PORT-AU-PRINCE — Gang violence in Haiti has killed over 1,500 people so far this year while dozens have been lynched by so-called self-defence brigades, the U.N. human rights office said on Thursday. Haiti’s devastating gang…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of State is warning Americans to reconsider traveling to a pair of popular Caribbean and South American countries amid a recent uptick in crime. The State Department last week re-classified…
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Members of a transitional presidential council who will be responsible for selecting a new prime minister issued their first official statement on Wednesday, pledging to restore “public and democratic order” in Haiti. The statement,…
SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico has issued a public health emergency after recording an unusually rapid rise in dengue cases over the first few months of this year. It’s the latest area to grapple with a surge…
BOGATA — The U.S. Virgin Islands emerged as a standout presence at Routes Americas, held in Colombia from March 19 to 21. Led by Commissioner Joseph Boschulte of the USVI Department of Tourism showed strategic prowess in advancing air access and fostering…
MIAMI – AccuWeather released its first official prediction for the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season today. It doesn’t look good, and the U.S. Virgin Islands won’t be immune from the potential impact of named storms, including Puerto…
ST. GEORGE’S — A retired husband and wife from Great Britain have died after being found on a beach in Grenada. The couple were found on Paradise Beach on the island of Carriacou, on Saturday. Police…
SAN JUAN – A Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter crew rescued a boater from a life raft early Sunday, approximately 20 nautical miles south of Guanica, Puerto Rico. Keith Mcpartlan, a 42-year-old…
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Gangs have intensified their rampage in the downtown area of Haiti’s capital, setting fire to a school and looting pharmacies across the road from the country’s largest public hospital. The attacks that…
SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico declared a public health emergency over dengue, a mosquito-borne illness that has surged throughout the Americas this year. Health officials in Puerto Rico have identified 549 cases of dengue across…