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March 5, 2024

Haitian prime minister lands in Puerto Rico as he tries to return home to quell gang violence

Primer Minister Ariel Henry has yet to announce a return date, as armed gangs have mounted an attempt to seize control of Haiti's major international airport.

March 5, 2024

'Royal family' of Haiti gang that kidnapped American missionaries taken down by feds before jailbreak battle

U.S. prosecutors took down the leaders of one of Haiti's most powerful gangs, which set the stage for Jimmy "Barbeque" Chérizier's rise to power

March 4, 2024

St. Vincent to deport 3 men suspected in yacht hijacking, US couple's disappearance

Three Grenadian men suspected in the disappearances of Ralph Hendry and Kathy Brandel were ordered deported from St. Vincent on Monday.

March 4, 2024

Gangs in Haiti try to seize control of main airport in newest attack on key government sites

Following a series of violent prison breaks, armed Haitian gangs moved on to the nation's main airport, where they engaged in violent gun battles in an attempt to wrest control from the government.

March 4, 2024

Van crash on Mexico's Caribbean coast kills 9

Nine people were killed Monday in a van crash on a highway in a majority-Indigenous area in Quintana Roo, along the Mexican state's Caribbean coast.

March 4, 2024

US citizens told to leave Haiti after jailbreak, state of emergency issued

United States citizens have been told to leave Haiti, and travelers have been told not to go to the Caribbean country following jail breaks and violence.

March 4, 2024

Haiti orders nightly curfew after armed gangs jailbreak thousands of 'violent inmates'

Haiti is reeling from a wave of violence, prompting authorities to impose a nightly curfew. Gangs attacked prisons, freeing thousands of inmates over the weekend.

March 1, 2024

Dutch forces deployed to Caribbean territory hit by major oil spill

Dutch armed forces have been deployed to the Caribbean island territory of Bonaire, with Amsterdam intent on cleaning oil from beaches impacted by a spill hundreds of miles away.

February 26, 2024

At least 7 shot at Cayman Islands soccer match

At least seven people were hospitalized after sustaining serious injuries in a Sunday evening shooting at a soccer match in the Cayman Islands.

February 21, 2024

Indictment of assassinated Haitian president's widow a political hit, attorney says

An attorney for Martine Moïse, the widow of assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, dismissed an indictment against her as politically motivated.