CRIME October 3, 2023 Security force sent to Caribbean island ravaged by crime crisis as US pledges $100M in aid Kenya first proposed the security force in the summer as Haiti begged the international community to provide police officers and assistance to clamp down on the crisis.
Caribbean October 2, 2023 UN Security Council approves sending a Kenya-led force to Haiti to fight violent gangs A multinational force led by Kenya will be deployed to troubled Haiti in order to combat rampant gang violence and insecurity. It marks the first such move in over 20 years.
U.S. Virgin Islands August 28, 2023 Former US swim champion Jamie Cail died from fentanyl intoxication, Virgin Islands police reveal Jamie Cail of New Hampshire, who was found dead in St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands earlier this year, died from accidental fentanyl poisoning, police say.
Coast Guard August 21, 2023 Coast Guard rescues man stranded on Bahamas island for three days after sailboat breaks down A man stranded on a island in the Caribbean for three days was rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard, authorities said.
Bahamas August 2, 2023 Ex-Auburn football player helps bail out wife, her lover who are accused of plotting his murder: report A Georgia husband helped his wife, who is accused of trying to kill him amid an acrimonious divorce, and her alleged accomplices get bailed out of a Bahamas prison, according to a local report.
Caribbean July 31, 2023 Haitians protest American nurse's kidnapping: 'She is doing good work' Haitians rallied Monday in Port-au-Prince to protest ongoing gang violence, including a recent incident in which an American nurse and her daughter were abducted by armed men.
U.S. Virgin Islands July 26, 2023 Alabama woman who died mysteriously in US Virgin Islands remembered as award-winning dancer An Alabama woman, 22, is remembered for her gift for dance after her tragic and unexplained death June 6 in her apartment in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
U.S. Virgin Islands July 24, 2023 Mysterious US Virgin Islands death of Alabama woman, 22, unexplained by autopsy: medical examiner Lily Ledbetter, 22, died suddenly last month in the U.S. Virgin Islands and an autopsy did not reveal a cause of death, the medical examiner told 91±¬ÁÏ Digital.
Caribbean July 20, 2023 Advocacy group details abusive treatment of LGBTQ community in eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent A new in-depth report highlighted the abuse and discrimination that the LGBTQ community faces in the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent.
Cocktail July 11, 2023 National Mojito Day cocktail recipe: Put a twist on the drink with tequila Shake up National Mojito Day with tequila. PATRÓN shares an easy cocktail recipe that puts a twist on the popular Cuban drink — here are the details for making this drink.
Caribbean July 11, 2023 6.6 magnitude earthquake strikes Atlantic Ocean near the Caribbean An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 has struck the Atlantic Ocean near the Caribbean. Residents on islands such as Puerto Rico were able to feel the tremors.