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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.

M.A. Dworkin The Caribbean - Amid cries by neighboring countries that there is a rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation in Cuba caused by Washington’s oil blockade, the Trump Administration has said it will allow the resale of some Venezuelan oil to Cuba in a move that could ease the island’s acute fuel shortage. The U.S. blockade has worsened an energy crisis in Cuba that is hitting power generation and fuel for vehicles, houses and aviation. Venezuela has been the mai

M.A. Dworkin North Coast Cuba - Four people who entered Cuban waters on a U.S. Florida registered speedboat were shot dead by Cuban border guards off Cuba’s north coast. Cuba’s interior ministry claims the speedboat’s passengers, who were coming from Florida, opened fire on a coast guard vessel carrying five members of the ministry’s border guard. In a statement posted on X, the ministry said the Florida-registered vessel - with the registration number FL772SH - was det

John F. McKeon For three decades, Section 936 of the US Internal Revenue Code served as the linchpin of Puerto Rico’s industrial strategy, reportedly transforming the island into a manufacturing hub by allowing US corporations to repatriate profits nearly tax-free. Section 936 (also known as the Possession Tax Credit) was a provision in our tax code enacted in 1976 ostensibly to encourage business investment in Puerto Rico and other US territories. The provision successfully

M.A. Dworkin San Juan, PR - Puerto Rico’s Republican Governor signed a law that amends a law to recognize an unborn baby as a human being, which opponents argue could eventually lead to outlawing abortion in the U.S. Territory. Governor Jennifer Gonzalez, a supporter of President Donald Trump, said the law aims to maintain consistency between civil and criminal provisions by recognizing the unborn child as a human being. The amendment, in Senate Bill 923, altered

M.A. Dworkin Havana, Cuba - President Donald Trump’s worldwide political strategy seems nothing less than formulaic. He begins by tying a U.S. Navy barricaded-knot around a despot-run country, one that he feels threatens U.S. security; and then proceeds, in various ways, to threaten or choke the economic life out of them. In doing so, he somehow succeeds in conquering every tyrant and dictator who dares to get in his way. One of his current targets is Cuba. The US’s 6

A.J. Pike USVI - Puerto Rico has declared a State of Emergency due to an influenza epidemic that has produced more than 42,000 confirmed influenza cases, over 3,000 hospitalizations, and 128 influenza-associated deaths as of the end of January 2026. Almost 46 percent of the reported cases have involved children. In response, the V.I. Department of Health (VIDOH) is urging USVI residents to get vaccinated and to take all precautions due to frequent inter-island travel be