January 22, 2024 Haiti religious leaders plead for release of kidnapped nuns, urge government action The Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince has issued a letter urging the release of six kidnapped nuns and calling on the Haitian government to address the issue of gang violence.
January 22, 2024 Trinidad investigation of divers' deaths points to criminal negligence by fuel company In February 2022, 4 divers in Trinidad became trapped and died while doing maintenance for a fuel supplier. An inquiry into their deaths recommends corporate manslaughter charges.
January 18, 2024 Gangs in Haiti have attacked a community for 4 days and residents fear the violence could spread Gang members are on a rampage in a large neighborhood in Port-au-Prince: Solino, which is home to many police officers. Residents fear the carnage could spread throughout the city.
January 17, 2024 3 dead, 5 injured in potentially gang-related shooting in Trinidad, police say A shooting in Trinidad left three people dead and five injured on Tuesday night. The incident took place when a van approached a group of men and opened fire.
December 7, 2023 Celebrity Cruise staffer accused of abusing children in ship’s youth center: FBI A now-fired Celebrity Cruise crew member, Cris John Pentinio Castor, allegedly sexually abused children in the ship's youth center on a cruise from Florida to the Caribbean.
November 24, 2023 Angel Reese's absence continues; star forward misses third straight LSU game LSU star Angel Reese appeared to be a no-show again for the defending national champion Tigers' game at the Cayman Islands Classic basketball tournament.
November 7, 2023 Newlywed dies in Caribbean honeymoon mishap days after tying knot The family of a young Florida man is shattered after he died in a waterskiing accident on his honeymoon in St. Lucia just three days after his wedding.
October 25, 2023 Reagan's Grenada response has lessons for Biden, but Israel-Gaza threat is more complicated: expert President Ronald Reagan in 1983 ordered the invasion of Grenada after the barracks bombing in Beirut and amid fears of U.S. citizens being taken hostage on the island nation should civil conflict continue. President Biden might take some inspiration from his predecessor as faces the most difficult international crisis of his own administration.
October 20, 2023 Main suspect in 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse gets arrested Former government employee Joseph Badio, who was fired weeks before the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse in 2021, has been arrested.
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.