SAN JUAN — Cornell University Engineering is leading an initiative to help small communities in Puerto Rico finance, build and operate clean drinking water systems,
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill that could lead to a ban of the popular video app TikTok in the United States is expected to pass the House
Read moreHaiti’s future is being planned on two tracks: traditional political power and gang power
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Haiti’s future is being planned on two tracks — one involving traditional political power, the other focused on the power of gangs.
Read moreKenya’s government puts deployment of police to Haiti on hold after chaos grips the Caribbean nation
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya is halting plans to deploy at least 1,000 police officers to Haiti following the unprecedented violence that erupted in the Caribbean
Read moreBorder officer pleads guilty to letting people into US, accepting bribe
LAREDO — A former U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer who worked at a Texas port of entry pleaded guilty this week to letting undocumented
Read more4 million people face ‘acute food insecurity’ in troubled Haiti, says UN food agency official
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Four million people face “acute food insecurity” and one million of them are one step away from famine, the U.N. food agency’s
Read moreAnother AG ‘resigns’ over Bryan’s Epstein affairs
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Virgin Islands Attorney General Ariel Smith has resigned at the request of Governor Albert Bryan, once again leaving the territory’s Justice Department
Read moreThe men fighting gang leader Barbecue for power in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE — An ex-cop who likes to give news conferences while wielding a high-powered rifle and a young criminal as fond of starring in rap
Read moreVirgin Islands government moves to dismiss Epstein victims’ lawsuit
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Lawyers for the Virgin Islands government have asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by victims of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein,
Read moreMan charged with smashing gas station windows
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man was arrested and ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation after smashing several new windows at Giant Gas station,
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