Caribbean

Discovery of unused disaster supplies angers Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Governor, Wanda Vazquez fired the director of the island's emergency management agency after a video of the warehouse filled with disaster supplies appeared on Facebook.

US imposes sanctions on Cuban defence minister over support for Maduro

"In addition to the public designation of Leopoldo Cintra Frias [in gross violations of human rights], the Department is also publicly designating his children, Deborah Cintra Gonzalez and Leopoldo Cintra Gonzalez," a statement by Mike Pompeo says.

Cuba names prime minister in a move to lighten presidential load

Manuel Marrero Cruz, 56, an architect and whose nomination was ratified by the National Assembly, is a former functionary of the military-run Gaviota tourism corporation whose hotels were sanctioned by the administration of US President Donald Trump.

How the UN peacekeeping mission impregnated minors and women in Haiti

Instead of acting as a stabilising force, UN peacekeeping troops have fathered hundreds of children after sexually exploiting local girls as young as 11, leaving them behind without any support, according to a new comprehensive report.

Britain's Prince Andrew denies meeting sex accuser

Britain's Prince Andrew told the BBC that he had no recollection of ever meeting an American woman who alleges she was forced to have sex with him when she was underage.

Two dead as hundreds of police, supporters march in Haiti

Since coming to power in February 2017, Moise has faced the anger of an opposition movement that refuses to recognise his victory in an election widely seen as dubious. And protests turned violent in late August due to a national fuel shortage.

Hundreds honour Cuban ballerina Alicia Alonso

Legendary Cuban ballerina Alicia Alonso who achieved global acclaim in the 1940s and went on to run the internationally renowned National Ballet of Cuba for decades died at age 98, state-run media said.

Ex-Dallas officer who killed neighbour found guilty of murder

Jury takes only a matter of hours to convict Guyger, 31, after six days of testimony over the September 2018 death. Cheers erupted in the courthouse as the verdict was announced.

Haiti braces for new protest, demands that leader resign

Several people have died in the past three weeks amid the often violent political clashes.

Still reeling from Hurricane Dorian, Bahamas faces Tropical Storm Humberto

Humberto is forecast to become a hurricane by Sunday night but is expected to stay offshore of Florida's eastern coast as it moves toward open waters.

Tropical Storm Humberto targets hurricane-hit Bahamas

The announcement from the National Hurricane Centre came after it had warned early Friday that a strengthening tropical depression was headed for the same islands hit by Dorian last week.

Tropical storm warning issued for hurricane-hit Bahamas

Bahamian meteorologists said the islands of Grand Bahama and Abaco, which were the worst-hit by Hurricane Dorian, were in the path of the approaching weather system.