2024 brought natural disasters and turbulent politics to Latin America
Snow blanketed Santiago, the Chilean capital, in May 2024 — a rare and stunning sight that marked the coldest month in the city in over 70 years. The unusual weather…
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Key trauma center in Haiti goes up in flames after gangs attack with Molotov cocktails
PORT-AU-PRINCE Haiti’s only neurological trauma center for nearly 12 million people, an 87-bed hospital tucked down a narrow street off the airport road in Port-au-Prince, survived a powerful 2010 earthquake,…
U.S. Virgin Islands announces updated Crucian Christmas Festival schedule
FREDERIKSTED—The U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism and Division of Festivals announces an update to the 2024-2025 Crucian Christmas Festival schedule and Village line-up. “Every year we aim to bring…
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Caribbean, Latin America economies expected to grow 2.4% in 2025
SANTIAGO — Economies in the Caribbean and Latin America are expected to grow by 2.4% in 2025, driven by domestic consumption but tempered by a risk of worsening global geopolitical…
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Coast Guard, CBP, DR Navy intercept 108 migrants near Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — U.S Coast Guard, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Dominican Republic Navy surface and air units interdicted three vessels carrying 108 migrants during three separate unlawful maritime migration…
Baton Rouge, a 200-foot superyacht, spotted in Sint Maarten
PHILIPSBURG — The Baton Rouge was seen anchored in nearby Sint Maarten recently, Superyacht Times reported. The 62.5-meter superyacht was launched in 2010 by the Dutch shipyard ICON Yachts. The motor yacht Baton…
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Activists challenge colonial-era abortion laws in Antigua and Barbuda
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua (AP) — Doctors, nurses and activists in Antigua and Barbuda are fighting a colonial-era law that largely bans abortions, igniting a debate about women’s reproductive rights on…
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Open Design, Clever Zoning — Where Island Vibes Meet Functionality
With smaller spaces becoming more common, especially here in the Virgin Islands where homes tend to be on the cozier side, many are going for open layouts that create zones…
Cubans show religious fervor in pilgrimage to the shrine of St. Lazarus
Cuban faithful made a pilgrimage to the shrine of Saint Lazarus on Monday in a display of religious fervor, uncommon in a country that installed an atheist Communist government in…
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Joy and wonder: Between the bumps of the world, exuberance shone through in 2024
She jumps, her eyes closed, and she grins — this little girl surrounded by gang violence in her own neighborhood in Haiti. The jump rope game she is playing brings…