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.
February 2, 2024 Cuban economy minister out over delayed fuel, transport price hikes Communist President Miguel DÃaz-Canel of Cuba removed the country's economy minister, Alejandro Gil, over his delayed implementation of price-increasing measures.
February 1, 2024 UN warns of spike in killings and kidnappings across Haiti as deployment of armed force stalls 4Q of 2023 saw over 2,300 killed or kidnapped according to a UN report, as troubled Caribbean nation sees dramatic surge in violence amidst chaotic territorial gang disputes.
January 25, 2024 Gang violence is surging to unprecedented levels in Haiti, UN envoy says In a report to the U.N. Security Council, special envoy notes 8,400 victims of gang violence, and research suggests gangs currently control 80% of the capital.