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Dominica joins other Caribbean islands in striking down laws prohibiting gay sex

Apr. 23, 2024 19:51 PM EDT

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A top court in the eastern Caribbean island of Dominica has struck down colonial-era laws criminalizing gay sex. It’s the latest nation to repeal such laws in the socially conservative region, joining Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, St. Kitts and...

US couple whose catamaran was hijacked were likely thrown overboard and died, Grenada police say

Feb. 27, 2024 02:51 AM EST

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A U.S. couple whose catamaran was hijacked last week in the Caribbean by three escaped prisoners were presumed dead and likely had been thrown into the ocean, police said Monday. The accounts by police in Grenada and in St. Vincent and the Grenadines...