By: Insight Crime July 2, 2024 The 400 Mawozo (400 Lame Men) gang is currently the largest active criminal group in Haiti. Led by Joseph Wilson, alias “Lanmò San Jou”,…
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Juan Orlando Hernández Sentenced to 45 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking
By: Insight Crime July 2, 2024 A US court has sentenced former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández to 45 years in prison, marking the end of a spectacular legal process…
Kenyan troops arrive in Haiti as Kenya itself burns
By: Staff Writer June 28, 2024 Kenyan troops are now in Haiti as the nation tries to come to grips with its out of control gang crisis that has further…
Search for missing American woman last seen in The Bahamas continues
By: Staff Writer June 28, 2024 The Bahamas Police have ramped up their search for missing American woman Taylor Casey who was last seen at the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat…
Guyanese elites sanctioned by US Treasury Department over gold mine abuse
By: Staff Writer June 25, 2024 A Guyanese government official has been sanctioned by the US Department of the Treasury’s (USDT) Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) along with two…
“Green transition” not being fulfilled in the LAC says report
By: Staff Writer June 25, 2024 The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said in a report that Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) that structural inequalities are causing…
Journalist Rebecca Theodore Rallies Caribbean Leaders to invest in Israel technology in the Wake of SIDS4 international UN Conference.
June 25, 2024 Renowned for her professional speaking and writing abilities in the international press, journalist Rebecca Theodore is calling on Caribbean leaders to actively invest in Israel technology, in…
Tren de Aragua Factions Persist Despite Venezuela’s Crackdown
By: Insight Crime June 25, 2024 Gangs allied to Venezuela’s mega-gang, Tren de Aragua, remain operational despite multiple security operations against it, calling into question the Venezuelan government’s declaration that…
CARICOM’s 47th Heads of Government Meeting set for St. George’s, Grenada
June 25, 2024 Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government will meet in St George’s, Grenada, from 3-5 July 2024, for their 47th Regular Meeting. The Meeting’s agenda will comprise the…
The Central American Gyre killed 12 already- nasty weather
By: Staff Writer June 21, 2024 As the Hurricane Season, 2024 kicks into gear, the Central American Gyre (CAG) has brought on days of torrential downpours in that region and…
Creative Industries up to $1.4 trillion worldwide, but Caribbean input unknown!
By: Staff Writer June 21, 2024 A United Nations Trade and Development specialist said that the creative industries have an “important role to play in the new economy,” but the…
Statement from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on the Installation of Haiti’s Prime Minister Hon. Garry Conille and His Government
June 21, 2024 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) welcomes the installation of Haiti’s Prime Minister Garry Conille and the members of his government on June 12, 2024. It is a much…