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April 13, 2026
Haiti arrests five police officers and two other suspects over deadly fortress stampede
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Authorities in Haiti have arrested seven suspects, including five police officers, after a fatal stampede killed at least 25 people at a historic mountaintop fortress over…
April 13, 2026
Another boat strike in the eastern Pacific Ocean leaves two dead, US military says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The US military said it carried out another strike Monday on a boat accused of trafficking drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two people. The campaign of attacks on…
April 13, 2026
Several killed in mass stampede at mountaintop fortress
PORT AU PRINCE (CMC): At least 30 people, many of them school-age children as young as 12, have died after a gathering promoted on TikTok turned tragic on Saturday at Haiti’s historic mountaintop…
April 13, 2026
First female deputy governor appointed
GEORGE TOWN (CMC): Gloria McField-Nixon is set to make history as the Cayman Islands’ first female deputy governor when she assumes the post in July, succeeding Franz Manderson, who is retiring after…
April 13, 2026
Haitian group condemns Trump’s ‘weaponisation of violence’ to target Caribbean immigrant communities
SAN DIEGO (CMC): The San Diego, California-based Haitian Bridge Alliance (HBA) on Friday condemned United States President Donald Trump for what it described as the president’s “weaponisation of…
April 13, 2026
Move to boost diaspora investment through new initiative
CMC: The New York-based Consulate General of St Vincent and the Grenadines says it is moving ahead with a strategic initiative to strengthen the role of the diaspora as a key partner in sustainable…
April 12, 2026
US-Iran ceasefire talks continue after midnight
ISLAMABAD (AP): The United States and Iran continued historic face-to-face negotiations early Sunday in Pakistan, days after a fragile, two-week ceasefire was announced, as the war that has killed…
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April 12, 2026
NY subway stabbings leave 3 hurt, attacker killed
NEW YORK (AP): A man with a machete who attacked three people randomly at a major New York City subway station Saturday morning was shot and killed by police, authorities said. Officers responding to…
April 11, 2026
T&T prime minister escalates feud with neighbours over US policy
GEORGETOWN (AP): Trinidad’s ongoing row with its Caribbean neighbours over US policy toward international drug trafficking and Venezuela boiled over into a full-scale verbal war yesterday, with the…