CHRISTIANSTED — A Colombian national who brought ecstasy, ketamine and a fake ID to the St. Croix airport last December has admitted to entering the United States illegally. Andres Bejarano, 33, of Bogota, pleaded guilty…
CHRISTIANSTED — A Venezuelan national today admitted in federal court to smuggling 108 pounds of cocaine into the territory. Johan Garcia Suarez, 33, of Caracas, one of eleven Venezuelan nationals apprehended at sea off of…
MIAMI — The U.S. Coast Guard has launched a search for 39 people reported missing when a boat capsized off the coast of Florida in a “suspected human smuggling venture.” The Coast Guard in Miami…
HAVANA — Among those being charged are 55 teenagers, ages 16 to 18, who are being tried as adults. Human rights groups have said the crackdown shows how Cuba’s judicial system is used to crush…
NEW YORK — JetBlue plans to cut service this spring to 12 routes, including seven to the Caribbean: between Newark and Antigua, Barbados, Haiti and St. Thomas; JFK and Bermuda; Philadelphia and San Juan; and…
WASHINGTON — Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett, a member of the Ways and Means Committee, said $99 million in new funding is available for vital projects in the Virgin Islands through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the…
CHRISTIANSTED — A motorist driving by a Richmond housing project was struck by a stray bullet minutes late Saturday night, authorities said. Personnel from the Juan F. Luis Hospital & Medical Center reported a gunshot…
SAN JUAN — Coast Guard air and surface crews rescued a Russian, a Kazakh and four Uzbek men Thursday night from a distressed sailing vessel near Mona Island off Puerto Rico. The six survivors were…
Anguilla To Host New Epicurean Festival Featuring Local And International Chefs THE VALLEY — Anguilla will present a new epicurean festival, Anguilla Culinary Experience (ACE), from Wednesday, May 11 through Sunday, May 15, 2022. As…
BASSE-TERRE — One police officer was injured and police faced gunfire during a night of civil unrest over COVID-19 restrictions in Guadeloupe, a French overseas territory in the Caribbean, the island’s local authority said on…