SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard repatriated 15 migrants to a Dominican Republic Navy vessel Wednesday, following the interdiction of an illegal voyage in Mona Passage waters between the Dominican Republic and Puerto…
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FOCUS ON CARIBBEAN: Surge In Violence Rattles Haiti As Poverty, Fear Deepens
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The attack was brazen, streamed live on the Internet: Men carrying big guns walked into a Holy Thursday church service, grabbed the pastor and three parishioners and led them…
The Ransom Speaks To The Indigenous Taíno And African Experience In Caribbean
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…
8 Dead, Including Prison Director, After Haiti Jail Break, Free-For-All
CROIX-DES-BOUQUETS, Haiti — A prison director was among at least eight people killed on Thursday after several inmates tried to escape from a prison in Haiti’s capital, a police officer and witnesses…
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…
Kanye West Says The President Of Haiti Gave Him An Island To Develop
PORT-AU-PRINCE — Kanye West, the eccentric rapper and producer who jetted off to Haiti in the middle of a global pandemic last month, is claiming that the president of Haiti gave him…
Cash-Strapped Caribbean Slowly Recovers From Deadly Tropical Storm Laura
HAVANA — Caribbean islands already reeling from the economic impact of coronavirus started recovering on Tuesday from the damage wrought by Tropical Storm Laura, which left at least 24 dead and damaged…