Invest 92-L could form into a tropical depression by tomorrow
SAN JUAN — The National Hurricane Center is monitoring Invest 92-L in the Central Atlantic. This disturbance has a 60 percent chance of formation over the next seven days as…
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Jamaica’s female farmers rebuild after Hurricane Beryl through women-led cash voucher program
CROSS KEYS, Jamaica (AP) — Alance Wisdom got inside her home just in time to watch the ceiling of her front room collapse. As the rain rushed in, a violent…
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Proposed resolution asks UN to plan for UN peacekeepers to replace Kenya-led police mission in Haiti
NEW YORK (AP) — The United States and Ecuador circulated a draft resolution on Friday asking the United Nations to begin planning for a U.N. peacekeeping operation to replace the…
Blinken visits Dominican Republic as talks with president focus on economy and Haiti’s crisis
SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — The U.S. secretary of state and the leader of the Dominican Republic held private talks Friday on a range of issues, from human rights, economic prosperity…
Blinken arrives in Haiti to show US support for fighting gang violence
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Haiti to reaffirm the U.S. government’s commitment to a multinational mission to fight gangs in the Caribbean country and push for…
Dry air still impeding possible storm development
SAN JUAN — An elongated trough of low pressure over the eastern and central tropical Atlantic is producing a broad area of shower and thunderstorm activity. A more well-defined area…
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Jiovani Smith gets 30 years for killing woman near elementary school
KINGSHILL — Virgin Islands Attorney General nominee Gordon C. Rhea announced today that Jiovani Smith, 24, was sentenced for the killing of Selena Chitolie in 2020. Virgin Islands Superior Court…
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Help police find Kevin Highfield missing from a tour of Magens Bay on St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police need your help this afternoon to find a St. Thomas man who has been missing for two days. Kevin Highfield, 61, was last seen on St.…
‘One Caribbean, one love’: Unheralded island nations shine in track and field at the Paris Olympics
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Track and field fans are used to seeing Jamaican athletes on the medal stand at the Olympics. In Paris, other Caribbean nations have introduced themselves and…
Haiti expands state of emergency to cover entire territory
PORT-AU-PRINCE — Haiti has expanded its state of emergency to cover the entire nation's territory, a spokesperson for Prime Minister Garry Conille said on Wednesday, as the Caribbean country battles…