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Dominica warns US strikes threaten Caribbean ‘zone of peace’ at UNGA
Dominica’s President Sylvanie Burton told the 80th UNGA the Caribbean must remain a “zone of peace.”
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Exclusive: Caribbean officials linked to diplomatic passport sale
Al Jazeera exposes politicians in Dominica and Grenada willing to accept money in return for diplomatic passports.
Immunity for sale: Diplomatic passport trade investigated
Al Jazeera uncovers how diplomatic passports are being secretly sold to help keep Caribbean politicians in power.
Published On 25 Nov 2019
From: Talk to Al Jazeera
Skerrit: At the mercy of the international community
Dominica’s prime minister on the destruction caused by Hurricane Maria, climate change and rebuilding for the future.
Published On 7 Oct 2017
Sailboats are seen capsized on land as people deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in San Juan Puerto Rico. Maria inflicted widespread damage across Puerto Rico, with virtually the whole island left without power or cell service. [Joe Raedle/Getty Images]
Homes lay scattered after the passing of Hurricane Maria in Roseau, the capital of the island of Dominica. Lives have been lost around the Caribbean, including on hard-hit Dominica. [Carlisle Jno Baptiste/AP Photo]
An aerial view shows the damage to the Guajataca dam. [Alvin Baez/Reuters]
A father and son search for fresh water in Castle Comfort on the Caribbean island of Dominica following passage of Hurricane Maria which left more than 15 people dead in hard-hit Dominica, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit announced on September 21. The hurricane devastated the island, which has some 72,000 inhabitants and was hit by the storm on September 18 when it was at the height of its Category 5 power. [Cedrick Isham Calvados/AFP/Getty Images]
A destroyed home in Wesley Village, Dominica. Hurricane Maria inflicted catastrophic damages and at least 15 deaths in this Caribbean island. [Jose Jimenez/Getty Images]
A car sits amid destruction in Roseau on the Caribbean island of Dominica, following passage of Hurricane Maria. [Cedrick Isham Calvados/AFP/Getty Images]
Junk vehicles that were inundated with flood waters are seen as people deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico. Maria left widespread damage across Puerto Rico, with virtually the whole island without power or cell service. [Joe Raedle/Getty Images]
Looting is seen amid destruction in Canefield in the Caribbean island of Dominica, four days after the passage of Hurricane Maria. Maria previously tore through several Caribbean islands, claiming the highest toll on Dominica, which has a population of around 72,000 and has been largely cut off from the outside world. [Lionel Chamoiseau/AFP/Getty Images]
A street stands devastated in Roseau, capital of the Caribbean island of Dominica, four days after the passage of Hurricane Maria. [Lionel Chamoiseau/AFP/Getty Images]
A man rides his bicycle through a damaged road in Toa Alta, west of San Juan, Puerto Rico following the passage of Hurricane Maria. [Ricardo Arduengo/AFP/Getty Images]
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Hurricane Maria turns Dominica into ‘giant debris field’
At least 80 percent of buildings on the tiny island damaged and most communication lines destroyed in Maria’s wake.
Published On 25 Sep 2017
At least 15 dead as Hurricane Maria lashes Dominica
Hundreds of homes destroyed and communication cut off as Category 4 storm devastates small Caribbean island nation.
Maria devastates Dominica, heads to Puerto Rico
The Caribbean has been hit by another Category 5 hurricane which now has other islands in its sights.
‘Widespread devastation’ as Maria lashes Dominica
PM Roosevelt Skerrit says Dominica has ‘lost all what money can buy’ after Hurricane Maria ravages Caribbean island.
Hurricane Maria barrels towards islands hit by Irma
Forecasters warn the now Category 5 storm has the potential to be ‘catastrophic’ as it makes landfall on Dominica.
Florida declares state of emergency over storm Erika
Tropical storm expected to hit US state, Dominican Republic and Haiti, after wreaking havoc across the Caribbean.
