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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...

St. Vincent upholds laws criminalizing gay sex in Caribbean island nation in setback for activists

Feb. 16, 2024 16:14 PM EST

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A top court in St. Vincent and the Grenadines upheld laws on Friday that criminalize gay sex, a blow to activists who have long decried the violence the LGBTQ+ community has faced on the conservative Caribbean archipelago. The ruling by St. Vincent’s...