/tags/latin-america-and-the-caribbean Latin America and the Caribbean en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Fri, 24 Oct 2025 17:30:06 GMT /americas/2025-10-24/us-sending-aircraft-carrier-to-latin-america-in-major-escalation-of-military-buildup Deploying an aircraft carrier is a major escalation of military power in a region that has already seen an unusually large U.S. military buildup in the Caribbean Sea and the waters off Venezuela. Fri, 24 Oct 2025 17:30:06 GMT /americas/2025-10-24/us-sending-aircraft-carrier-to-latin-america-in-major-escalation-of-military-buildup Konstantin Toropin | Associated Press /npr-breaking-news/2024-03-07/3-escaped-inmates-are-charged-with-killing-missing-u-s-sailing-couple-in-caribbean Three escaped inmates from the eastern Caribbean island of Grenada were charged in the killing of a U.S. couple whose catamaran they hijacked, police said. The couple's bodies have not been found. Thu, 07 Mar 2024 22:42:31 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2024-03-07/3-escaped-inmates-are-charged-with-killing-missing-u-s-sailing-couple-in-caribbean The Associated Press /americas/2024-03-03/inmates-armed-gangs-storm-haiti-prison At least three people have been killed and hundreds of inmates have fled Haiti’s main prison after armed gangs stormed the facility overnight. The jailbreak marks a new low in Haiti’s downward spiral of violence and comes as gangs assert greater control on the capital. Sun, 03 Mar 2024 17:11:13 GMT /americas/2024-03-03/inmates-armed-gangs-storm-haiti-prison Evens Sanon and Pierre-Richard Luxama | Associated Press /commentary/2023-04-27/haiti-vigilante-gang-violence COMMENTARY Vigilantism is an understandable response to relentless violent crime, but Latin America shows it worsens the plague — as it likely will in Haiti if the world doesn't step up. Thu, 27 Apr 2023 10:30:00 GMT /commentary/2023-04-27/haiti-vigilante-gang-violence Tim Padgett /caribbean/2023-04-17/womens-world-cup-trophy-gets-quick-guarded-visit-in-haiti The FIFA Women’s World Cup trophy got a whirlwind visit to Haiti, but instead of being feted with a parade like in other countries it was only displayed during a small ceremony because of the country’s unrelenting violence. Mon, 17 Apr 2023 12:00:00 GMT /caribbean/2023-04-17/womens-world-cup-trophy-gets-quick-guarded-visit-in-haiti Associated Press /caribbean/2023-04-10/haiti-gang-ambushes-kills-3-policemen-as-violence-soars Authorities say a gang near Haiti’s capital has ambushed and killed three police officers in the latest attack against an under-resourced and underfunded police department that has reported nearly two dozen officers slain so far this year. Mon, 10 Apr 2023 11:30:00 GMT /caribbean/2023-04-10/haiti-gang-ambushes-kills-3-policemen-as-violence-soars Associated Press /latin-america/2023-04-05/puerto-rico-u-s-virgin-islands-to-receive-108m-to-upgrade-water-systems The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands will receive a total of nearly $108 million to improve drinking water infrastructure across the U.S. territories. Wed, 05 Apr 2023 15:00:00 GMT /latin-america/2023-04-05/puerto-rico-u-s-virgin-islands-to-receive-108m-to-upgrade-water-systems Associated Press /americas/2023-03-31/miami-jury-awards-trinidad-a-100-million-verdict-in-key-corruption-lawsuit The government of Trinidad and Tobago has won a multimillion-dollar verdict in a sprawling corruption lawsuit that began nearly 20 years ago and involves former high-ranking officials. Fri, 31 Mar 2023 15:00:00 GMT /americas/2023-03-31/miami-jury-awards-trinidad-a-100-million-verdict-in-key-corruption-lawsuit Danica Coto| Associated Press, Gisela Salomon | Associated Press /art-and-culture/2023-03-01/3-documentaries-at-miami-film-festival-delve-into-cubas-voices-heard-through-music Three films at the 40th Annual Miami Film Festival presents the costs of the Cuban revolution for the island nation and some of its artists — irreparable might-have-beens, never-will-be’s, and exiles. Wed, 01 Mar 2023 12:00:00 GMT /art-and-culture/2023-03-01/3-documentaries-at-miami-film-festival-delve-into-cubas-voices-heard-through-music Fernando Gonzalez /news/2022-02-08/is-it-bad-for-america-to-have-so-many-ambassadorships-empty-in-the-americas More than a third of U.S. ambassador posts are unfilled in Latin America and the Caribbean — some for years — including at the Organization of American States. Tue, 08 Feb 2022 11:00:00 GMT /news/2022-02-08/is-it-bad-for-america-to-have-so-many-ambassadorships-empty-in-the-americas Tim Padgett