Politics Feb 14 WATCH: U.S. Attorney announces 4 new arrests tied to assassination of Haitian president U.S. authorities have arrested four more people in the slaying of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, including the owner of a Miami-area security company that hired former soldiers from Colombia for the mission.
World Jan 23 UN chief insists on deploying special armed forces as crises in Haiti worsen U.N. Secretary General António Guterres is insisting on the deployment of an international specialized armed force to Haiti and calling on governments to consider halting deportations as the country's situation spirals.
Nation Jan 03 U.S. Virgin Islands fires attorney general in Jeffrey Epstein cases The removal comes just days after she filed a lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase in New York and accused the company of helping Epstein finance the illegal exploitation of women and children in the U.S. Virgin Islands and beyond.
World Dec 16 Netherlands expected to apologize for its role in slavery in the Caribbean Dutch colonizers kidnapped men, women and children and enslaved them on plantations growing sugar, coffee and other goods that built wealth at the price of misery.
Politics Dec 15 House passes bill allowing Puerto Rico to vote on statehood, independence The U.S. House has passed a bill that would allow Puerto Rico to hold the first-ever binding referendum on whether to become a state or gain some sort of independence.
Economy Nov 23 U.S. to detain Dominican sugar import amid accusations of forced labor The U.S. government says it will detain all imports of sugar and related products made in the Dominican Republic by the country's largest sugar producer amid allegations that it uses forced labor.
World Nov 16 Cholera overwhelms Haiti, experts warn outbreak could worsen as fuel blockade lifts Cholera cases are overwhelming Haiti and experts warn the situation could worsen now that the country is bustling once again after a paralyzing fuel blockade that lasted two months.
Nation Nov 09 Tropical Storm Nicole spurs evacuations in the Bahamas; Florida prepares for another hit Many people evacuated from vulnerable locations in the northwestern Bahamas as Tropical Storm Nicole approached and residents of Florida braced for the storm, which could strengthen to a hurricane.
World Oct 21 Who’s behind Haiti’s powerful gang alliance? The U.N. Security Council has approved a resolution that imposes sanctions on Jimmy Chérizier, leader of a powerful gang federation in Haiti.
World Oct 18 More than 100 migrants stranded near Puerto Rico await help during human smuggling operation Federal authorities say they are trying to rescue more than 100 migrants stranded on an uninhabited island near Puerto Rico during a human smuggling operation. The nationality of the migrants awaiting help on Mona Island on Tuesday wasn’t immediately known.