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Category: Caribbean,
Barbuda is empty for first time in 300 years after Irma
When Hurricane Irma ravaged the Caribbean island of Barbuda, the storm left it “uninhabitable.” And, now, for the first time in 300 years, no one lives there.
: Barbuda is empty for first time in 300 years after Irma – CNN
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Irma recovery: Richard Branson calls for Marshall Plan
The billionaire, who rode out the historic hurricane [in his wine cellar!] on his private island, sees a need for a long-term rebuilding effort.
…The European Recovery Program was a U.S.-led effort to inject $13 billion into the economy of 16 European nations with agriculture and industrial production hollowed out by the war. It has been forever linked to then-Secretary of State George C. Marshall, who powerfully called for substantial aid to Europe during a speech at Harvard University in 1947.
…By many measures, the plan was a success, with a 150 percent increase in standard of living over the next three decades in participating countries, according to the Marshall Foundation, and stronger ties with Europe on diplomatic and economic levels. Launched in 1948, the aid effort concluded in 1952.
“Over the coming weeks, we’ll have to assess exactly what is needed. It is clear to me creating jobs is paramount — there will be a huge amount of rebuilding to be done and people will need work to help rebuild their lives as well as their homes,” Branson wrote on his blog.
…“The boats are piled up like matchsticks in the harbour. Huge cargo ships were thrown out of the water and into rocks. Resorts have been decimated,” Branson said Friday after a tour of Virgin Gorda, a nearby island southwest of Necker. “The houses have their roofs blown off; even some churches where people sheltered have lost roofs. But the whole British Virgin Islands community is rallying round,” he said.
Irma recovery: Richard Branson calls for Marshall Plan – The Washington Post
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Hurricane Irma: Storm Leaves Major Damage on Some Islands
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(And no Cheetos, your team has done nothing. nothing in Texas and they will do nothing in Florida. ..Because that’s what fucktards like your team of incompetent racist assholes do in the face of challenges: nothing. sit down and STFU.)
Will Hurricane Irma Hit Haiti? The Storm Looks Like It’s Headed For The Island Nation
According to the National Hurricane Center, Irma will arrive in Haiti at approximately 8:00 a.m. on Sept. 7, but it may be an indirect hit. According to this chart by the NHC, Haiti will be spared the worst of the hurricane — wind speeds will top out around 30 to 40 miles per hour, unlike the 100+ mile per hour winds that battered the Texas Gulf coast when Harvey hit last week. For now, however, only Antigua, Barbuda, Montserrat, St. Kitts, Sint Maarten, St. Martin, and Saint Barthelemy have hurricane warnings posted.
Will Hurricane Irma Hit Haiti? The Storm Looks Like It’s Headed For The Island Nation
Crossing my fingers for Haiti’s safety. (Enough’s enough!)
Trump administration wants evidence of Haitian immigrants’ crimes so it can avoid providing humanitarian aid
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is taking the unusual step of hunting for evidence of crimes committed by Haitian immigrants as it decides whether to allow them to continue participating in a humanitarian program that has shielded tens of thousands from deportation since an earthquake destroyed much of their country.
...The request for criminal data for an entire community is unorthodox. The law doesn’t specify it should be a consideration for Temporary Protected Status and the government has never said it would use criminal rates in deciding if a country’s citizens should be allowed to stay under this program. Introducing new criteria is likely to cause consternation among law-abiding Haitians who may feel they are being penalized for the wrongdoing of their compatriots.
Trump administration wants evidence of Haitian immigrants’ crimes – NY Daily News
Grrrrrrrrr
Fidel Castro: iconic revolutionary and longtime American nemesis – CSMonitor.com
Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro died Friday.
…He was a revolutionary and a liberator: delivering his island nation from the colonial powers and mafia dons that ruled over it from the 16th century halfway into the 20th, and inspiring other independence movements in Latin America and Africa.
He was a dictator and a despot: delivering basic needs but denying basic rights, ultimately turning his nation of 10 million people into what some considered a collective gulag where the individual with a differing political vision was shown the door – to prison or to exile, or even to the firing squad.
Fidel Castro: iconic revolutionary and longtime American nemesis – CSMonitor.com
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Hurricane Matthew Recap: Destruction From the Caribbean to the United States
Matthew was a deadly and destructive hurricane from the Caribbean to the United States.
Hurricane Matthew Recap: Destruction From the Caribbean to the United States
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Redskins Personally Delivering Medical Supplies To Citizens Of Haiti
Redskins wide receiver Pierre Garçon and defensive end Ricky Jean Francois are traveling to their home country of Haiti to personally hand deliver medical supplies to those affected by Hurricane Matthew.
Redskins Personally Delivering Medical Supplies To Citizens Of Haiti
Good on ya, guys!
How the Red Cross Raised Half a Billion Dollars for Haiti and Built Six Homes
Even as the group has publicly celebrated its work, insider accounts detail a string of failures
How the Red Cross Raised Half a Billion Dollars for Haiti and Built Six Homes – ProPublica
What the ever lasting fuck???!
Hurricane Matthew death toll nears 900 in Haiti, cholera takes lives
AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Hurricane Matthew’s trail of destruction in Haiti stunned those emerging from the aftermath on Friday, with the number of dead soaring to 877, tens of thousands left homeless and outbreaks of cholera already claiming more lives.
Hurricane Matthew death toll nears 900 in Haiti, cholera takes lives | Reuters
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Hurricane Matthew: Hundreds dead in Haiti storm disaster
The death toll in Haiti as a result of Hurricane Matthew has soared to 264, the government announces.
Hurricane Matthew: Hundreds dead in Haiti storm disaster – BBC News
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Hurricane Matthew: Struggle to reach worst-hit parts of Haiti as Florida braces for storm’s arrival
Rescue workers in Haiti struggle to reach parts of the country cut off by the most powerful Caribbean hurricane in nearly a decade.
Mon dieu….
Bahamas issues US travel advisory over racial tensions
The Bahamas issues a rare travel advisory for its citizens visiting the US, recommending particular care for young men in cities affected by tensions over police shootings.
Bahamas issues US travel advisory over racial tensions – BBC News
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Stateless in the Dominican Republic
Haitian descendants stripped of citizenship in Dominican Republic fight deportation hoping to earn formal status.
Stateless in the Dominican Republic – Al Jazeera English
This is still going on. So sad!
President Obama Explains Why He Attended MLB Exhibition Game in Cuba Despite Brussels Attacks
The Tampa Bay Rays face off against the Cuban National Team.
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Alia Atkinson wins a new world record – and a first for a black woman
Fantastic!
New faces and competitors from different backgrounds keep all sports moving forward.
Plus, I love the sport of swimming.
It would be so cool if it (or any sport really – well, except NASCAR, those crowds are plenty big enough already, thank you!) attracted a bigger, more inclusive, more representative, and more diverse crowd.
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