CHRISTIANSTED — A man from Ecuador was given a sentence of 4.75 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to cocaine smuggling. Carlos Benitez Estupinan,
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ROAD TOWN, Tortola — British Virgin Islands residents seemed to be in agreement with closing arguments put forth by a lawyer representing ex-Premier Andrew Fahie
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SANTO DOMINGO — The Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD), in collaboration with the Cultural Spaces Foundation and the Urban Tertulia, launched the book “Pablo
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PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) — A recent spike of violence in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, is preventing the World Food Program (WFP) from reaching hundreds of thousands of
Read moreCuba struggles to shore up subsidized milk supply for children
HAVANA (Reuters) — Cuba is struggling to secure enough milk for children, a minister said, in the latest shortage putting strain on a decades-old subsidies
Read moreHonduras watchdog bans institutions from trading crypto
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) — Honduras’ CNBS regulator has banned the Central American country’s financial system from trading in cryptocurrency and similar virtual assets, it said in
Read moreNo visa required: Cuban biologists unravel mysteries of bird migration
HAVANA (Reuters) — University of Havana professor Daniela Ventura has intercepted a migrant. Her net, stretched taut on a forest trail in Havana’s Botanical Garden,
Read moreAt least 400 detained across Russia at Navalny rallies, rights group says
ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) — More than 400 people have been detained at events across 32 Russian cities since the death of Alexei Navalny, President Vladimir
Read moreBig blow to Florida reef recovery: First survey after record heat finds coral graveyards
MIAMI — The first survey of Florida’s reefs after an ‘apocalyptic’ marine heat wave offers a bleak picture of the future of the state’s renowned
Read moreWoman jailed for taking child to Kenya for female genital mutilation
LONDON (BBC) — A woman has been jailed for taking a three-year-old British child to Africa for female genital mutilation (FGM). Amina Noor, 40, from
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