Relief as Hurricane Melissa passes

By KEILE CAMPBELL Tribune Staff Reporter kcampbell@tribunemedia.net FAMILY Islands in the southern Bahamas are pulling themselves together in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, which entered Bahamian waters as a Category 2 storm, bringing...

UN at 80: The need to reform for relevance

The United Nations clocked 80 on October 24, 2025, amid calls for its reform. While we join world leaders, diplomats, multinationals, and others in wishing the UN a brighter future, we urge the octogenarian organisation to renew itself through...

Allen County’s Latino community grows amid immigration enforcement fears

It’s hardly a secret that Allen County is home to a lively and vibrant community of Latino-Americans. For more than 100 years, individuals and families have traveled to Fort Wayne from all over Latin America – Mexico, Central and South America –...

From Halving to Highs: Can Bitcoin’s Momentum Push It  Through This Year?

Bitcoin has been a cause of hot debate, speculation, and hopes. As we progress further into 2025, the speculation about whether Bitcoin (BTC) will reach $125,000 in 2025 has become more than just a thought. With a strong market rebound, global...

The New Monroe Doctrine: Cuban Aid, Brazilian Bloodbath, and an Update on Venezuela

Welcome to week 2 of "The New Monroe Doctrine," where I give you an update on what's going on in the Western Hemisphere, south of our border, especially as it relates to the U.S. Let's dive in and start with the hottest of topics: Venezuela. A...

Federal agents rounded up immigrants and held them on Coast Guard Island — in the 1980s

Undocumented immigrants wait to be deported on Coast Guard Island, then called Government Island, on April 27, 1982. Credit: Steve Ringman for the SF Chronicle/Newspapers.com Last week was not the first time Coast Guard Island in the Oakland...

As Civil Society Is Silenced, Corruption and Inequality Rise

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Federal agents detained immigrants and held them on California's Coast Guard Island in the 1980s

Last week was not the first time Coast Guard Island in the Oakland Estuary has been in the spotlight related to the federal government’s deportation campaigns against immigrants. In 1982, the man-made island between Oakland and Alameda played a...

Cow Calf Corner Dr. Rosslyn Biggs: Emerging Bovine Disease Update: New World Screwworm

The threat of New World Screwworm (NWS), Cochliomyia hominivorax, continues to impact cattle producers in Mexico. Although eradicated from the continental U.S., this parasitic fly still poses serious risks to livestock, wildlife, pets, and humans...

ICE deported an Alabama man who claims US citizenship. DHS says it wasn’t a mistake and don’t want him back

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Chi-Chi’s Returns, Animales Opens, and Say Goodbye to Zen Box Izakaya

Happy Halloween, folks! And speaking of, it feels a bit ~ghoulish~ to be writing up this monthly restaurant roundup with the knowledge that on November 1, more than 440,000 Minnesotans who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program...

Indian, Turkish researchers explore digital tools to boost farm productivity

New Delhi Researchers from the National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Rourkela and the Azerbaijan State University of Economics, Turkey have studied insights on how digital tools and renewable energy can transform agricultural productivity and...

News around the diocese: Detox center opens, young adults to gather for ‘Frassati Service Saturday,’ and more

Sister Young celebrates 70-year jubilee BURLINGAME, Calif. — Sister JoCeal Young, a member of the Sisters of Mercy, is celebrating 70 years of religious profession. Over 200 guests attended a Mass Aug. 2 at Mercy Center in Burlingame, California,...

14 Best Places To Live (Or Retire) For As Little As $1,200 A Month, According To A New Report

Varna, Bulgaria—one of the cities highlighted in a new report on the world’s most affordable places to live or retire for as little as $1,200 a month. getty Can you really live or retire overseas on just $1,200 a month? According to a new report...

Melissa lashes Bahamas

Hurricane Melissa, which first made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday as a powerful Category 5 storm with sustained winds of 185 miles per hour, finally made landfall in The Bahamas as a Category 1 storm yesterday afternoon. Melissa, with maximum...

Can Latin America finally present a united front for COP30?

After more than a decade, the United Nations’ annual climate change negotiations return to Latin America in November. In the Brazilian city of Belém, governments, civil society, businesses and other actors will meet for two weeks at COP30 to...

Study reveals heat-linked kidney strain among Tamil Nadu’s agricultural workers

A new population-based study published in The Lancet has found that Tamil Nadu’s agricultural workers face a growing risk of kidney disease linked to heat exposure, dehydration and long outdoor work hours. Conducted between August and December...

Brazilian Workers Lead in Offering Solidarity to Venezuelans under US Attack

MST in solidarity with the people of Venezuela. (MST) Since August, U.S. warships, fighter planes, and troops have deployed in Caribbean waters off Venezuela and in Puerto Rico. Venezuela’s neighboring countries in Latin America and the Caribbean...

Antipoverty programs | SNAP lawsuit | Thurston road workers

Tuesday, October 28, 2025 LOCAL ► From the Olympian — Thurston County road workers, allies deliver workplace grievances to commissioners — Earlier this year, former county road workers accused leadership of creating a toxic work environment. The...

Riding out the storm

By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net RESIDENTS across the Central and Southeast Bahamas spent yesterday riding out Hurricane Melissa, which swept through the islands with heavy rain, powerful winds, and the threat...