HAVANA (AP) — His novels recount gruesome murders, thefts, scams, bribes and humiliating secrets. But those are not even the most important themes in the
Read moreHaiti health system nears collapse as medicine dwindles, gangs attack hospitals and ports stay shut
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — On a recent morning at a hospital in the heart of gang territory in Haiti’s capital, a woman began convulsing before her
Read moreUkrainian and Western leaders laud US aid package while the Kremlin warns of ‘further ruin’
KYIV (AP) — Ukrainian and Western leaders welcomed a desperately needed aid package passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, as the Kremlin warned the passage
Read moreHaiti’s former capital seeks to revive its hey-day as gang violence consumes Port-au-Prince
CAP-HAITIEN (AP) — They call it Okap, home to Haiti’s kings, emancipated slaves and revolutionaries. Sitting on the shimmering north coast, the city of Cap-Haïtien
Read moreBVI drug kingpin gets 10 years in prison
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The reputed leader of BVI’s drug cartel got 10 years hard time from a judge. Ruben Reyes-Barel, 37, of the Dominican Republic,
Read moreDominican authorities launch probe after an immigration officer is accused of raping a 14-year-old
SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic said Thursday they have launched an investigation after an immigration officer was accused of raping a
Read moreBarbados Weather Service spots nascent hurricane season’s first tropical wave
BRIDGETOWN — The Barbados Weather Service has marked a disturbance near Africa as the first tropical wave of this year. NHC has not yet identified
Read moreWoman arrested after taking corpse to sign for bank loan in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO — A woman has been arrested in Brazil after she brought a 68-year-old man who had been dead for hours into a
Read moreCan you gamble in Central America?
Find out how you can gamble in Central America. Read on for the answers! Central America is somewhere that online gambling has become significantly more
Read moreSaharan dust plume heading towards the Caribbean
BRIDGETOWN — Persons with respiratory problems and allergies are probably already beginning to feel the effects of a Saharan dust plume which is expected to
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