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Study estimates Puerto Rico deaths from Hurricane Maria at nearly 3,000

… most powerful storm to strike Puerto Rico in nearly 90 years, is … area in September, in Utuado, Puerto Rico, November 9, 2017. REUTERS… of Puerto Rico Graduate School of Public Health and was commissioned by Puerto Rico … in providing disaster relief to Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory of … Powered by WPeMatico

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State-owned oil refinery in Trinidad to close

By Eve George Caribbean News Now Senior Correspondent PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — As Trinidad and Tobago is about to celebrate its 56th anniversary of political independence, its state owned oil refinery company Petrotrin, which has employed thousands of permanent and contract workers over the last decades will now be shutting down in the near…

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Hurricane Maria caused an estimated 2,975 deaths in Puerto Rico, new study finds

By Caribbean News Now contributor SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hurricane Maria killed far more people in Puerto Rico than the official estimates, according to a new study, which puts the death toll on the island from September 2017 through February 2018 an estimated 2,975. The independent analysis was commissioned by the governor of Puerto…

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Delta Planning Big Caribbean Expansion from Boston

  By the Caribbean Journal staff Fresh off its new planned service from New York to the Caribbean, Delta Air Lines is planning another wave of new routes from the Northeast. Delta is adding five new seasonal routes to the Caribbean out of Boston this winter, including new weekly flights to Punta Cana in the…

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Holland America’s New Ship Moving Closer to Debut

  By the Caribbean Journal staff Holland America Line’s highly-anticipated Nieuw Statendam cruise ship is making progress toward its planned debut in December. The new ship has successfully completed two sets of sea trials off the coast of Italy, with plans to begin sailing the Caribbean this winter. “The sea trials are a highly anticipated…

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