Dánica Coto
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US Virgin Islands reach $105M settlement with Epstein estate
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. Virgin Islands announced Wednesday that it reached a settlement of more than $105 million in a sex trafficking case against the estate of financier Jeffrey Epstein. The settlement ends a nearly three-year legal saga for officials in the U.S. territory, which sought to hold Epstein accountable after […] → Read More
Puerto Rico extends power contract amid outages, objections
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A heavily criticized private company that operates the transmission and distribution of power in Puerto Rico secured a last-minute extension on its contract Wednesday desp... → Read More
Dominican sugar imports tied to forced labor rejected by US
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The U.S. government announced Wednesday that it will detain all imports of sugar and related products made in the Dominican Republic by Central Romana Corporation, Ltd. amid allegations that it uses forced labor. A U.S. Customs and Border Protection investigation found that the company allegedly isolated workers, withheld wages, fostered […] → Read More
Dominican sugar imports tied to forced labor rejected by US
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. government announced Wednesday that it will detain all imports of sugar and related products made in the Dominican Republic by Central Romana Corporation, Ltd.… → Read More
UN: Children in Haiti hit by cholera as malnutrition rises
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A cholera outbreak sweeping through Haiti is claiming a growing number of children amid a surge in malnutrition, UNICEF announced Wednesday. The deadly combination mean… → Read More
After striking Florida as a hurricane, Nicole weakens to tropical storm
Authorities warned that Nicole’s storm surge could further erode many beaches hit by Hurricane Ian in September. → Read More
After striking Florida as a hurricane, Nicole weakens to tropical storm
Authorities warned that Nicole’s storm surge could further erode many beaches hit by Hurricane Ian in September. → Read More
Hurricane bears down on Florida: Trump estate advised to evacuate
A Florida-bound storm has strengthened into Hurricane Nicole after pounding the Bahamas and state officials ordered evacuations that included former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club. Get the latest. → Read More
Hurricane bears down on Florida: Trump estate advised to evacuate
A Florida-bound storm has strengthened into Hurricane Nicole after pounding the Bahamas and state officials ordered evacuations that included former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club. Get the latest. → Read More
Hurricane bears down on Florida: Trump estate advised to evacuate
A Florida-bound storm has strengthened into Hurricane Nicole after pounding the Bahamas and state officials ordered evacuations that included former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club. Get the latest. → Read More
Hurricane bears down on Florida: Trump estate advised to evacuate
A Florida-bound storm has strengthened into Hurricane Nicole after pounding the Bahamas and state officials ordered evacuations that included former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club. Get the latest. → Read More
Hurricane bears down on Florida: Trump estate advised to evacuate
A Florida-bound storm has strengthened into Hurricane Nicole after pounding the Bahamas and state officials ordered evacuations that included former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club. Get the latest. → Read More
US, Canada send armored vehicles to bolster Haiti's police
The U.S. and Canada have sent armored vehicles and other supplies to Haiti to help police fight a powerful gang amid a pending request from the Haitian government for the → Read More
US, Canada send armored vehicles to bolster Haiti's police
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. and Canada sent armored vehicles and other supplies to Haiti on Saturday to help police fight a powerful gang amid a pending request from the Haitian government for the immediate deployment of foreign troops. → Read More
Haiti gang makes demands in test of power with government
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A standoff between a powerful gang federation and Haiti’s government is testing how much power both sides wield and threatens to further derail a paralyzed country wher… → Read More
UN mulls quick foreign troop deployment to ease Haiti crisis
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The United Nations Security Council was evaluating options including the immediate activation of foreign troops to help free Haiti from the grip of gangs that has cause… → Read More
UN ponders rapid armed force to help end Haiti's crisis
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres has submitted a letter to the Security Council proposing the immediate activation of a rapid action force after a plea for help from Haiti as gangs and protesters paralyze the country → Read More
Official: Haiti to seek foreign armed forces to quell chaos
Haiti’s government has agreed to request the help of international armed forces as gangs and protesters paralyze the country and basic supplies including fuel and water dwindle, a top ranking → Read More
About 45% of Puerto Ricans still without power after Hurricane Fiona
As of Sunday, about 45% of Puerto Rico’s 1.47 million power customers remained in the dark, and 20% of 1.3 million water customers had no service as workers struggled to reach submerged power substations and fix downed lines. → Read More
Puerto Ricans await aid, fret about post-hurricane recovery
TOA BAJA, Puerto Rico (AP) — City worker Carmen Medina walked purposefully through the working-class community of Tranquility Village under a brutal sun, with clipboard, survey forms and pen in han… → Read More