Posts in category Caribbean News

Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE — Haitian authorities will rule before month’s end on whether the prosecution of former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier moves to trial or gets …

PORT-AU-PRINCE — The billions of dollars in aid that flowed into Haiti after its shattering earthquake were meant to build a new nation with thriving …

PORT-AU-PRINCE —Haitian National Police forces have used illegal excessive force against prisoners and it may have been such abuse that led to the deaths of …

Associated Press     KINGSTON — A human rights group called on Jamaica to take fast action to ensure that disabled voters across the island can cast …

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts —When Dudley Williams was a police commander in the mid-1980s, law enforcement in St. Kitts and Nevis was a leisurely occupation. Violent …

PORT-AU-PRINCE — Back from exile, former strongman Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier lives in a villa in the hills above Haiti’s capital. His son serves as …

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) _ Victims of Jean-Claude Duvalier’s regime hoped for justice when he came home in January, or at least a trial for the …

PORT-AU-PRINCE — Protesters calling for the withdrawal of U.N. peacekeepers from Haiti clashed with police Sept. 14 outside the earthquake-damaged Haitian National Palace.

Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haiti’s president has unveiled an advisory board of former leaders, business executives and bankers that he hopes can make this …

Associated Press KINGSTON, Jamaica — The bodies of 10 Haitians were recovered from the ocean off the Turks and Caicos Islands on Sunday after the …