August 8, 2025 – The People’s Democratic Movement (PDM) has issued an urgent and sweeping policy statement on crime prevention and national security, calling for an independent review of the Royal...
Increasing risk of coastal hazards in the mid-Atlantic and Puerto Rico as Erin intensifies
I News Cayman
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August 14, 2025
From AccuWeather AccuWeather® hurricane experts expand the risk zone for storm surge, flooding rainfall and mudslides in the Caribbean Elevated risk of beach erosion and strong rip currents next week across the Outer Banks of North Carolina and...
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Former Postal Worker Pleads Guilty to Stealing Checks, Debit and Credit Cards from the Mail By Madison E. Goldberg
People - New York
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NEED TO KNOW A former postal worker in Torrance, Calif., plead guilty to one count conspiracy to commit bank fraud on Monday, Aug. 11 Mary Ann Magdamit worked as a mail carrier at the Torrance Main Post Office, and now faces up to 30 years in...
Connections: Marshall Islands Team To Make Global Debut
Northwest Arkansas Business Journal
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August 16, 2025
The Marshall Islands, which was the only United Nations-recognized country without a national soccer team, will debut its men’s team at the 2025 Outrigger Challenge Cup, hosted from Aug. 11-17 at Jarrell Williams Bulldog Stadium in Springdale. The...
7 Lesser-Visited Caribbean Islands for Tropical Hikes, White Sand Beaches, and Crystal Clear Water
AFAR
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August 14, 2025
Mega-cruises and must-visit lists circulating on social media have left some Caribbean islands oversaturated with tourists. This not only detracts from locals’ lives and visitors’ experiences but also can be damaging to the beautiful nature that...
Last country on Earth without a national football team are ready for debut
The Times
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The final resistance to football’s global dominance is set to fall in the early hours of Friday, when the self-proclaimed “last country on Earth without a team”, the Marshall Islands, play their first international match. Led by a former...
Anglican priest to deacon: Stay connected to Jesus
The Nassau Guardian
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August 14, 2025
Preston Mario Kirkland Pinder was reminded to stay connected to Jesus always, humble himself in his ministry, no matter how high he climbs in the church, bear the good fruit that God desires, and seek the father constantly in prayer, because he is...
Ex-U.S. mail carrier in California, accused of stealing checks and credit cards, pleads guilty
East Bay Times - California
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August 12, 2025
A 31-year-old former mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service, accused of stealing checks and debit and credit cards for three years, pleaded guilty on Monday, Aug. 11, to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, federal authorities said....
Ex-U.S. mail carrier in Torrance, accused of stealing checks and credit cards, pleads guilty
Daily Breeze - California
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August 11, 2025
A 31-year-old former mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service, accused of stealing checks and debit and credit cards for three years, pleaded guilty on Monday, Aug. 11, to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, federal authorities said....
The 5 Most Popular Caribbean Islands for Festive Season Travel, According to Virtuoso
Caribbean Journal
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August 11, 2025
The festive season is when the Caribbean’s most coveted destinations truly come alive — a time when blue bays fill with yachts, white-sand beaches are lined with candlelit dinners, and some of the world’s most discerning travelers trade winter...
Gang Violence Surges
Caribbean Life - New York
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August 6, 2025
The Turks and Caicos cabinet has blamed rogue elements in the Haitian expatriate community for an unprecedented mass shooting a week ago that killed three people and injured 10 others, some of them critically, officials said. Angered by the...
Sick pics of USPS worker flaunting cash & luxury vacations online after stealing checks, debit & credit cards from mail
The U.S. Sun
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August 13, 2025
SMUG pictures of a former postal worker showing off stacks of cash and lavish trips have emerged after she was caught stealing. Mary Ann Magdamit, 31, admitted to pocketing credit cards, debit cards, and checks on the job to fuel her lifestyle,...
Sandals to open new Beaches Resort in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Caribbean National Weekly
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August 10, 2025
Adam Stewart, Executive Chairman of Sandals Resorts International (SRI), announced exciting plans for the Caribbean hospitality industry. SRI is set to open a new Beaches Resort in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, marking the company’s second...