Tag: Caribbean
Curaçao out of CONCACAF Gold Cup for positive COVID tests
MIAMI — Curaçao was dropped from the CONCACAF Gold Cup on Friday because of positive COVID tests and replaced by Guatemala.
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Biden with few options to stabilize Haiti in wake of slaying
MIAMI — The last time Haiti was thrust into turmoil by assassination was 1915, when an angry group of rebels raided the French Embassy...
Pope, from hospital, sends condolences to Haiti after attack
ROME — Pope Francis on Thursday sent his condolences to Haiti following what he said was the “heinous assassination” of President Jovenal Moïse.
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Haitian leader’s killing draws condemnation, calls for calm
BERLIN — The assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse drew shock and condemnation from leaders in Latin America, Europe and elsewhere on Wednesday, along...
Coast Guard: 13 Cubans rescued, 7 missing off Key West
KEY WEST, Fla. — The U.S. Coast Guard and a good Samaritan rescued 13 people after their boat capsized off of Key West as...
Jovenel Moïse, Haiti’s embattled president, killed at 53
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, a former banana producer and political neophyte who ruled Haiti for more than four years as the...
EXPLAINER: Assassination threatens more chaos for Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The assassination of President Jovenel Moïse seemed to have thrown an already turbulent nation into chaos on Wednesday, with a muddled...
US agency offers $307 million for rural water projects
OHKAY OWINGEH PUEBLO, N.M. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture will issue up to $307 million in grants and low-interest loans in an effort...
Tropical Storm Elsa, back over water, takes aim at Florida
HAVANA — Tropical Storm Elsa, back over water but still producing heavy rains over Cuba, was expected to move near the lower Florida Keys...
Tropical Storm Elsa headed to landfall on central Cuba coast
HAVANA — Tropical Storm Elsa swept along Cuba's southern coast early Monday, and forecasters said it could make landfall on the island's central shore...
