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Icky to some, ‘diamonds’ to others: How eels figure into money laundering in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE — In Japan, a prepared dish costs up to $90 a plate, while in the northeastern United States they are worth thousands of dollars a pound, fresh out of…

John McCarthy January 24, 2025

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In visit to Haiti, Colombian President Petro recounts historic ties, seeks forgiveness

JACMEL — Colombian President Gustavo Petro is asking Haitians to forgive a group of Colombian mercenaries accused of being guns-for-hire in the still unsolved 2021 assassination of their president, Jovenel…

John McCarthy January 24, 2025

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Haitians demand priority after government spends $3.8M for a brief visit from Colombia’s leader

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — The money materialized as soon as Colombia’s president confirmed his visit to southern Haiti. The Haitian government invested more than $3.8 million to more than double the runway…

John McCarthy January 23, 2025

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Judge postpones hearing for suspects in Haitian president’s slaying who were hoping to be released

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Nineteen suspects accused in the July 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse arrived Monday at a courthouse as defense attorneys hoped they would be released, but a judge…

John McCarthy January 14, 2025

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Colombian hitwoman, 23, known as ‘The Doll’ arrested for several murders, including her ex-boyfriend

BOGOTA — A doll-faced killer will get thrown in the box. A sultry 23-year-old Colombian woman known as “The Doll” and labeled a “dangerous hitwoman” was arrested in connection to…

John McCarthy December 11, 2024

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This famous Colombian hot spot just opened its first US location in Miami Beach

MIAMI — Over the past 40 years, the lively restaurant Andrés Carne de Res has become an institution across Colombia, from Chia and Cartagena to Bogota and Medellin. Now, the…

John McCarthy November 5, 2024

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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. Carlos Adrian Verdugo-Castro was intercepted…

John McCarthy November 3, 2024

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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 country's Caribbean coast. The ruling,…

John McCarthy November 1, 2024

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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 as an illegal migrant ...…

John McCarthy August 12, 2024

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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, 53, of Colombia, and Randall…

John McCarthy May 8, 2024