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Caribbean nation of St Kitts launches investigation after 19 people found dead in drifting vessel
Authorities in the eastern Caribbean nation of St. Kitts and Nevis said Thursday they are investigating the circumstances that led to the discovery of at least 19 bodies found drifting at sea. At around 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday the St. Kitts and Nevis Coast Guard responded to a report...
AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean
Jan. 17-23, 2024 Workers handled beef in Avellaneda in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. People cooled off in Arpoador beach in Rio de Janeiro. A migrant cried in the border city of Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, as her CBP One appointment was canceled following U.S. President Donald...
SpaceX launch accident likely caused by fire that sent trails of flaming debris near the Caribbean
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX suspects a fire may have caused its Starship to break apart during liftoff and send trails of flaming debris near the Caribbean. SpaceX's Elon Musk said preliminary indications are that leaking fuel built up pressure in the cavity above the...
AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean
Jan. 10 - 16, 2025 Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in to serve a third term despite credible evidence that his opponent won the July 2024 election. Guatemalans marked the feast day of the Black Christ of Esquipulas, one of the most important Catholic...
AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean
Jan. 3 - 9, 2025 Countries across the region celebrated the Epiphany with performance and gift giveaways. Also known as Three Kings Day, it is one of the oldest festivals of the Catholic Church — commemorating the Biblical journey of the three Magi to visit baby Jesus that faithful...
AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean
Dec. 27, 2024 - Jan. 2, 2025 A person in a gorilla costume pushed a woman down Sao Silvestre road in São Paulo during a race. Members of the Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN) attended an event marking the 31st anniversary of the Zapatista uprising, in San Cristobal de las...
AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean
Dec. 20-26, 2024 In Honduras, the daughter of slain environmentalist Juan López posed for a photo with her state-assigned bodyguards at her ninth birthday party. Wounded journalists reeled from getting shot at the General Hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. In Brazil, Santa Claus...
