5 d. ago Commonwealth Games aspirations for island with population of less than 40

A dwindling population of less than three dozen currently sates its sporting appetite with occasional games of tennis.

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9 d. ago UN human rights rapporteur calls on United States to lift sanctions on Cuba

A United Nations human rights official is urging the United States to lift its sanctions on Cuba, saying they are impacting the island’s entire population, hitting sectors including health care, nutrition and education

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9 d. ago US men indicted for alleged coup plot to kill and rape people on Haitian island

Texans planned to utilize unhoused US people to take over Gonâve and fulfill ‘rape fantasies’, justice department saysThe Department of Justice has alleged that two Texas men plotted a murderous coup d’etat on the island of Gonâve, the largest in Haiti, “for the purpose of carrying out their rape fantasies”.The two men, 21-year-old Gavin Rivers Weisenburg and 20-year-old Tanner Christopher Thomas, have been accused of plotting to take the island by force, utilizing the homeless population of Washington DC, then killing all the men on the island and “using the women and children as sex slaves”, according to an announcement by the US attorney’s office of the eastern district of Texas on Thursday. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Dad's 'extreme day trip' to popular Spanish island worked out 'cheaper than London'

Budget traveller Aleksander Sikora, 41, from Farnham, Surrey, spent just £99 on a six-hour day trip to the Canary Islands with his daughter. He tells of how they did it below

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1 week ago Topless postcards & willy bottle openers could be BANNED in woke crackdown on ‘sexual souvenirs’ on top holiday island

SEXUAL souvenirs are on the chopping block in Majorca after being branded "sexist". The holiday hotspot's left-wing party is pushing for an island-wide ban that would follow the lead of popular Spanish resort of Benidorm. Unides Podem labelled mementos in the shape of penises, breasts and other erogenous regions as "sexist and vulgar". Campaigners raised the...

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1 week ago ‘An impossibility made possible’: how tiny Curaçao made World Cup history

Caribbean island team are the smallest to reach tournament after appointing wily coach and drawing on diasporaThe delay in Dick Advocaat becoming Curaçao’s head coach might have been ominous but instead was the foundation for glory. Frustrated by the national federation’s financial problems, he deferred starting until January 2024, when the issues were resolved and players paid, paving the way for a historic World Cup qualifying campaign.Curaçao will be the smallest nation – by land area and population – to play at the 2026 World Cup after their 0-0 draw in Jamaica on Wednesday. The Caribbean island has a population of 156,000, sinking the previous record holders Iceland, which has about 400,000 inhabitants. Last month Cape Verde were confirmed as surprise tournament debutants but the African nation is almost 10 times bigger by area than the former Dutch colony, indicating the level of achievement by Advocaat and his squad. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Brit couple leave Mykonos early — because there is 'nothing to do' there

Leah Williams and Joshua Scully were lured to Mykonos, a Greek island popular with tourists, by watching videos posted on social media apps, such as TikTok and Instagram

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3 w. ago Moment enormous wave crashes down on people in Tenerife as wild weather kills three and injures 15

The huge wave crashed down on a pier Saturday in the popular northern city resort of Puerto de la Cruz as strong winds and treacherous weather struck the Spanish island.

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3 w. ago Three dead in holiday hotspot popular with Brits after enormous waves batter the island

A Dutch tourist died and nine people were rushed to hospital after being swept into the sea in the popular northern city resort of Puerto de la Cruz.

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4 w. ago Mass shooting leaves two dead and six injured at popular holiday hotspot

Police confirmed that two people have died and six others have been left injured after a mass shooting broke out on a popular holiday island. Officials noted that those still alive are receiving hospital treatment

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