Caribbean

The chief suspect in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway has admitted he beat the young Alabama woman to death on a beach in Aruba after she refused his advances.

The 64-year-old had written the letters "SOS" in the sandy beach to attract attention of a passing plane.

The Prime Minister of the Caribbean islands with a population roughly the size of Wagga Wagga says the royals should apologise to his people.

The islands where notorious paedophile Jeffrey Epstein exploited and abused young women and girls will be turned into a resort after being sold at a dramatically reduced price.

A mob in the Haitian capital has beaten and burned 13 suspected gang members to death with gasoline-soaked tires after pulling the men from police custody at a traffic stop, police and witnesses said.

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The founder of one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges has been arrested in the Bahamas weeks after his company collapsed.

An English family has been stunned to discover an unexpected hitchhiker in a bag of bananas imported from half a world away.

A recording device has battled towering waves and powerful winds to give a view inside deadly Hurricane Fiona.

The prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda said the Caribbean country will hold a referendum on whether to become a republic

A Dominican Republic minister was shot to death in his office by a close friend on Monday.

Gunmen rode jet skis onto a popular beach in Cancun before firing in the air, sending tourists scrambling for cover.

The rise in deaths comes as Tropical Storm Grace forced a temporary halt to search and rescue efforts, a delay that fed growing anger and frustration among thousands who were left homeless.

La Soufriere volcano fired an enormous amount of ash and hot gas early Monday in the biggest explosive eruption yet since volcanic activity began on the eastern Caribbean island of St Vincent late last week, with officials worried about the lives of those who have refused to evacuate.

The La Soufrière volcano on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent erupted a third time on Friday, according to officials.

Empty cruise ships were scheduled to arrive at the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent to help transport thousands of people who evacuated their homes under the fiery glow of La Soufriere volcano which officials said could erupt at any moment.

A fatal shark attack was reported in the French Caribbean territory of St Martin on Thursday.

A man in the Bahamas had the tendons in his hand ripped apart by a shark while spearfishing.

As another wave of COVID-19 sweeps across Europe and more restrictions are imposed by the UK government, private jet operators have seen a spike in enquiries and are offering an escape for those who can afford it.

A lightning strike in Jamaica killed two people while they picked fruit in the island's southwest region, police said.

A shield of dust sweeping through the Sahara is becoming the worst dust storm in the Caribbean in decades.

A gastroenteritis outbreak on a cruise ship in the Caribbean has infected 299 passengers and 22 crew members, forcing the ship to return to the United States.

A Sydney woman jailed and then freed over the death of her millionaire husband in the Bahamas is fighting against facing another trial.

An American man charged with negligent homicide in his granddaughter's fatal plunge from a cruise ship docked in Puerto Rico insists he didn't realise an 11th-floor window was open.

Friends, family and colleagues are paying tribute to highly respected WA anaesthetist, Dr Fiona Sharp, who died after a diving accident off the Caribbean island, of Bonaire.

Relief officials reported scenes of utter ruin in parts of the Bahamas and rushed to deal with an unfolding humanitarian crisis in the wake of Hurricane Dorian, the most powerful storm on record ever to hit the islands.

FBI agents have raided Jeffrey Epstein's private Caribbean island as sex trafficking investigations into the dead billionaire escalate.

The Captain Waly went down around 55kms off Cabo Gracias a Dios on the coast of Honduras, the country’s armed forces confirmed.

A Church of Scientology cruise ship remains under quarantine following a confirmed case of measles, with authorities ordering 28 people to stay on board.

Two Panamanians have been charged with murdering Alan Culverwell, who was shot and killed on his boat by pirates last week.

A 71-year-old Frenchman has set off across the Atlantic Ocean in a large orange barrel, hoping to float to the Caribbean by the end of March.

In video footage taken on Carnival Dream, water can be seen gushing into the hallways and into about 50 rooms.

From its aqua blue waters and white sand beaches to its five star resorts and dazzling nightlife, it’s not hard to see why almost five million tourists flock to Cancún every year.

Mexican authorities said that a crude explosive device caused a ferry blast that injured more than two-dozen people last month in Playa del Carmen.

The British government is reviewing its relationship with the anti-poverty charity Oxfam after a newspaper reported that some members of its staff used prostitutes while working in Haiti after the 2010 earthquake that devastated the country.

The colossal and devastating impact of this year's Atlantic storm season has been made starkly apparent in new weather projections released by NASA.

Amid criticism of the US response to Maria-devastated Puerto Rico, President Donald Trump says it compares favourably with a "real catastrophe like Katrina".

More than 15 people are dead and 20 others are missing after Hurricane Maria battered the Caribbean island of Dominica

Hurricane Maria has ripped through the Caribbean island nation of Dominca, causing widespread devastation.

The United States may again close its embassy in Cuba - which reopened two years ago after a half-century stand-off - following a series of mystery "health attacks" on its diplomats, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has said.

French, British and Dutch rescuers rushed aid to a heavily damaged string of Caribbean islands today after Hurricane Irma left at least ten people dead and thousands homeless as it spun toward Florida for what could be a catastrophic blow this weekend.

A young professional surfer has died while surfing mega-swell waves created by Hurricane Irma on the east coast of Barbados.

At least 10 people are dead and almost all the island of Barbuda has been levelled as Hurricane Irma pounds the Caribbean on its way to Florida.

As Irma bears down on the US mainland, two other tropical storms have been upgraded to hurricanes within minutes of each other.

Next time you're fretting about stormy weather during a flight, remember this. There are people deliberately flying planes into hurricanes.

The most powerful Atlantic Ocean hurricane in recorded history has already caused "major damage" on several Caribbean islands.

As Texas is overwhelmed by the widespread destruction of the most expensive storm ever, another hurricane is on collision course with perhaps the most flood-prone city in America.