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October 27, 2023

Virgin Islands officials warn of lead, copper-contaminated water on St. Croix

The U.S. Virgin Islands' government warned Friday against consumption of lead-and copper-contaminated tap water on the island of St. Croix.

October 23, 2023

Hurricane Tammy re-enters open waters after making landfall in Barbuda

Hurricane Tammy brought torrential rainfall to the northeast Caribbean on Monday, with sustained winds of 380 miles per hour being reported north of Anguilla.

October 20, 2023

Hurricane Norma closes in on Mexico's Los Cabos resorts

Hurricane Norma is nearing the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula, threatening Mexico's Los Cabos resorts, with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph being reported.

October 18, 2023

Mexico's AMLO to host multinational immigration summit with Latin American, Caribbean leaders

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said that Mexico will host a multinational summit on the ongoing migrant crisis. Cuba, Venezuela, Haiti and Honduras will attend.

October 16, 2023

Socialist Venezuelan government to resume talks with opposition in Barbados

Venezuela's socialist government will resume talks with its opposition in Bridgetown, Barbados, according to the Norwegian embassy in Mexico.

October 13, 2023

St. Louis Cardinals complex in Dominican Republic has been robbed, team says

An armed robbery left players and staff at the Dominican Republic's St. Louis Cardinals complex "shaken" early Friday morning, though no injuries were reported.

October 13, 2023

Kenyan Cabinet greenlights Haiti peacekeeping force; parliamentary approval still needed

Kenya's Cabinet approved the deployment of 1,000 anti-gang personnel to Haiti, but still must receive parliamentary approval before following through.

October 12, 2023

Haitian border crossing remains shut over canal disagreement with Dominican Republic

Haiti on Thursday declined to reopen a key commercial crossing along its border with the Dominican Republic amid an ongoing dispute over the construction of a canal.

October 10, 2023

Jamaican politician charged with abducting, raping teenage girl

Tyrone Guthrie, a member of Jamaica's left-wing People's National Party, has been arrested and charged with abducting and raping a 16-year-old girl.

October 4, 2023

Kenya awaiting parliamentary approval to deploy UN-backed anti-gang force to Haiti

A Kenyan-led, U.N.-approved peacekeeping mission to combat rampant violence in Haiti must still be approved by the African nation's parliament before taking effect.