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Deputies say an accused sex offender who was just captured in the Bahamas had help from a former business associate.

Complaints that condoms are scarce are emerging from the island, part of a dry spell that has lasted several weeks, The Miami Herald reported.

Nicaraguan first lady and amateur volcanologist Rosario Murillo says scientists are investigating citizen claims that the water level of Lake Managua is dropping and the temperature is rising - a strange phenomenon that some are blaming on recent seismic activity.

Reporters Without Borders condemns independent journalist Juliet Michelena DA az's detention since 7 April, three days after she wrote a by-lined report for the Miami-based independent news platform Cubanet about a case of ordinary police violence she had witnessed in Havana.

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Grieving and confused, Massachusetts natives Doug and Janet Colclough are desperately seeking answers about their daughter's alleged murder in Nicaragua, and trying to arrange for the repatriation of her body before the Sandinista government breaks for Semana Santa vacation on Thursday.

The yearly project is intended for those who cannot afford to travel during Holy Week and will include 12 pools near a boardwalk in the capital of Santo Domingo.

The police station burned bright as a bonfire. As cars hissed past on the Caracas highway, flames consumed the roadside structure as if it were kindling.

Burnaby firefighter Erik Vogel says he is proud the City of Burnaby and the Burnaby Fire Department agreed to donate an old fire truck to Nicaragua.

On 14 April, the Dominican Republic's Executive Branch agreed with the recommendations of the Upper Police Board to forcibly retire or dismiss for bad conduct 27 police officers: four majors, two captains, nine first lieutenants, seven second lieutenants, two sergeant majors, two corporals and one private, yesterday, 14 April.

When Judith Faraiz's son was near death after a severe motorcycle accident, she put his life in the hands of God and Cuban doctors.

An effort by Washington to build housing for Haitians in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake has fallen short and exceeded costs, a U.S. government report said Tuesday.

The Jamaica Constabulary Force says the two bodyguards for West Kingston lawmaker Desmond McKenzie were not hit in Tuesday's attack as they waited outside a funeral home where the opposition Jamaica Labor Party legislator held a meeting.

A study estimates it costs the U.S. billions in lost revenues. "I think it's a big problem in the U.S. tax system that individuals can evade taxes and that they try to do so offshore," Hanlon says.

The watchdog group said Tuesday that Pierre Esperance received a threatening letter at his organization's office earlier this month, along with a bullet.

Two Jamaican women accused of smuggling cocaine into The Bahamas from Panama wearing girdles with the drugs stitched inside pleaded guilty when they appeared before a magistrate on Friday, THE STAR understands.

The police station burned bright as a bonfire. As cars hissed past on the Caracas highway, flames consumed the roadside structure as if it were kindling.

Haiti has struggled to rebuild since a devastating earthquake more than four years ago.

The parents of 37-year-old Karen Colclough got the phone call that every parent fears - their daughter was found dead.

Calling all cheerleading-enthusiasts: the Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders will soon begin their search for enthusiastic, charismatic and talented women to join their squad.