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Puerto Rico: At least 380 people arrested in island wide police raids
LOOP NEWS
Puerto Rico police arrested at least 380 people on Tuesday in the department's biggest crackdown on crime in recent years.
CARICOM: Venezuela's referendum threatens regional security
LOOP NEWS
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) said Venezuela’s upcoming referendum on the annexation of disputed territory with Guyana is not valid.
Hurricane Otis kills at least 27 in Mexico
USA Today
A day after disastrous Hurricane Otis made landfall on Mexico's southern coast as a Category 5 storm, authorities have released the first causality toll. Thursday morning, officials reported 27 confirmed deaths and at least four people still missing, as well as tens of thousands of residents left without power or clean water in Acapulco.
Missing millions at top Costa Rica bank spark investigation
REUTERS
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica – Costa Rica’s attorney general’s office has opened an investigation into the disappearance of some $6 million at the Central American country’s largest commercial bank, bank officials said yesterday.
US woman allegedly flew to Jamaica to kill MP’s child, infant’s mom
JAMAICAN GLEANER
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Leoda Bradshaw, the American companion of opposition lawmaker Phillip Paulwell, reportedly traveled to Jamaica with the sole purpose of murdering Paulwell’s infant daughter and her mother.
CWI to invest US$2.5m in prize money over a four-year period
NATION NEWS
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Cricket West Indies (CWI) announced earlier today that it will be investing more than US$2.5 million in prize money over a four-year period.
SVG PM warns of implications for region from Israel-Hamas conflict
LOOP NEWS
Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines Dr Ralph Gonsalves says the Caribbean region is not immune to the implications of the current Israel-Hamas conflict and that the immediate impact for the region includes the question of rising oil prices and the threat of a widening of this particular conflict.
Jamaican politician charged with abducting and raping a 16-year-old girl
AP
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A government official in Jamaica was arrested and charged with abducting and raping a 16-year-old girl, police said Tuesday.
Haitian ex-senator pleads guilty to role in Haiti president’s killing
AP
MIAMI, Florida — A former Haitian senator pleaded guilty on Tuesday in the United States to charges related to the 2021 assassination of former President Jovenel Moïse.
Antigua records more than 20 cases of dengue fever
LOOP NEWS
A concerning spike in dengue fever cases has swept across the Caribbean, prompting heightened vigilance and action from health authorities.
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