St. Croix: Mostly cloudy with a shower or two in the morning and a high of 87
CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be cloudy most of the time with a shower or two in the morning and a high of 87, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix…
Dominican court bans public use of nicknames for police operations and legal cases
SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — The Dominican Republic’s Constitutional Court has banned law enforcement in the Caribbean country from publicly bestowing nicknames on police operations or court cases, a common practice in the…
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International effort to help Haiti fight deadly gangs is in danger of falling apart
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Miami Herald) — From the onset, the international mission to help Haiti wrest back control from armed gangs faced challenges and skepticism. There were legal challenges in Nairobi and…
Haitians fleeing gang violence swim across the country’s longest river
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Dozens of people swam and waded across Haiti’s longest river on Wednesday in a desperate attempt to flee gangs that launched a fresh attack on a…
St. Croix: Considerable cloudiness, occasional rain, thunderstorm, high 86
CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will see considerable cloudiness with occasional rain and a thunderstorm and a high of 86, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix will be overcast with a…
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Russia’s foreign minister visits the Dominican Republic to strengthen economic and commercial ties
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Russia expects to open its first embassy in the Dominican Republic as Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov defined the Caribbean country as a “promising partner”…
Cayman Islands votes for Parliament seats and holds a referendum on possessing marijuana
GEORGE TOWN (AP) — The Cayman Islands are holding general elections on Wednesday, with voters choosing candidates from a record three parties vying for seats in Parliament. Two parties were…
4.9 magnitude earthquake rattles the eastern Dominican Republic
SANTO DOMINGO — A 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck the eastern Dominican Republic on Tuesday afternoon, with its epicenter located in the Mona Passage, approximately 27.2 kilometers southeast of Punta Cana, La Altagracia…
St. Croix: Cloudy, a thunderstorm in the morning, brief showers in afternoon, high of 86
CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix can expect plenty of clouds, a thunderstorm in the morning followed by a brief shower or two in the afternoon and a high of 86,…
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Caribbean woman traveling from St. Croix dies in ICE custody after 3 months in captivity in U.S. detention centers
MIAMI — A Caribbean woman traveling from St. Croix who had been in ICE custody since February died suddenly Friday at the Broward Transitional Center in Deerfield Beach, Florida. Marie…