2023 – Page 25 – Virgin Islands Free Press

Haitian gang leader charged with ordering kidnapping of US couple that left 1 dead

WASHINGTON -- A powerful Haitian gang leader has been charged by U.S. prosecutors with ordering the kidnapping of an American couple from their home in Haiti that left the woman dead, authorities…

John McCarthy October 25, 2023

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Trinidad asks Canada to help stem worsening Caribbean violence

PORT OF SPAIN (Reuters) — Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Keith Rowley urged Canada to help Caribbean countries reinforce their security by helping with coastal patrols as the region…

John McCarthy October 25, 2023

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Record-breaking Spider-Man video game confuses Puerto Rican and Cuban flags

SAN JUAN (NBC) —Players of the highly anticipated video game “Marvel’s Spider-Man 2” took to social media to ask developers to correct a few scenes, which have confused the Puerto…

John McCarthy October 25, 2023

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‘Shaft’ star Richard Roundtree, considered the first Black action movie hero, has died at 81

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Richard Roundtree, the trailblazing actor who starred as the ultra-smooth private detective in several “Shaft” films beginning in the early 1970s, has died. He was 81.…

John McCarthy October 25, 2023

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Off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot who allegedly tried to shut down engines discussed taking mushrooms

JUNEAU (NBC) — The off-duty pilot accused of trying to bring down an Alaska Airlines flight told investigators he had not slept for 40 hours and believed he was having a "nervous…

John McCarthy October 24, 2023

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Governor Announces Death of VIFEMS Director Daryl George Sr.

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. issued the following statement today announcing the death of Virgin Islands Fire and Emergency Medical Services Director Daryl A. “Mousy” George Sr: “It is with a…

John McCarthy October 24, 2023

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Heavy rains drench northeast Caribbean as Hurricane Tammy spins into open waters

ST. JOHN'S (AP) — Hurricane Tammy unleashed heavy rain in the northeast Caribbean on Monday as it spun over open waters after making landfall in Barbuda. The storm was located…

John McCarthy October 24, 2023

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Biden names technology hubs for 32 states and Puerto Rico to help the industry and create jobs

WASHINGTON -- The Biden administration on Monday designated 31 technology hubs spread across 32 states and Puerto Rico to help spur innovation and create jobs in the industries that are concentrated…

John McCarthy October 24, 2023

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Kenya ends arrangement to swap doctors with Cuba; deal was unpopular with Kenyan doctors

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s government announced Wednesday it would not be renewing a 6-year-old deal that saw Cuban doctors employed in Kenya while those from the East African country…

John McCarthy October 22, 2023

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Mexico says leaders of Cuba, Venezuela, Haiti, Honduras to attend weekend migration summit

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president says the leaders of Cuba, Venezuela, Haiti and Honduras will attend a summit on migration that Mexico will host Sunday. The four countries are…

John McCarthy October 22, 2023