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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.

February 23, 2023

Puerto Rican Miss Universe pageant announces first transgender participant

Puerto Rico's Miss Universe pageant will feature contestant Daniela Arroyo González, a prominent activist and the island territory's first transgender competitor.

February 22, 2023

Suspected Haitian gang member tied to murders of 6 cops arrested

A suspected Haitian gang member who may be connected to the killings of six police officers was arrested in the Dominican Republic on Wednesday.

February 15, 2023

US parents ‘totally abandoned’ as Biden immigration policy fuels blockade on entry of adopted Haitian children

Parents awaiting the arrival of adopted children from Haiti feel abandoned by the Biden administration as the State Department refuses to lift passport mandate amid migration crisis.