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M.A. Dworkin San Juan - There is a growing movement in Puerto Rico to break away from the United States and rejoin Spain, more than a century after it parted ways with the European country. There are currently several proposals spearheaded by a movement called Adelante Reunificacionistas, that may sound fringe at first, but its message is gaining quite a bit of traction in the hinterlands of Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico fell under U.S. sovereignty in 1898 following the Spanish

A.J. Pike USVI - Colorado State University (CSU) researchers forecast 13 named storms, 6 hurricanes, and 2 major hurricanes in the 2026 Atlantic Hurricane season, with a 35% hurricane landfall risk. CSU sees a potentially strong El Nino developing between June and August 2026, with a 62% chance of it emerging and lasting through the year according to the latest forecast by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center, who are dubbing it

A.J. Pike Miami, FL - The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) offloaded approximately 2,570 pounds of cocaine valued at more than $19.3 million at Base Miami Beach FL. The significant seizure was the result of three separate interdictions in the Caribbean Sea. The bust was part of a broader record-setting effort by the USCG to disrupt maritime drug trafficking coming into the U.S. through various corridors in the Caribbean. In 2025, the service seized over 511,000 pounds of coca

M.A. Dworkin Havana, Cuba - As the Trump Administration ramps up efforts to overthrow the current Cuban regime or bring it to its knees, a senior U.S. delegation met recently with Cuban government officials in Havana. It was one of the highest-level visits of U.S. officials in a decade and comes as President Trump threatens covert military action similar to the overthrow of the Maduro regime in Venezuela. The meeting between a senior State Department delegation comes a

A.J. Pike Trinidad and Tobago - The remains of 50 babies and six adults were found dumped in a mass grave in Cumuto Cemetery on the island of Trinidad, in Trinidad and Tobago on Saturday, April 18, 2026, according to the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS). Preliminary indications suggest that this may be a case involving the unlawful disposal of unclaimed corpses. Trinidad and Tobago declared a state of emergency in March due to a spike in violent criminal acti

M.A. Dworkin San Juan, PR - The Coast Guard and Puerto Rico Police Joint Forces of Rapid Action air crews rescued three federal agents and two other boaters during a search and rescue response involving two capsized vessels off Isla de Cabras in Toa Baja, off the northwest coast of Puerto Rico. All three of the federal agents and the two boaters are safe and there are no other missing people. Coast Guard watchstanders at Sector San Juan received a communication f

M.A. Dworkin The Caribbean - Sharks off the coast of Brazil have tested positive for cocaine, according to a study published in Science of the Total Environment by marine biologists from the Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (IOC), based in Rio de Janeiro. Also, a more recent study by Environmental Pollution, an international peer-reviewed journal, confirms the findings in a report titled, "Drugs in Paradise: Caffeine, Cocaine, and Painkillers detected in sharks from the Bahamas,

John F. McKeon It is impossible to analyze the modern status of Puerto Rico as a US territory without first establishing the pivotal context of the Spanish-American War of 1898, as this conflict represents the definitive rupture in the island’s history that shifted its sovereignty from Spain to the United States. The war, culminating in the Treaty of Paris in December 1898, directly forced Spain to cede Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to the US, transforming Puerto Ri

John F. McKeon The Puerto Rican independence movement is one of the longest standing anti-colonial struggles in the Western Hemisphere, spanning over 150 years across two different imperial powers. From the 19th-century revolts against Spain to modern-day political alliances, the movement has consistently sought full sovereignty for the island. Isolated historical events are rare, as history functions more like a cascading chain reaction. One development inevitably infor

A.J. Pike Bahamas to Portugal - A boy who threw a message in a bottle into the ocean off his home in the Bahamas was shocked to find it was recovered on a beach in Portugal one year later. Amy Bisterzo and her 10-year old son, Lorenzo, live in the Bahama’s archipelago town of Old Fort Bay. On February 10, 2025, they decided to conduct a fun type experiment and test the age-old story of throwing a message in a bottle into the sea. “Of course when we first threw it

M.A. Dworkin Havana, Cuba - As Cuba continues to deteriorate both economically and socially, due to the strangling effects of the U.S. oil blockade, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canal has confirmed that his government is in talks with the Trump Administration to find solutions to the two countries’ differences. “Not having fuel enter the country in the past three months, there has been a gradual decline of diesel and fuel oil reserves,” Diaz-Canal said. “Given this, the

M.A. Dworkin St. Kitts and Nevis - The Heads of State and Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community met in St. Kitts and Nevis on February 25, 2026, marking the 50th Regular Meeting of the Conference of CARICOM, (Caribbean Community and Common Market) with Marco Rubio, the Secretary of State (SOS) of the United States of America, attending the meeting and actively engaging in a highly constructive conversation dealing with the common interests of all those involved.