FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Reuters) — Deutsche Bank AG has agreed to pay $75 million to settle a lawsuit by women who say they were abused by the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, and accused…
Category: Caribbean News
UN Chief in Jamaica Urges International Response to Haiti’s Spiraling Crisis
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — U.N. Secretary General António Guterres warned Monday that Haiti’s “tragic situation” is threatening the security of the Caribbean region and beyond as he pressed the international community for a…
Woman Held In Connection With Shooting Deaths of Two NYU Students In Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — A woman in Puerto Rico has been detained in connection with the shooting deaths of two New York University students who were vacationing on the island. The students, identified…
U.S. Must Stem ‘Iron River’ of Guns Flowing To The Caribbean and Latin America, Activists Say
BOGATA (Reuters) — U.S. guns, many of them exported legally, are flowing into the Caribbean and Latin America in an “iron river” ending in the hands of drug cartels and abusive security…
Caribbean Health Officials Monitor 46 Chikungunya Cases In Belize, PAHO Says
BRIDGETOWN —The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says chikungunya has been identified in nearly 115 countries, with seasonal or sporadic outbreaks in the Americas, including the Caribbean. Chikungunya is a disease transmitted…
Homeless Man Finds iPhone, ID, Wallet, Cash, Credit Cards, Keys … Brings Them All To Cops
SAN JUAN — A homeless person found cash, keys, wallet, ID and a cell phone on a public road and decided to visit the local police station and turn the items over…
Suspect In Natalee Holloway Disappearance Faces Extradition To U.S. On Fraud Charges
LIMA (AP) — Peru’s government will allow the extradition to the United States of the prime suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of American student Natalee Holloway on the Dutch Caribbean Island…
Two Journalists Killed In Haiti As Gang Violence Spikes
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Two local journalists have been killed in Haiti over the past couple of weeks as rampant gang violence has gripped the capital of Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas. The Committee…
Fire Consumes Popular Street Market Near Haiti’s Capital
PETIONVILLE (AP) — A large fire tore through a street market in Haiti early Thursday, consuming thousands of dollars’ worth of goods as vendors wailed over their losses. The market, known as…
Five Killed In Haiti As Vigilante Crowds Target Suspected Gangs
PETIONVILLE (AP) — Vigilante killings are surging in Haiti’s capital and surrounding areas, where an additional five men were slain and set on fire Tuesday by a crowd that left one of…