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March 20, 2023

Dominican presidential candidate, former treasury minister among 19 caught in corruption investigation

Former Dominican presidential candidate Gonzalo Castillo and 18 others, including three former government officials, have been arrested on embezzlement and campaign finance charges.

March 19, 2023

American company outraged after Mexican military, police seized Caribbean facility: 'This is insane'

The apparent seizure of an American company's operations in Mexico by the country's military and local police has sparked outrage on Capitol Hill and by the company's top executive.

March 17, 2023

Federal government ships 3 mega generators to Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Gov. Pedro Pierluisi announced Friday that the federal government has shipped three mega generators to the Caribbean territory.

March 17, 2023

Virgin Islands deaths: Americans face crime, violence amid rising concerns over US territory's policing

The U.S. Virgin Islands' homicide rate exceeds that of the mainland United States and even big cities like Chicago, but investigations can move slowly.

March 15, 2023

UN warns Haitian gangs taking over country, extra police support not enough

U.N. special envoy Helen La Lime on Wednesday warned of Haiti's increasingly dire gang crisis, and stated that increased police funding and resources have been insufficient.

March 14, 2023

Netherlands returns remains of 9 indigenous people to Dutch Caribbean island

The Netherlands has returned indigenous remains to a tiny Dutch Caribbean island of St. Eustatius in a new push to preserve the island’s history.

March 13, 2023

Former Haiti mayor accused of torturing, killing his political opponents heads to court in Boston

Former Haiti mayor Jean Morose Viliena is accused of violently terrorizing his political opponents. He will head to trial in Boston, Massachusetts, where he now lives.

March 10, 2023

Haiti police identify new suspects in President Jovenel Moïse’s assassination

New suspects, including a pastor and a well-known gang leader, have been identified in the 2021 assassination of Haiti President Jovenel Moïse.

March 8, 2023

Caribbean sees jump in tourists at levels not seen since COVID began

The Caribbean saw a jump in visitors last year at numbers not seen since the pandemic began. Some territories such as Puerto Rico even saw numbers that surpassed pre-pandemic levels.

February 24, 2023

UN condemns Haitian gang violence spike

Haitian gang Baz Gran Grif has taken control of numerous communities, killing at least 69 people and leaving several police stations abandoned as a result.