PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Heavy gunfire erupted Monday in the downtown area of Haiti’s capital as police battled gang members near the National Palace for several hours. Local media reported that at least one policeman was…
NASSAU — The U.S. Virgin Islands earned its first medal Sunday at the 2024 CARIFTA Swimming Championships in the Bahamas, with a dozen other swimmers advancing to finals over the weekend’s events. Reagan Uszenski of…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A high surf advisory which was extended through last evening in Puerto Rico now also includes the northern U.S. Virgin Islands, Ian Carlos Colón-Pagán, NOAA’s lead meteorologist, said today. Residents in St.…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — In a recent legal filing in the Southern District of New York, Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones brought forward allegations of sexual assault, emotional distress, and other serious charges against music mogul Sean…
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 — A one-of-a-kind rental property known as the Cliffhanger House just landed on the market in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, for $1.8 million. The dramatic getaway, which indeed juts out over an ocean cliff, has…
SAN JUAN — The U.S. Coast Guard said Thursday it is searching for a U.S. Marine who went swimming in high surf off Puerto Rico’s northeast coast while on vacation, while another American tourist died…
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Haiti now needs between 4,000 and 5,000 international police to help tackle “catastrophic” gang violence which is targeting key individuals and hospitals, schools, banks and other critical institutions, the U.N. rights expert for the…
HAVANA (AP) — Like millions of other Cubans, María de los Ángeles Pozo thinks back fondly to when a government ration book fed her family everything from hamburgers, fish and milk to chocolate and beer.…