August 25, 2023 Bahamas eyes legalizing marijuana for medical, religious use The Bahamian government has unveiled multiple bills aimed at legalizing marijuana for medical and religious uses, as well as decriminalizing possession of the drug in small amounts.
August 24, 2023 Haitian telecom companies report severed fiber optic cables; gang sabotage suspected Two Haitian telecommunications companies have reported service outages induced by the severance of their fiber optics cables in suspected acts of gang sabotage.
August 22, 2023 Former Puerto Rico mayor sentenced to 3 years, 1 month in prison after bribery, corruption conviction Reinaldo Vargas-Rodriguez, former mayor of Humacao, Puerto Rico, was sentenced to three years and one month in prison after a federal bribery conviction.
August 17, 2023 Prominent Haitian gang leader vows to fight foreign armed forces as PM calls for international intervention Gangs have taken control of most of Haiti’s capital, prompting Kenya and the US to ramp up interventional efforts. The country’s gang leader has vowed to fight any foreign troops.
August 15, 2023 Explosion in Dominican Republic kills 3, including infant An explosion and fire in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic, has left three people dead and dozens injured, with the death toll feared to rise.
August 9, 2023 Mexico cracks down on 23 pill-pushing pharmacies at Caribbean resorts after U.S. travel warning Mexican authorities raided and closed 23 pharmacies at Caribbean coast resorts this week after a research report warned drug stores were selling fake opioids to foreigners.
August 9, 2023 American nurse and daughter released after kidnapping in Haiti Faith-based non-profit El Roi Haiti said Wednesday that American nurse Alix Dorsainvil and her daughter were released after their kidnapping in Haiti.
August 7, 2023 Haitians march on Port-au-Prince by the thousands as gang violence fatigue boils over Thousands of Haitians descended on Port-au-Prince on Monday in protest of ongoing gang violence that has consumed daily life across much of the Caribbean nation.
August 4, 2023 Haiti expresses skepticism over Kenya’s offer to send police to combat Haiti’s gang violence Residents in Haiti expressed concerns over Kenya offering international intervention to combat the Caribbean nation’s gang violence. Previously, foreign forces have wrecked the country.
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.