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CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Dominican man who tried to evade scrutiny of his illegal drug trafficking operation by using the offline app WhatsApp got nearly three years in prison from a federal judge. Tommy Ramirez, 32, originally from the Dominican Republic and residing in St. Thomas, was sentencedto 33
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2 Journalists Burned Alive By Gang In Haiti, CNN Reports
PORT-AU-PRINCE — Two Haitian journalists were burned alive by a gang in the country's capital on Thursday, a source with the Haitian Security Forces told CNN. The source said the Ti Makak gang carried out the killings in the Petion-Ville neighborhood of Port-au-Prince. The motive and details of the
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Tropical Storm Grace Feeds Growing Anger In Earthquake-Stricken Haiti
LES CAYES — Heavy rain from Tropical Storm Grace forced a temporary halt today to the Haitian government’s response to the deadly weekend earthquake, feeding the growing anger and frustration among thousands who were left homeless. Grace battered southwestern Haiti, which was hit hardest by
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Coast Guard Rescues 10 Haitian Migrants From Boat Off Mona and Monito Islands
SAN JUAN — Coast Guard cutters and helicopters crews continued to search for possible migrants in the water Friday, following the rescue of 10 Haitian migrants Wednesday from a disabled vessel near Mona and Monito Islands, Puerto Rico. At this time, search efforts have revealed no signs of people
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Coast Guard Takes 23 Illegal Sea Migrants Back To Hispaniola; 2,100 Since October
SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard Cutter Winslow Griesser repatriated 11 Dominican migrants and returned 12 Haitians to the Dominican Republic Saturday, following the interdiction of an illegal voyage in the Mona Passage. The interdiction is the result of ongoing Coast Guard and Caribbean Border
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Dozens Of People Missing After Boat Capsizes Off Florida: U.S. Coast Guard
MIAMI — The U.S. Coast Guard has launched a search for 39 people reported missing when a boat capsized off the coast of Florida in a 'suspected human smuggling venture.' The Coast Guard in Miami said Tuesday it received a report 'from a good Samaritan' who rescued a man 'clinging
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Coast Guard Sends 62 Dominicans And 13 Haitians Back Home After Interdictions
SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard repatriated 62 Dominicans and 13 Haitians between Thursday and Tuesday to the Dominican Republic, following the interdiction of two illegal voyages near the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. The interdictions are the result of ongoing local and federal multi-agency
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U.S. Seeks Extradition From Jamaica of Suspect in Murder of Haiti’s Moise
KINGSTON (Reuters) — The United States has requested the extradition from Jamaica of a suspect in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise, the suspect's lawyer said on Thursday. Former Haitian Senator John Joel Joseph, whom the Haitian government considers a key suspect in
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Why Imo is in total blackout - EEDC
Workers in Imo State embarked on a statewide strike on Wednesday to protest against "persistent and egregious violations of the rights and privileges of workers" by the state government. The post Why Imo is in total blackout - EEDC appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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ECCB To Continue Push For Ease Of Opening Bank Accounts - St. Lucia Times
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) plans to continue work in 2025 to make it easier to open bank accounts. It was one of several areas ECCB Governor Timothy Antoine identified in a Christmas message. Antoine and representatives of the Bankers Association of Saint Lucia Inc. met earlier th
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U.S. Coast Guard Returns 19 Dominicans And 1 Haitian Back To Hispaniola
SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard Cutter Margaret Norvell repatriated 19 Dominicans and returned one Haitian to the Dominican Republic Wednesday, following the interdiction of an illegal voyage in Mona Passage waters near Puerto Rico. The interdiction is the result of ongoing local and federal
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Puerto Rico Sees More Refugees Arrive By Boat Due To Haitian Political Crisis
SAN JUAN — The political turmoil and growing violence in Haiti is pushing more Haitians to take to the sea in an effort to reach Puerto Rico, where more refugees were intercepted at sea so far this year than the total over the previous two years, according to federal data.
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HAITI: Captive Missionaries Made Daring Nighttime Escape With Toddler In Tow
BERLIN, Ohio — Captive missionaries in Haiti found freedom last week by making a daring overnight escape, eluding their kidnappers and walking for miles over difficult, moonlit terrain with an infant and other children in tow, according to the agency they work for, officials said Monday. The group
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Coast Guard Returns 72 Dominicans, 14 Haitians To Hispaniola After Illegal Voyages
SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard Cutter Heriberto Hernandez repatriated 72 Dominicans and returned 14 Haitians to the Dominican Republic between Wednesday and Thursday, following the interdiction of two illegal voyages in Mona Passage waters near Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. One interdicted Dominican Republic
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Zimbabwe should prioritise returnees in land allocations - NewsDay Zimbabwe
An estimated more than three million Zimbabweans work and reside in South Africa and the nationalistic rhetoric emerging from the corridors of power in Pretoria should be a huge cause for concern for the Government of Zimbabwe which seems unperturbed by the welfare of its nationals across the
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Knicks Looking For In Season Tournament Chip - The New York Beacon
Best Game Of The Year For Randle Photo: Special To The NY Beacon By Samori Benjamin Big Points Off The Bench From Quickley Photo: Special To The NY Beacon Basketball fans did not know what to make of the NBA’s decision to add an In-Season
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Analysis: As Haiti Investigation Stalls, U.S. Probes President’s Killing
PORT-AU-PRINCE — The United States is becoming increasingly involved in the investigation of Haitian President Jovenel Moise's murder, with key suspects facing the prospect of trial in U.S. courts, as a probe by the Caribbean nation's authorities stalls. Congress last week ordered the U.S. State
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Haitian National Missing For 5 Days On St. Thomas Still Missing On Her Birthday Today
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police issued a missing poster for a Haitian national who has been missing for five days on St. Thomas. Mikerlange Damier, 36, of Port-au-Prince, was last seen in Anna's Retreat on Monday, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. Damier turned 36 years old today. She was born
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First-Ever Caribbean Museum Goes Global With Star-Studded Launch Party | Vi
MIAMI — In the midst of the pandemic, the first and only museum in the United States dedicated to chronicling the culture and history of Caribbean island nations had a quiet opening in Plantation’s Westfield Broward Mall. That just won’t do for Florida, where much of the West Indies diaspora
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US, Haiti Seek Release of 17 Missionaries Snatched By Gang
PORT-AU-PRINCE — U.S. officials are working with Haitian authorities to try to secure the release of 12 adults and five children with a U.S.-based missionary group who were abducted over the weekend by a gang notorious for killings, kidnappings and extortion. The group was snatched by the 400
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Haiti’s History of Violence and Rebellion
PORT-AU-PRINCE — Haiti became Latin America and the Caribbean's first independent state of the colonial era and the first Black-led republic when it threw off French rule in the 19th century. But it has suffered cycles of violence, invasion and repression for most of its subsequent
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Fireball From Overturned Tanker Kills Dozens In Haiti
CAP-HAITIEN — A gasoline tanker overturned and exploded in northern Haiti, unleashing a fireball that swept through homes and businesses on its way to killing at least 60 people in the latest disaster to befall the Caribbean nation. The blast occurred shortly after midnight in
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South Africa: Two Arrested for Housebreaking and Theft At Phalaphala Farm
[SAPS] Pretoria -- Two suspects aged 39 and 30 will make their first appearance in the Bela Bela Magistrates court tomorrow, 07 November 2023 following their arrests on Sunday, 05 November 2023 and Monday, 06 November 2023 respectively on charges of house breaking and theft.
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LA LISTE DE LA MATINALE Cette semaine, nous vous proposons une sélection de concerts et de festivals prévus en novembre. De l’opéra, avec la création du Macbeth Underworld de Pascal Dusapin et une mise en scène de La Flûte enchantée de Mozart par Cédric Klapisch, du rock avec les nombreuses
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Coast Guard Takes 4 Dominicans, 9 Haitians Back To Hispaniola After Voyages To Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard repatriated four Dominicans and nine Haitians to the Dominican Republic between Monday and Wednesday, following the interdiction of an illegal voyage near Rincon, Puerto Rico. The interdiction is the result of ongoing local and federal multi-agency efforts in support of
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After the earthquake, many children have found themselves without any opportunity to go to school in the immediate future PORT-AU-PRINCE — The earthquake of 14 August 2021 in the Great South of Haiti had a considerable impact on school infrastructure. 906 schools were destroyed or partially
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5 Dead, 68 Haitians Rescued From Waters Near Puerto Rico - Virgin Islands Free Press
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