US seized another ship in the Caribbean
The U.S. Coast Guard interdicted a sanctioned vessel off the coast of Venezuela in international waters of the Caribbean Sea today, according to U.S. officials. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem…
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Dominican judge orders prison for 7 accused in $250 million government corruption scheme
SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — A judge has sentenced seven former government officials to more than a year of preventive prison as authorities investigate a $250 million corruption case involving the Dominican…
Trinidad and Tobago to open its airports to US military as tensions with Venezuela escalate
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — The government of Trinidad and Tobago said that it would allow the U.S. military to access its airports in coming weeks as tensions build between the United States…
Blacklisted naphtha tanker from Russia enters Venezuelan waters while another diverts, ship data shows
HOUSTON (Reuters) — A tanker subject to U.S. sanctions carrying some 300,000 barrels of naphtha from Russia entered Venezuelan waters late on Thursday, while another began redirecting course in the…
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Thousands of fans join tribute to reggae pioneer Jimmy Cliff in his native Jamaica
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — The instructions were clear: no serious, sad or long faces. And the crowd filing into a gymnasium in Jamaica’s capital largely obliged as they honored reggae giant…
Uninhabited Caribbean islet blossoms into love nest for critically endangered iguana
THE VALLEY, Anguilla (AP) — Silence used to prevail in the forest of a private Caribbean islet until environmentalists transformed it into a love nest for the critically endangered Lesser Antillean iguana.…
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Natalee Holloway killer Joran van der Sloot reportedly tried to kill himself in prison
LIMA — Natalee Holloway killer Joran van der Sloot reportedly tried to commit suicide at the notorious Peruvian prison where he is serving 28 years for murdering another woman. The 38-year-old killer…
Trinidad and Tobago approves US military aircraft transit in airports
PORT-OF-SPAIN (Reuters) — Trinidad and Tobago granted approval on Monday for United States military aircraft to transit its airports in the coming weeks, amid rising tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela.…
Trump expands travel ban and restrictions to include an additional 20 countries
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration announced Tuesday it was expanding travel restrictions to an additional 20 countries and the Palestinian Authority, doubling the number of nations affected by sweeping limits announced…
JetBlue flight near Venezuela avoids ‘midair collision’ with US Air Force tanker
WILLEMSTAD (AP) — A JetBlue flight from the small Caribbean nation of Curaçao halted its ascent to avoid colliding with a U.S. Air Force refueling tanker on Friday, and the…