| 单词 | Antilles |
| 例句 | An island of the archipelago in the South Atlantic between North and South America, enclosing the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: divided into the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles, and the Bahama Islands. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z For a while, they eats and I eat and we are all genial; them asking me questions and me telling them stories as to how I’m a honest Dutchman new come from the Antilles. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Dawn of Midi descends from a lot of sources — classical minimalism, early-1970s German progressive rock, minimal techno, rhythmic traditions of West Africa and the Antilles — but it’s not wholly indebted to any of them. Music Review: Dawn of Midi Plays New Songs at Le Poisson Rouge 2013-09-04T21:30:43Z The phrase also describes the two friends—one black, one white, one a native son of the Antilles, the other an arrivant to them. A Trinidadian Friendship: Derek Walcott and Peter Doig 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z One of the larger islands in the Lesser Antilles, Dominica is also one of the least known. Waterfalls, Rivers and Rain Forest on Dominica 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z In the West, the Antilles are viewed as a locus of hardship and disorder, of victimhood and depravity. Two New Documentaries Give Caribbean Stories the Depths They Deserve 2021-07-19T04:00:00Z In Star Wars history, Luke Skywalker and Wedge Antilles have both served as Rogue Leader, but that doesn’t mean a Rogue Squadron film would be about them. The First Star Wars Spinoff Film Will Be Called Rogue One 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z After buying a house on Nevis, he went on to explore verbal styles throughout the islands in the Lesser Antilles. Roger D. Abrahams, Folklorist Who Studied African-American Language, Dies at 84 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z On Sept. 18, 2017, Hurricane Maria swept over the Lesser Antilles nation of Dominica, leaving virtually every dwelling on the island uninhabitable and completely knocking out the country’s infrastructure, including roads, hospitals and communications. Four resort destinations that rebounded after natural disasters to be better, safer and greener than before 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z The small volcanic island of Saba in the Dutch Antilles rises from sea level to nearly 3,000 feet. On This Caribbean Island, It Doesn’t Take Long to Feel Local 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z Ilunga organised a disastrous trip to the Antilles, where the band were stitched up by a dodgy local and left high and dry at the airport without a return flight or a hotel. Staff Benda Bilili: where did it all go so wrong? 2013-02-15T07:30:00Z Some of these Panamanian birds fluttered to the Antilles and as far as Guyana. The Art of Caribbean Exchange, in Gold, Stone or Hardwood 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z Historians estimate that people probably first settled the Antilles in the fifth millennium B.C.; archaeological evidence of these earliest arrivals is scarce, though the word “canoe” is also of Taino origin. The Art of Caribbean Exchange, in Gold, Stone or Hardwood 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z Dutch Antilles Express airlines flies to the island from Miami, and from now through Dec. 15, for each adult ticket you buy, one child under 12 can fly with you free. The Getaway: An Island Guide to Caribbean Deals 2012-11-08T17:10:20Z That ornateness is perfectly suited to “Once on This Island,” a fable of love and death and temperamental gods set in the French Antilles. Review: ‘Once on This Island,’ Revived and Ravishing 2017-12-03T05:00:00Z Jazz at Lincoln Center’s 2014-15 season, running from September through next June, connects musical traditions that start with jazz and open out to the Americas in general — North and South, Cuba and the Antilles. ArtsBeat: Jazz at Lincoln Center Season to Include Tributes to Billie Holiday and Wayne Shorter 2014-02-25T00:00:55Z One of the Greater Antilles islands and a United States territory, Puerto Rico offers excellent coffee tours, delicious rum tours and some of the Caribbean’s best salsa dancing. 5 Caribbean Islands Where You Can Go Beyond the Beach 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z But in the Netherlands alone, there are a million people deriving from colonial roots, from Suriname, from the Antilles, from Indonesia, and so on that basis alone it’s important to change this.” Rijksmuseum Removing Racially Charged Terms From Artworks' Titles and Descriptions 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z Fifteen years later she married Gen. Charles F. Blair, an Air Force aviator who operated Antilles Air Boats, a small Caribbean airline. Maureen O’Hara, Irish-Born Star Who Played Strong-Willed Beauties, Dies at 95 2015-10-24T04:00:00Z Recorded with a large ensemble, the music has a hustling, declaratory spirit and a broadly Pan-African take on acoustic jazz, with touchstones spanning from the Antilles to the Eastern Cape of South Africa. 14 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in NYC This Weekend 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z There they found more heaps of wood, painted red, the unusable remains of two guillotines used in French outposts in the Antilles islands and Réunion. Paris Gawks Again at the Guillotine 2010-05-07T11:44:00Z As we descended into the valley, Lago Enriquillo came into view, the largest saltwater lake and the lowest elevation in the Antilles. Driving the Seam of Hispaniola 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z THE BOTTOM, Saba, Dutch Antilles — Hiking all the trails on an island just five miles square seems easy — until you consider the terrain. On This Caribbean Island, It Doesn’t Take Long to Feel Local 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z St. Martin, tucked into the northern reaches of the Lesser Antilles, is a 34-square-mile gem of sculpted bays, lush mountains and remarkably good restaurants. A St. Martin vacation reminds parents they don’t really want to get away from kids 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z A second gallery at the Studio Museum, labeled “Land of the Outlaw,” is filled with European images of the Antilles as a nightmare of ravenous beasts, hostile natives and monstrous phantoms associated with indigenous religions. Art Review: ‘Caribbean: Crossroads of the World’ Spans 3 Museums 2012-06-14T20:33:20Z The musical is set in the French Antilles, and is based on the novel “My Love, My Love” by Rosa Guy. ‘Once on This Island’ Revival Sets Broadway Dates 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z Like Martinique, Nevis, a 36-square-mile island in the Lesser Antilles, has put its history front and center. 5 Caribbean Islands Where You Can Go Beyond the Beach 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z He also advised authorities in Singapore, South Korea, Kazakhstan, Andorra, and the Netherlands Antilles on establishing or operating gambling facilities. Gambling pioneer Steve Norton, who ran first US casino outside Nevada, dies at age 89 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z Tammy was expected to remain at hurricane strength and even strengthen slightly as it moved toward the Lesser Antilles through Saturday passing by Guadeloupe, Antigua and Barbuda. Hurricane Norma takes aim at Mexico’s Los Cabos resorts, as Tammy threatens islands in the Atlantic 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z Bones from archaeological sites in the Turks and Caicos and from Montserrat -- an island far to the south in the Lesser Antilles -- were also determined to be from Hispaniolan parrots. Caribbean parrots thought to be endemic are actually relicts of millennial-scale extinction 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z Forecasters warned of dangerous surf and rip currents in Lesser Antilles, the British and U.S. Hurricane Lee turns north on path that will take it past Bermuda as it aims for Atlantic Canada 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z Life-threatening surf was expected to hit the Lesser Antilles on Friday and reach the British and U.S. Hurricane Lee charges through open Atlantic waters as it approaches northeast Caribbean 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z Cindy formed about 1,110 miles east of the Lesser Antilles, and is moving northwest at around 14 miles per hour. Cindy Forms in the Atlantic 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z "Bret is forecast to approach the Lesser Antilles through Thursday and then move across those islands late Thursday and Thursday night as a strong tropical storm," according to the NHC. St. Lucia, Martinique shut schools as Storm Bret churns closer 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z Bret is currently churning its way toward the Lesser Antilles, where it’s expected to strike Thursday as a strong tropical storm. Record Warm Atlantic Fuels an Unusual Tropical Storm 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z It shows two brewing systems east of the Lesser Antilles, including one that has already reached tropical storm strength, Bret. ‘The Atlantic is … on fire’: Hot ocean fuels early hurricane season 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z It is expected to strengthen into a hurricane in coming days but then weaken ahead of its approach to the Lesser Antilles, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. Tropical Storm Bret spins toward eastern Caribbean as islands brace for heavy winds, flooding 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z "The system should be approaching the Lesser Antilles by late this week," the hurricane center said in its advisory. Tropical Storm Bret could become hurricane over next few days - US NHC 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z “Everyone in the Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands should closely monitor updates to the forecast for this system and have their hurricane plan in place,” the center said. Tropical Storm Bret forms in Atlantic, with possible hurricane threat to Caribbean islands 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z The storm is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane as it moves over the Lesser Antilles on Thursday and Friday, the National Hurricane Center said. Tropical Storm Bret Forms in the Atlantic 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z Since 1850, only four previous storms have churned up east of the chain of Caribbean islands known as the Lesser Antilles in June. ‘The Atlantic is … on fire’: Hot ocean fuels early hurricane season 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z They urged people in the Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands to closely monitor the storm and have their hurricane plans in place. Tropical Storm Bret spins toward eastern Caribbean as islands brace for heavy winds, flooding 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z Puerto Rico’s first inhabitants are believed to have come from South and Central America into the Antilles archipelago around 2500 B.C.E. Oldest human remains from Puerto Rico contradict idea of simple island nomads 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z Bret is forecast to move across the Lesser Antilles as a hurricane on Thursday and Friday and unleash flooding, heavy rainfall and dangerous storm surge and waves, the center said. Tropical Storm Bret forms in Atlantic, with possible hurricane threat to Caribbean islands 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z Hurricane Fiona hit the Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and the Turks and Caicos last September before moving northward over the western Atlantic and hitting Canada as a strong post-tropical cyclone. Fiona, Ian retired from list of tropical cyclone names 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z Francois told Colombian authorities that he lost control of the sailboat while making repairs to it near the island of St. Martin in the Dutch Antilles. ‘Help’: Colombia rescues sailor adrift in Caribbean 24 days 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z “He bears the name of being the most hated man in all the Lesser Antilles, and he was only there for three hours and that was seven years ago.” Review | These ‘Christmas crackers’ offer surprises for lovers of language 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z The single, threadlike cells were first spotted on the surfaces of dying leaves in a mangrove swamp in the French Antilles. Science’s 2022 Breakthrough of the Year: A telescope’s golden eye sees the universe anew 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z Located in the Lesser Antilles, not far from Montserrat, Redonda is an actual place, geographically speaking. Review | This giant rock is actually a literary Neverland, complete with a king 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z Sadly, hunters kill some of these birds when they land to rest on islands in the Lesser Antilles. One small flap for birds, one giant leap for mankind 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z As of Tuesday, there was an area of cloudiness and thunderstorms about 875 miles east of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean Sea, the National Hurricane Center said. After a Quiet August, Hurricane Forecasters Are Monitoring a Potential Storm 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z These include the Aleutians, extending from Alaska to Russia, and the Lesser Antilles in the eastern part of the Caribbean. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z During slavery, Haiti brimmed with such wealth that its largest and most important city, Cap-Français, was known as the “Paris of the Antilles,” bursting with bookstores, cafes, gardens, elegant public squares and bubbling fountains. The Root of Haiti’s Misery: Reparations to Enslavers 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z England’s first sugar colonies appeared in the Lesser Antilles, a long chain of islands between Hispaniola and South America that Spain had bypassed on its way to the mainland. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z In 1634, the Dutch captured what are now the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba from Spain. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The agreement says Derges committed the crimes because those laws were not taught at the Caribbean Medical University in the Netherland Antilles, where she was trained. Missouri lawmaker’s narcotics license placed on probation 2022-02-14T05:00:00Z Also known as Antilles tree spiders, pink-toed tarantulas are said to be shy and docile creatures. Tarantula found by passengers on London Bridge train 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z The swells generated by the hurricane were forecast to reach the Lesser Antilles early next week and have the potential to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions, the center said. Sam Becomes a Category 4 Hurricane 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z Displaced from Barbados, white ex-servants and small farmers carried the sugar system up and down the Antilles chain. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Swells generated by Larry will affect the Lesser Antilles, portions of the Greater Antilles and the Bahamas through midweek. Hurricane Larry could impact New Jersey, East Coast shores 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z Before the coach’s arrival at the museum, the sculptor Nelson Carrilho, an Amsterdam-based artist from the Dutch Antilles, performed in the courtyard what he called “a ritual to give wisdom to this exhibition.” Colonial-Era Royal Carriage Stirs Up Modern Backlash in Netherlands 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z The agency warned of swells generated by Larry that are expected to reach the Lesser Antilles on Sunday and cause "life-threatening surf and rip current conditions." Larry forecast to strengthen to major hurricane 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z Forecasters said heavy rainfall from the system would fall over parts of the Lesser and Greater Antilles over the next few days. Tropical systems threaten to bring heavy rain, flooding 2021-08-15T04:00:00Z Hurricane Elsa, which surprised forecasters by strengthening faster than expected, was already causing damage on Friday to Barbados and parts of the Lesser Antilles. Hurricane Elsa heightens anxiety for officials and rescue crews at condo collapse site 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z Most of the Lesser Antilles islands are part of a long volcanic arc in the Eastern Caribbean. Saint Vincent volcano: Island awakes to ash and sulphur smell 2021-04-10T04:00:00Z With the exceptions of Uruguay, Cuba, Mexico City, Mexico’s Oaxaca state, the Antilles and French Guiana, abortion remains largely illegal across the region. Argentine Senate weighs fate of abortion in pope’s homeland 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z Abortion remains largely illegal in the region, except for in Uruguay, Cuba, Mexico City, the Mexican state of Oaxaca, the Antilles and French Guiana. Argentine Senate weighs fate of abortion in pope’s homeland 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z Based on these accounts, Chenoweth estimates that the storm took a classic west-northwest course across the northern Leeward Islands into the Greater Antilles, one that led to multiple apparent landfalls. Inside the hurricane that drove Alexander Hamilton to America 2020-09-26T04:00:00Z Others struggled when they reached a persistent zone of low pressure at high altitudes just east of the Lesser Antilles, which generated hostile winds. Why the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season has spun out of control 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z Large swells from Teddy were forecast to impact the Lesser Antilles, the Greater Antilles, the Bahamas and Bermuda, and were expected to impact the U.S. Tropical Storm Beta spurs hurricane worries for Texas 2020-09-19T04:00:00Z Large swells from Teddy were forecast to impact the Lesser Antilles, the Greater Antilles and the Bahamas, and later Saturday were to spread to Bermuda and the U.S. Beta spurs hurricane watch for Texas, expected to strengthen 2020-09-19T04:00:00Z Large swells from Teddy were forecast to impact the Lesser Antilles, the Greater Antilles and the Bahamas, and by Saturday were to spread to Bermuda and the U.S. Beta spurs hurricane watch for Texas, expected to strengthen 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z Tropical Storm Teddy is located about 1,250 miles east of the Lesser Antilles. Tropical Storms Teddy, Vicky form as hurricane center tracks 8 systems; 'storms everywhere' 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z Large swells from Teddy were forecast to reach the northeastern coast of South America and the Lesser Antilles by Wednesday, which could cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions. TS Teddy becomes 4th active named storm in Atlantic basin 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z Bonaire, with a population of 20,000 people north of Venezuela, was part of the Netherlands Antilles that was dissolved 10 years ago. Caribbean island takes FIFA to court to join world soccer 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z The storm is expected to generate rough surf that will reach the Greater Antilles, Bahamas and Bermuda into the weekend. Tropical Storm Rene forecast to become hurricane, Paulette may near Bermuda 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z Besides the feature off the southeast U.S., the NHC said an area of showers and thunderstorms are beginning to show signs of organization on Saturday afternoon as it moves westward away from the Lesser Antilles. Hurricane center monitoring 'quartet of systems,' disturbance could form off East Coast 2020-08-30T04:00:00Z There are also cameos from film characters, like Wedge Antilles. The latest Star Wars: Squadrons trailer shows off its single-player campaign 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z According to the NHC, the first disturbance located about 1,000 miles east of the Lesser Antilles will likely develop into a depression or tropical storm sometime in the next day or two. Hurricane center says 'high' chance for 2 systems to develop in Atlantic, third 'vigorous tropical wave' watched 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z Doom threw a perfect game at the Netherlands Antilles in the opener of the competition and matches that performance against Nicaragua, winning 8-0. AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z "So it hasn't gotten a name, Isais yet, but it will today we think. It looks like its getting better developed across the Lesser Antilles." Tropical Storm Isaias expected to form, bring heavy rain to Puerto Rico; long-range track remains uncertain 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z Almost no sharks were detected on any of the 69 reefs of six nations: the Dominican Republic, the French West Indies, Kenya, Vietnam, the Windward Dutch Antilles and Qatar. Reef sharks are in major decline worldwide 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z On 1 July, the Dutch marked the formal abolition of slavery in 1863 in the old colonies of Suriname and the Dutch Antilles. Wounds of Dutch history expose deep racial divide 2020-07-12T04:00:00Z That concern is reserved for the volcanic arc of the Lesser Antilles to the east, where the North American plate is roughly perpendicular to the Caribbean plate and subducting beneath it. Why Puerto Rico’s Tectonic Setting Makes Earthquakes Inevitable 2020-05-10T04:00:00Z He visited Martinique last year and was briefed on the crisis on the islands, known in France as the Antilles. The paradise islands poisoned by pesticide 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, Mr. Harpon, who was born in the Antilles and was deaf, became frustrated at work because he was not advancing. In Paris Knife Attack, Missed Signals and Calls for Vigilance 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z Officials say swells produced by the storm are affecting parts of the northeastern coast of South America and the Lesser Antilles. Category 4 Hurricane Lorenzo strengthens in Atlantic 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z Officials say swells produced by the storm are affecting parts of the northeastern coast of South America and the Lesser Antilles. Category 4 Hurricane Lorenzo strengthens in Atlantic 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z Karen, the 11th named storm of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season, formed on Sunday afternoon east of the Lesser Antilles. Tropical Storm Karen shows signs of fading as it nears Puerto Rico 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z But Antilles banana growers continued to use the pesticide. The paradise islands poisoned by pesticide 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z Karen, the 11th named storm of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season, formed on Sunday afternoon east of the Lesser Antilles, prompting tropical storm warnings for the islands of Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Tropical Storm Karen forms in Caribbean as it takes aim at Puerto Rico 2019-09-22T04:00:00Z At 11 a.m. on August 24, the National Hurricane Center in Miami announced a new tropical depression east-southeast of the Lesser Antilles. How Has Climate Change Affected Hurricane Dorian? 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z The fourth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, Tropical Storm Dorian, is strengthening as it moves towards the Lesser Antilles and may impact Puerto Rico and its neighbors later this week. Tropical Storm Dorian's path: What you need to know 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z The advisory says watches for parts of the Windward and Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles will likely be issued later Sunday. Tropical storm watch issued for Barbados as Dorian nears 2019-08-25T04:00:00Z Banana plantations in the Antilles used it to eradicate root borers - weevils that attack banana plants. The paradise islands poisoned by pesticide 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z The advisory says watches for parts of the Windward and Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles will likely be issued later Sunday. Tropical storm watch issued for Barbados as Dorian nears 2019-08-25T04:00:00Z The borders with Colombia, Brazil and Dutch Antilles islands were closed as the opposition organised the delivery of foreign aid, which was denounced by Mr Maduro as part of an effort to remove him. Venezuelans cross into Colombia as border reopens 2019-06-08T04:00:00Z High surf will also be affecting portions of the Lesser Antilles. Tropical Storm Dorian's path: What you need to know 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z It takes place in the French Antilles in the Caribbean and tells the story of a peasant girl in search of true love. Ahmanson 2019-20 season: ‘Once on This Island,’ Bourne’s ‘Swan Lake’ and Mike Birbiglia 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z It was not banned in the Antilles until 1993 - a delay attributed to lobbying pressure from banana growers. The paradise islands poisoned by pesticide 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z “The border with Colombia is immensely long, and so is the border with Brazil, and the border with the Antilles,” she said. Trump Delivers Blunt Warning to Venezuela Military Over Aid Impasse 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z The two Frenchmen, Pascal Fauret and Bruno Odos, were arrested and sentenced in the Caribbean nation but fled to the French Antilles while on bail. 'Air Cocaine' trial starts in France 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z "Swells generated by Dorian will be affecting portions of the Lesser Antilles by late today," the NHC said. Tropical Storm Dorian's path: What you need to know 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z Mr. Macron took pains on a tour of the French Antilles last weekend to appear more down to earth, glad-handing the public and standing in the rain for selfies with smiling crowds. Macron, With Popularity Slumping, Tries Tax Cuts for France’s Working Class 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z The Antilles rely heavily on French state subsidies. The paradise islands poisoned by pesticide 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z The storm’s center will move across the Lesser Antilles by Thursday evening on its current track. Tropical Storm Kirk to rake across Lesser Antilles 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z They reportedly escaped with the help of former French intelligence agents who spirited them to the French Antilles aboard a boat and on to a flight to Paris. 'Air Cocaine' trial starts in France 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z “Little change in strength is forecast until Kirk crosses the Lesser Antilles, followed by weakening over the eastern Caribbean Sea,” the Miami-based weather forecaster said. Tropical storm Kirk gets little stronger: NHC 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z The storm should move farther away from Lesser Antilles on Thursday and then across the eastern and central Caribbean through the weekend, it added. Storm Isaac to weaken gradually over next few days: NHC 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z Another scientific study in the Antilles suggested that the chemical was a factor in premature births. The paradise islands poisoned by pesticide 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z “Isaac is forecast to move across the central Lesser Antilles and into the eastern Caribbean Sea on Thursday, and then move across the eastern and central Caribbean Sea through Saturday,” the NHC added. Storm Isaac, east of Caribbean, moving westward fast: NHC 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z Tropical Storm Isaac was east of the Lesser Antilles and expected to pass south of Puerto Rico, Hispaniola and Cuba, while Hurricane Helene was moving northward away from land. “Monster” Hurricane Florence nears Carolina coast 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z And in the Caribbean, when Hurricane Isaac crosses the Lesser Antilles later this week, its northern side may graze Puerto Rico, where residents are still struggling to recover from last year’s catastrophic storm, Hurricane Maria. As Hurricane Florence Threatens the Carolinas, 1 Million Ordered to Evacuate 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z A westward motion is forecast to continue through the end of the week, with Isaac expected to move across the Lesser Antilles and into the eastern Caribbean Sea Wednesday night or Thursday. The Latest: Isaac is 5th hurricane of 2018 Atlantic season 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z It gained hurricane strength Sunday night and is forecast to reach the Lesser Antilles between Wednesday and Thursday as a Category 2 hurricane. Intensifying Hurricane Florence poses extreme threat to Southeast and Mid-Atlantic 2018-09-09T04:00:00Z The system is expected to bring heavy rainfall to portions of the Lesser Antilles on Friday and Saturday, the Miami-based weather forecaster said. NHC says 20 percent chance of cyclone east-southeast of Windward... 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z So, again using the Cypriot law firm, he and Manafort transferred some money to bank accounts in the Grenadines, a chain of small islands in the Lesser Antilles. Rick Gates Delivers a Public Lesson on Money Laundering and Political Corruption 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z Immigrants from Morocco and the Dutch Antilles were said to have taken over the Amsterdam underworld, and Wim was often portrayed as a member of a dying breed: the homegrown criminal. How a Notorious Gangster Was Exposed by His Own Sister 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z Forecasters said Beryl would likely weaken further after crossing the Lesser Antilles. Tropical Storm Beryl moving closer to eastern Caribbean 2018-07-07T04:00:00Z The center of Beryl will approach the Lesser Antilles over the weekend and cross the island chain late Sunday or Monday, the Miami-based weather forecaster said. NHC says Hurricane Beryl will weaken as it reaches eastern... 2018-07-07T04:00:00Z The center of Beryl will approach the Lesser Antilles over the weekend and cross the island chain late Sunday or Monday, the Miami-based weather forecaster added. NHC says Hurricane Beryl strengthens, approaching Lesser Antilles 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z However, the center warned that those in the Lesser Antilles should keep an eye on its development. ‘Tiny Beryl’ is the first 2018 hurricane in the Atlantic 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z “The center of Beryl will remain east of the Lesser Antilles through Sunday,” the Miami-based weather forecaster added. Tropical Storm Beryl could strengthen into hurricane by Saturday: NHC 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z It is expected to dissipate east of the Lesser Antilles over the weekend, the NHC added. Tropical depression two forms over central tropical Atlantic: U.S. NHC 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z Benjamin Disraeli, the great Tory prime minister of the late 19th century, once described the “forlorn Antilles”, or Caribbean, as millstones around the neck of Britain. When will Britain face up to its crimes against humanity? 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z Kick 'em Jenny, which rises 1.3km above the seafloor on a steep slope of the Lesser Antilles ridge, is one of the most active volcanoes in the eastern Caribbean. Ships warned off underwater volcano 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z Update: Tropical Storm Maria formed Saturday afternoon, some 600 miles east of the Lesser Antilles, with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph. Hurricane Jose lurks off the East Coast, Tropical Storm Maria threatens the Caribbean 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z To the west, another disturbance prompted tropical storm watches for a portion of the Lesser Antilles. The Latest: Hurricane season roars on as Lee forms 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z “An island in the Antilles is at the end of the world,” Ms. Girardin said. St. Martin Struggles to Weather Hurricane Irma’s Devastation 2017-09-11T04:00:00Z In a statement, the French Interior Ministry said: “Extraordinary resources have been sent to the Antilles. The government is totally mobilized.” Violence Erupts on Desperate Caribbean Islands: ‘All the Food Is Gone’ 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z “I am aware of the fear, the exhaustion and the anguish that the current situation is causing families in the Antilles and on the mainland.” France defends its handling of island hurricane preparations 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z Tropical storm and hurricane watches are in place for much of the Lesser Antilles, including the island of Barbuda, which was completely devastated by Irma just over a week ago. Hurricane Jose lurks off the East Coast, Tropical Storm Maria threatens the Caribbean 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z The hurricane ripped off rooftops, including the top of Government House, one of the largest governor’s residences in the Lesser Antilles, and destroyed two fire stations and two police stations. After Irma, calls for help from the Caribbean: 'The island is debris, that's all it is' 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z The National Hurricane Center advised the Leeward Islands, a group of islands in the Lesser Antilles, to monitor the storm. What to Know About Tropical Storm Jose in Hurricane Irma's Wake 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z As it tracks west toward the Caribbean, hurricane warnings have been issued for portions of the Leeward Islands and the Greater Antilles. Analysis | The Energy 202: EPA takes page from Trump media playbook 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z In the Greater Antilles, anole lizards on four different islands — again, not close kin — carve up the habitat in the same ways, as do mouse-eared bats across different regions in many parts of the world. Does evolution bring the same results no matter what? 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z The Americans’ qualifying journey started off with a comfortable two-legged victory over the Netherlands Antilles. 'God is not an American': the debacle that was USA's 1986 World Cup campaign 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z “Swimming the 'wrong' direction for a bit gets them into the Antilles Current, which connects them to the Gulf Stream,” Putman explains. Young European eels may use magnetic fields to guide them home 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z A disproportionate amount of crime is committed by young Muslims, especially Moroccan teenagers and young men, but that is also true of immigrants from the Netherlands Antilles in the Caribbean. With Coming Election, the Netherlands Considers a New Relationship to Muslims 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z I went to a multiethnic elementary school with children from all backgrounds, including Suriname, the Antilles, Turkey and Morocco. ‘A Broader View’ vs. ‘An Invasion’: Dutch Voters Speak Out on Immigration 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z Colonized by the Dutch in the 17th century, Bonaire and better known neighbors such as Aruba and Curaçao were until recently part of the Netherlands Antilles. A Caribbean Vacation Spot Free of Stress or the Usual Island Clichés 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z A magnitude 5.8 quake struck off the island of Dominica in the Caribbean Sea's Lesser Antilles archipelago on Tuesday, the U.S. Magnitude 5.8 quake strikes off Dominica island in Lesser Antilles 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z "This disturbance is expected to cause locally heavy rains and gusty winds over portions of the Lesser Antilles, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico today and tonight," the center said in an advisory. Chance of cyclone over Caribbean in next 48 hours: Hurricane Center 2016-07-31T04:00:00Z They hailed from the former Netherland Antilles and from South Sudan. Olympians who found workaround to political circumstances 2016-07-02T04:00:00Z They were sentenced to 20 years in jail but during the appeal process fled to the French Antilles and on to France. Frenchman extradited over escape of 'Air Cocaine' pilots - BBC News 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z But they managed to escape, reportedly by boat to the French Antilles and from there by plane to France. Egypt 'to extradite' Frenchman to Dominican Republic over drugs case - BBC News 2016-02-27T05:00:00Z They were sentenced to 20 years but during the appeal process fled to the French Antilles and then on to France. Dominican Republic issues warrants over fugitive French pilots - BBC News 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z After his death, she took over his company, Antilles Airboats, and became the first woman president of a scheduled airline in the United States. Actress Maureen O’Hara to be buried at Arlington 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z They reportedly escaped by boat to the French Antilles and from there by plane to France. Fugitive French 'cocaine pilots' arrested in Lyon - BBC News 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z According to French media reports, the pilots were helped by former military colleagues to reach a boat off the Dominican coast, which they sailed to the French Antilles before flying on to Paris. Dominican Republic demands French pilots' extradition - BBC News 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z They were sentenced to 20 years in prison but during the appeal process fled to the French Antilles and then on to France. Egypt 'to extradite' Frenchman to Dominican Republic over drugs case - BBC News 2016-02-27T05:00:00Z But they reportedly escaped by boat to the French Antilles and from there by plane to France. Dominican Republic issues warrants over fugitive French pilots - BBC News 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z From there they sailed to the French Antilles and then flew to Paris. French pilots flee drugs conviction in Dominican Republic - BBC News 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z She became the first woman president of a scheduled airline in the United States, after inheriting Antilles Airboats from her third husband. Things to know about Hollywood leading lady Maureen O’Hara 2015-10-24T04:00:00Z O'Hara soon walked away from Hollywood, and moved to St. Croix in the Virgin Islands, where Blair had started a Caribbean airline, Antilles Air Boats. Maureen O' Hara, the 'only leading lady big enough and tough enough for John Wayne,' dies at 95 2015-10-24T04:00:00Z For its part, the F.F.B.B. devoted more resources to detecting young players with potential, especially in the French Antilles. French Basketball, from Cain to Batum 2015-05-03T04:00:00Z This combination of forces obliterated the rice rats from the Lesser Antilles - along with many other mammal species as well - in the space of about 200 years. Caribbean super-rat history extracted from DNA - BBC News 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z Every autumn, tiny forest songbirds known as blackpoll warblers fly 1,500 miles nonstop from New England and Canada to Puerto Rico, Cuba and the Greater Antilles. For Blackpoll Warbler, a Lot of Flying for a Lightweight 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z “First of all, we know that he had trusts set up in the Dutch Antilles, trusts in Tortola, in the Virgin Islands.” Stream of Foreign Wealth Flows to Elite New York Real Estate 2015-02-07T05:00:00Z “The pride of the Pearl of the Antilles, the nightmare of slaves”—so goes the description of sugarcane history at the Parc Historique de la Canne à Sucre, an open-air agricultural museum. Five Years After: A Quick Tour Of Port-Au-Prince, Haiti 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z Nantes’s 4-0 victory ended the visitors’ ambition to become the first side from the Antilles to reach the round of 32. With Berahino’s 4 Goals, West Brom Wins 2015-01-03T05:00:00Z The so-called rice rats were lost from the Lesser Antilles - the likes of St Kitts and Grenada - over 100 years ago. Caribbean super-rat history extracted from DNA - BBC News 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z On the second-largest island of the Greater Antilles, these shearing forces forged the highest mountains and deepest troughs of the archipelago. How the World Came to Help Haiti and Left a Disaster 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z Trinidad, for example, sits at the far southern edge of the Caribbean, a location historically isolated from Cuba and the other Greater Antilles — the ancestral source of many of the Anolis species in the Caribbean. Lizard Stowaways Revise Principle of Ecology 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z The properties had been transferred to corporate ownership in the Dutch Antilles in 1981 to protect them from seizure from the new Iranian government, and in 1992, 31 Beekman was sold to the Tunisian government. For Iconoclasts of Decades Past, Design Took Wing on Secluded Beekman 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z Gusty winds and heavy rainfall are possible across portions of the Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands on Thursday night and Friday, regardless of tropical cyclone formation, the Miami-based weather forecaster said. Cyclone east of Caribbean's Windward Islands possible, U.S. center says 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z A bat native to the Lesser Antilles seems to come from three species — one in Central America, one in South America and one that’s extinct. Should You Fear the Pizzly Bear? 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z While preoccupied with exploiting "the last virgin island in the Antilles," Boulard realizes its fate is part of a larger pathos. Neglected islanders resist plan for Haiti tourism revival 2014-04-06T11:10:42Z The measure also applies to travel to Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, and the Dutch Antilles. How Venezuela's Currency Craziness Trashes Airline Service 2014-01-27T11:02:45Z Another is a quake that struck in the Lesser Antilles in 1843. Enormous earthquakes 'unrecorded’ 2013-12-12T01:01:51Z Petrucelli, who processed visa requests as a young Department of State official in the Dutch Antilles, left the federal government that year. Building a ‘TurboTax’ to Streamline Immigration Paperwork 2013-09-24T19:09:58Z “I’m going for the top,” Balentien, a native of Curaçao, in the Netherlands Antilles, told reporters after hitting his 52nd home run of the season last week for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. Deference to a Revered Record in Japan Is Going, Going ... 2013-09-06T01:09:21Z Haiti was branded "the pearl of the Antilles" in the 1950s but the brutal dictatorship of Francois "Papa Doc" Duvalier and his son Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" changed the country's image. Haiti tries to boost its tourism 2013-06-26T00:54:09Z The remainder comprise companies from Cyprus and other countries including tax havens such as the Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands and the Dutch Antilles. Insight: Bank documents portray Cyprus as Russia's favorite haven 2013-05-15T08:09:44Z He crossed the line fourth in Beijing but was promoted to second after Churandy Martina of the Netherlands Antilles and American Wallace Spearmon were disqualified for running out of their lanes. Olympic gold medalist Crawford gets two-year ban 2013-04-19T17:02:26Z The same goes for Netherlands Antilles, a Caribbean island and former constituent country of the Netherlands. Did Russian hackers' reveal a soft spot for the Soviet Union with .su suffix? 2013-03-18T18:35:40Z Many of the major-leaguers on the Dutch squad hail from Curacao, a Caribbean island nation in the Dutch Antilles. Dutch slugger Kalian Sams wants to be next Greg Halman 2013-03-15T02:49:55Z The Netherlands Antilles’ financial sector was trounced by America’s decision in 1987 to terminate a tax treaty that had encouraged international lending to flow through the islands. Prospects: Sunshine and shadows 2013-02-14T16:06:18Z The Feb. 8, 1843, Lesser Antilles earthquake was in many ways remarkably similar to the magnitude-8.7 earthquake that struck Sumatra just one year later, in 2005, researchers reported at the meeting. Historic Caribbean Earthquake Was Felt in NYC 2012-12-14T02:45:00.187Z His mother, from Alsace, and father, from the French Antilles island of Martinique, named him “Harlem” in homage to African-American culture. Harlem Désir 2012-10-29T05:00:00Z And yet undoubtedly changes are taking place on this island-state in the Antilles on a scale and ambition unseen since the Castros and Che Guevara swept down from the hills into la Habana. Cuba’s Leaders Talk of Reform, but It Doesn’t Add Up to Much 2012-10-27T02:30:00Z For now, the storm is closing in on the Lesser Antilles, and forecasters expect that it will become a hurricane Thursday. Could Hurricane Isaac derail the GOP convention? 2012-08-22T15:25:00Z The swirling mass of thunderstorms was located about 580 miles east of Guadeloupe and moving at 20 miles per hour toward the Lesser Antilles, the U.S. Tropical storm expected to form near the Lesser Antilles 2012-08-21T17:15:30Z Only three other athletes, from the former Netherlands Antilles, will run as independents in these games. Stateless Runner Fled War in Sudan 2012-08-11T15:41:30Z Three hail from Curacao and found themselves in a bind following the 2010 breakup of the Netherlands Antilles. National pride runs through Olympics, now as ever 2012-08-11T17:59:07Z The others are from the former Netherlands Antilles. Marathoner is running under the Olympic flag 2012-08-10T19:31:12Z The other three are from the former Netherlands Antilles. South Sudan runner says fight for life led him to Games 2012-08-10T18:10:07Z The other competitors are from the former Netherlands Antilles. Blue tongues and 19 other Olympic oddities 2012-08-09T23:57:23Z But with my small stash of Times pins, I managed to collect pins from Iran, Libya, San Marino, Singapore and the Netherlands Antilles Olympic Committee. London 2012: A Beginner's Guide to Olympic Pin Collecting 2012-08-07T22:31:23Z French-Arab merchants who hold French identity cards in their pockets and Arabness in their voices serve shoppers from Cameroon and the Antilles islands who have moved to France. Letter From Paris: Sniff Deep in a Market Like No Other - Letter From Paris 2012-07-03T18:16:30Z As will competitors from what used to be called the Netherlands Antilles, dissolved last year into the autonomous territories of Curacao and Sint-Maarten - neither of which is eligible for inclusion by the IOC. Kosovo gunning for Olympic justice 2012-05-23T05:19:25Z The Governor of the Netherlands Antilles, as representative of the Queen, appointed Mr Schotte - as leader of the biggest party in the coalition - to form the government, according to Mr Schotte's website. Regions and territories: Curacao 2011-04-28T13:47:25Z The IOC withdrew recognition from the NOC of the Netherlands Antilles and approved a number of accompanying measures aimed at preserving the interests of the athletes. Blue tongues and 19 other Olympic oddities 2012-08-09T23:57:23Z Columbus rested at the Antilles; the continent was just beyond. A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. 2012-04-23T02:00:29.820Z It is a native of Brazil, and according to Godart of Guyana and the Antilles: though not common, it is sometimes frequent in local situations, preferring the borders of deep forests, and flying very slowly. Zoological Illustrations, Volume II or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals 2012-04-19T02:00:34.283Z I expect you have heard about the black Napoleon who founded a negro state in the Antilles? Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z Whenever the Caribs in any of the lesser Antilles projected an expedition against the Indians, they provided themselves with clubs and poisoned arrows, and set off in their canoes. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 110, December 6, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-04-03T02:00:26.740Z All the Lesser Antilles were his own, except St. Lucia. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z Around stood gentle-eyed natives of the Antilles, with their ornaments of pearls and gold, lures that were to rouse the rapacity which exterminated those Arcadian peoples, and to break the heart of their great discoverer. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z The typical black Crows and Ravens do not penetrate into the New World so far south as South America, their range terminating in the highlands of Guatemala and the islands of the Greater Antilles. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z There is no island of the Antilles but is inhabited by one or more humming-birds, and there are some very remarkable singularities of geographical distribution to be found. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z The obscure fishing village had become a bustling port, with rich cargoes from Spain and the Antilles lying within its rock-bound shores. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z He painted pictures in the manner of Camille Pissarro, who was a compatriot of Madame Gauguin, having been born in the Island of St. Thomas in the Antilles, then Danish territory. Paul Gauguin, His Life and Art 2012-02-14T03:00:24.393Z These Lesser Antilles mark the eastern boundaries of the famous, or infamous, Caribbean Sea. Prowling about Panama 2012-02-11T03:04:04.040Z Cuba is the largest of the Antilles; Santo Domingo and Haiti divide between them the next largest. South America and the War 2012-02-10T03:00:17.163Z This ironic touch, so characteristically Spanish, reappears in many of the games, as in A La Lim�n, known throughout the Peninsula and the Antilles. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z It is about 18 m. distant from Cape San Juan and rises from the same submerged plateau with the larger islands of the Antilles. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z IV After seeing the Antilles and returning to Paris, Gauguin was again brought face to face with the problem against which he had already struggled—the problem of his poverty. Paul Gauguin, His Life and Art 2012-02-14T03:00:24.393Z He attracted colonists from the Antilles, and brought over women from France, in order to settle his nomadic and mutinous population. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z Thus, before coming to South America at all, we count ten Latin-American states, three in the Antilles, seven upon the mainland. South America and the War 2012-02-10T03:00:17.163Z So many of her sons were drafted for the Antilles that her anger against America waxed hot. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z Collectively it shows long isolation from the other Antilles. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z In four groups — people from Suriname, the Netherlands Antilles, Turkey and Morocco — the risk of psychosis was highest among those who immigrated before age 4. Vital Signs: Study Links Immigrating at Young Age and Higher Risk of Psychosis 2012-01-17T05:40:07Z But succours from the Antilles soon brought them to their senses, and, one of their ringleaders being hung, they surrendered at discretion. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z Eastern Venezuela depended on the Audiencia of Santo Domingo and was thus connected with the Antilles and with the Viceroyalty of Mexico, that is to say with North America. South America and the War 2012-02-10T03:00:17.163Z In four ethnic groups — people from Suriname, the Netherlands Antilles, Turkey and Morocco — the risk of psychosis was most elevated among those who immigrated before age 4. Vital Signs: Mental Health: Study Links Immigrating at Young Age and Higher Risk of Psychosis 2012-01-13T13:58:38Z He had learned, too, that this kind of lying in ambush was altogether a customary feature of all piracy or privateering among the Antilles. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z An accomplishment later of great service to Hamilton, common enough in the Antilles, but very rare in the English continental colonies, was a familiar command of French. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z In the French Antilles they were sold for three years, but often resold in the interim. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z Columbus and his companions or immediate successors founded the Spanish empire on the Antilles and the Spanish Main. South America and the War 2012-02-10T03:00:17.163Z Climate warm; more healthful than that of the other Antilles. Alden's Handy Atlas of the World 2012-01-02T03:00:16.440Z I wish you could go with us to the West Indies, the Antilles. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z Climate.—Owing to the great diversity of its relief Haiti presents a wider range of climate than any other part of the Antilles. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z Roche was taught the Indian and Portuguese languages at an early age, and, when the latter nation retook the Brazils, removed with his parents to the French Antilles, where he learned French. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z Meanwhile, in the Antilles events were shaping towards control from the north. South America and the War 2012-02-10T03:00:17.163Z It appears to have been imported early into the Cape Verd Islands, where, as also in some of the Greater Antilles and in Ascension, it has run wild. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z Guert listened intently, for he had already heard, year after year, a great many terrible yarns concerning the rovers of the Antilles. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z Spain lost every possession upon the mainland of both Americas, and the only vestiges of her once vast American empire were the rich islands of the Greater Antilles—Cuba and Porto Rico. A History of the Philippines 2011-12-12T03:00:36.870Z In the Antilles, they had exhibited the horrors of the Inquisition in broad daylight. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z From what has been said above it is obvious that German designs in Central America and the Antilles are not quite recent in their inception. South America and the War 2012-02-10T03:00:17.163Z S., one of the strategic points of the Antilles, with a magnificent and strongly fortified naval harbour; St Martin, 142 m. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z They knew the Antilles well, and the other groups of American islands. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z Then while this awakening took place, the marvelous Antilles sat up from the cradle of the ocean and cried to Mother Nature to be lifted out of their bed. Girl Scouts in the Rockies 2011-11-16T03:00:25.047Z Indies, breeding north through Florida along the coast to South Carolina; winters in Lesser Antilles, Mexico, and Central America. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z The other Antilles were soon explored and, by the end of the century, the Spaniards had reached the South American mainland and rapidly explored its coast from the Amazon up to the Isthmus. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z Others are found in the Antilles and in South America. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z The Peruvian adventurers wished to find gold; the voyagers to the Antilles, magical waters and new productions of the earth; but Magellan's dream was of the spiceries of the Indian seas. The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines 2011-10-22T02:00:26.240Z So we said at the beginning of our history of the "Pearl of the Antilles." The History of Cuba, vol. 2 2011-10-11T02:01:01.423Z Antilles, coast of Yucatan and Bahamas, north in April to Florida Keys. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z The Caribs, with whom students of the history of the Caribbean Sea are familiar, originated in the plains of Goyaz and Matto Grosso and emigrated as far north as the Antilles. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z The Podarginae are thought by some to be represented in the new world by the genus Nyctibius, of which several species occur from the Antilles and Central America to Brazil. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z Katia generated large swells that kicked up the surf and caused dangerous rip currents along the beaches of the Eastern United States, Bermuda, the Greater Antilles and parts of the Bahamas, the forecasters said. Tropical Storm Maria forms in Atlantic 2011-09-07T17:14:52Z La Reine des Antilles": "They brought to Cuba the remnants of their wealth, some slaves, but especially their knowledge, their experience and their activity. The History of Cuba, vol. 2 2011-10-11T02:01:01.423Z On his way to Hispaniola he found some islands belonging to the group of the Antilles. The Boy's Book of Heroes 2011-09-06T02:00:10.323Z Five living species from the Antilles, Japan and the Moluccas. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z The first seems not to go farther southward than the Antilles and the Isthmus of Panama. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z It was about 1,305 miles east of the Lesser Antilles and racing rapidly westward. Tropical Storm Maria forms in Atlantic 2011-09-07T17:14:52Z The development of the sugar industry and the growth of slavery were dependent upon each other, especially after the mines of the Antilles gave out. The History of Cuba, vol. 2 2011-10-11T02:01:01.423Z Any impacts to land would not occur until at least later next weekend if the wave takes a track toward the Lesser Antilles. More Tropical Woes: Jose Near Bermuda; Katia Up Next? 2011-08-29T03:15:00.237Z It is supposed they drove out the original inhabitants from the Small Antilles, to establish themselves there; but they had not gained footing in the large Islands. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z "Oh, no," was the reply, "it is one of the islands of the Lesser Antilles." Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z The so-called Pearl of the Antilles struggled with poor housing even before the 1959 revolution, but deterioration, rigid rules and creative work-arounds have created today’s warren of oddities. Cubans Set for Big Change: Right to Buy Homes 2011-08-03T02:59:43Z The London Gazette of January ninth corroborated this statement by the announcement that the English army was bound for the Antilles. The History of Cuba, vol. 2 2011-10-11T02:01:01.423Z Hurricane watchers, meanwhile, kept their focus on a Caribbean storm brewing to the east of the Lesser Antilles that could become Tropical Storm Emily sometime on Monday, Accuweather.com meteorologist Mark Mancuso said. Heat, thunderstorms on tap, also tropical storm watch 2011-08-02T13:43:57Z More Europeans, not Spaniards, consequently allies of the Buccaneers, continued to pour into the West Indies, and formed settlements on their own accounts, on some of the islands of the small Antilles. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z St. Pierre is the best built town in the Lesser Antilles, and has a population of about twenty-five thousand. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z And yet there is a tenderness of tint, a caress of colour, in these Gulf-days which is not of the Antilles,—a spirituality, as of eternal tropical spring. Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman 2011-07-20T02:00:12.413Z This shipyard and the fortifications which were being steadily improved were found of invaluable service in the year 1726, when a break between Spain and England occurred and a British fleet appeared in the Antilles. The History of Cuba, vol. 2 2011-10-11T02:01:01.423Z The IOC session also withdrew recognition of the Netherlands Antilles Olympic Committee as the country was split into autonomous territories within the Kingdom of the Netherlands in October last year. IOC could soon lift Ghana ban 2011-07-08T16:31:32Z They have been called sometimes the Small Antilles; sometimes after the native inhabitants, the Caribbee Islands; and not less frequently by a subdivision, the Windward and Leeward Islands. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z Verily, it was appropriate to call Barbadoes in those days the Antilles! Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z In one of Hearn's letters to the Cincinnati Commercial, written soon after his arrival in New Orleans, he writes: Here is a specimen closely akin to the Creole of the Antilles. Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman 2011-07-20T02:00:12.413Z The sole aim and end was to compel Spain to renounce her right of inspecting or examining suspected merchant vessels that cruised in the Antilles, in order that Great Britain might extend her insidious operations. The History of Cuba, vol. 2 2011-10-11T02:01:01.423Z Caribs.—This widely extended stock occupied much of the northern coast of South America and had planted colonies on many of the Antilles. The Philosophic Grammar of American Languages, as Set Forth by Wilhelm von Humboldt With the Translation of an Unpublished Memoir by Him on the American Verb 2011-07-08T02:00:18.037Z The inhabitants on these Islands were a different race from the inhabitants of the Grand Antilles. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z The English occupation.—In a great half circle at the eastern end of the Caribbean are the Lesser Antilles. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z The Foreign Office seemed still to be discouraged, and I am sure that Edward Brand�s again wished that the Danish Antilles had suffered extinction. Ten Years Near the German Frontier A Retrospect and a Warning 2011-06-16T02:00:15.297Z Then commenced the trip southward, through the Lesser Antilles. Dave Porter on Cave Island A Schoolboy's Mysterious Mission 2011-06-15T02:00:23.660Z More than this, the rocks forming the higher portions of the Greater Antilles are largely composed of more or less consolidated ooze, such as is now found on the sea-floor in deep water. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z Spanish adventurers made attempts to take people from the small Antilles, sometimes with success; but they were not obtained without danger, and in several expeditions of the kind, the Spaniards were repulsed with loss. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z Indians troubled the border, and the intrusions of English, French, and Dutch colonies into the Lesser Antilles awakened fears for the safety of the western Gulf shores. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z Puerto Rico was of little value in a strategic way without the Danish Antilles. Ten Years Near the German Frontier A Retrospect and a Warning 2011-06-16T02:00:15.297Z Many of the islands of the Lesser Antilles were passed, and some truly dangerous reefs, and then the course was straight for the harbor of San Juan, on the northeastern coast of Porto Rico. Dave Porter on Cave Island A Schoolboy's Mysterious Mission 2011-06-15T02:00:23.660Z The length of the series of banks to the north of the Greater Antilles is about 800, and its average width 120 geographical miles. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z Two years ago I chartered a yacht and cruised among the Lesser Antilles, enjoying many adventures. The Siege of the Seven Suitors 2011-04-25T02:00:08.730Z Between France and Spain a border contest endured for more than a century and extended all the way from the Lesser Antilles to the Platte River. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z I was interested because I feared that the autonomy of a little nation was at stake, and because the absorption of that little nation would mean the assumption of the Danish Antilles. Ten Years Near the German Frontier A Retrospect and a Warning 2011-06-16T02:00:15.297Z Since then, living a tranquil life in one of the Lesser Antilles—of which her father was governor—she had seen little of crowds, and less of such excited assemblages as that just left behind. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z Coupled with the profound depth of the sea in the West Indian region are the rugged mountains of the Great Antilles and the volcanic cones of the Caribbees. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z With this object, he entrusted the author with the mission of obtaining whatever records of Columbus and his companions existed in Rome and elsewhere, even in the Antilles. Cuba Past and Present 2011-04-16T02:00:18.193Z In the Lesser Antilles the proprietary form of government prevailed for half a century. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z If Denmark should be 'assumed,' the Danish Antilles would be the property of the nation that 'assumed' it. Ten Years Near the German Frontier A Retrospect and a Warning 2011-06-16T02:00:15.297Z The populations of the Greater Antilles, Cuba, Jamaica, Santo Domingo and Porto Rico were of Arawak stock, as were also the Lucayans of the Bahamas. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z Where the Antillean mountains cross the axes of the Pacific and Andean cordilleras are situated the volcanoes of southern Mexico and Central America, and those of the Lesser Antilles. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z I cannot forbear paying here a tribute to the memory of the very remarkable American gentleman, the late Mr George Wilkes, in whose company I first saw the beautiful "Pearl of the Antilles." Cuba Past and Present 2011-04-16T02:00:18.193Z But the Lesser Antilles, the Bahamas, and Florida were found to be inhabited by hostile cannibals, who were regarded as fair prize for enslavement. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z I have never had reason to believe that Germany prevented the sale of the Danish Antilles in 1902. Ten Years Near the German Frontier A Retrospect and a Warning 2011-06-16T02:00:15.297Z The Lesser Antilles were peopled by Caribs, whose culture had been somewhat modified by the Arawaks who had preceded them. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z To show her superiority, Clarisse Lalande had prepared a surprise for the assembly at Montserrat House—a dance of the Antilles, in which she could have no competitor, nor need fear any if she had. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z On the summit of a snow-white marble pedestal is a fine statue of the Antilles, represented by an Indian maiden airily attired in robes of nihil, and adorned with beads and a head-dress of plumes. Cuba Past and Present 2011-04-16T02:00:18.193Z Officials in the Dutch Antilles say the base is used by the United States only for anti-drugs operations. Giant refinery becoming unwelcome guest in Curacao 2011-03-16T22:45:02.257Z "The Antilles"—yes, I remember, our family had large estates there, but that, was long ago. The Romance of a Poor Young Man A Drama Adapted from the French of Octave Feuillet 2011-02-23T03:00:30.700Z Bartolom� studied law at Salamanca, secured a high reputation as a lawyer and then became the counsel to the Spanish governors of the Antilles and later of the Island of Hispaniola. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z A warm summer’s night, with such surroundings, the Creole girl might have fancied herself back in her native isle of the Antilles, under the palms and amidst the flashing cocuyos. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z In the meantime, as it may be interesting, at this juncture, to recall, the United States had already cast longing eyes on the fair Queen of the Antilles. Cuba Past and Present 2011-04-16T02:00:18.193Z And this maize is common in all the islands, and from the Antilles forward. A Narrative of the expedition of Hernando de Soto into Florida published at Evora in 1557 2011-01-20T03:00:07.377Z It's a curious fact, Doctor, that since I left the Antilles, twenty years ago, I have never yet known what it was to feel comfortably warm. The Romance of a Poor Young Man A Drama Adapted from the French of Octave Feuillet 2011-02-23T03:00:30.700Z He also received a suspended prison term for receiving money from funds embezzled by a businessman who paid him to attend dinners in Cannes, France, and the Antilles islands. French TV Journalist Accused of Plagiarism 2011-01-05T20:58:28Z March, 1911, with a view to crossing the Atlantic from the Canaries to the Antilles. Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1913 2011-01-04T03:01:14.690Z CUBA, "the Pearl of the Antilles" and the key to the Gulf of Mexico, is not only the largest, but the most important and the wealthiest island in the West Indian Archipelago. Cuba Past and Present 2011-04-16T02:00:18.193Z "Well, it sails in forty-eight hours, or a little less—Savannah, Santiago de Cuba, San Juan de Porto Rico—and down to the little Antilles—Tuesday night at ten o'clock at the foot of Manhattan." She Buildeth Her House 2011-01-04T03:01:05.167Z The trees seem to be the fig-bearing mangrove of the Antilles. The Swiss Family Robinson or, Adventures on a Desert Island 2011-01-03T03:01:03.473Z Our flag flies not only in the Antilles but in mid-Pacific, by token that that illimitable ocean is now to us an inland lake. The Outlook: Uncle Sam's Place and Prospects in International Politics 2010-12-30T03:00:21Z They cemented their reconciliation with an embrace, and one sentimental Deputy who was looking on, cried, "May this be an auspicious omen of the union between Spain and the Antilles!" Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) 2010-12-27T03:00:17.990Z They express the main complexes of land with their dependencies in well-chosen terms; for instance the “Neotropical region” stands short for South and Central America with the Antilles. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z Space Experience Curacao announced last month its intention to lease a Lynx suborbital spacecraft, pending U.S. government approvals for the vehicle to be located on the island of Curacao in the Netherlands Antilles. KLM airline backing Curacao space-flight venture 2010-11-18T19:12:00Z Reefs off the island of Guadeloupe, in the French Antilles, are also being hit hard, with up to 80 percent of some corals affected, field researchers say. Bleaching Hits Caribbean Corals 2010-10-06T22:16:00Z Meteorologists saw only a low-pressure system move across the Greater Antilles. Sudden Storm Blasts Through Haitian Tent Cities 2010-09-25T01:09:00Z The gold that is brought back from the Pearl of the Antilles is dearly bought with Spanish blood. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) 2010-12-27T03:00:17.990Z Meteorologist Jeff Masters of private forecaster Weather Underground predicted Gaston would pass over or just to the northeast of the Lesser Antilles Islands early on Tuesday. In wake of Earl, U.S. eyes other potential storms 2010-09-06T03:12:00Z Forecasters in Miami were also watching a low pressure system of storms midway between Africa and the Lesser Antilles that was likely to come together as a tropical depression at any time. Hurricane Earl strengthens to Category 2 storm 2010-08-30T03:22:00Z In December she breached a court order and ran away to the Dutch Antilles, where she was found and returned home. Dutch 14-year-old's plan to sail round world backed by court 2010-07-27T17:44:00Z Officials here said Papiamentu will keep its official status when the Netherlands Antilles is dissolved in October, a largely anticlimactic political rearrangement. Willemstad Journal: A Language Thrives in Its Caribbean Home 2010-07-05T02:35:00Z Those impostors would raise the taxes until it would be impossible to pay them, would sell the Antilles and persecute religion. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) 2010-12-27T03:00:17.990Z In yellow enamel against a blue metal backdrop is a map of Cuba, the "Pearl of the Antilles," above flashing time and temperature readings. At least $500 million has been spent since 9/11 on renovating Guantanamo Bay 2010-06-07T04:00:00Z Many have acquired French citizenship and form, together with long-standing French nationals from the Antilles, what the national media refers to as "Black France". Ties that bind 2010-05-21T08:08:00Z It is also broadcast on shortwave to the country and will be available on the Canal Satellite Antilles, Caribbean-wide radio and TV satellite network. 2010-02-03T18:36:00Z Saint-Domingue, as Haiti was called until 1804, was known informally as the Pearl of the Antilles and was the richest of the French colonies. 2010-01-23T06:15:00Z On October 17, 1917, the Antilles while returning to the United States was torpedoed and sunk. The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) American Food and Ships; Palestine; Italy invaded; Great German Offensive; Americans in Picardy; Americans on the Marne; Foch's Counteroffensive. His scheme was to go to Jamaica and spend his suddenly acquired wealth in "that loveliest of the Antilles." The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise A distinction is made between the Greater Antilles, including Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, and Porto Riro; and the Lesser Antilles, covering the remainder of the islands. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" We have seen the identification of the Queen of the Antilles with the Spanish discovery and conquest of America. The History of Cuba, vol. 4 Such is the reflection caused by consideration of this first era in the history of the Queen of the Antilles. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 But ships still sailed by on their way to the Queen of the Antilles, and to the far Windward and Leeward Islands, and the old light went on revolving, presumably for their benefit. Rodman the Keeper Southern Sketches The Greater Antilles, lying further to the west and north-west, consist of Jamaica, the Bahamas, and the Turks and Caicos Islands, these last being administered by Jamaica. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise And this, too, in spite of all the trials and tribulations which the fair "Pearl of the Antilles" has been forced to undergo at the hands of her greedy and inhuman masters. Cuba Its Past, Present, and Future He served in the Seven Years’ War, and as governor in the Antilles conducted operations against the English in the War of American Independence. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" Foremost among these was the migration to Florida, Mexico, Peru and other lands, which were richer, or were reputed to be richer, than the Pearl of the Antilles. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 With the return of a smooth sea a marvelous change came over the voyagers, and all began to look eagerly forward to a sight of the famed "Pearl of the Antilles." Pioneering in Cuba A Narrative of the Settlement of La Gloria, the First American Colony in Cuba, and the Early Experiences of the Pioneers Grampus are known to be distributed in temperate and tropical seas from at least eastern Newfoundland, south at least to St. Vincent, Lesser Antilles, and in the eastern and northern Gulf of Mexico. Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic A Guide to Their Identification What is Cuba, the "Pearl of the Antilles," at the present time of writing? Cuba Its Past, Present, and Future Cumana, 1797.—In the same year, on the 14th of December, the small Antilles experienced subterranean movements, and four-fifths of the town of Cumana was shaken down by a vertical shock. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology It has been suggested that during the Jurassic times, the southeastern coast of the United States was connected by a long isthmus, following the line of the Antilles, to the northeastern coast of South America. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 These are also known as the Lesser Antilles, and the bulk of them are divided into the two groups of the Leeward and Windward Islands. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" Figure 126.—A spinner dolphin harpooned in the fishery at St. Vincent, Lesser Antilles. Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic A Guide to Their Identification Unlike the warlike cannibal tribes of the Lesser Antilles, known as the Caribs, they lived in comparative peace with one another, and had a religion which recognized the Supreme Being. The Greater Republic A History of the United States Here she had undoubtedly the right by discovery, although not by actual possession, save in the Greater Antilles. The West Indies and the Spanish Main It must serve as an intimation, a suggestion, almost perhaps a prophecy, of what the future of the Pearl of the Antilles will be. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 They were believed to have had their original home in North America, spreading thence through the Antilles southward to Venezuela, the Guianas, and north-east Brazil. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" They have been reported from off Maryland south along the mainland coasts of North America, in the Gulf of Mexico from Cuba and the Lesser Antilles, and from the southeast Caribbean Sea. Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic A Guide to Their Identification In wealth of resources and fertility of soil, Cuba is superior to all other tropical countries, and these fully justify its right to the title "Pearl of the Antilles," first given it by Columbus. The Greater Republic A History of the United States Four centuries ago the Greater Antilles were exclusively inhabited by Arawaks, and the Lesser by Caribs. The West Indies and the Spanish Main Far more than any other land the Queen of the Antilles is associated with that Columbian enterprise from which the modern and practical history of the Western Hemisphere is dated. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 It may thus be assumed that the cradle of the race was the centre of South America; their first migrating movements being to Guiana and the Antilles. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" The dwarf sperm whale has been reported from at least Georgia south to St. Vincent, Lesser Antilles, and throughout the eastern and northern Gulf of Mexico. Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic A Guide to Their Identification There is, however, sufficient evidence to assume the existence of such a form in the greater Antilles, whether Seba's figures be identical with it or not. The Romance of Natural History, Second Series The probable course of his migration was from Yucatan or Mexico to the south-east, terminating in Guiana, and from thence north through the whole of the Antilles. The West Indies and the Spanish Main Hispaniola, since known as Hayti or Santo Domingo, became the chief colony and centre of Spanish authority in the Antilles, and it for many years far outranked Cuba in interest and importance. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 I was mistaken in expecting to find a more vigorous or more sanguine tone of feeling than I had left at the Antilles. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses They have been reported from the Antilles, from Texas, and from Florida north to North Carolina. Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic A Guide to Their Identification But ships still sailed by on their way to the Queen of the Antilles, and to the far Windward and Leeward islands, and the old light went on revolving, presumably for their benefit. The Galaxy, April, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—April, 1877.—No. 4. If we believe the accounts of the Spaniards the inhabitants of the Greater Antilles were not altogether a savage people. The West Indies and the Spanish Main The object of the expedition was to clear the coasts of the islands of all the pirates which had begun to infest the Antilles. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 England will soon be no more than a name in Barbadoes and the Antilles. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses The two were cousins, with the vehement blood of the Antilles coursing in their veins. A Soldier's Trial An Episode of the Canteen Crusade The effect of this change would however be neutralised if at the same epoch the Lesser and Greater Antilles formed a connected land. Island Life Or the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras All along the coast the two tribes fought with each other, but on account of the greater stretch of country there was nothing like the extermination which took place in the Lesser Antilles. The West Indies and the Spanish Main For a time the Antilles and surrounding sea enjoyed freedom from the menace that had hung over them and disturbed their tranquillity for so many years. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 Dominica had then been regarded as the choicest jewel in the necklace of the Antilles. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses The Danish dependencies in the Antilles are but trifling in extent or importance. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" Both these conditions are found in certain large islands, and pre-eminently in the Antilles, which possess more species of land-shells than any single continent. Island Life Or the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras Perhaps the best way would be to name the whole the Antilles or West Indian Islands and divide them, in going from north to south, into the Bahamas, the Greater Antilles, and the Caribbees. The West Indies and the Spanish Main As a youth he had accompanied his father on Columbus's third voyage to America, and he had come to the Antilles a second time and permanently with Ovando, the Governor of Hispaniola, in 1502. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 A governor-general had been threatened seriously in Canada, why not he in the Antilles? The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses Also known from Hispaniola and Puerto Rico in the Greater Antilles and a few islands in the Lesser Antilles. Genera of Leptodactylid Frogs in México Neotropical region requires very little definition, since it comprises the whole of America south of the Nearctic region, with the addition of the Antilles or West Indian Islands. Island Life Or the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras The atrocities of the Spaniards caused the depopulation of the Greater Antilles, and led to the importation of negroes. The West Indies and the Spanish Main The abolition of slavery in the southern states left the Spanish Antilles in the enjoyment of a monopoly of slave labor, which in the production of sugar, especially, gave them advantages which overcame all competition. The United States and Latin America This, too, may have been wickedly turned, but it was the subject of general talk and general amusement on board the steamers which make the round of the Antilles. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses The city is lighted by gas and electricity, has an abundant water-supply, and cable connexion with Europe, the United States, other Antilles and South America. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" Our negroes of the Antilles, after a dreadful day of heat and hard work, would go and dance away some four leagues off. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages Then to every grant was allotted a certain number of Indians as slaves, and thus the cruel system that ultimately depopulated the Greater Antilles and the Bahamas was introduced. The West Indies and the Spanish Main Some writers have thought it indicative of the extension of the Maya language of Yucatan over the Antilles. The Arawack Language of Guiana in its Linguistic and Ethnological Relations The country after the green of the Antilles looked brown and parched. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses The island is most eastern of the Greater Antilles, and it is the fourth in size and importance of all the islands of the West Indies. Porto Rico Its History, Products and Possibilities... It is to find New York, to say the least of it, as brilliant as when I took my departure for the Antilles in 1857. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 91, May, 1865 By this time the natives of the Greater Antilles were gone, and with them the thousands of captives from the mainland. The West Indies and the Spanish Main The natives of the greater Antilles and Bahamas differed little in culture. The Arawack Language of Guiana in its Linguistic and Ethnological Relations Yet it is removed from the Antilles by the diameter of the Caribbean Sea, and is farther off than Gibraltar from Southampton. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses Under his plumage, sweetly reposing, the Pearl of the Antilles, called Porto Rico, will remain from July 25. Porto Rico Its History, Products and Possibilities... A scion of two of its foremost families, whose distinction by no means began with their emigration to the Antilles. The Gorgeous Isle A Romance; Scene: Nevis, B.W.I. 1842 This "Bow of Ulysses," as Froude called the islands, was divided into the Greater and Lesser Antilles, the latter being also known as the Caribbees, from their original inhabitants. The West Indies and the Spanish Main For it is well known that the flora and fauna of the Antilles are South American in character, and also, that the geological structure of the archipelago connects it with the southern mainland. The Arawack Language of Guiana in its Linguistic and Ethnological Relations This wonderful enterprise of M. Lesseps has set moving the loose negro population of the Antilles and Jamaica. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses He also negotiated for the acquisition of the Danish Antilles, but this project fell through, chiefly for the reason that at that time the President was opposed to it. Porto Rico Its History, Products and Possibilities... Thus, in succession, I have visited all the Antilles,—Spanish, French, English, Dutch, Swedish, Danish; the Guianas, and the coasts of Para. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 89, March, 1865 As Ceylon is called the pearl of India so is Cuba the pearl of the Antilles. Due South or Cuba Past and Present In spite of his usually formidable appetite, Father Griffen scrupulously observed his fasts, which an edict of the pope's decreed should be much less strict at the Antilles and in the Indies than in Europe. A Romance of the West Indies In this gentleman, too, I found to my sorrow that there was the same longing for admission to the American Union which I had left behind me at the Antilles. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses The consequence would have been that Spain would have been superseded in the Spanish Antilles by a strong European power, which would have led sooner or later to a partition of Spanish America. Porto Rico Its History, Products and Possibilities... A terrestrial Crab, the Cardisoma carnifex, found in Bengal and the Antilles, acts in the same manner; but in this case it has in view its own convenience and not care for its offspring. The Industries of Animals It is indigenous to a group of the West Indian Islands named the Lesser Antilles. The Story of the Cotton Plant Once there, Croustillac found that he not only must pay his passage on board a vessel, but must also obtain from the intendant of marine, permission to embark for the Antilles. A Romance of the West Indies My purpose had been to remain there till I had given it all the time which I could spare, thence to go on to Jamaica, and from Jamaica to return at leisure round the Antilles. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses On the east, the Lesser Antilles extend in a curve toward Trinidad, on the South American coast, inclosing on the westward the Caribbean sea. Porto Rico Its History, Products and Possibilities... In rather more than forty-eight hours the Morro Castle is sighted, and in due course I land once again at the Pearl of the Antilles. The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba In the Antilles or West Indies, they are chiefly caves, temples and tombs. The Ancient Monuments of North and South America, 2nd ed. Often had the priest made the passage from Martinique to San Domingo and beyond, on board the privateer vessels, which always yielded a tithe of their prizes to the churches of the Antilles. A Romance of the West Indies In the Antilles generally, Barbadoes being the only exception, negro families have each their cabin, their garden ground, their grazing for a cow. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses Most of the oil Netherlands Antilles imports for its refineries come from Venezuela. The 2008 CIA World Factbook But alas for art patronage in Cuba! these and other fanciful productions do not meet with a purchaser in the Pearl of the Antilles. The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba In the Antilles there are currents of air which have a speed of a hundred leagues an hour. A Winter Amid the Ice and Other Thrilling Stories On the horizon there appeared through a burning vapor the high land of the other Antilles. A Romance of the West Indies A minor confederation was formed in the Leeward Antilles. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses The island of Saint Martin is shared with France; its southern portion is named Sint Maarten and is part of the Netherlands Antilles; its northern portion, called Saint Martin, is an overseas collectivity of France. The 2008 CIA World Factbook In short, I never know what politeness means, nor what extensive West Indian possessions are at my disposal, till I live amidst the luxuries of the Pearl of the Antilles! The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba From the seedlings of this plant came most of the coffee trees of the Antilles. All About Coffee Then he adds in a tone of gentle raillery, "and who would think, seeing this little rosy, ingenuous face that I hold on my knees the most notable scamp of the Antilles?" A Romance of the West Indies The characteristics of the people are the same in all the Antilles, and could be studied elsewhere. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses Most of the oil Netherlands Antilles imports for its refineries come from Venezuela. The 2008 CIA World Factbook Among places where the most remarkable and varied fossil woods have been found, we would cite the little Antilles, above all Antigua, Saint-Lucy and the Martinique. Movement of the International Literary Exchanges, between France and North America from January 1845 to May, 1846 With Instructions for Collecting, Preparing, and Forwarding Objects of Natural History Written by The Professors Administrators of The Museum Of Natural History At Paris. And Instructions Relative to Anthropology and Zoology The Regent recognized this and had coffee transported to the fertile soil of our Antilles. All About Coffee They say that the filibuster formerly pursued his calling on the north of the Antilles and the seas of the south. A Romance of the West Indies Many gentlemen in Jamaica, as in the Antilles, were selling, or trying to sell, their estates and go out of it. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses The island of Saint Martin is shared with France; its southern portion is named Sint Maarten and is part of the Netherlands Antilles; its northern portion, called Saint Martin, is an overseas collectivity of France. The 2008 CIA World Factbook Antilles.—Cuba nourrishes a prodigious quantity of reptiles which are entirely unknown to us. Movement of the International Literary Exchanges, between France and North America from January 1845 to May, 1846 With Instructions for Collecting, Preparing, and Forwarding Objects of Natural History Written by The Professors Administrators of The Museum Of Natural History At Paris. And Instructions Relative to Anthropology and Zoology Daney says: This generous man received as his sole recompense for a noble deed the satisfaction of seeing this plant for whose preservation he had shown such devotion, prosper throughout the Antilles. All About Coffee France was at that time at war with England, and the Spanish pirates would often cross to the windward of the Antilles, in spite of the frequent pursuit of filibusters. A Romance of the West Indies As so often in the Antilles, a level plain stretched between the sea and the base of the hills, formed by the debris washed down by the rivers in the rainy season. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses This squadron itself had recently been formed in just this way; two ships being drawn back from the Antilles and two sent forward from the Peninsula. Lessons of the war with Spain and other articles It was the French in Madagascar, the English in Africa, and the Americans in the Antilles. Shadow and Light An Autobiography with Reminiscences of the Last and Present Century Jardin says that in the Antilles, instead of orange blossoms, the brides carry a spray of coffee blossoms; and when a woman remains unmarried, they say she has lost her coffee branch. All About Coffee "No, my good friend, I have come on foot, and I would have come on my head in order to see the most famous buccaneer in all the Antilles, whose fame has even reached Europe." A Romance of the West Indies If the Antilles are ever to thrive, each of them also should have some trained and skilful man at its head, unembarrassed by local elected assemblies. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses Netherlands Antilles: Tourism, petroleum refining, and offshore finance are the mainstays of this small economy, which is closely tied to the outside world. The 2001 CIA World Factbook The island of Saint Martin is shared with France; its southern portion is named Sint Maarten and is part of the Netherlands Antilles; its northern portion is called Saint-Martin and is part of Guadeloupe. The 2004 CIA World Factbook The island of Saint Martin is shared with France; its northern portion is named Saint-Martin and is part of Guadeloupe, and its southern portion is named Sint Maarten and is part of the Netherlands Antilles. The 2003 CIA World Factbook There are more numerous traces of the Carib Indians here than in any other of the Antilles. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" Barbadoes is as unlike in appearance as it is in social condition to Trinidad or the Antilles. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses Netherlands Antilles: Once the center of the Caribbean slave trade, the island of Curacao was hard hit by the abolition of slavery in 1863. The 2001 CIA World Factbook The island of Saint Martin is shared with France; its southern portion is named Sint Maarten and is part of the Netherlands Antilles; its northern portion is called Saint-Martin and is part of Guadeloupe. The 2004 CIA World Factbook The island of Saint Martin is shared with France; its northern portion is named Saint-Martin and is part of Guadeloupe, and its southern portion is named Sint Maarten and is part of the Netherlands Antilles. The 2003 CIA World Factbook Henceforth the Pearl of the Antilles was no longer the "ever faithful Isle." A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) Dominica lies in the chain of the Antilles between Martinique and Guadaloupe, and was so named by Columbus because he discovered it on a Sunday. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses On approaching the Isle of Cuba, the sight of this queen of the Antilles seemed like the realization of some beautiful Eastern dream. Donahoe's Magazine, Volume 15, No. 2, February 1886 In India, Brazil and the Antilles the natives make a sort of paste of achuete known under the name of rocu. The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines He calculated shrewdly enough his routes and plans, and when he found himself on terra firma, it was under the soft skies of the Antilles with a foreign flag above him. Robert Toombs Statesman, Speaker, Soldier, Sage This diplomatist had already visited the courts of Europe and Russia, had been governor of the English Antilles and Madras, and Governor-General of India. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century If Barbadoes is driven into bankruptcy, the estates will have to be sold, and will probably be broken up as they have been in the Antilles. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses Emancipation, however, wrecked Nevis, together with a good many other of the Antilles. The Idler Magazine, Volume III., July 1893 An Illustrated Monthly As soon as war was declared with the Dutch, orders were sent to Rodney, who returned from America to the Antilles at the end of 1780, to capture St. Eustatius. The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration Desolation and despair for the rest of mankind, Rose of the Antilles. Rita These two "conquistadores" had to deal with a population far less easy to manage than that of the Antilles. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World Though Dominica is the most mountainous of all the Antilles, it is split into many valleys of exquisite fertility. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses From the earliest days of Spanish occupancy the Antilles have been the haunt of strange creatures. Myths & Legends of our New Possessions & Protectorate Rodney, however, again arrived at the Antilles with twelve ships, was joined by Hood, and, as we shall see in the next chapter, restored the British flag to its proper place at sea. The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration There are certain formalities which my country demands to be gone through with, after which I deliver my message and return to the fairest of lands, to the Gem of the Antilles. The heart of happy hollow A collection of stories The Spaniards, accustomed to find but little resistance from the natives of the Antilles, could not subjugate the fierce inhabitants of the mainland. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World It was the most beautiful of the Antilles and the least known. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses Yet the ultimate influence of the buccaneers was for good, inasmuch as they wrested a part of the rich Antilles from the cruel and ignorant Spaniard and gave it to more enlightened powers. Myths & Legends of our New Possessions & Protectorate St. Lucia was retaken and the British power re-established in the Antilles. The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration Since the 20th of August the Alabama was known to have been scourging our commerce in the North Atlantic from the Azores to the Antilles. History of the Nineteenth Army Corps By the lakes and the Illinois, an affluent of the Mississippi, it was easy to effect a communication between the St. Lawrence, and the Sea of the Antilles. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World To them the Windward Islands were the whole chain of the Antilles, which form the eastern side of the Caribbean Sea. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses As soon as he returned to the deck the holes were opened again, for it was known that the Antilles were near, and the scheme to frighten their captors to land was successful. Myths & Legends of our New Possessions & Protectorate It is of the Great Antilles of the Caribbean Sea, and lies between Cuba and Puerto Rico. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922 The commercial prosperity of France renders it necessary that a certain quantity of the produce of the country, in wine and cereals, should be sent to the Antilles for consumption by the blacks. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals Map of the Antilles and the Gulf of Mexico. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World It was the only one of the Antilles which was left to us in the reverses which followed the capitulation of York Town. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses He had slips cut from the coffee tree, and ere many moons had passed a promising dozen of young plants were ready for shipment to Martinique, the new French colony in the Antilles. Myths & Legends of our New Possessions & Protectorate He remonstrated against the expedition: he told him to his face that though the army destined for this purpose was composed of the brilliant conquerors of Europe, they could do nothing in the Antilles. The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance He also travelled in the United States and the Antilles, then in Holland, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, and Sicily. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure Then they besieged La Mina, where some more negroes were taken, which they sold at the Antilles. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World Originally, I believe, Barbadoes was like the Antilles, covered with forest. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses The customary discrepancies between the piety and the practice of the conquerors existed in the Philippines, as in the Antilles. Myths & Legends of our New Possessions & Protectorate Our voyage was uncheckered by any occurrence worthy of recollection, save the accidental loss of the mate in a dark and stormy night, until we approached the Antilles. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver Spain was apparently more concerned about the salvation of the Antilles than of her Far Eastern Colony. The Philippine Islands In the Antilles, for instance, the bohuti heals the diseases which are regarded as punishments of the gods for human neglect. Psychotherapy The Antilles are small, and the fate of the negroes there might be no better than the fate of the Caribs. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses The evil eye is not uncommon in the Antilles. Myths & Legends of our New Possessions & Protectorate When I landed in the beautiful Queen of the Antilles I found Don Pedro in no humor to accede to these philanthropic notions. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver To his brilliant reputation for statesmanship gained in the Antilles, General Wood has now added the fame of a successful organizer of the Southern Philippines. The Philippine Islands It is said that they were identified as products of a tree found only in Central Africa and the Antilles. The Book of the Damned It has roused the hopes of political agitators, not in Jamaica only, but all over the Antilles. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses At other points the eruptions were not so bad, yet hundreds lost their lives, and all of the islands of the Lesser Antilles were thrown into a state bordering upon panic. American Boy's Life of Theodore Roosevelt But to continue: we did handsomely, but were a long time about it, and after careening and filling up with water 'twixt San Carlos and Chiloe we set sail for the Antilles. The Frozen Pirate It was hardly possible to believe that the defective Spanish-Philippine squadron could have accomplished the voyage to the Antilles, in time of war, with every neutral port en route closed against it. The Philippine Islands Most of them, when they reach the Lesser Antilles—where Uncle Sam's new islands lie, the Virgin Islands—also increase in whirlwind character, and turn northwestward, skirting the northern edge of Porto Rico. The Boy with the U. S. Weather Men Englishmen would have thriven as well in Jamaica and the Antilles as the Spaniards have thriven in Cuba. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses He had lived in the Antilles for over forty years and knew as much about the people as he did about the plant life. Plotting in Pirate Seas Such an example set by you might be generally followed, and should we succeed in America I shall gladly consecrate a part of my time to introducing the custom into the Antilles. History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens The passage, however, that he usually made, was to run up to the northward of the Antilles, and then cross over, making the Bahama Isles, and from thence taking a fresh departure for Lisbon. The Privateersman If Cuba be the Queen of the Antilles, then fairest of the sisterhood which adorn her regal state is Jamaica. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 102, April, 1866 But the result is to have created in the Antilles and Jamaica so many fresh Irelands, and I believe that British colonists the world over will feel together in these questions. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses He told of the peaceful Arawaks, the aboriginal inhabitants of the Greater Antilles, agriculturists and eaters of the cassava plant, growers and weavers of cotton, even workers of gold. Plotting in Pirate Seas It is in fact his world; and every newly-discovered chamber fills him with pride and joy, like that felt by Columbus, when he first kissed his hand to the fair Queen of the Antilles. The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852 He did find the parallels to his Portuguese objects, one p. 69from Gaudeloup, the other either French, or from the Antilles. The Clyde Mystery a Study in Forgeries and Folklore Searching for these islands on the map they appear as three tiny spots lying to the east and southeast of Porto Rico and at the extreme east of the Greater Antilles. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917 The coast line from Cape Tubiron has none of the grand aspects of the Antilles or Jamaica. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses In one place the connection broke, but the fragments still remain, and we call them the West Indies or Antilles. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People In the Antilles the masters, from father to son, have, since slavery was established, professed the Christian religion. Sophisms of the Protectionists He does not hesitate, as we shall see, to compare peculiar objects found in France or Spain, with analogous objects of doubtful purpose, found in America or the Antilles. The Clyde Mystery a Study in Forgeries and Folklore Shall the Pearl of the Antilles fall to Germany, France, or England?' The Statesmen Snowbound Tobacco as good as the best in Cuba has been grown and can be grown in Jamaica, in St. Domingo, and probably in every one of the Antilles. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses He had served in the French marine at the Antilles, and also in the South of France against the Spaniards, and De Chates had met him at court. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 10 At the age of twenty-one he was seized with a desire to travel and, after a sojourn in several South American cities and in the Antilles, he came to this country. Sixty Years of California Song In a few years' time, they had become so prosperous that the Governments of France and England resolved to plant a colony in the Caribbee Islands, or Lesser Antilles. On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. They had at that time seized many of the Antilles, and had gained a foothold on the coast of Honduras and Darien, but pointed for their home to the mainland of South America. The Myths of the New World A Treatise on the Symbolism and Mythology of the Red Race of America Our own Antilles had, as I have said, in their terror of small-pox, placed Jamaica under an interdict. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses Not one American troop ship, as previously stated, has been torpedoed on the way to France, and but three, the Antilles, President Lincoln, and the Covington, were sunk on the return voyage. Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights The entire circle of the Antilles having thus been revealed before the end of the fifteenth century, the Spaniards pushed forward to the continent. The Buccaneers in the West Indies in the XVII Century The nations wait to hear thy shout Of "Independence!" ringing out, Chief of the Antilles, what wilt thou? Poems Vol. IV Columbus found the natives of the Antilles wearing tunics with figures of these birds embroidered upon them. The Myths of the New World A Treatise on the Symbolism and Mythology of the Red Race of America In the Antilles, the Colonial Secretary admitted, there might be a desire for annexation to the United States, and Jamaican landowners had certainly expressed the same wish to myself. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses |
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