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Tropical Storm Lee forms east of the Lesser Antilles, moving in west-northwest direction towards the Caribbean.
2023-09-5

Millions of tons of "Sargassum" inundate coastlines around the Caribbean.
2023-03-19

Cuban health regulator CECMED approves the emergency use of the domestically-produced Abdala vaccine, becoming the fifth COVID-19 vaccine to be approved in the country. Manufacturers last month claimed that the vaccine, which requires three doses, has a 92% effectiveness rate against the virus. This makes Cuba the first Caribbean and Latin American country to successfully develop its own variation of the vaccine.
2021-07-9

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and major Canadian airlines agree to suspend all flights to "sun destinations" such as the Caribbean and Mexico until April 30.
2021-01-29

A magnitude 7.6 earthquake strikes north of Honduras, resulting in tsunami warnings in the Caribbean.
2018-01-9

A British lawyer and his wife are found dead by their gardener at their home on the Caribbean island of Tobago. The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service believe the couple were murdered during a suspected robbery.
2015-10-21

Four people are killed on the Caribbean island of Dominica as a result of floods and landslides caused by Tropical Storm Erika.
2015-08-27

The East Coast of the United States prepares for Hurricane Sandy, which has killed at least 67 people and caused widespread damage in the Caribbean.
2012-10-28

Karl Rodney, the organiser of controversial trips to the Caribbean by United States House of Representatives member Charles Rangel, is charged with lying to investigators about them.
2011-04-15

A severe 7.0 magnitude earthquake strikes Haiti. Tsunami watches issued across the Caribbean.
2010-01-12