Dánica Coto, The Associated Press

Dánica Coto

The Associated Press

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Past articles by Dánica:

Oil boom transforms Guyana, prompting a scramble for spoils

Guyana is poised to become the fourth-largest offshore oil producer in the world, placing it ahead of Qatar, the United States, Mexico and Norway → Read More

Puerto Rico breaks record as 192 baseball fans go blond for the World Baseball Classic

The blonds are back. Puerto Rico on Friday broke the Guinness World record for the most hair dyed. → Read More

Woman reported missing 31 years ago found in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A Pennsylvania woman who went missing more than 30 years ago in a case that stumped authorities who later declared her legally dead has been found living in a nursing home... → Read More

Puerto Rico closing its only zoo after years of complaints

The Dr. Juan A. Rivero Zoo in the western coastal town of Mayaguez has remained closed since hurricanes Irma and Maria battered the island in September 2017, with activists questioning the state of the zoo’s more than 300 animals and their future. → Read More

Caught on camera: Dog confronts 12-foot shark as shocked tourists watch

Tourists in the Bahamas witnessed a rare standoff between a dog and a shark and it was all caught on camera. → Read More

Caught on camera: Dog confronts 12-foot shark as shocked tourists watch

Tourists in the Bahamas witnessed a rare standoff between a dog and a shark and it was all caught on camera. → Read More

Canada to deploy navy vessels to Haiti as violence worsens

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Canada will send navy vessels to Haiti for intelligence-gathering as part of efforts to quell worsening gang violence in the Caribbean nation, Canadian Prime Minister J… → Read More

US detains 4 suspects, including Weston man, in slain Haitian president probe

U.S. authorities have arrested four more people in the slaying of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, including the owner of a Miami-area security company that hired ex-Colombian soldiers for the mission, the Justice Department has announced. → Read More

US detains 4 suspects in slain Haitian president probe

Miami (AP) — U.S. authorities have arrested four more people in the slaying of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, including the owner of a Miami-area security company that hired ex-Colombian soldiers for the mission, prosecutors announced Tuesday. → Read More

US detains 4 suspects in slain Haitian president probe

U.S. authorities have arrested four more people in the slaying of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, including the owner of a Miami-area security company that hired former soldiers from Colombia for the mission. → Read More

4 key suspects in Haiti presidential slaying in US custody

The men are scheduled to appear in federal court Wednesday in Miami. A total of seven suspects in the case are now in U.S. custody. → Read More

4 key suspects in Haiti presidential slaying in US custody

The men are scheduled to appear in federal court Wednesday in Miami. A total of seven suspects in the case are now in U.S. custody. → Read More

4 key suspects in Haiti presidential slaying in US custody

The men are scheduled to appear in federal court Wednesday in Miami. A total of seven suspects in the case are now in U.S. custody. → Read More

4 key suspects in Haiti presidential slaying in US custody

The men are scheduled to appear in federal court Wednesday in Miami. A total of seven suspects in the case are now in U.S. custody. → Read More

4 key suspects in Haiti presidential slaying in US custody

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Four key suspects in the killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse were transferred to the United States for prosecution as the case stagnates in Haiti amid death threats that have spooked local judges, U.S. → Read More

4 key suspects in Haiti presidential slaying in US custody

Four key suspects in the killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse were transferred to the United States for prosecution as the case stagnates in Haiti. → Read More

Puerto Rico’s southern region fights for cleaner air, water

SALINAS, Puerto Rico (AP) — Shuttered windows are a permanent fixture in Salinas, an industrial town on Puerto Rico’s southeast coast that is considered one of the U.S. territory’s most contaminate… → Read More

Puerto Rico selects company to privatize power generation as it struggles to rebuild power grid

Puerto Rico privatized its electricity production on Wednesday. → Read More

Jamaica: FBI to help probe massive fraud case targeting Bolt

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Jamaica’s government has turned to the FBI for help as it investigates a massive fraud case involving a private investment firm where $12.7 million belonging to renowned s... → Read More

Study: Puerto Rico should go solar to meet clean energy goal

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A U.S. government study has determined that with little room on the island for large-scale solar farms or wind generators, Puerto Rico should aim to reach its clean-energy goals by installing solar panels on all suitable rooftops, along with airports, brownfields and industrial areas. → Read More