UK man dies in snorkelling accident on Caribbean cruise He was travelling with his wife and daughter Wales Online · Mar 29, 2023
At least 3 dead, 13 missing after boat capsizes near St. Kitts At least three people died and 13 were missing after a boat traveling to the eastern Caribbean island nation of St. Kitts and Nevis from neighboring Antigua capsized early Tuesday morning, a government news outlet said. Reuters · Mar 28, 2023
Three dead and 13 missing after boat sinks as P&O liner comes to the rescue Three people have died in a boat capsize disaster off St Kitts in the Caribbean, officials say, with a P&O cruise the main vessel which came to its aid Daily Mirror · Mar 28, 2023
Matt Wallace in last-gasp Masters bid as he soaks up PGA win with texts from A-list stars After winning his first PGA Tour title in the Caribbean, Matt Wallace is now hoping to qualify for this year's Masters Daily Mirror · Mar 28, 2023
US lawsuit seeks to protect habitat of endangered corals An environmental organization is suing the U.S. government and accusing it of failing to protect 12 endangered coral species across the Caribbean and the Pacific Ocean that have been decimated by warming waters, pollution and overfishing The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2023
Funeral for black WW2 RAF hero who died alone moved after it's 'inundated' with mourners Flight Sergeant Peter Brown is believed to be the last of the so-called 'Pilots of the Caribbean' to fight in World War Two, with an appeal for mourners proving far more popular than anticipated Daily Mirror · Mar 26, 2023
Caribbean nations support Mexico as it targets US-based gun manufacturers with lawsuit The Bahamas and several other Caribbean nations, including Jamaica, have banded together to support the government of Mexico in a lawsuit against gun manufacturers in the United States. Miami Herald · Mar 23, 2023
Mayo Clinic Q and A: Travel safety tips DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have a group of friends with whom I love to travel. We plan several trips a year, and this spring we are planning to go outside the U.S. and visit the Caribbean. We will stay at an all-inclusive resort in a popular destination and do a… Tribune News Service · Mar 23, 2023
Plea for mourners to attend funeral for RAF ‘pilot of the Caribbean’ A desperate search is under way to find mourners to attend the funeral of one of the Second World War’s last black “Pilots of the Caribbean”. Evening Standard · Mar 22, 2023
US states, Caribbean nations back Mexico's appeal in arms lawsuit Sixteen U.S. states and a handful of Caribbean governments on Tuesday expressed support for Mexico's appeal in a civil lawsuit against U.S. gun manufacturers. Reuters · Mar 22, 2023
How to buy happiness when you're over 50 Most popular dream destinations include the USA, Australia, the Caribbean and... Cornwall! Wales Online · Mar 21, 2023
Illicit guns and drugs are a problem in the Caribbean. This legislation is offering help U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio of Florida and Tim Kaine of Virginia are putting their weight behind an initiative to reduce illicit arms trafficking and strengthen security and stability in the Caribbean basin, where an uptick in guns and migration trafficking are endangering small island communities and raising national security concerns… Miami Herald · Mar 18, 2023
Aruba launches competition for ‘easiest job in world’ - weather person to showcase its sun and blue skies Aruba experiences more sunny days than any other Caribbean island The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2023 Trinidad and Tobago is failing children locked in Syrian camps – it must bring them home During Covid, the Caribbean republic shut its borders, stranding citizens overseas; now it has left children vulnerable to illness, death and IS recruitment
Daily Mirror · Mar 16, 2023 BBC journalist quits corporation to join fight for Caribbean slavery reparations BBC journalist Laura Trevelyan has quit her job to join the Caribbean's fight for slavery reparations a month after her family announced a £100,000 payment in return for their slave-owning past
The Guardian - UK · Mar 16, 2023 Laura Trevelyan quits BBC to campaign for reparative justice for Caribbean Decision comes after Trevelyan family apologises for ownership of more than 1,000 enslaved African people
Daily Mirror · Mar 16, 2023 Brit grandad drowns in horror snorkelling accident on Caribbean holiday Former newspaper editor, Gareth Weekes, 77, was with his wife on a trip of a lifetime, sailing off the coast of St Vincent and the Grenadines, when he ran into trouble while in the water and tragically died
Tribune News Service · Mar 15, 2023 Patrick Reusse: World Baseball Classic swings mightily — and it’s a big miss The Twins' Dustin Morse was again serving as the press officer for the team titled "Netherlands'' in the World Baseball Classic. This is a euphemism for the Lesser Antilles islands in the Caribbean that are still associated with the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Miami Herald · Mar 14, 2023 Coming soon to Florida beaches: Massive, messy and maybe record mounds of seaweed MIAMI — A giant blob of seaweed, spanning 5,000 miles and weighing an estimated 6.1 million tons, threatens to blanket Florida beaches and Caribbean islands with smelly piles of decaying brown goop.
Miami Herald · Mar 10, 2023 US defends deportations to Haiti before Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Biden administration officials Thursday defended the government’s immigration policies toward Haitian migrants, including the deportation and repatriation of individuals back to the volatile Caribbean nation despite its spiraling violence and deepening humanitarian crisis.
Miami Herald · Mar 9, 2023 Digicel chief says cellphone company is struggling in Haiti but not suffering like population PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The armored SUV makes its way up Avenue John Paul II in Haiti’s teeming capital when Denis O’Brien, the Irish billionaire who built the largest cellphone company here and controls the lion’s share of the Caribbean mobile phone market, leans forward and peers out of the passenger…
The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2023 UK must pay reparation to Caribbean countries for ‘hideous’ slavery, say MPs Labour MP Clive Lewis likened the UK’s relationship with its former Caribbean colonies to an abusive one.