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Moderate to heavy rains forecast for St. Vincent

Forecasters said Wednesday that a trough system interacting with the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) is expected to produce light to moderate showers, periods of rain and possible isolated thunderstorms across…

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A poorly constructed house in Gelée, Les Cayes, Haiti is further damaged by trees that fell during the passage of Hurricane Matthew in October 2016. A senior Caribbean diplomat assigned to the European Union says climate change events are preventing many Caribbean countries from moving up the development ladder. Credit: Kenton X. Chance/IPS
A poorly constructed house in Gelée, Les Cayes, Haiti is further damaged by trees that fell during the passage of Hurricane Matthew in October 2016. A senior Caribbean diplomat assigned to the European Union says climate change events are preventing many Caribbean countries from moving up the development ladder. Credit: Kenton X. Chance/IPS

Extreme weather wiping out hard-won GDP gains in hours

By Kenton X. Chance BRUSSELS, Belgium (IPS) — With Antigua and Barbuda joining St. Kitts and Nevis as the two eastern Caribbean nations to attain middle-income country status, a senior…

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