SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — Five people were killed along the border that the Dominican Republic shares with Haiti in what authorities say is a suspected drug trafficking case. Police said they are looking for three…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — President Donald Trump’s administration is considering a proposal to create an international shipping registry in the U.S. Virgin Islands as part of efforts to enlarge the tiny commercial shipping fleet flying the…
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans appear to be backing off some, but not all, of the steep reductions to the Medicaid program as part of their big tax breaks bill, as they run into resistance from…
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — The United Nations and human rights activists are warning about an increase in pregnant women being deported from the Dominican Republic to Haiti, where they say their lives are being put at risk. Less…
LONDON (DM) — A Jamaican rapist has escaped deportation because his criminal record in Britain means he “might not be eligible for witness protection” in his home country. The convicted sex attacker, entered the program…
WASHINGTON — Virgin Islands Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett shared the following update regarding President Trump’s executive order on the maritime industry: “This week, President Trump announced an executive order which doubles down on previous tariff…
CHRISTIANSTED — EPA Regional Administrator Michael Martucci traveled to St. Croix to engage with government officials, meet the EPA team working on the ground, and discuss strategies for tackling the territory’s most pressing environmental challenges.…
BELLADERE, Haiti (AP) — A crowd of 500 descended from dusty trucks on a recent morning and shuffled through a tiny gap in a border gate separating Haiti from the Dominican Republic. They were the first deportees…
WASHINGTON — A newly circulating memorandum within U.S. political circles has sparked intense discussions among policymakers and Puerto Rican stakeholders. Titled “Addressing Puerto Rico’s Political Status through Executive Action,” this document, directed to President Trump…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning an “aggressive” reorganization that includes cutting 80,000 jobs from the sprawling agency that provides health care for retired military members, according to an internal memo…