WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. George Santos easily survived a vote Wednesday to expel him from the House as most Republicans and 31 Democrats opted to withhold punishment
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Colombian Illegal Snaked His Way Through 3 Caribbean Countries Before Trying St. John
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Colombian man made his way through three Caribbean countries before trying to sneak into the U.S. Virgin Islands by boat. Yezid
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California Woman Pleads Guilty To Smuggling Marijuana and Magic Mushrooms
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A California woman pleaded guilty to drug possession charges, United States Attorney Delia L. Smith said Thursday. Joeva Elizabeth Williams, 39, of
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World’s Top Caribbean Tourism Destinations Are Also Most Dangerous For Homicides
KINGSTON — The Caribbean emerged as the world’s top tourist region in 2023. Seven of the world’s top ten most visited countries have a Caribbean
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FRENCH CONNECTION 2: Dominican man gets 14-year prison term for cocaine conspiracy
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A native of the Dominican Republic was slapped with a 14-year prison after a conviction on cocaine conspiracy charges. Yefri Martinez-Herrera, 31,
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China’s Xi to be deported for illegally entering the United States in St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Chinese man who trekked from China to Suriname by air and Suriname to St. Thomas by boat will be deported back
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3 Puerto Rico men plead guilty in Stumpy Bay cocaine trafficking bust
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Three Puerto Rican men have admitted to their roles in a cocaine distribution conspiracy at Stumpy Bay in St. Thomas. Pedro
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UN human rights official is alarmed by sprawling gang violence in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The United Nations expert on human rights in Haiti said Tuesday that he is alarmed by the rapid spread of gang
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Retired Colombian army officer gets life sentence in 2021 assassination of Haiti’s president
MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge in Miami on Friday sentenced a retired Colombian army officer to life in prison for his role in plotting
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Son of federal judge in Puerto Rico pleads guilty to killing wife after winning new trial
SAN JUAN — The son of a federal judge who was convicted of first-degree murder in the death of his wife more than a decade ago
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