Frances Robles
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New York Times Latin America correspondent. Proud Guild leader, helping ensure NYT is a fair and equitable place to work. tips? [email protected]
Florida, USA
Joined March 2009
"A retired Trinidad Coast Guard commander who ran the country’s coastal radars...said the prime minister’s explanations have fallen flat, and that the device is clearly meant to better position the U.S. in the event of a war with Venezuela." @FrancesRobles
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The United States and Trinidad say U.S. Marines installed a radar in Tobago to combat drugs — but this war materiel isn’t designed for operations based at sea or on land.
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About 2/3 of Jamaica's hotels are slated to reopen in two weeks, post Hurricane Melissa. The government's message to tourists: please come back.
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Tourism accounts for nearly a third of Jamaica’s economy, so officials are rushing to reopen dozens of hotels in time to salvage the vital winter travel season.
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I keep hearing people say that there's been no coverage of Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica. .. Well then read my stories! https://t.co/VMBLVvkfMt
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Two weeks after Hurricane Melissa wrecked western Jamaica, officials are beginning to grapple with the challenge of trying to find housing for thousands of families.
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I spent the weekend in Black River, Jamaica and met some amazing, resilient people. https://t.co/XZWLHrB7AX
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The devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa in Black River, Jamaica, reflects the broader destruction and rebuilding facing many Jamaican communities.
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Check out my story of harrowing rescues and scary flooding in Jamaica. gift link https://t.co/DJ3UFl4qyz
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The Category 5 storm ravaged western Jamaica and drenched the small community of New River, where residents were coping with a massive clean up. At least 19 people have died nationwide, officials...
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Authorities in Jamaica say 28 people died in the hurricane, but really there are many communities they have not even reached yet. My report:
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The authorities have yet to reach dozens of areas in Jamaica, raising the question of how many people really died in last week’s storm.
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“We feel a bit marooned right now,” says Richard Solomon, the mayor of Black River. Our story on the scene at the epicenter of Hurricane Melissa in Black River, on Jamaica's south coast. Hopefully aid arrives soon. With @anniecorreal and @FrancesRobles
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At least two people in the town died, and its historical buildings were reduced to rubble.
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Haiti’s Last President Was Killed in 2021. Why Is His Case Taking So Long? Dozens were accused of participating in the assassination of Jovenel #Moise. The two trials involving his killing are flailing. My reporting with @FrancesRobles via @nytimes
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Dozens of people were accused of participating in the assassination of Jovenel Moise, the Haitian president. The two trials involving his killing are flailing.
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Como los narcotraficantes tratan de evadir a los buques de EE. UU. - Por @FrancesRobles (@nytimes).- Trump describe al Caribe y a Venezuela como una gran vía de entrada para las drogas. La gran mayoría del tráfico se produce en el Pacífico, según la @UN..
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A pesar de que el gobierno de Trump describe al Caribe y a Venezuela como una gran vía de entrada para las drogas que matan a estadounidenses, la gran mayoría del tráfico se produce en el Pacífico,...
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For the first time, one of the 27 people killed in U.S. airstrikes on suspected drug vessels has been publicly identified by @FrancesRobles via @nytimes
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For the first time, one of the 27 people killed in U.S. airstrikes on suspected drug vessels has been publicly identified.
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The number of displaced children in Haiti is soaring. They're not in school and going hungry. https://t.co/ooB3ADjhlW
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Haitian children face intensifying problems of crime, hunger and homelessness as the country’s humanitarian crisis shows no signs of easing, a report from a U.N. agency found.
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Una nueva táctica escalofriante en Nicaragua: detención, luego silencio. El gobierno autoritario ha empezado a retener a disidentes sin revelar su paradero ni reconocer su detención. Dos han aparecido muertos. Por @FrancesRobles, Vía @nytimeses
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El gobierno autoritario de Nicaragua ha empezado a retener a disidentes sin revelar su paradero ni reconocer su detención. Dos han aparecido muertos.
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A scary new tactic in Nicaragua: arresting people, but not saying where they are. Latin America’s new desaparecidos. https://t.co/ckJvyjOz8m
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Nicaragua’s authoritarian government has begun holding dissidents without revealing their whereabouts or acknowledging their detention. Two have turned up dead.
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They Helped Oust a Dictator. Now the New Regime Is Coming for Them. Great reporting by @FrancesRobles 💯 https://t.co/i6RPPBLTn0
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President Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua and his wife, who is co-president, have been arresting longtime loyalists, in an apparent quest to ensure no one outside the family rises to power.
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U.S. Proposes a More Lethal ‘Gang-Suppression Force’ for Haiti
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More than a year after a contingent of Kenyan police arrived in Haiti, the United States is proposing to replace the force with something bigger and better financed.
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A Haitian government task force drone killed two members of the SWAT team.
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A drone intended for attacking gang members detonated at a police base, raising questions about how the deadly operations are conducted.
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