WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. imposed sanctions on the former president of Haiti, Michel Joseph Martelly, Tuesday following accusations that he abused his influence to facilitate drug trafficking into the U.S. and sponsored gangs that…
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Police in Haiti’s capital tear-gassed hundreds of peaceful protesters Monday as they called on law enforcement to help them stop the gangs that have been violently seizing control of their neighborhoods. Protesters burned tires…
PARIS (AP) — Erislandy Álvarez didn’t expect to carry the weight of a proud boxing nation on his shoulders when he takes the ring Wednesday night in an arena packed with fans rooting for his…
CARACAS — An oil spill, which appeared to originate from Venezuela’s El Palito refinery several days ago, has contaminated a bay off the country’s north-central coast in the Caribbean Sea, five sources told Reuters on…
THE VALLEY — Eddie Murphy got married in Anguilla recently. The Oscar-nominated actor-comedian reportedly married his long-term partner, Australian model Paige Butcher on July 9 — less than a week after the premiere of his…
KINGSTON (AP) — Jamaican police have arrested at least six suspects in connection with a mass shooting in which eight people were recently killed in the island’s southern region. The most recent suspect was arrested…
ROAD TOWN, Tortola — A Royal Navy Batch 2 River-class OPV arrived in the British Virgin Islands to assist with recovery measures following Tropical Storm Ernesto. HMS Trent was deployed to the BVI on Friday…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging four Jamaican men with smuggling nearly 4,000 pounds of marijuana in Caribbean waters. Miguel Orr, 29, Rayvon Smith, 21, Sherland Campbell, 39 and…
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Inmates broke out of a prison in the coastal town of Saint-Marc in central Haiti on Friday, police said, as authorities in the country struggle to quell widespread gang violence. Eleven suspected…
SAN JUAN — A Hurricane Watch was issued for the Virgin Islands, Vieques and Culebra. Tropical Storm Ernesto is expected to intensify as it approaches the islands later today and tonight. The main risk remains…