PORT-AU-PRINCE — Half of the population in Haiti is not getting enough to eat and barely a quarter of the hospitals are operating at normal levels. And between March and June of this year, the…
KINGSTON – The International Monetary Fund on Monday named Jamaican Finance Minister Nigel Clarke to a top post at the agency, after the official spearheaded fiscal reforms in the Caribbean nation. Clarke, nominated by IMF…
TOKYO — Off the coast of Japan, a colorful 10-armed sea creature tucked itself under a rock and waited. But its hiding place wouldn’t last long. Divers flipped over the stone and spotted the unique…
SAN JUAN — Surface high pressure over the Atlantic and a weak surface trough will promote moderate east winds through most of the workweek. Passing showers will move across the coastal waters, mainly during the…
HAVANA (AP) — More than 20 people returning to the U.S. from Cuba have been infected with a virus transmitted by bugs in recent months, federal health officials said Tuesday. They all had Oropouche virus disease,…
Red Lobster plans to close nearly two dozen more restaurants in coming days as the bankrupt seafood chain prepares to be acquired. Known for its affordable seafood and cheddar bay biscuits, the nationwide restaurant chain…
SAN JUAN — An area of low pressure could form in the central portion of the Tropical Atlantic in a few days. Thereafter, environmental conditions appear generally favorable for some slow development of this system…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Public health officials say they are having difficulty assessing the scope of the dengue surge in the territory, due to the reluctance of many Virgin Islanders to seek formal diagnoses and medical…
CHRISTIANSTED — Police officers responded to a domestic disturbance call Saturday morning about a St. Croix man damaging a woman’s screen door and taking her iPad so she could not contact 911, authorities said. Shamall…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man is accused of hitting patrons of a strip club with a pool stick following an argument Friday night, authorities said. Kavon Daniel, 25, was arrested and charged with…