Oil spill reported off Venezuela’s Caribbean coast
CARACAS — An oil spill, which appeared to originate from Venezuela's El Palito refinery several days ago, has contaminated a bay off the country's north-central coast in the Caribbean Sea,…
Eddie Murphy and Paige Butcher are married in Anguilla after 6-year engagement
THE VALLEY — Eddie Murphy got married in Anguilla recently. The Oscar-nominated actor-comedian reportedly married his long-term partner, Australian model Paige Butcher on July 9 — less than a week…
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Jamaican police arrest 6 suspects in mass shooting that killed 8 and injured 11
KINGSTON (AP) — Jamaican police have arrested at least six suspects in connection with a mass shooting in which eight people were recently killed in the island’s southern region. The…
Hurricane Ernesto still bringing life-threatening conditions to East Coast
NEW YORK — Hurricane Ernesto was sending powerful swells toward the U.S. East Coast and generating "dangerous" beach conditions today as the storm moved further out into the Atlantic Ocean,…
HMS Trent helps BVI recover from Tropical Storm Ernesto
ROAD TOWN, Tortola — A Royal Navy Batch 2 River-class OPV arrived in the British Virgin Islands to assist with recovery measures following Tropical Storm Ernesto. HMS Trent was deployed…
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4 Jamaicans charged with smuggling nearly 4,000 pounds of marijuana
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging four Jamaican men with smuggling nearly 4,000 pounds of marijuana in Caribbean waters. Miguel Orr, 29, Rayvon Smith,…
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How Russia looked the wrong way as Ukraine invaded
KYIV — In the hours before Ukrainian soldiers stormed across Russia's western border, there was no sign from Moscow that anything was amiss. At midnight at the start of August…
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Viya gives post Tropical Storm Ernesto update
CHRISTIANSTED — Viya said today that its services are operational in the wake of Tropical Storm Ernesto. Although Viya’s network is operational, some customers may be experiencing intermittentservice. Viya advises…
Hurricane Ernesto makes landfall on Bermuda as a category 1 storm
HAMILTON (AP) — Hurricane Ernesto made landfall on the tiny British Atlantic territory of Bermuda early Saturday as residents hunkered down. The wide category 1 storm was directly over the…
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Police say 11 inmates killed in shootouts following breakout from prison in central Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Inmates broke out of a prison in the coastal town of Saint-Marc in central Haiti on Friday, police said, as authorities in the country struggle to quell…