WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. today eased some restrictions on Syria’s transitional government to allow the entry of humanitarian aid after Islamist insurgents ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad last month. The U.S. Treasury issued a general license, lasting six…
FREDERIKSTED — Two Virgin Islands police officers were taken to the hospital and a suspect is dead after an exchange of gunfire on a domestic violence call in Grove Place on Sunday night. Officers attempted…
CHRISTIANSTED — Governor Albert Bryan, in the spirit of transparency and accountability, today announced that he has received the Public Officials Compensation Study Report from the Virgin Islands Public Officials Compensation Commission (VIPOCC). The report,…
MIAMI — At a Caribbean anti-corruption conference in the Cayman Islands in March last year, politicians and activists called on regional leaders to create a culture of integrity and transparency with zero tolerance for offenders.…
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — About 150 military police officers from Central America have arrived in Haiti to reinforce the embattled government’s fight against violent gangs that have upended daily life for millions in the Caribbean country.…
CHRISTIANSTED — Less than a week into 2025 and there are already reasons to celebrate! Epiphany is known by several different names, including El Día de Los Reyes Magos and Three Kings’ Day. The January…
NEW YORK (AP) — Jason LaCroix felt privileged to work from home, especially as a father to two young children. He needed flexibility when his son, then 6, suffered a brain injury and spent 35…
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Honduras President Xiomara Castro ’s comments earlier this week threatening to stop her country’s cooperation with the U.S. military if President-elect Donald Trump follows through on promised mass deportations have generated political heat…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating after a man was shot and killed in Bovoni on St. Thomas Saturday night. Jahkeem Joseph, 25, was positively identified by a family member as the victim, the Virgin…
SAN JUAN — Pulses of northerly swells and increased winds across the region will bring choppy seas today and into this week, the National Weather Service said this morning. As a result, hazardous marine conditions are expected…