PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — No chairs. Missing blackboards. A lack of bathrooms. Schools in Haiti’s capital and beyond are crumbling as gang violence deepens poverty and
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PORT-AU-PRINCE — Ganthier, a rural community 28 miles east of Port-au-Prince and 14 miles from the Dominican Republic border, was among the last holdouts from
Read moreSaharan dust plume will prevent significant showers for 48 hours
SAN JUAN — A thick plume of Saharan dust is moving across the region, lasting through Sunday morning. During this time hot and hazy conditions
Read moreDrug-sniffing dog not fooled by woman placing bags of frozen shrimp with the cocaine bricks in her luggage
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A woman who tried to fool trained drug-sniffing dogs at the airport by placing bags of frozen shrimp with the cocaine bricks
Read moreMan arrested at Sion Farm laundromat and charged with rape of underage girl
CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man has been arrested in connection to the rape of an underage girl that took place nine months ago. Jason
Read moreAP Declares That ‘JD Vance Did Not Have Sex With A Couch’ In Fact Check
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A mysterious Associated Press story tried to set the record straight about social media rumors that Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) once had coitus with a sofa.
Read moreHours-long, island-wide outage on St. Croix was due to faulty generator, WAPA says
CHRISTIANSTED — Hundreds of households and thousands of people on St. Croix lost electricity for hours after a generator shut down early this afternoon, the
Read moreRoyal Caribbean raises annual profit forecast as cruise demand thrives
MIAMI — Royal Caribbean raised its annual profit forecast today for the third time this year on higher ticket pricing and persistent demand for cruise vacations.
Read more‘You have a job to do’: U.S. envoy pushes elections in visit with Haiti’s leaders
PORT-AU-PRINCE — The United States’ top envoy to the United Nations visited a crisis-wrecked Haiti this week during which she announced tens of millions of
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