KINGSTON — Canada has sent around 70 soldiers to Jamaica to train troops from Caribbean nations who are due to take part in a U.N.-authorized mission to Haiti, the Canadian defense ministry said on Saturday.…
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Two men in Haiti were hacked to death by a mob who thought they were buying ammunition or guns for gangs that have terrorized the country, police said Saturday. Police confirmed the crowd snatched…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two men were injured in a shooting at Coki Point beach late Saturday afternoon, authorities said. Law enforcement personnel responded to the Schneider Hospital at 5:00 p.m., after two unidentified gunshot victims…
WASHINGTON — The National Telecommunications and Information Administration said this week that the U.S. Virgin Islands is now eligible to apply for $2.1 million, “to empower individuals and communities with the tools, skills and opportunities…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Police Department is following up on a wide range of cases this Easter holiday weekend, including a murder that took place in St. Thomas early this morning. “This weekend…
COPENHAGEN — A tanker from the shadow fleet of ships assembled to carry Russian oil was involved in a collision near Denmark on March 2, casting fresh light on the risks vessels with unknown ownership…
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Police in New Mexico had all the horsepower in this chase: A shoplifter was detained outside a Walgreens this month after trying to outrun a horse-mounted police officer. Albuquerque police bodycam video shows…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar and an Emmy winner for his role in the seminal TV miniseries “Roots,” has died. He was 87. Gossett’s first cousin Neal…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — If the Easter bunny is still looking for basket stuffers, they better hop to it. Many stores will be closed in observance of the holiday. Easter is a Christian holiday, and also…
NEWARK — Seven people were hurt, none seriously, after a United Airlines plane headed to a New York City-area airport experienced high winds and turbulence, officials said. United Airlines Flight 85 from Tel Aviv landed…