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Haiti Wants Quake Camps Evacuated Ahead of Storm

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Nov. 4) -- For nearly 10 months, more than 1 million people in Haiti's earthquake camps have been walking a precarious line: Trying to get out and find good homes without losing their tents and the possessions they still have. Now a potential hurricane threatens to upend that careful balance. The...

Hurricane Tomas Weakens to Category 1 Storm

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent (Oct. 31) -- Hurricane Tomas weakened slightly Sunday after tearing off roofs and downing power lines in the eastern Caribbean. Forecasters said the storm could gain force and veer toward earthquake-stunned Haiti, where some 1.3 million people in tarps and tents are vulnerable to heavy rains and...

Tropical Storm Shary Forms and Tomas Follows

(Oct. 29) -- The Atlantic basin hurricane season officially ends Nov. 30, but an ongoing burst of activity indicates that this active season is not ready to end quietly. Tropical Storms Shary and Tomas have formed in the Atlantic. Shary will pass well to the east of Bermuda tonight, and the rapidly strengthening Tomas is...

Paula Becomes Category 2 Hurricane, Threatens Cancun

CANCUN, Mexico (Oct. 12) -- A strengthening Hurricane Paula roared toward Mexico's resort-dotted Yucatan Peninsula on Tuesday night. The hurricane smashed homes and forced schools to cancel classes in Honduras early Tuesday, then grew into a Category 2 storm with top sustained winds of 100 miles per hour on its way to...

Tropical Storm Paula Forms in Caribbean

(Oct. 11) -- Tropical Storm Paula, the 16th named storm of the Atlantic season, has formed in the western Caribbean. The storm has organized and strengthened quickly and is expected to become a full-fledged hurricane soon. The National Hurricane Center forecast is for Paula to remain in the Caribbean for the next several...

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06/03/12 Caribbean Week in New York means business Source: New York Daily News - New York NY Yes, there'll be plenty of fun and sun hyped during Caribbean Week in New York, but when the Caribbean Tourism Organization gets underway tomorrow, delegates, diplomats, tourism trade representatives and others will also be getting down to some serious business.
06/03/12 Hola from Ilaro Source: Nation News - Barbados Barbados showed off its cultural talent to the Caribbean when the region's leaders and other dignitaries gathered at Ilaro Court, the official residence of Prime Minister Freundel Stuart, for a gala welcome reception before the start of the just concluded Mexico-CARICOM Summit.
06/03/12 Pan-Caribbean capital Source: Nation News - Barbados OKAY, I've beaten this drum BEFORE, but it's important.
06/02/12 Forecasts For The 2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season Source: Think Progress The 2012 Atlantic hurricane season is officially underway.
06/02/12 Calabash enlivens Treasure Beach Source: Jamaica Gleaner IT'S A LAID-BACK, serene community beside the sea at Calabash Bay, St Elizabeth, but for one weekend in May for over a decade, except for last year, it would be overrun by lovers of literature and the arts.

Background on caribbean

The Caribbean (pronounced or ) is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles (3,200 km) long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north.

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