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  • Robert DeNiro Pleads With UN to Protect HIS Barbuda Investment

    09/20/2017 11:39:12 AM PDT · by impetrio1 · 13 replies
    Black & Blonde Media ^ | 9/20/17 | Black & Blonde Media
    Robert DeNiro spoke on Tuesday to the United Nations about the destructive aftermath of Hurricane Irma on the island of Barbuda. Pardon the cynicism, but if it weren't for a personal and substantial financial investment at risk, would Robert De Niro really be speaking at the United Nations on behalf of a group of people whose name he awkwardly pronounces?
  • Hurricane Irma Wipes Tiny Caribbean Island off the Map

    09/06/2017 3:26:29 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 40 replies
    New York Post ^ | September 6, 2017 | Max Jaeger
    The tiny Caribbean island of Barbuda was steamrolled by Hurricane Irma — as the superstorm’s confirmed death toll climbed to three Wednesday. Barbuda and Antigua Prime Minister Gaston Browne reported that 90 percent of the structures on Barbuda were destroyed by the ‘cane, which was packing sustained 185-mph winds when it made landfall at 1:47 a.m. He repeatedly said over a crackling radio line that the island, which is home to about 1,500 people, is destroyed, according to the Guardian.