World Oct 23 Tropical Storm Melissa lumbers through the Caribbean as islands take cover from rain Officials urged residents of flood-prone areas to seek higher ground. Schools and offices were closed in the Dominican Republic and Jamaica and storm shelters were opening.
World Oct 22 Tropical Storm Melissa brings heavy rain to Haiti and Dominican Republic On Wednesday, the slow-moving storm was about 305 miles south-southwest of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. It had maximum sustained winds of 50 mph.
World Oct 19 Trump calls Colombia’s Petro an ‘illegal drug leader’ and cuts off U.S. aid to the country The United States will slash assistance to Colombia because its leader, Gustavo Petro, “does nothing to stop” drug production, President Donald Trump said Sunday, escalating the friction between Washington and one of its closest allies in Latin America.
World Oct 01 UN Security Council approves larger international force to combat gangs in Haiti The new force was approved Tuesday as gangs lay siege to Port-au-Prince and communities beyond Haiti's capital.
Nation Sep 29 1 man killed in Cuba as Tropical Storm Imelda and Hurricane Humberto threaten Bahamas and Bermuda Authorities in the Bahamas closed most schools Monday as Tropical Storm Imelda dropped heavy rain in the northern Caribbean, including over Cuba where landslides killed at least one man.
Science Sep 16 The Atlantic hurricane season has been quiet — but we’re not in the clear Not a single named storm has formed in the Atlantic Ocean in nearly three weeks, even though it’s the peak of hurricane season.
Nation Sep 08 Hegseth visits Puerto Rico as U.S. steps up military operations in the Caribbean The visit comes as the U.S. prepares to deploy 10 F-35 fighter jets to Puerto Rico for operations targeting drug cartels, a person familiar with the planning said Saturday.
Science Jul 23 World’s smallest-known snake slithers its way into rediscovery in ‘aha moment’ for scientists The Barbados threadsnake, which reaches about four inches fully grown, has only been seen a handful of times since 1889.
Science Jun 03 Scientists say a record amount of seaweed hit the Caribbean and nearby areas in May, with more expected It's the biggest amount of algae spotted in the region since scientists began studying the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt in 2011, said Brian Barnes, an assistant research professor at the University of South Florida.
Nation May 30 After chronic outages, Puerto Rico governor pledges to improve island’s crumbling power grid Puerto Rico’s governor pledged Thursday to improve the island’s crumbling electric grid and boost the economy in her first address after being elected last year as anger intensifies over repeated power outages and an increase in cost-of-living expenses.