Zika in Colombia: Cases Double to 2,100 Pregnant Women in One Week
The government of Colombia has announced that the Zika virus has infected more than 2,100 pregnant women, doubling the cases in over a week.
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Zika: Leftists Pressure the Americas to Embrace Abortion as Solution to Pandemic
Leftist groups and government officials are pressuring pregnant women in the Americas to disregard the sanctity of life in response to the mosquito-borne Zika virus and abort children diagnosed with brain deformities tied to the virus.
Zika Virus: U.S. Military Offering to Ship Pregnant Employees Out of Affected Region
The U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) is providing Department of Defense (DOD) personnel with guidance for personal protective measures in response to the mosquito-borne Zika virus outbreak in its area of operation (AOR).
Zika Virus: Airlines, Cruise Lines Offer Refunds for Travel to Affected Areas
Certain airlines and cruise lines are offering refunds and credits to passengers are concerned about traveling to Zika Virus-affected countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Top U.S. General: Caribbean Mosque Has ‘Associated Itself’ with Islamic State
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) chief has indicated that one of a few “radical” mosques in the Caribbean has linked itself to the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL), noting that the number of Islamic extremists in that region intent on attacking Western targets has increased in the last year.
Locals Protest Robert De Niro’s Caribbean Mega-Resort
Robert De Niro’s plans for an exclusive Caribbean beachfront resort are meeting stiff opposition from local citizens and lawmakers.
Smuggling Human Beings More Profitable than Illegal Drugs
Smuggling human beings has become a more profitable commodity than smuggling drugs. Just one person can command a profit of up to $100,000 for human smugglers, according to one criminologist in the Caribbean. That “premium package” could get the migrant a new identity, foreign passport, legitimate documents, and a plane ticket to the US.
Drug Smugglers Shifting US-Bound Routes Back to Open Waters
The 1980s and early 1990s were very busy times for the US Coast Guard with regards to maritime drug interdiction in Caribbean waters. After the demise of Colombian cartels, much of that drug traffic shifted to land routes in Mexico and across our southwest border.
Thousands of Haitians May Be Deported as Dominican ‘Path to Citizenship’ Program Ends
Officials in the Dominican Republic have promised they would not enact “mass deportations” of over 200,000 illegal Haitian migrants after the conclusion of a “regularlization” program meant to provide adequate paperwork to foreigners who had been living and working in the country illegally.
Confusion in Haiti as French President Mentions ‘Moral,’ but Not ‘Financial’ Debt to Island
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP)– French leader Francois Hollande on Tuesday will make the second visit ever by a sitting president of France to its once prized possession of Haiti, where bountiful resources and brutal plantation slavery made it the European nation’s most profitable colony some 250 years ago.
St. Vincent And the Grenadines Hacked by ISIS, Experts Say It Was Preventable
According to the St. Lucia News Online, Islamic State hackers were able to seize control of the official website for the government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (commonly abbreviated as “SVG”) in the Lesser Antilles.
Iranian ‘Cultural Centers’ Established to Promote Shiite Islam Blossom in Latin America
Iranian “cultural centers,” established across Latin America to enhance the Shiite country’s influence in the region, have proliferated in the last three years, while the Obama administration has been trying to reach a nuclear agreement with Iran.
