Caribbean - Page 17

February 20, 2024

Widow, aides to Haitian President Moïse indicted in his assassination

A judge in Haiti has indicted the widow of assassinated former President Jovenel Moïse, a former prime minister, and others in connection with his 2021 killing.

February 16, 2024

St. Vincent and the Grenadines upholds gay sex ban

A high court ruling in St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Friday upheld the Caribbean nation's laws criminalizing gay sex, a significant loss for regional human rights activists.

February 15, 2024

Nurse helping Americans in alleged Bahamas attack was ‘scared’ by what she saw: ‘Could’ve been my daughters’

An American nurse, who was coincidentally at the same resort where two women were allegedly raped, saved the survivors. "What I saw in that room was enough to scare me"

February 14, 2024

Anti-gang task force agreement with Kenya in the works, Haitian government says

The Haitian government announced Wednesday its efforts to broker an official agreement with Kenya to deploy police from the African nation on Haiti's streets.

February 13, 2024

4 dead, 5 critical in Puerto Rico bar shooting

Four people have been reported dead and five others critically injured after a drive-by shooting at a roadside bar in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico.

February 12, 2024

Torched sugarcane fields make Haitian rum industry latest victim of country's gang crisis

At least 19.8 acres of sugarcane fields were burned as gangs clashed near the Rhum Barbancourt distillery in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, dealing a serious blow to the nation's rum industry.

February 12, 2024

Trinidad and Tobago facing 'national emergency' after major coastal oil spill

Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Keith Rowley has announced a "national emergency" following a large oil spill off the southern Caribbean nation's coast.

February 8, 2024

Haitian PM Henry urges calm as protesters, rioters insist that he resigns

Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry condemned Thursday the riots transpiring across his strife-torn Caribbean nation, as many demonstrators demand his resignation.

February 7, 2024

Puerto Rico able to make full transition to clean energy by 2050, feds say

Federal officials released a report Wednesday claiming the overwhelmingly fossil fuel-dependent Puerto Rico will be able to fully transition to clean energy by 2050.

February 5, 2024

Protests erupt across Haiti, as demonstrators demand Prime Minister's resignation

Protests across Haiti shut down major cities and saw demonstrators scuffle with police as they demanded the swift resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry.