Sept. 21 (UPI) --Hurricane Maria, the 15th tropical depression this season, is now battering the Caribbean, just two weeks after Hurricane Irma wreaked havoc in the region. The devastation in Dominica ...

Hillside streets can quickly become muddy rivers during hurricane rains in the islands. Estailove St-Val/AFP via Getty Images Long before colonialism brought slavery to the Caribbean, the native ...

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Linguists say reaction to Irish TD’s remarks reflects shared regional English roots and enduring impact of empire ...

Prior to the first world war, sprawling European empires collectively controlled roughly 80% of Earth’s landmass. Following WWII, that percentage drastically shrank, as colonies and occupied ...

The Caribbean islands of Barbuda, Dominica, St. John, St. Croix and Puerto Rico are recovering from the devastation of hurricanes Maria and Irma. The Caribbean was once a crossroads of trade and ...

PARIS (Reuters) - Guadeloupe-born author Maryse Conde, who wrote about colonialism, slavery and the French-Caribbean diaspora, died in southern France at the age of 90. Often cited as a potential ...

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Casabe producer Julio Cesar Nunez watches his nephew Augustin and son Eriel, tend to a yuca root plot in Quivican, Cuba, Monday, May 28, 2023. Casabe, a flatbread made of yuca root, which is also ...