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This Tiny Rainforest Town in Dominica Is Filled With Geothermal Hot Springs

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You enter the pool slowly. One foot goes in, then you stop. The heat climbs your calf and holds there for a moment before settling. The watter is a light copper color. Steam lifts where the water meets air. You take another step, slower this time, and the surface closes behind you. By the time […]

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Earthquake Near St Kitts and Nevis Causes Shaking in Eastern Caribbean

Above: a map of the quake (USGS) By the Caribbean Journal staff A 4.3-magnitude earthquake off the coast of St Kitts and Nevis caused light shaking in the Eastern Caribbean, particularly St Maarten, early Wednesday morning. The quake, which occurred at around 12:26 AM local time, struck about 7 kilometres west of Charlestown, Nevis and […]

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Nevis Debt Restructuring Will Help Realign Economy: Parry

Above: Charlestown (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Nevis’ ongoing debt restructuring will help realign the island’s economy, according to Premier Joseph Parry. The Premier said his administration was taking the process “very seriously,” appealing to Nevisians to do so as well. “One of the things that struck me,” he said, “is that we […]

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Arrest Made in Robbery of US Justice Breyer, Bail Hearing Set for Tuesday

Above: Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer By the Caribbean Journal staff Vedel K Browne has been arrested for the robbery of US Supreme Court Justice in Nevis on Feb. 9. The report, first made by the St Kitts and Nevis Observer, was confirmed to Caribbean Journal by the Royal St Christopher and Nevis Police Force […]