/tags/latin-america-and-the-caribbean Latin America and the Caribbean en-US WLRN Thu, 07 Mar 2024 22:42:31 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2024-03-07/3-escaped-inmates-are-charged-with-killing-missing-u-s-sailing-couple-in-caribbean Three escaped inmates from the eastern Caribbean island of Grenada were charged in the killing of a U.S. couple whose catamaran they hijacked, police said. The couple's bodies have not been found. Thu, 07 Mar 2024 22:42:31 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2024-03-07/3-escaped-inmates-are-charged-with-killing-missing-u-s-sailing-couple-in-caribbean The Associated Press /americas/2024-03-03/inmates-armed-gangs-storm-haiti-prison At least three people have been killed and hundreds of inmates have fled Haiti’s main prison after armed gangs stormed the facility overnight. The jailbreak marks a new low in Haiti’s downward spiral of violence and comes as gangs assert greater control on the capital. Sun, 03 Mar 2024 17:11:13 GMT /americas/2024-03-03/inmates-armed-gangs-storm-haiti-prison Evens Sanon and Pierre-Richard Luxama | Associated Press /commentary/2023-04-27/haiti-vigilante-gang-violence COMMENTARY Vigilantism is an understandable response to relentless violent crime, but Latin America shows it worsens the plague — as it likely will in Haiti if the world doesn't step up. Thu, 27 Apr 2023 10:30:00 GMT /commentary/2023-04-27/haiti-vigilante-gang-violence Tim Padgett /caribbean/2023-04-17/womens-world-cup-trophy-gets-quick-guarded-visit-in-haiti The FIFA Women’s World Cup trophy got a whirlwind visit to Haiti, but instead of being feted with a parade like in other countries it was only displayed during a small ceremony because of the country’s unrelenting violence. Mon, 17 Apr 2023 12:00:00 GMT /caribbean/2023-04-17/womens-world-cup-trophy-gets-quick-guarded-visit-in-haiti Associated Press /caribbean/2023-04-10/haiti-gang-ambushes-kills-3-policemen-as-violence-soars Authorities say a gang near Haiti’s capital has ambushed and killed three police officers in the latest attack against an under-resourced and underfunded police department that has reported nearly two dozen officers slain so far this year. Mon, 10 Apr 2023 11:30:00 GMT /caribbean/2023-04-10/haiti-gang-ambushes-kills-3-policemen-as-violence-soars Associated Press /latin-america/2023-04-05/puerto-rico-u-s-virgin-islands-to-receive-108m-to-upgrade-water-systems The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands will receive a total of nearly $108 million to improve drinking water infrastructure across the U.S. territories. Wed, 05 Apr 2023 15:00:00 GMT /latin-america/2023-04-05/puerto-rico-u-s-virgin-islands-to-receive-108m-to-upgrade-water-systems Associated Press /americas/2023-03-31/miami-jury-awards-trinidad-a-100-million-verdict-in-key-corruption-lawsuit The government of Trinidad and Tobago has won a multimillion-dollar verdict in a sprawling corruption lawsuit that began nearly 20 years ago and involves former high-ranking officials. Fri, 31 Mar 2023 15:00:00 GMT /americas/2023-03-31/miami-jury-awards-trinidad-a-100-million-verdict-in-key-corruption-lawsuit Danica Coto| Associated Press, Gisela Salomon | Associated Press /art-and-culture/2023-03-01/3-documentaries-at-miami-film-festival-delve-into-cubas-voices-heard-through-music Three films at the 40th Annual Miami Film Festival presents the costs of the Cuban revolution for the island nation and some of its artists — irreparable might-have-beens, never-will-be’s, and exiles. Wed, 01 Mar 2023 12:00:00 GMT /art-and-culture/2023-03-01/3-documentaries-at-miami-film-festival-delve-into-cubas-voices-heard-through-music Fernando Gonzalez /news/2022-02-08/is-it-bad-for-america-to-have-so-many-ambassadorships-empty-in-the-americas More than a third of U.S. ambassador posts are unfilled in Latin America and the Caribbean — some for years — including at the Organization of American States. Tue, 08 Feb 2022 11:00:00 GMT /news/2022-02-08/is-it-bad-for-america-to-have-so-many-ambassadorships-empty-in-the-americas Tim Padgett /news/2022-01-17/jamaica-arrests-a-former-senator-sought-in-haitian-presidents-assassination A former Haitian senator sought in the killing of President Jovenel Moïse has been arrested in Jamaica, Haiti's National Police says. John Joël Joseph is the second suspect to be arrested in Jamaica. Mon, 17 Jan 2022 16:30:10 GMT /news/2022-01-17/jamaica-arrests-a-former-senator-sought-in-haitian-presidents-assassination The Associated Press