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Caribbean leaders meet with Haiti’s prime minister. Foreign force deployment is on the agenda

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Caribbean leaders met with embattled Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry on Sunday to talk about his country’s unrelenting gang violence, with one top official noting that his…

John McCarthy February 29, 2024

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Tobago oil spill reaches Bonaire, threatening mangrove and coral ecosystems

KRALENDIJK (Reuters) — The Caribbean island of Bonaire said that oil from a spill near neighboring Tobago had reached its shores, posing a "serious threat to both humans and nature",…

John McCarthy February 28, 2024

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US couple likely dead after Caribbean boat hijacking, police say

KINGSTOWN (Reuters) — A U.S. couple who disappeared a week ago after their catamaran was hijacked by three escaped prisoners in the Eastern Caribbean are likely dead, local police told…

John McCarthy February 28, 2024

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US reiterates support for a Haiti deployment as it meets with Caribbean leaders

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — The U.S. government on Monday reiterated its support to help restore peace and calm to Haiti, saying it will provide money, equipment and logistical support to…

John McCarthy February 28, 2024

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3 Grenadian inmates suspected of killing missing American couple on blood-soaked yacht and tossing their remains overboard are led into court shackled and in chains as family desperately pleads for answers

ST. GEORGE'S — The three Grenadian inmates suspected of killing a Virginia couple on their yacht and tossing their bodies overboard appeared in court as the family has desperately pleaded for answers. Ralph…

John McCarthy February 26, 2024

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2 Of The World’s First PCs Were Just Rediscovered By Accident, Thanks To A UK Cleaning Company

LONDON — House cleaners find all sorts of incredible things — forgotten objects, lost family heirlooms, and the occasional priceless painting. At the end of last year, house cleaners in the U.K.…

John McCarthy February 26, 2024

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Nicaraguan Native Gets Almost 6 Years For Smuggling 1,212 Pounds of Cocaine

CHRISTIANSTED — A Nicaraguan national was given nearly six years in prison after his conviction on federal drug charges relating to the seizure of bulk cocaine off the coast of…

John McCarthy February 26, 2024

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Six church workers and a priest held captive by gangs in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE — Amid ever-increasing gang violence in Haiti, six church workers and a priest were kidnapped on February 23, in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, local Catholic sources said. Religious…

John McCarthy February 26, 2024

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Attorney for widow of slain Haitian president rejects indictment and says it’s politically motivated

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — An attorney for Haitian President Jovenel Moïse’s widow, who was indicted in his assassination, told The Associated Press this week that he believes the accusations against her are…

John McCarthy February 25, 2024

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A widow and 2 powerful officials indicted: Takeaways from the probe into Haiti president’s slaying

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — A judge who investigated the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse has indicted some 50 suspects in the case, including the slain president’s widow, the former prime minister and…

John McCarthy February 24, 2024