PORT-AU-PRINCE — Award-winning filmmaker, writer, and producer, Jonas Nosile wants the Haitian and Caribbean community to bring to life The Ransom. This new film dramatizes a difficult and tumultuous journey of human suffering and…
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Coast Guard Snatches 3 Smugglers, $5.6 Million In Cocaine Off Of St. Croix
SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard Cutter Heriberto Hernandez transferred custody of three suspected smugglers and $5.6 million in seized cocaine to federal agents at Coast Guard Base San Juan Tuesday, following…
Dominican Republic To Construct Fence Along Border With Haiti
SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) — The Dominican Republic will begin constructing a fence along its 376-kilometer (234 mi) border with Haiti later this year to curb unauthorized migration and illicit trade, President Luis…
Caribbean Leaders Grateful That COVID-19 Vaccine Has Trickled Down To Them, Thanks Largely To India
ROSEAU — As the leader of a small Caribbean island still struggling to rebuild nearly four years after a devastating hurricane, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit never thought he would get a hold…
Bench Contributes Big Time As Dominican Republic Vaults Into 2nd Round Of FIBA Cup Off Backs Of USVI
SAN JUAN — After a hard-fought overtime victory against the U.S. Virgin Islands on Saturday at Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan, the Dominican Republic officially qualified as part of Group C…
St. Thomas and Grand Bahama Island Are 2 Places To Avoid In Caribbean, Report Says
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — “Our newly updated Caribbean island report at InternationalLiving.com has seen a spike in web traffic of 225 percent over the last month. And that traffic is up 184 percent over the same period last year,”…
Illegal Alien Vigilante Bar Killer Sentenced To Time Served And Free Airplane Ride To Dominican Republic
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Dominican Republic man who reportedly shot and killed the perpetrator of a deadly nightclub shooting on St. Thomas has been sentenced to no additional prison time in connection…
Coast Guard Gives Wanted Alleged Murderer To U.S. Marshals After Seizing Boat In The Mona Passage
SAN JUAN — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Heriberto Hernandez transferred custody of a man wanted for an alleged murder to the U.S. Marshals in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, following the…
Coast Guard Catches 15 Illegal Migrants Near Aguadilla, Takes Them Back To The Dominican Republic
SAN JUAN — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Robert Yered repatriated 15 migrants to the Dominican Republic Saturday afternoon, following the interdiction of an illegal voyage just off Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. The…
Dominican Republic Puts The Lime In The Coconut In 89-75 Win Over USVI Men’s Team In FIBA Basketball
PUNTA CANA — The U.S. Virgin Islands men’s basketball team got off to a slow start against the Dominican Republic and never recovered in their loss 89-75 at the Hard Rock Fillmore…