HAVANA — A year after the largest protests in decades shook Cuba’s single-party government, hundreds of people who participated are in prison and the economic and political factors that caused the demonstrations…
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Girlfriend of Prisoner Who Died In STT Jail Wants ‘Justice For Craig’
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The girlfriend of a hemophiliac man who died in the St. Thomas jail has started a GoFundMe page for his funeral expenses in California. Taylor Hayes, said her boyfriend…
Coast Guard Rescues 38 Survivors From Capsized Vessel in the Mona Passage
SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard suspended at 10 p.m. Sunday the four-day search for additional survivors of a capsized vessel in Mona Passage waters between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic….
IBEX CARES: Jamaican Team Raises $6,462.69 To Help Co-Worker Who Lost Her Legs
KINGSTON — IBEX, a leading global provider of business process outsourcing (BPO) and customer engagement technology solutions, today announced its team in Jamaica raised $6,462.69 ($1 million Jamaican dollars) to help pay…
Food Shipment Supports At Least 3,700 Families After Haitian Earthquake
PORT-AU-PRINCE — At least 3,700 families across several Salesian programs and educational centers in Haiti had access to better nutrition thanks to a partnership between Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of…
Cuba Adopts Russian Narrative On Ukraine War
HAVANA — When Brent Renaud was killed covering the impact of the Ukraine war, state media in Cuba described the American photojournalist as a CIA agent. The state-run news website Cubadebate cited an…
Mother, Father Put Baby In Car Safety Seat On Sidewalk Saying: ‘We Don’t Want To Care For Her Any More’
SAN JUAN —The San Juan Municipal Police arrested a woman this morning who abandoned her three-month-old baby on Lippit Street in Santurce, Puerto Rico. According to preliminary information, at about 1:15 a.m.,…
Social Security Will Allow Citizens To Self-Identify Sex Of Choice In Their Records
Kilolo Kijakazi, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, announced that the agency will offer people the choice to self-select their sex on their Social Security number (SSN) record. The agency anticipates this option…
Lies Dominate Social Media Battle In Cuba Over Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine
The Cuban state’s main priority is reaching out to young people through social media HAVANA — The Russian invasion of Ukraine did not come as a surprise to the international community. The…
Cubans Split Over More Liberal Family Code As Referendum Nears
HAVANA — Cuba’s communist government is seeking to rally support for a new family code that would open the door to gay marriage and boost women’s rights, but experts and a recent…