CHRISTIANSTED– The Virgin Islands Department of Health reminded residents and visitors to take precautions to protect their health during the 53rd Annual Agriculture and Food Fair weekend. “We are still in flu season, and right…
KINGSTON — An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 occurred on Saturday in the Caribbean Sea, according to the US Geological Survey, sparking a tsunami advisory. The tremor hit 129 miles southwest of Georgetown, Cayman Islands,…
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — A fourth contingent of Kenyan police arrived Thursday in Haiti to help repel violent gangs as officials brushed off concerns over a halt in some U.S. funding to the U.N.-backed mission. The 200 police officers…
MIAMI —Some 100 people aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship set for a week-long western cruise experienced unpleasant gastrointestinal illness symptoms. The Radiance of the Seas departed from Tampa, Florida, on Saturday for its seven-day voyage, but just three…
FREDERIKSTED — One beach in the territory is deemed not safe for beachgoers based on water quality testing done by the Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources. Dorsch beach in Frederiksted on St. Croix failed to…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Some health officials in the U.S. fear the shutdown of U.S. Agency for International Development missions may have disastrous results, as the stalling of foreign aid has forced delays in what they…
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Annually, on February 6, thousands of fans worldwide take a moment to honour and celebrate the birth of the legendary Bob Marley, and today is no different. Born in 1945 in Nine…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – After a two-day trial, a federal jury convicted Omaily Sanchez Taveras, 36, of the Dominican Republic, of migrant smuggling, U.S. Attorney Delia L. Smith said. For his conviction, Taveras faces a maximum…
In Carlene Thomas’ experience, two types of people ask her advice as a dietitian about the healthiest way to prepare vegetables. Those looking to improve their diet are curious about how different cooking methods affect nutritional content. Others wonder…
LOS ANGELES (AP) —There’s the initial shock and chaos in a collective disaster like the deadly and destructive California wildfires. What to take and what to leave behind when ordered to evacuate? Will your house still…