CRUZ BAY — The Virgin Islands Department of Health on Thursday confirmed another person has fallen victim to COVID-19. A 68-year-old man on St. John recently died from the disease, according to a VIDOH press…
PANAMA CITY — Two men were given long prison terms this week for killing seven young people in 2020, bloodshed that shocked this country where mass slayings are rare. Prosecutors said Reynaldo Cuadra McBean was…
MEXICO CITY — The Six Flags amusement park in Mexico City announced this week it is dropping a ban on “affectionate behavior” after complaints over two gay friends being taken out of a line at…
BRUSSELS — A total of 45 reporters and media workers were killed doing their jobs over the last year, the highest number among them in strife-torn Afghanistan, the world’s largest organization of journalists said Friday.…
MIAMI — Royal Caribbean Group said today it was grappling with a drop in bookings and a rise in cancellations as COVID-19 cases surge in the United States, driven by the fast-spreading Omicron variant. U.S. cruise…
On December 7, a few days after the third China-Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) Forum, the Chinese Foreign Ministry released the China-CELAC Joint Action Plan for 2022-2024. It laid out Beijing’s plans to…
CHRISTIANSTED — Two men were shot — one fatally — near a St. Croix housing project this afternoon, authorities said. The 911 Emergency Call Center was notified of a shooting near the D. Hamilton Jackson…
CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix resident is in official custody after his former girlfriend told police he assaulted her. Paul Stewart, 25, of Questa Verde Condominiums, was arrested at 5:30 p.m. Monday and charged with…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — One male was injured after a shooting near a commercial condominium complex in Bovoni on Monday night, authorities said. Officers were dispatched by the 911 Emergency Call Center to Estate Bovoni (vicinity…
PHILIPSBURG — The Jewel of the Seas faced a dilemma Sunday. After starting the day with fifteen crew members and five guests testing positive for COVID-19, ten additional crewmembers later tested positive for the virus. This brought…