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Tropical Storm Melissa stationary in the Caribbean as forecasters warn it will quickly intensify
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Tropical Storm Melissa stationary in the Caribbean as forecasters warn it will quickly intensify

SAN JUAN, (AP) — Tropical Storm Melissa was nearly stationary in the central Caribbean early Friday, with forecasters warning it could soon strengthen and brush past Jamaica as a powerful hurricane while unleashing catastrophic…
Posted by John McCarthy October 24, 2025
Tropical Storm Melissa lumbers through the Caribbean as islands take cover from rain
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Tropical Storm Melissa lumbers through the Caribbean as islands take cover from rain

SAN JUAN (AP) — Tropical Storm Melissa lumbered through the Caribbean Sea on Thursday, bringing a risk of dangerous landslides and life-threatening flooding to Jamaica and southern Hispaniola — an…
Posted by John McCarthy October 23, 2025
Crews rescue 80 miners trapped in the Dominican Republic
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Crews rescue 80 miners trapped in the Dominican Republic

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — Crews in the Dominican Republic on Tuesday rescued 80 miners who became trapped after a mine partially collapsed. No one was injured or killed, according to the Civil…
Posted by John McCarthy October 22, 2025
NHC tracking Hurricane Humberto and watching tropical wave likely to be Tropical Storm Imelda
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NHC tracking Hurricane Humberto and watching tropical wave likely to be Tropical Storm Imelda

Hurricane Humberto, now a Category 1 storm, could become a major hurricane today or tomorrow, the National Hurricane Center said. According to an 11 a.m. ET advisory on Friday, Sept. 26, by the National…
Posted by John McCarthy September 26, 2025
Previously convicted Haiti drug trafficker sentenced to prison in U.S., fined $1M
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Previously convicted Haiti drug trafficker sentenced to prison in U.S., fined $1M

He’s a previously convicted Haiti drug trafficker with contacts in Colombia and Venezuela who operated in the shadows to move drug loads from South America to the island of Hispaniola,…
Posted by John McCarthy September 21, 2025
Murders, kidnappings and terrorism: The picture postcard Caribbean islands now a no-go for American tourists
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Murders, kidnappings and terrorism: The picture postcard Caribbean islands now a no-go for American tourists

There are at least three Caribbean islands American tourists are being steered away from due to crime and terrorism spiraling out of control. Most recently, Royal Caribbean announced on Wednesday…
Posted by John McCarthy September 21, 2025
Help cops find Dominican man wanted for mayhem on St. Croix
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Help cops find Dominican man wanted for mayhem on St. Croix

CHRISTIANSTED — Police need your help today to find a Golden Rock resident wanted for mayhem on St. Croix, the Virgin Islands police Department said. Alexander Mateo, 47, of the…
Posted by John McCarthy September 16, 2025
Dominican activists decry extrajudicial killings after police fatally shoot 5 suspects
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Dominican activists decry extrajudicial killings after police fatally shoot 5 suspects

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — Activists in the Dominican Republic are denouncing a surge in extrajudicial killings after police said they fatally shot five suspected criminals in one of the country’s…
Posted by John McCarthy September 11, 2025
Tampa Bay Rays’ Wander Franco has been detained and admitted into a clinic for mental health issues
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Tampa Bay Rays’ Wander Franco has been detained and admitted into a clinic for mental health issues

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Suspended Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, who was found guilty earlier this year of sexually abusing a minor, was detained by police on Tuesday and…
Posted by John McCarthy September 10, 2025
A former Dominican prosecutor and 8 others are sentenced in a scheme to erase criminal records
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A former Dominican prosecutor and 8 others are sentenced in a scheme to erase criminal records

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — A court in the Dominican Republic on Thursday sentenced nine suspects for helping erase criminal records of thousands of people, including convicted rapists and hitmen, to between six…
Posted by John McCarthy August 29, 2025

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