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Wander Franco’s sex abuse trial has been postponed 5 months
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Wander Franco’s sex abuse trial has been postponed 5 months

PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic (AP) — The trial against Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, who has been charged with sexually abusing a minor, sexual and commercial exploitation against a minor, and…
Posted by John McCarthy December 12, 2024
Cassava in Haiti, Cuba and three other nations placed on UNESCO cultural heritage list
Posted inBlack History News Breaking News Caribbean News

Cassava in Haiti, Cuba and three other nations placed on UNESCO cultural heritage list

PORT-AU-PRINCE — Finally, some good news for Haiti courtesy of the United Nations cultural organization and its annual list of intangible cultural heritage of humanity. The group, which previously recognized…
Posted by John McCarthy December 6, 2024
Atlantic hurricane season comes to an end, leaving widespread damage in its wake
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Atlantic hurricane season comes to an end, leaving widespread damage in its wake

SAINT GEORGE'S (AP) — The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season came to a close on Saturday, bringing to an end a season that saw 11 hurricanes compared to the average seven,…
Posted by John McCarthy December 2, 2024
Dominican Republic says colonel and officers stole police weapons and ammunition to sell to Haitians
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Dominican Republic says colonel and officers stole police weapons and ammunition to sell to Haitians

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic have arrested a colonel and nine officers accused of stealing weapons and ammunition from the police department’s armory and illegally selling…
Posted by John McCarthy November 22, 2024
FAA bans U.S. airlines from flying to Haiti for 30 days after gunfire hit Spirit, JetBlue, American
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

FAA bans U.S. airlines from flying to Haiti for 30 days after gunfire hit Spirit, JetBlue, American

MIAMI — All U.S. airlines and other commercial operators have been banned from flying into Haiti for at least 30 days, the Federal Aviation Administration announced Tuesday. The announcements came…
Posted by John McCarthy November 13, 2024
U.S. deportation flight lands in Haiti amid spreading violence, attack on Catholic nuns
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

U.S. deportation flight lands in Haiti amid spreading violence, attack on Catholic nuns

PORT-AU-PRINCE — Days after a Catholic mission that treats up to 30,000 poor people a year became the latest target of armed gangs in a new wave of coordinated attacks,…
Posted by John McCarthy November 1, 2024
Criminals set up fake online pharmacies to sell deadly counterfeit pills, prosecutors say
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Criminals set up fake online pharmacies to sell deadly counterfeit pills, prosecutors say

SANTO DOMINGO — A network of illegal drug sellers based in the U.S., the Dominican Republic and India packaged potentially deadly synthetic opioids into pills disguised as common prescription drugs and…
Posted by John McCarthy October 11, 2024
Dominican Republic starts mass deportations of Haitians and expels nearly 11,000 in a week
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Dominican Republic starts mass deportations of Haitians and expels nearly 11,000 in a week

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — The Dominican Republic said Tuesday it has deported or repatriated nearly 11,000 Haitians in the past week, fulfilling a pledge to do so weekly as neighboring Haiti scrambles…
Posted by John McCarthy October 10, 2024
Dominican Republic will deport up to 10,000 Haitians a week, citing an ‘excess’ of immigrants
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Dominican Republic will deport up to 10,000 Haitians a week, citing an ‘excess’ of immigrants

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — The Dominican Republic announced Wednesday that it would start massive deportations of Haitians living illegally in the country, expelling up to 10,000 of them a week.…
Posted by John McCarthy October 4, 2024
Haiti says it supports a UN peacekeeping mission to fight the country’s violent gangs
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Haiti says it supports a UN peacekeeping mission to fight the country’s violent gangs

NEW YORK (AP) — The president of Haiti’s transitional presidential council announced Thursday that he supports a U.N. peacekeeping mission to fight gang violence still overwhelming authorities. It was the…
Posted by John McCarthy September 28, 2024

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