“We will kill all trans people here”: El Salvador’s trans community lives in fear SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — When three transgender women were murdered within 72 hours in El Salvador back in February, local activists were shaken, but sadly not surprised. The string of murders was just the latest threat of violence against the Read more ... country’s increasingly vulnerable LGBTI community. “...

33 Splendid Photos Of Salvador Dali Being Salvador Dali By Savannah Cox Like ballerinas, Salvador Dali was simultaneously an artist and a work of art. When not piecing together some of the most mind-bending

A Novelist Who Knows the Real Jamaica The author Nicole Dennis-Benn, who grew up in Jamaica, says the heart of its culture can be found in Kingston.

Former El Salvador soccer player shot to death SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Authorities in El Salvador say gunmen shot and killed former national soccer team player Alfredo Alberto Pacheco at a gasoline station in a municipality west of the country's capital. El…

Jamaica Crist of Jamaica's Cakes likes a good Girl Scout cookie too Jamaica Crist, owner of Jamaica's Cakes in West Los Angeles, isn't from Jamaica, and she doesn't make Jamaican-style desserts either — despite the countless customers who walk in expecting banana fritters or cornmeal pudding. Crist actually grew up Read more ... on a farm in Oregon and started her baking ca…

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Homicides In El Salvador Reach Record As Gang Violence Grows SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador had more homicides in March than any other single month in a decade, a dark milestone that some attribute to the col...

From Jamaica to Hartford, One Student is the "Kid You Want Your Son to Be Like" School, like the weather, is also different in Jamaica. Even getting to school can be tough for kids who can’t pay the bus fare.

Jamaica Decriminalizes Small Amounts Of 'Ganja' KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Marijuana has been pervasive but illegal in Jamaica for decades, consumed as a medicinal herb, puffed as a sacrament by Rastafarians and...

Jamaica (yes, Jamaica) finally decriminalizes marijuana To many, the fact that the drug has so far been considered illegal in Jamaica could come as surprise.