Caribbean May 4, 2023 Fire tears through Haiti street market, consumes goods worth thousands of dollars A fire has ravaged a popular street market near the capitol of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Vendors became devastated as the fire consumed thousands of dollars’ worth of goods.
Caribbean May 2, 2023 Haitian vigilantes kill, set fire to 5 more suspected gangsters Five more men have been killed and set on fire by vigilante crowds in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, raising the death toll from the extrajudicial slayings to at least 18 in the past week.
Caribbean April 26, 2023 FBI issues dire warning to Americans thinking of traveling to Caribbean nation as crime skyrockets in 2023 The FBI, the State Department and the United Nations are warning Americans not to travel to Haiti amid a spike in gang violence and kidnappings in the impoverished Caribbean nation.
Cruises April 23, 2023 Princess Cruises' biggest ship ever to make debut in 2024 with Caribbean sailings: 'Most elevated experience' Princess Cruises' upcoming 1,133-foot Sun Princess ship will homeport in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, when it debuts in the U.S. in 2024. The ship will sail to the Caribbean first.
Beach April 11, 2023 3 messages in bottles found on Texas beach during search for stranded sea turtles: 'Mysteries of the ocean' Beach surveyors with the Mission-Aransas Reserve in Texas found two messages in bottles written by high school graduates who claim to have visited Jamaica in June 2022.
TRAVEL March 30, 2023 US Marine vet dies in British Virgin Islands boating accident, leaving young daughter orphaned A Marine from North Carolina has died in a boating accident in the British Virgin Islands, according to police – leaving his young daughter an orphan.
Caribbean March 28, 2023 Boat capsizes off Caribbean island of St. Kitts kills 1, 16 others missing A boat carrying 32 passengers capsized off the coast of St. Kitts, an island in the Caribbean. The accident lead to one person's death, and 16 others are still missing.
World March 26, 2023 American couple being held hostage in Haiti; kidnappers increase ransom demand According to family, Abigail Toussaint and her husband, Jean-Dickens Toussaint, were kidnapped in Haiti on March 18 and are being held for ransom.
World March 26, 2023 Florida couple reportedly kidnapped in Haiti; State Department 'aware of reports of 2 US citizens missing' A Florida couple was reportedly kidnapped in Haiti a week and a day ago, and now their family is asking for the U.S. government to intervene as the alleged captors up the ransom price.
U.S. Virgin Islands March 23, 2023 Former US swim champ Jamie Cail died in Virgin Islands a month ago and it's unclear how Former U.S. swim champ Jamie Cail was reported dead under suspicious circumstances in February, after her boyfriend told police he found her unresponsive.
U.S. Virgin Islands March 17, 2023 Virgin Islands deaths: Americans face crime, violence amid rising concerns over US territory's policing The U.S. Virgin Islands' homicide rate exceeds that of the mainland United States and even big cities like Chicago, but investigations can move slowly.