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- -10-20-05 Wilma Strikes the Caribbean (MSNBC News)
"Hurricane Wilma rapidly strengthened into one of the Americas' most intense storms ever and lashed Caribbean coastlines Wednesday, forcing tourists to flee as it threatened to slam into Cancun and southern Florida." 10-05
- Puerto Rico is in "Caribbean"
- Caribbean Islands (Library of Congress)
Provides information on history, politics, and economy by Island. Visitors sometimes misspell as Carribbean, Caribean, or Carribean. 6-02
- Caribbean Islands (Caribbean.com)
Provides tourist information by Island. Visitors sometimes misspell as Carribbean, Caribean, or Carribean. 6-02
- Caribbean Islands
- Caribbean
- Caribbean Islands - St. Lucia (StLucia.org)
Provides tourist information about the island. Visitors sometimes misspell as Carribbean, Caribean, or Carribean. 6-02
- Caribbean Islands (Geographia.com)
Provides tourist information by Island. Visitors sometimes misspell as Carribbean, Caribean, or Carribean. 6-02
- Caribbean Islands (EIA.DOE.gov)
Provides information on the energy resources of the islands. Visitors sometimes misspell as Carribbean, Caribean, or Carribean. 6-02
- -Evacuation: Cuban Evacuation Success (CNN News)
"Cuba is the largest and most populated island in the Caribbean yet is consistently experiences the lowest death tolls during hurricane season. According to United Nations, it's not because Cubans are lucky but because they're prepared."
"State run television and the civil defense authority bombard the population with information and instructions about what measures to take. On every block, there's a person assigned to take a census on who is being evacuated to which shelter, with special attention paid to the elderly and pregnant women." 9-05
- Two Coral Species "Threatened" (ABC News)
"The large and stately elkhorn and staghorn coral off the coast of Florida were once two of the most dominant species on Caribbean reefs."
"But now for the first time, the U.S. government has designated the two species threatened' under the Endangered Species Act." 04-06
- Columbus, Christopher (EnchantedLearning.com)
"Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) was an Italian explorer who sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492, hoping to find a route to India (in order to trade for spices). He made a total of four trips to the Caribbean and South America during the years 1492-1504." 05-06
- Offshore Aquaculture (NOAA.gov)
"In May 2002, the first offshore aquaculture enterprise in Puerto Rico was launched by Snapperfarm, Inc. and by August they began stocking two Ocean Spar Sea Station cages, one with 12,000 cobia and the other with 4,000 mutton snapper juvenile fish, in the waters off of the island of Culebra. The new cage technology will facilitate growing fish in offshore waters with negligible environmental impact, giving way to a clean industry of tremendous economic potential for Caribbean fishers." 12-06
- Southern Baptist Convention (Southern Baptist Convention)
"Since its organization in 1845 in Augusta, Georgia, the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) has grown to over 16 million members who worship in more than 42,000 churches in the United States. Southern Baptists sponsor about 5,000 home missionaries serving the United States, Canada, Guam and the Caribbean, as well as sponsoring more than 5,000 foreign missionaries in 153 nations of the world."
"The term "Southern Baptist Convention" refers to both the denomination and its annual meeting."
- Puerto Rico
- Puerto Rico (MRS)
- Cuban News (Granma Internacional)
Provides news from Cuba in Cuban. 4-00
- USA - Cuba Relationships - Fallout from Elian Gonzalez Decisions (Miami Herald - Branch-Brioso)
Describes the changes in the Southern Florida power structure and other results from the return of Elian Gonzalez to Cuba. 6-00
- Puerto Rico (Weber Publications)
Includes a great deal of basic information, such as geography, legislature, flag, motto, bird, flower, motto, nickname, and so forth. Also has a link to the capital, San Juan. 10-00
- Cuba - An American View (Oregonian)
Describes Cuba from the view of a visiting American journalist who wants to see the culture of Cuba undamaged when embargos are lifted in the future. He describes people in Cuba as happy but not satisfied, while he describes Americans as satisfied but not happy. 12-01
- Aruba (CountryReports.org)
Provides a profile by topic, including Economy, Defense, Geography, Government, People, National Anthem, Lyrics and Related Links. Provides a map and a flag. 6-02
- Haiti (LonelyPlanet.com)
Provides information on the history, culture, people, geography, and a map.
- Jamaica (LonelyPlanet.com)
Provides information on the history, culture, people, geography, and a map.
- Dominican Republic (LonelyPlanet.com)
Provides information on the history, culture, people, geography, and a map. 6-02
- Aruba (LonelyPlanet.com)
Provides information on the history, culture, people, geography, and a map. 6-02
- Cuban History (HistoryofCuba.com - Sierra)
Provides a history from 1478 to the present. 8-02
- U.S. Commits $15 Billion to Fight AIDS in Africa (Reuters)
"Bush on Tuesday signed into law a $15 billion plan to help fund the fight against AIDS in Africa and the Caribbean, a move which aid agencies welcomed." 5-03
- 02-24-04 Opposition Rejects U.S. Plan for Peace (MercuryNews.com)
"Haiti's opposition coalition is drafting a letter to the United States rejecting the U.S.-backed international peace plan because it does not require that President Jean-Bertrand Aristide resign, a prominent member of the coalition told The Associated Press."
"On Monday, Powell had asked the opposition to delay their formal response by 24 hours until 5 p.m. local time Tuesday, as he sought to address their fears that Aristide would not keep to the peace plan, which allowed him to remain president with diminished powers, sharing government with the opposition." 2-04
- Aristide, Jean-Bertrand (Haiti.org)
Provides a profile by the government of Haiti.
- Aristide, Jean-Bertrand (BBC News)
Provides a profile by BBC News. 2-04
- 02-25-04 Civil War in Haiti Likely (CNN News)
"Anticipating the bloodbath predicted if political opposition leaders rejected the power-sharing proposal -- or if the rebels storm Port-au-Prince under any circumstances -- the Red Cross and Doctors Without Borders have begun to send aid workers to the tiny nation on the western end of the island of Hispaniola."
"Aristide has faced criticism since an election in 2000 that observers called fraudulent. Opposition parties accuse his supporters of using violence to intimidate them. He has said repeatedly that he will not willingly step aside until his term of office expires in 2006." 2-04
- 02-29-04 Aristide Flees Haiti (BBC News)
"As the barricades burned in the capital city around him, and with a rebel army on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, Jean-Bertrand Aristide fought for his political life as Haitian president right until the end." 2-04
- 03-01-04 Haitian President Forced Out? (CNN News)
"Former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide said Monday he was forced to leave Haiti in a 'coup d'etat' by the United States." 2-04
- 05-16-04 Cubans Protest New U.S. Curbs (MSNBC News - Murray)
"Hundreds of thousands of Cubans walk along Havana's seafront during a march to protest against new steps taken by the United States to squeeze Cuba's economy and topple Castro's government." 5-04
- -10-28-04 UN Condemns U.S. Embargo of Cuba (CBS News)
"For the 13th year in a row, the United Nations General Assembly approved a resolution condemning the U.S. embargo. The vote in favor of the Cuba-sponsored resolution was 179-4. The four opposing votes came from the United States, Israel, Palau and the Marshall Islands." 10-04
- Puerto Rico Community Foundation (Foundation Center)
Describes the programs. 10-02
- Honduras History and Culture (Wikipedia.org)
Provides information on the history, culture, and geography. "The Republic of Honduras is an independent country in western Central America, bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the south west El Salvador, to the south east by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Ocean, to the north by the Gulf of Honduras and the Caribbean Sea. Belize (formerly 'British Honduras') is 75 km away across the Gulf of Honduras."10-05
- Recognition for "Best of Best" in 2005 (Best Western Dinosaur Valley Inn and Suites)
"The Best of the Best Award formally recognizes Best Western hoteliers that demonstrate and best exemplify levels of quality, service and value. This recognition is based on the hotel's Total Quality Index, derived from Semi-Annual Quality Assessment Inspections and Guest Satisfaction Surveys. The program is open to all Best Western hotels in the United States, Canada and Caribbean." 11-05
- -09-25-05 FBI Kills Puerto Rico Independence Leader (DemocracyNow.org)
"We continue our look at the FBI killing of Puerto Rican independence leader Filiberto Ojeda Rios. Nearly a week has passed since FBI agents surrounded his house, resulting in a shootout that left Ojeda Rios dead and an FBI agent wounded."
"Puerto Rican officials and Amnesty International are calling for an independent probe into his death. Amnesty said that the killing should be considered an extra-judicial execution if the FBI deliberately killed Ojeda Ríos or deliberately left him to die, when they could have arrested him." 9-05
- Puerto Rico (CountryReports.org)
Provides information on the government, people, economy, culture, and geography. Includes a map. 01-06
- Antigua and Barbuda (CIA.gov)
Provides a history of the country, including history (Introduction), military, transportation, geography, people, economy, communications, transnational issues, and a map. 2-06
- Aruba (CIA.gov)
Provides a history of the country, including history (Introduction), military, transportation, geography, people, economy, communications, transnational issues, and a map. 2-06
- Editorial - Haiti: Right Result for the Wrong Reason (Americas.IRC.org)
"On February 7, Haitian voters went to the polls to elect a president for the fourth time since 1990. Through great patience and determination they overcame official disorganization, incompetence, and discrimination, and handed their chosen candidate a landslide victory. Also for the fourth time, Haitian elites—with support from the international community—immediately began to undercut the victory, seeking at the negotiation table what they could not win at the polls." 02-06
- -Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carriers May Have Water for Haiti (Time.com)
"Sitting off the coast of Haiti, the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Carl Vinson can make some 400,000 gallons of its own fresh water every day, and much of it will soon be going ashore. The nuclear-powered vessel, which had been heading to its new home port in San Diego when it was diverted to Haiti hours after the quake, has massive desalination capacity — purifying the same ocean saltwater it traverses — and the Vinson has a daily excess of 200,000 gallons 'that we can give away,' says Cmdr. William McKinley, who oversees the desalination process." 01-10
- -Infection in Haiti Out of Control (CNN News)
"Victims of the quake are slowly dying." 01-10
- Haiti's History of Misery (Time.com)
"Christopher Columbus sights Haiti in 1492. After the Island becomes a Spanish Colony, disease and harsh working conditions devastate the indigenous population." 01-10
- -Aid in Haiti Elusive (MSNBC News)
"The world still can't get enough food and water to the hungry and thirsty one week after an earthquake shattered Haiti's capital. The airport remains a bottleneck, the port is a shambles. The Haitian government is invisible, nobody has taken firm charge, and the police have largely given up." 01-10
- -Aid in Haiti: One Who Is Making a Difference (MSNBC News)
Follows Allen Arman, a man who went to Haiti with a backpack and a blackberry to help. 01-10
- -Haiti: Desperate Need for Infrastructure (CBS News)
"To see crowds growing and pushing outside the U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince, you'd think the biggest job for America's military and diplomats is handling the tears and tempers of people desperate to get to U.S. shores, reports CBS News correspondent Bill Whitaker. But their biggest concern is getting this country, knocked to its knees, back on its feet. The first order of business is infrastructure repair."
"Top five is the port, the airfield, the electrical grid, the road system and the water system," said Col. Rick Kaiser with the Army Corp of Engineers." 01-10
- -Young Boy Raises $220,000 for Haiti (CNN News)
"He's no Wyclef Jean or George Clooney, but that hasn't stopped the British 7-year-old from raising more than £136,000 ($220,000) for victims of the Haiti earthquake."
"Simpson, who's from Fulham, West London, started out hoping to raise just £500 -- around $800 -- for UNICEF's earthquake appeal by cycling five miles around a local park." 01-10
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