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Dominican officials cram thousands of inmates facing no charges into overcrowded prisons
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Dominican officials cram thousands of inmates facing no charges into overcrowded prisons

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — They’re known as “frog men,” inmates who are forced to sleep on prison floors across the Dominican Republic, often next to overflowing toilets or holes in the…
Posted by John McCarthy February 19, 2025
Trump’s White House stopped help for refugees who aided US soldiers. That’s inhumane: OP-ED
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Trump’s White House stopped help for refugees who aided US soldiers. That’s inhumane: OP-ED

The recent halt of legal refugee resettlement by the federal government, as ordered by Donald Trump’s new administration, paired with misleading attacks from public figures such as Elon Musk, is…
Posted by John McCarthy February 18, 2025
Delta Airlines flight flips over on landing at Toronto’s Pearson Airport and 18 people are hurt
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Delta Airlines flight flips over on landing at Toronto’s Pearson Airport and 18 people are hurt

TORONTO — A Delta Air Lines regional jet flipped upside down upon landing at Canada's Toronto Pearson Airport this afternoon amid windy weather following a snowstorm, injuring 18 of the 80…
Posted by John McCarthy February 17, 2025
Amnesty International details gruesome impact of gang violence on children in Haiti
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Amnesty International details gruesome impact of gang violence on children in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Haiti’s children are increasingly caught in the crossfire of gang violence, forced to carry weapons, spy on police and rival gangs and run errands for gunmen, according to…
Posted by John McCarthy February 17, 2025
UK to hire commissioner to ensure ‘Windrush’ scandal never happens again
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Community Affairs

UK to hire commissioner to ensure ‘Windrush’ scandal never happens again

LONDON (Reuters) — Britain will appoint a commissioner to scrutinise compensation for Caribbean migrants who were wrongfully detained and deported by the British state, and to help ensure such a…
Posted by John McCarthy February 14, 2025
The risks of journalism in Haiti: Nation ranks among deadliest places on global list
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The risks of journalism in Haiti: Nation ranks among deadliest places on global list

PORT-AU-PRINCE — The Western Hemisphere ranks among the most dangerous places in the world for journalists, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. The killings of two journalists in Haiti…
Posted by John McCarthy February 13, 2025
New contingent of Kenyan police joins UN-backed mission to fight gangs in Haiti
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

New contingent of Kenyan police joins UN-backed mission to fight gangs in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — A fourth contingent of Kenyan police arrived Thursday in Haiti to help repel violent gangs as officials brushed off concerns over a halt in some U.S. funding to the U.N.-backed…
Posted by John McCarthy February 9, 2025
As Trump shuts down USAID missions, officials warn Ebola outbreak in Uganda will spread
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As Trump shuts down USAID missions, officials warn Ebola outbreak in Uganda will spread

KAMPALA, Uganda — Some health officials in the U.S. fear the shutdown of U.S. Agency for International Development missions may have disastrous results, as the stalling of foreign aid has…
Posted by John McCarthy February 6, 2025
USAID to be merged into State Department, 3 U.S. officials say
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Humanitarian News

USAID to be merged into State Department, 3 U.S. officials say

WASHINGTON — USAID, the United States Agency for International Development, will be merged into the State Department with significant cuts in the workforce, but it will remain a humanitarian aid…
Posted by John McCarthy February 3, 2025
USAID staffers told to stay out of Washington headquarters after Musk said Trump agreed to close it
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USAID staffers told to stay out of Washington headquarters after Musk said Trump agreed to close it

WASHINGTON (AP) — Staffers of the U.S. Agency for International Development were instructed to stay out of the agency’s Washington headquarters today, according to a notice distributed to them, after…
Posted by John McCarthy February 3, 2025

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