DENVER (AP) — An American founder of a Haitian orphanage who has been charged with sexual abuse was investigated by a grand jury about a decade ago but not indicted, according to a court document filed by…
MIAMI (Reuters) — The world’s largest cruise ship started its maiden voyage this weekend, but environmental groups are concerned that the liquefied natural gas-powered vessel — and other giant cruise liners to follow – will…
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Six nuns kidnapped in Haiti last week along with two other people have been released, the archbishop of Port-au-Prince told The Associated Press this week. The group was released late Wednesday, and everyone is…
SAN JUAN — A man in southwestern Puerto Rico fatally shot his former girlfriend and two members of her family before killing himself, police said. The incident occurred late on Wednesday in the coastal town of Yauco, where…
SAN JUAN — U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers and Import Specialists seized 116 pieces of counterfeit luxury jewelry contained in a single consignment originating from China for infringing intellectual property rights. If the items were…
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — A former Haitian vice-consul to the Dominican Republic was gunned down near an airport in northern Haiti, a police official told The Associated Press this week. Claude Joazard, a doctor and former…
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Radio stations across Haiti got jammed with calls just hours after a court in Kenya blocked the deployment of a U.N.-backed police force to help fight gangs in the troubled Caribbean country. Many callers…
DENVER (AP) — An American founder of a Haitian orphanage forced four boys who lived in the institution to engage in sexual acts more than a decade ago, a prosecutor said Friday. Michael Geilenfeld, 71, is a…
SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — U.S. health officials say 93 Americans have died after cosmetic surgery in the Dominican Republic since 2009, with many of the recent deaths involving a procedure known as a Brazilian butt…
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — An unprecedented surge in gang violence is plaguing Haiti, with the number of victims killed, injured and kidnapped more than doubling last year, the U.N. special envoy for the conflict-wracked Caribbean nations said Thursday.…