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Haiti’s army wants recruits to fight gangs, and youths jump at the rare job offer
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Haiti’s army wants recruits to fight gangs, and youths jump at the rare job offer

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — The announcement that Haiti’s military wanted recruits crackled through a small radio perched on a street stall in downtown Port-au-Prince where Maurenceley Clerge repairs and sells smartphones.…
Posted by John McCarthy August 31, 2024
NHC now tracking 3 possible areas of tropical development
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

NHC now tracking 3 possible areas of tropical development

SAN JUAN — Showers and thunderstorms associated with a tropical wave several hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles remain disorganized. Gradual development of this system is possible during the…
Posted by John McCarthy August 31, 2024
Venezuelan gets nearly 4 years in prison for smuggling 70 pounds of cocaine
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Venezuelan gets nearly 4 years in prison for smuggling 70 pounds of cocaine

CHRISTIANSTED — A native of Venezuela got 3.8 years in prison for smuggling at least 70 pounds of cocaine into the Caribbean. Jose Reinoza, 33, of Caracas, was sentenced to…
Posted by John McCarthy August 31, 2024
Florida beach city inks deal to acquire SS United States for reefing
Posted inBreaking News Environmental News Military News

Florida beach city inks deal to acquire SS United States for reefing

FORT WALTON BEACH — Florida’s Okaloosa County has signed an agreement to purchase the SS United States, according to a report in Get the Coast. The 1952-built former ocean liner…
Posted by John McCarthy August 30, 2024
Haitian and Kenyan police try to oust gangs from a rough part of Haiti’s capital
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News

Haitian and Kenyan police try to oust gangs from a rough part of Haiti’s capital

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Haitian forces working with police sent from Kenya have launched a joint operation to oust criminal gangs from one of the roughest neighborhoods of Haiti’s capital, Prime…
Posted by John McCarthy August 30, 2024
NHC tracking two tropical waves approaching our region
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

NHC tracking two tropical waves approaching our region

SAN JUAN — A tropical wave over the central Tropical Atlantic continues to produce disorganized showers and thunderstorms that are a little more concentrated near its axis. Environmental conditions appear…
Posted by John McCarthy August 30, 2024
SNAP recipients to get ‘replacement’ benefits for outages caused by Tropical Storm Ernesto
Posted inBreaking News Business News Environmental News

SNAP recipients to get ‘replacement’ benefits for outages caused by Tropical Storm Ernesto

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Department of Human Services announced Thursday the issuance of replacement benefits for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients affected by prolonged power outages caused…
Posted by John McCarthy August 30, 2024
Samuel Rivera Jr. arrested for illegal gun possession
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Samuel Rivera Jr. arrested for illegal gun possession

FREDERIKSTED — Police arrested a St. Croix man for illegal gun possession on Wednesday. Samuel Rivera Jr., 32, was arrested and charged with carrying a firearm openly or concealed, the…
Posted by John McCarthy August 29, 2024
In Miami, a call for Caribbean and African women to rally behind Kamala Harris
Posted inBlack History News Breaking News Caribbean News

In Miami, a call for Caribbean and African women to rally behind Kamala Harris

MIAMI — Inspired by last month’s zoom call for Black women that raised $1.6 million for Kamala Harris, a Miami organizer hosted a virtual meeting Tuesday night to mobilize Caribbean…
Posted by John McCarthy August 29, 2024
Two waves will become tropical storms – and maybe hurricanes – next week
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Two waves will become tropical storms – and maybe hurricanes – next week

SAN JUAN — A tropical wave is in the central Tropical Atlantic Ocean and producing some disorganized showers and thunderstorms. As of 6:00 p.m., this tropical wave was located about…
Posted by John McCarthy August 29, 2024

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