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Doctor Who Helped “Gorilla Glue Girl” Is An Immigrant From Africa

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News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. Feb. 15, 2021: The plastic surgeon who was finally able to help rid “Gorilla Glue girl” Tessica Brown...
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Caribbean National Dies In ICE Custody

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News Americas, MIAMI, FL, Fri. Feb. 12, 2021: A 58-year-old Caribbean national has died while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement,...
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Cubans Go From Castaways To ICE Detainees

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News Americas, MIAMI, FL, Feb. 11, 2021: The Cubans who were rescued from an uninhabited Bahamian island after 33 days there have gone from...
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Independent Autopsy Finds Trinidad Kidnap Victim Died From Massive Internal Hemorrhaging

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News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Weds. Feb. 10, 2021: An independent private forensic autopsy done on the body of Trinidad kidnap victim Andrea Bharatt,...
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Caribbean National Extradited To US For Decades Old Crime

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News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Tues. Feb. 9, 2021: A Caribbean national, who has been on the lam for 22 years, has been returned...
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Public Viewing Set For Caribbean American Actress Cicely Tyson

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News Americas, MIAMI, FL, Fri. Feb. 5, 2021: A public viewing is set for Caribbean American Actress Cicely Tyson, on Monday, Feb. 15th in...
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Guyanese Fishermen Released By Venezuela

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News Americas, GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Weds. Feb. 3, 2021: The two Guyanese fishing vessels and the 12-member crew who were illegally detained by Venezuela almost...
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Brazil’s Amazon Looks For A New Development Model

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By Fabio Zuker SAO PAULO, Brazil, Mon. Feb 1 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Instead of expanding destructive farming and logging, Brazil should "develop" the Amazon...
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Enrollment Of Black People In U.S. Clinical Trials Is A Challenge

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By Julie Steenhuysen and Nick Brown Fri. Jan 29, 2021 (Reuters) - Infectious disease doctor Angela Branche needed help. Branche and colleagues at the University of...
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OAS Demands Release Of Guyanese Vessels By Venezuela

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News Americas, WASHINGTON, D.C., Weds. Jan. 27, 2021: The Organization of American States (OAS) is demanding the prompt release of two Guyanese registered fishing...

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