MIAMI — Over the past 40 years, the lively restaurant Andrés Carne de Res has become an institution across Colombia, from Chia and Cartagena to
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2 South American men, deported before, detained at St. Thomas airport
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two South American were detained by federal agents at the St. Thomas airport and charged with illegal reentry into the United States.
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Colombian court revokes order suspending gas well off Caribbean coast
BOGOTA — A Colombian court overturned another court order issued last month that had suspended activities at Sirius-2, previously called Uchuva-2, a major gas well located off the
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Colombian man charged with illegal re-entry and alien smuggling
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Colombian man who was deported four years ago has been indicted by a federal grand jury for re-appearing in St. Thomas
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3 plead guilty to smuggling 844 pounds of cocaine
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two Central Americans and one South American pleaded guilty smuggling 844 pounds of cocaine in United States territorial waters. Eleuterio Gomez Murillo,
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Former US ambassador sentenced to 15 years in prison for serving as secret agent for Cuba
MIAMI (AP) — A former career U.S. diplomat was sentenced Friday to 15 years in federal prison after admitting he worked for decades as a
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Mayor of Medellín, Colombia, bans prostitution in neighborhoods that are popular with tourists
BOGOTA (AP) — The mayor of Colombia’s second-largest city banned prostitution in some of the city’s most famous neighborhoods for six months Monday, arguing it
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U.S. State Department Issues Warning Against Traveling to These Popular Caribbean and South American Countries
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of State is warning Americans to reconsider traveling to a pair of popular Caribbean and South American countries amid a
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Haiti declares a curfew as it tries to restore order after weekend jailbreak, explosion of violence
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Haiti’s government declared a state of emergency and nighttime curfew late Sunday in a bid to regain control of the streets after
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Haiti orders a curfew after gangs overrun its two largest prisons. Thousands have escaped
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Authorities have ordered a nighttime curfew in an attempt to regain control of Haiti’s streets after an explosion of violence during the
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