SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless rescued 27 migrants Saturday, after the migrants abandoned a disabled vessel Wednesday and ended up stranded on
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French Interior Minister Heads To Caribbean Territories to Defuse Tensions
PARIS — France’s minister for overseas territories will hold crisis talks on its Caribbean islands starting today, an official said, as the government looks to
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Coast Guard Rescues 10 Haitian Migrants From Boat Off Mona and Monito Islands
SAN JUAN — Coast Guard cutters and helicopters crews continued to search for possible migrants in the water Friday, following the rescue of 10 Haitian
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Coast Guard Rescues 12 Venezuelan Migrants 20 Miles Off Of St. Thomas
SAN JUAN — Coast Guard surface and air units combined efforts to locate and rescue 12 migrants from a disabled 18-foot skiff in waters southeast
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France Caves To Violent Protests In Martinique, Guadeloupe Over COVID Rules
PARIS — France has postponed a mandatory coronavirus vaccination requirement for health workers in Guadeloupe and Martinique, after the measure spurred several days of widespread
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France Says Several Police Injured During Unrest in Martinique and Guadeloupe
BASSE-TERRE — French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said today that several members of the police force had been injured as a result of civil unrest
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4 Men In U.S. Customs Custody After Disabled Fishing Vessel Takes On Water
SAN JUAN — Coast Guard air and surface units ended the search for an overdue 20-foot blue and white boat Monday afternoon, after the vessel
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Gunshots Fired At Police In France’s Martinique, Guadeloupe Still Tense
FORT-DE-FRANCE — Gunshots were fired overnight at police in Martinique for the second night running, French media reported today, in a sign that unrest triggered
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90 People Arrested In Guadeloupe Over Clashes With Police Over COVID Rules
BASSE-TERRE — Protesters in French overseas territories in the Caribbean opposing measures to limit the spread of COVID-19 clashed again with security forces on Tuesday
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Guadeloupe Put On Strict Curfew By French Over COVID-19 Protocols Unrest
LE GOSIER — Residents in the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, an overseas territory of France, expressed dismay today after protests against COVID-19 restrictions erupted into
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