WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed are urging a federal appeals panel to let his scheduled guilty plea Friday in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, go forward in a plea agreement that would spare him…
NASSAU, Bahamas – FIFA president Sepp Blatter will have to work for the votes of the 25 Caribbean football associations after the region’s union head said they would break with their normal practice of voting…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism proudly announces new record-breaking passenger arrival numbers, which highlight the continued growth of St. Croix, St. Thomas, and St. John as a leading tourism destination. Closing…
PORT-AU-PRINCE — Haiti’s residents are subjected to “unremitting violence,” according to Volker Türk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. In a report released Tuesday, Türk’s office said gang violence killed more than 5,600…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently announced the addition of the University of the Virgin Islands to the Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRC) network, officially marking the historic milestone of…
NEW YORK — Celebrated Jamaican-born, Grammy-nominated jazz virtuoso, Monty Alexander, is set to usher in 2025 in spectacular fashion with a historic, career retrospective and musical storytelling concert at Lincoln Center in New York City. Celebrating…
CHRISTIANSTED — Governor Albert Bryan today announced that Thursday, January 9, 2025, will be observed as a local holiday in the U.S. Virgin Islands, in accordance with President Joseph R. Biden’s declaration of a National…
GUSTAVIA — Sean ‘Diddy‘ Combs’ twin daughters were spotted dining at a restaurant before hopping on a luxury yacht in St. Barts – while the disgraced rapper awaits trial. Jessie and D’Lila, 18, have continued to enjoy…
President Biden’s 30-minute meeting in the White House Monday with Venezuela’s opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia sent a powerful message to Venezuelans at home and the international community just days before a critical juncture in…
PORT-AU-PRINCE — At least 5,601 people were killed and more than 2,000 injured by armed gangs in Haiti last year, the United Nations human-rights office said Tuesday, calling for the restoration of the rule of…