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Caribbean: Islands and coastal region surrounded by the Caribbean Sea
The Caribbean, is a subregion in the middle of the Americas centered around the Caribbean Sea in the North Atlantic Ocean. Bordered by North America to the north, Central America to the west, and South America to the south, it comprises numerous islands, cays, islets, reefs, and banks. It includes the Lucayan Archipelago, Greater Antilles, and Lesser Antilles of the West Indies; the Quintana Roo islands and Belizean islands of the Yucatán Peninsula; and the Bay Islands, Miskito Cays, Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia, and Santa Catalina, and Corn Islands of Central America. It also includes the coastal areas on the continental mainland of the Americas bordering the region from the Yucatán Peninsula in North America through Central America to the Guianas in South America.

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Oldest Miss France ever takes beauty contest crown after rule change

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A 34-year-old flight attendant from the French Caribbean island of Martinique has become the oldest contestant to win the Miss France beauty contest, according to French media reports.
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Royal Navy seizes cocaine worth £40m from Caribbean smugglers

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A British warship has seized cocaine with a street value of more than £40m from drug traffickers in the Caribbean, the Royal Navy has said.
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It's Carnival weekend! - Watch the Premier League's best Caribbean goals

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With it being Carnival weekend, BBC Sport looks back as Dwight Yorke, Ricardo Fuller and Michael Antonio feature in the Premier League's best goals by players from the Caribbean.
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Rihanna Takes Shots with Friends at Beach Bar in Barbados

Rihanna's getting rowdy down in the Caribbean ... downing shots with some friends at a beach bar in Barbados -- and, lifting a glass to her one-year-old son. The singer-songwriter hit Thunder Bay Beach..
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How the tiny island of St Lucia celebrated its first-ever Olympic medal

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Ecstatic fans on the tiny Caribbean island of St Lucia were overcome with joy after Julien Alfred swept to victory in the Olympic women's 100m, stunning a global audience that had booked her American..
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Eddie Murphy Marries Paige Butcher in Private Caribbean Wedding

Eddie Murphy's officially married ... getting hitched with his longtime partner Paige Butcher. The actor and his fiancée tied the knot in Anguilla in the Caribbean Tuesday ... according to People...
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Deadly Hurricane Beryl heads for Jamaica - but why did it form so early in the season?

Hurricane Beryl has battered smaller islands in the eastern Caribbean, killing at least six people before barrelling towards Jamaica.
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At least four dead as Hurricane Beryl heads towards Jamaica

At least four people have died after Hurricane Beryl made landfall in the southeastern Caribbean - with the storm now heading towards Jamaica.
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'Monstrous' Hurricane Beryl heads towards Jamaica - after six killed

Hurricane Beryl is hurtling towards Jamaica as a powerful category four storm, after killing at least six people in the southeast Caribbean.
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'Monster' Hurricane Beryl slams into Caribbean

Widespread damage has been reported only hours after Hurricane Beryl first made landfall in the southeastern Caribbean.
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Caribbean braces for 'extremely dangerous' Hurricane Beryl

An "extremely dangerous" storm is approaching the southeast Caribbean amid urgent pleas from government officials for people to take shelter.
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Test Match Special

A preview of the men's T20 World Cup in the Caribbean and USA.
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Scots revel in 'incredible opportunity' at World Cup

Scotland are raring to go for the T20 World Cup, with head coach Doug Watson urging his squad to make the most of big games against England and Australia in the Caribbean.
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Ex-Ulster wing Adair named in Ireland's T20 World Cup squad

Former Ulster wing Ross Adair is included in the Ireland cricket squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup in the US and Caribbean.
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British tourist attacked by shark off Caribbean beach 'now able to communicate'

A British tourist seriously injured in a shark attack off the coast of Trinidad and Tobago is "aware of what is happening and can communicate", according to his wife.
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Diddy's Private Jet On the Ground at Antigua Airport Amid Home Raids

Diddy's private jet was flown to an island in the Caribbean yesterday while the feds were raiding his 2 homes in the States -- and while he wasn't on this particular plane, it's no less noticeable on..
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12 bodies seen in streets as gangs attack upmarket areas of Haiti's capital

At least 12 people have been killed in the latest wave of violence in Haiti after armed gangs went on the rampage in two affluent areas of the capital, as chaos grips the poverty-stricken Caribbean..
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British couple die on Caribbean holiday

A retired husband and wife from Britain have died after being found on a beach in Grenada.
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British couple die on Caribbean island after being found on beach

A retired husband and wife from Britain have died after being found on a beach in Grenada.
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UK warns against all travel to Caribbean nation as gang violence rages

The UK government has warned against all travel to Haiti as intense fighting and gang violence continues to spiral in the Caribbean nation.
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Notorious killer tells police where he buried victim's body 55 years ago

A notorious killer has told British detectives where he buried his victim's remains 55 years ago, after they flew to his Caribbean home to interview him.
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'Now is the time' for King to apologise for slavery, campaigners say

Caribbean nations say "now is the time" for the King to say sorry for his ancestral involvement in the slave trade.
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Sailors missing after yacht hijacked by escaped prisoners

Two sailors are missing in the eastern Caribbean after the yacht they were on was hijacked by three escaped prisoners.
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Met Police will fly to Caribbean to interview Muriel McKay's killer in search for victim's remains

Scotland Yard detectives are to fly to the Caribbean to interview a killer in their search for his victim's buried remains.
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Muriel McKay's family meet killer to ask for details on where her body is buried

The daughter of murdered Muriel McKay has flown 4,000 miles to the Caribbean to ask her killer for more details of her mother's last moments and where he buried her body.
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Hollywood actor and two daughters killed in Caribbean plane crash

Actor Christian Oliver and his two daughters have died in a plane crash in the eastern Caribbean.
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Eurovision teases Caribbean announcement for 2024

Eurovision organisers have teased an apparent Caribbean appearance at this year's contest.
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Jeff Bezos & Lauren Sanchez Island Hopping During Caribbean Getaway

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez seem to be checkin' out all that the Caribbean has to offer ... 'cause the happy couple has been doing some island hopping during their vacation. On Thursday, Jeff and..
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Argentina President praises India for successfully hosting G20 Summit amid ongoing world situation

Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez praised India's hosting of the G20 Summit amidst global challenges, including the Ukraine conflict. Fernandez also welcomed Argentina's invitation to join BRICS..
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Warning over hurricane with 150mph winds set to hit Caribbean

Tropical Storm Lee has strengthened into a category 1 hurricane - and could become "extremely dangerous" over the weekend as it heads towards islands in the Caribbean.
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'Trafficked' Cubans being coerced to fight for Russia in Ukraine, govt says

A human trafficking ring that coerced Cubans to fight for Russia in Ukraine has been uncovered, the Caribbean island's government says.
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Kroy Biermann Sued Over Alleged Unpaid Credit From Casino Trip

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Passenger rescued after fall from 10th deck of cruise ship in Caribbean

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A cruise passenger was rescued from the Caribbean sea after she fell from the ship's 10th deck.
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