SANTO DOMINGO — A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck off the coast of the Dominican Republic this afternoon, but there were no reports of damage or injury, officials said. The earthquake hit at 2:30 p.m. about…
CHRISTIANSTED — A former office manager allegedly stole more than $370,000 from her employer by creating three fictional employees and “paying” their “salaries” over three years. Nicole Morales, 47, a native of St. Croix, was…
WASHINGTON — Former Maryland governor Martin O’Malley was sworn in as the new Commissioner of Social Security on Wednesday, the Social Security Administration said. O’Malley’s term runs through January 19, 2025, the SSA said in…
SAN JUAN (AP) — Dengue is sweeping across the Western Hemisphere in numbers not seen since record-keeping began more than four decades ago, with experts warning that rising temperatures and rapid urbanization are accelerating the pace of…
KINGSHILL — The Virgin Islands Police Department held a swearing in ceremony at the R.H. Amphlett Leader Justice Center by Superior Court Judge Yvette Ross-Edwards for newly promoted Police Sergeants in St. Croix on Tuesday.…
BRIDGETOWN (Reuters) — Unemployment in the Caribbean and Latin America fell in 2023 to its lowest level since 2014, the International Labor Organization (ILO) said this week, but an expected economic slowdown in 2024 could…
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the public disclosure of the identities of more than 150 people mentioned in a mountain of court documents related to the late-financier Jeffrey Epstein, saying that…
TOYOTA CITY — Toyota Motor Co. said Wednesday it is recalling 1 million vehicles over a defect that could cause airbags not to deploy, increasing the risk of injury. The recall covers a range of Toyota and…
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — The mother of a 10-year-old child who was sentenced by a Mississippi judge to three months of probation and a book report for urinating in public has refused to sign his…
MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge in Florida sentenced a former Haitian senator to life in prison for conspiring to kill Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse in 2021, which caused unprecedented turmoil in the Caribbean nation. John…