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Ronaldo to Neymar: Play in Spain

2011-10-06T06:09:10Z

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – Ronaldo has a simple message for Neymar: head to Europe.

Garry Conille confirmed as Haitian prime minister

2011-10-06T05:59:47Z

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti –The Caribbean nation’s Senate confirmed late on Oct. 4 the nomination of Garry Conille as the country’s prime minister.

MLB Exhibition Hall opens in Dominican Republic

2011-10-05T06:11:02Z

BOCA CHICA, Dominican Republic – When the 2011 Major League Baseball regular season ended on Sept. 28...

Haiti kicks off free school program for poor children

2011-10-05T06:00:53Z

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Over 140,000 underprivileged children in Haiti attended school on Oct. 3...

Haiti: Senate approves UN force reduction

2011-09-23T05:49:39Z

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – The Haitian Senate has approved a withdrawal of the United Nations force in Haiti starting next year and phased out over three years.

Caribbean, Latin American countries on alert over dengue fever

2011-09-21T05:38:48Z

WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S.A. - Health ministries in the Caribbean and the Americas are keeping residents on alert as outbreaks of dengue have been reported throughout the region.

Haiti’s president picks new prime minister

2011-09-07T05:54:58Z

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – President Michel Martelly has picked physician Garry Conille to be his prime minister...

Hurricane Irene strikes Caribbean

2011-08-26T05:59:42Z

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – The first hurricane of the 2011 Atlantic season sliced a destructive path through the Caribbean...

Hurricane Irene hits Bahamas

2011-08-25T05:46:00Z

GRAND BAHAMA, Bahamas – Hurricane Irene bore down on the Bahamas early Aug. 24 and could slam the U.S. mainland as an even stronger storm later in the week.

Haiti: Government trying to keep displaced safe

2011-08-24T05:57:03Z

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – The mayor of the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince wants to move 20,000 residents living in a jam-packed...

Dominican Republic on alert as Hurricane Irene arrives

2011-08-23T05:54:40Z

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – The government was on high alert early on Aug. 22 as newly strengthened Hurricane Irene bore down on the Caribbean country...

New business loan program to benefit Haitian companies

2011-08-18T05:45:41Z

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – A new business loan initiative, launched by former U.S. President Bill Clinton...

Spread of cholera slowing in Haiti, Dominican Republic

2011-08-18T05:40:21Z

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – Ten months after the first case appeared in Haiti, cholera has killed more than 6,000 in the Caribbean nation and neighboring Dominican Republic...

Haiti: Government trying to improve living conditions for displaced

2011-08-15T05:38:53Z

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Thousands of Haitians residing in one of the largest tent camps established in the wake of last year’s...

Tropical Storm Emily barrels toward Haiti

2011-08-04T13:48:46Z

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Authorities in Haiti called Aug. 2 for evacuations as Tropical Storm Emily threatened to bring flash floods...

Caribbean leaders discuss ways to alleviate rising food prices

2011-07-28T13:57:39Z

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – Officials from 16 Caribbean countries, including members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)...

Freedom of the press threatened in the Caribbean

2011-07-15T13:52:05Z

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – When Dominican broadcast journalist José Agustín Silvestre de los Santos aired a report alleging a local prosecutor had ties...

Renewable energy on the rise in Latin America and Caribbean

2011-07-08T14:21:03Z

WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S.A. – Latin America and the Caribbean are the world’s cleanest regions when it comes to energy sources.

Haiti: Martelly appoints legal scholar as Prime Minister

2011-07-08T13:42:06Z

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – President Michel Martelly has picked Bernard Gousse, a legal scholar and former justice minister, to be the country’s next prime minister...

Haiti: Chilean diplomat to lead U.N. agency

2011-06-30T13:58:31Z

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Mariano Fernández, a Chilean diplomat and former foreign minister, arrived in Haiti on June 26...