Caribbean

Caribbean nations launch EU-style deal to let citizens work freely across borders

A landmark free movement agreement comes into force Wednesday across Barbados, Belize, Dominica, and St Vincent and the Grenadines, allowing nationals to live and work indefinitely in each country without…

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Massacre in Haiti as gang kills 110 people accused of witchcraft

Around 180 people were killed over the weekend in Haiti's Cite Soleil area, Haiti's prime minister's office said, after attacks that an NGO said were ordered by a gang leader…

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How Haiti became a failed state

The US military started airlifting embassy staff out of Haiti overnight as the Caribbean island descends further into chaos. Rival gangs have joined forces to overrun the country’s capital, Port-au-Prince,…

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Haitian leader says he will quit after transitional council formed as gang violence increases

Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry, stranded in Puerto Rico as gang violence sweeps across his country, said on Monday night he will resign as soon as a transition council and…

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Haiti called for security support. Who answered?

By Sarah Morland (Reuters) - More than a year ago Haiti's government formally requested a multinational force be deployed to help its police restore control of the capital Port-au-Prince, as…

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Tides move oil spill away from Tobago to the Caribbean, neighbors in alert

By Curtis Williams and Marianna Parraga PORT OF SPAIN (Reuters) - A week after an oil spill was first spotted near Tobago's shore, portions of the stain are moving in…

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Haitian gangs call for armed overthrow of PM Henry as chaos escalates

By Ralph Tedy Erol PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) - Haiti's most powerful gang leader called for the armed overthrow of Prime Minister Ariel Henry, urging Haitians to take to the streets against…

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EPA’s Eye In The Sky: Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

An aerial photograph shows beach facilities in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Forecasts indicate that in 2023 around 7.8 million tourists will arrive by air and 1.9 million on cruise ships.…

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FTX collapse being scrutinised by Bahamas investigators

Nov 13 (Reuters) - The collapse of FTX is the subject of scrutiny from investigators in the Bahamas, who are looking at whether any "criminal misconduct occurred," the Royal Bahamas Police said…

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Explainer: What’s driving Haiti’s humanitarian crisis?

(Reuters) - Haiti is facing a humanitarian crisis, with shortages of food, fuel and water causing catastrophic hunger, and the government pleading for military assistance from abroad. WHAT IS CAUSING…

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U.N. unanimously passes Haiti sanctions, targets gang leader

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council approved sanctions allowing it to impose an asset freeze, travel ban and arms embargo on anyone who threatens the peace or stability…

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U.N. chief suggests rapid action force to help Haiti

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has proposed that one or several countries send "a rapid action force" to help Haiti's police remove a threat posed by armed…

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Hurricane Fiona threatens Bermuda while on course to batter Canada

HAMILTON, Bermuda, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Hurricane Fiona threatened the Atlantic island of Bermuda on Friday, passing west of the British territory on its northward trek toward Nova Scotia while…

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Hurricane Fiona heads for Bermuda

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) - Hurricane Fiona slammed into the Turks and Caicos Islands as a powerful Category 3 storm on Tuesday, dumping heavy rains and triggering floods on…

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Haiti unrest worsens misery as residences face water shortage

PORT AU PRINCE, (Reuters) - Thousands in Haiti faced water shortages after days of protest virtually halted distribution, eyewitnesses said, as an approaching storm caused more worry in the reeling…

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Charles’ succession stirs Caribbean calls for reparations, removal of monarch as head of state

KINGSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The accession of King Charles to the British throne has stirred renewed calls from politicians and activists for former colonies in the Caribbean to remove the…

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Fuel spills in The Bahamas near white sand beaches of Great Exuma

NASSAU, July 20 (Reuters) - A vessel delivering diesel to The Bahamas resort island of Great Exuma spilled around 35,000 gallons of the fuel early on Wednesday, according to the country's acting…

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UN calls on member states to stop weapons supply to Haiti gangs

The United Nations Security Council unanimously threatened targeted sanctions against criminal gangs and human rights abusers in Haiti and called on countries to stop a flow of guns to the…

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Jamaica legislator calls for reggae legend Bob Marley to be named a national hero

KINGSTON, June 1 (Reuters) - A Jamaican legislator is asking the country's parliament to name reggae legend Bob Marley a national hero, an effort that comes amid rising nationalism in…

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British Virgin Islands premier arrested in Miami

(Reuters) -The premier of the British Virgin Islands was arrested in Miami for alleged money laundering and conspiracy to import cocaine, according to a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) complaint…

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British royals arrive in The Bahamas amid colonial reckoning

Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate arrived in The Bahamas for the third leg of a Caribbean tour that has been marked by protests over the British Empire's legacy…

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Jamaica PM tells British royals island nation wants to be independent

Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness told Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate on Wednesday his country wants to be "independent" and address "unresolved" issues, a day after protesters called…

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Haitian prime minister survived weekend assassination attempt -PM’s office

Gunmen unsuccessfully attempted to assassinate Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry during an event on Saturday commemorating the Caribbean country's independence, his office said in a statement. Henry's office said on Monday…

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Missionaries kidnapped in Haiti escaped after ransom money raised -ministry group

Ransom money was raised to pay for the release of a group Canadian and American missionaries kidnapped in Haiti, but a dozen of them escaped captivity on their own, the…

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EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Cap Haitien, Haiti

Sunrise view of the cathedral and the port in Cap Haitien, Haiti. Photo: EPA-EFE/ORLANDO BARRIA

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Haiti kidnap gang seeks $17 million ransom for abducted American missionaries – WSJ

A Haitian gang that kidnapped a group of American and Canadian missionaries is asking for $17 million to release them, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing a Haitian official. Justice Minister Liszt…

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Haitians protest kidnappings as FBI says it will assist in effort to find missionaries

Haitians on Monday mounted a nationwide strike to protest a growing wave of kidnappings, days after the abduction of a group of missionaries prompted FBI involvement and fueled international concerns…

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UPDATED: Seventeen U.S. missionaries and family kidnapped in Haiti

As many as 17 American Christian missionaries and their families, including children, were kidnapped on Saturday by gang members in Haiti's capital of Port-au-Prince, U.S. media reported. The kidnapping happened…

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Caribbean tourism recovery punctured by new coronavirus spike

Just as tourism was beginning to show signs of recovery, the Caribbean has been hit by a new wave of coronavirus infections that is causing lockdowns and flight cancellations and…

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Haiti faces anger and despair a week after quake, stirring security fears

MARCELINE, Haiti (Reuters) -Tensions in Haiti were rising on Saturday over a lack of aid to remote areas of the impoverished country hardest hit by last week’s devastating earthquake that…

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Foreign aid trickles into rural Haiti amid struggle to count victims

A drip of foreign aid began to reach more rural areas of southwestern Haiti on Thursday, arriving five days after a powerful earthquake killed more than 2,000 and flattened tens…

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Tremors strike Haitian city still reeling from quake

Tremors shook buildings late on Wednesday in the southern Haitian city of Les Cayes, a Reuters witness said, a few days after a devastating earthquake killed almost 2,200 people across…

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Haiti quake survivors cry for help as death toll nears 2,000

Survivors of the earthquake that killed at least 1,941 people in Haiti clamored for food, shelter and medical care as search and rescue efforts resumed after a tropical storm lashed…

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‘We need food’: heavy rains lash Haiti quake survivors

LES CAYES, Haiti (Reuters) - Flooding due to a storm overnight complicated efforts on Tuesday to seek survivors from a weekend earthquake in Haiti that killed more than 1,400 people…

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Haiti hospitals overwhelmed by quake victims as death toll hits 1,297

Haiti's hospitals were swamped on Sunday by thousands of injured residents after a devastating earthquake the day before killed at least 1,297 people as authorities raced to bring doctors to…

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Death toll from Haiti quake hits 724 as tropical storm looms

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - The death toll from a devastating earthquake in Haiti rose to 724 on Sunday as rescue workers scrambled to find survivors buried under buildings a day after the 7.2…

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Death toll after Haiti earthquake surpasses 305

PORT-AU-PRINCE/HAVANA (Reuters) -At least 304 people died and hundreds were injured after a major earthquake struck southwestern Haiti on Saturday, authorities said, reducing churches, hotels, schools and homes to rubble in the…

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Another quake of magnitude 5.9 strikes Haiti Region – EMSC

Aug 14 (Reuters) - Another earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck the Haiti region late on Saturday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said, hours after a major quake in the…

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Update – At least 227 killed as magnitude 7.2 quake strikes western Haiti – Officials

PORT-AU-PRINCE/HAVANA, Aug 14 (Reuters/Sky) - At least 227 people have died following a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in western Haiti, officials have said, as the prime minister declared a one-month state…

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Photo Story: Haitians bid farewell to assassinated president Jovenel Moise

Haitians bid farewell to assassinated president Jovenel Moise with a mass and a wake in Cap-Haitienepa09358180 A man with the national flag participates in a mass in memory of slain…

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US reviewing request to send troops to Haiti -White House

U.S. officials sent to Haiti by President Joe Biden's administration in the wake of the assassination of its president met with three politicians who have all staked claims to lead Haiti's government, the…

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Foreign hit squad killed Haiti’s president, police say

A heavily armed commando unit that assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moise this week comprised 26 Colombians and two Haitian Americans, authorities said on Thursday, as the hunt went on for…

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Haiti police battle gunmen who killed president, amid fears of chaos

Haiti's security forces were locked in a fierce gun battle on Wednesday with assailants who assassinated President Jovenel Moise at his home overnight, plunging the already impoverished, violence-wracked nation deeper…

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UPDATED: Fears of widespread turmoil after Haitian president assassinated

Haitian President Jovenel Moise was shot dead by unidentified attackers in his private residence overnight in a "barbaric act", the government said on Wednesday, stirring fears of escalating turmoil in…

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Elsa slows between Haiti and Jamaica after winds cause 2 deaths in Dominican Republic

SANTO DOMINGO, July 3 (Reuters) - Two people in the Dominican Republic were killed on Saturday, when a wall collapsed due to heavy winds brought on by Elsa, officials said,…

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Royal Caribbean says two guests onboard ship test COVID-19 positive

Royal Caribbean Group said two guests on its cruise liner, Adventure of the Seas, had tested positive for COVID-19. Both guests were not vaccinated and had been quarantined before they…

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UPDATED: Catholic priests and nuns kidnapped in Haiti

Seven Catholic clergy, including two French citizens, were kidnapped Sunday in Haiti, said the spokesman of the Bishop's Conference for the island nation, which has been rocked by unrest. Five…

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Ash-covered streets after Caribbean volcano erupts

Images from Georgetown, a community several miles away from La Soufriere volcano on the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent, showed buildings blanketed in a layer of ash on Saturday (April…

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Volcano erupts in southern Caribbean, sparking evacuation

La Soufriere volcano on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent erupted on Friday after decades of inactivity, sending dark plumes of ash and smoke billowing into the sky and…

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Photo Story: Easter Vigil of Holy Saturday in the Dominican Republic

A girl participates in the Easter Vigil in the Cathedral of Santo Domingo, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Photo: EPA-EFE/Orlando Barria

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Photo Story: Anti-Government protests in Port-au-Prince

A photo taken during an anti-Government protest in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The opposition organized a large demonstration against President Jovenel Moise, coinciding with the anniversary of the death of the hero…

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Millie Small, My Boy Lollipop singer dies aged 73

Jamaican singer Millie Small has died at the age of 73 after suffering a stroke. The star was most famous for her hit single My Boy Lollipop, which reached number…

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Tension in Haiti as police and army exchange fire

One soldier was killed in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince on Sunday, local media reported, when police officers shot up an army headquarters in a violent escalation of protests demanding…

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Orphanage fire kills 15 children in Haiti

A fire at an orphanage in Haiti has killed 15 children, according to health care workers. Staff at the Orphanage of the Church of Bible Understanding say the home -…

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UN ends peacekeeping mission in Haiti

Amid ever increasing protests, the last U.N. peacekeepers exit Haiti after 15 years. Making good on a 2017 vote, on Tuesday the UN Security Council ended its 15-year mission to…

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Photo Story: Protests in Haiti

People ride past a burning makeshift barricade during a protest calling for the resignation of Haitian President Jovenel Moise in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Shortages of fuel and food, inflation, corruption and…

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Photo Story: Haitian capital paralyzed by protests

A woman looks at a barricade on fire during protests on a street of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Port-au-Prince and several provincial capitals of Haiti this week have seen protests against fuel…

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