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Rules Committee Rubber Stamps Governor’s Nominations

Posted on May 11, 2023May 15, 2023 by John McCarthy

CHRISTIANSTED — Senators in the Committee on Rules and Judiciary have voted to approve of Governor Albert Bryan’s nomination for the next Virgin Islands Attorney General, leaving Ariel Smith with one final…

Suspect In Natalee Holloway Disappearance Faces Extradition To U.S. On Fraud Charges

Posted on May 11, 2023May 11, 2023 by John McCarthy

LIMA (AP) — Peru’s government will allow the extradition to the United States of the prime suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of American student Natalee Holloway on the Dutch Caribbean Island…

JPMorgan Alleges Former Executive ‘Thwarted’ Efforts To Cut Ties with Epstein

Posted on May 11, 2023May 11, 2023 by John McCarthy

NEW YORK — JPMorgan Chase claimed its former executive Jes Staley repeatedly “thwarted” its efforts to cut ties with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during Staley’s tenure at the bank, according to court…

CAUGHT ON CAMERA! Second Suspect Caught In Tag Team Metal Chain Assault On Old Man

Posted on May 10, 2023May 10, 2023 by John McCarthy

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A second suspect has been arrested in the case of a couple beating an elderly man with a metal chain that was captured on surveillance video, authorities said. Yoshiri…

Two Journalists Killed In Haiti As Gang Violence Spikes

Posted on May 10, 2023May 10, 2023 by John McCarthy

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Two local journalists have been killed in Haiti over the past couple of weeks as rampant gang violence has gripped the capital of Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas. The Committee…

Fire Consumes Popular Street Market Near Haiti’s Capital

Posted on May 10, 2023May 10, 2023 by John McCarthy

PETIONVILLE (AP) — A large fire tore through a street market in Haiti early Thursday, consuming thousands of dollars’ worth of goods as vendors wailed over their losses. The market, known as…

Five Killed In Haiti As Vigilante Crowds Target Suspected Gangs

Posted on May 10, 2023May 10, 2023 by John McCarthy

PETIONVILLE (AP) — Vigilante killings are surging in Haiti’s capital and surrounding areas, where an additional five men were slain and set on fire Tuesday by a crowd that left one of…

Lawyers Fight For Saint Martin Man They Say U.S. Wrongly Deported To Haiti

Posted on May 10, 2023May 10, 2023 by John McCarthy

MARIGOT (AP) — Paul Pierrilus was deported two years ago from the U.S. to Haiti where he has been trying to survive in a chaotic and violent country where he wasn’t born…

King’s Coronation Draws Apathy, Criticism In Former Colonies

Posted on May 10, 2023May 10, 2023 by John McCarthy

LONDON (AP) — When King Charles III is crowned on Saturday, soldiers carrying flags from the Bahamas, South Africa, Tuvalu and beyond will march alongside British troops in a spectacular military procession in honor…

Colombian Government, Rebels Resume Talks In Cuba

Posted on May 10, 2023May 10, 2023 by John McCarthy

HAVANA (AP) — Representatives of Colombia’s government and the country’s largest remaining guerrilla group met in Cuba on Tuesday to restart peace talks aimed at reaching a cease-fire and resolving a conflict dating back…

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