ROAD TOWN, Tortola, BVI — A New Jersey-based longline fishing boat captain has been in jail for a month after he was detained in the
Read more‘The’ Bahamas Tells The United States That All Of Its Citizens Have 24 Hours To Leave: COVID-19 Update
NASSAU — The Bahamas allowed Americans to stay in their country for 17 days after re-opening to tourists. Now it is saying that the United States’
Read morePuerto Rico Governor Asks FAA To Ground Flights From Texas And Florida After Spike In COVID-19 Cases
SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico’s governor announced major rollbacks including the closure of bars, gyms, marinas, theaters and casinos and restricted the use of beaches
Read moreCOVID-19: Puerto Rico Welcomes Tourists As Virus Surge Sows Lockdown Fears
SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico officially reopened for tourists Wednesday, even as the U.S. commonwealth sees a surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations that threatens
Read moreECLAC OP-ED: Building Back Better After COVID-19: Equality At The Center
SANTIAGO, Chile — The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a socio-economic crisis of an unprecedented scope and reach. Worldwide, it has led to a massive decline
Read moreBoy, 11, Killed In Drive-By Shooting In Ponce On Sunday Night: PRPD
SAN JUAN — An 11-year-old boy was killed in southern Puerto Rico in a drive-by shooting that left three others injured, including his six-year-old brother,
Read morePuerto Rico Questions Spain’s Legacy As Statues Tumble In The United States
SAN JUAN — Statues, street names, plazas and even the body of conquistador Juan Ponce de León himself: Spain left a nearly indelible legacy in
Read moreHedge Fund Chatham’s Bid Wins Auction For Miami Herald Publisher McClatchy
TRENTON — Hedge fund Chatham Asset Management’s bid succeeded in a court-supervised auction for bankrupt news publisher McClatchy Company, the news company said today. The
Read moreCARIBBEAN ROUNDUP: Bahamas Releases Updated Testing Protocol For Visitors
NASSAU — The Ministry of Health announced that all travelers must complete a Bahamas Health Visa application and present a negative COVID-19 real-time polymerase chain
Read moreMostly Black Town In Puerto Rico Sees Its Own Past In The Death Of George Floyd
LOIZA — As evening fell over Puerto Rico, hundreds gathered at a vigil for George Floyd recently in Loíza, a coastal town home to one
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