'I can't wait to be Mrs Humes!' Rochelle Wiseman and JLS star Marvin announce ...
Sat, 31 Dec 2011 05:18:03 -0800

By Andrea Magrath JLS star Humes, 26, proposed to The Saturdays singer, 22, during their holiday in the Caribbean today. Miss Wiseman immediately took to Twitter to reveal the news, posting a picture of the ecstatic couple on the beach toasting with ...

Cuba relic ends mammoth pilgrimage
Fri, 30 Dec 2011 09:15:19 -0800

The statue of Our Lady of Charity, the patroness of Cuba, has criss-crossed 28000-kilometers (18000 miles) of the communist Caribbean island since beginning its tour in August 2010. The long journey from the relic's sanctuary in the eastern town of El ...

Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Seas to visit St. Kitts
Thu, 22 Dec 2011 04:39:04 -0800

By Gene Sloan, usa today the island of St. Kitts is gearing up for its first visit from Royal Caribbean's much-heralded Allure of the Seas -- the world's largest cruise ship. In a rare departure from its normal itinerary, the 225282-ton, 5400-passenger ...

Book a seven-day Norwegian cruise to the Bahamas and western Caribbean for as ...
Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:14:01 -0800

Norwegian Cruise Line offers a seven-night Bahamas and western Caribbean cruise on the Norwegian Pearl for as little as $479. (Editor's note: $449 deals on the cruise as seen in Sun-Sentinel print edition have sold out). The Norwegian Pearl sails out ...

Continental B762 over Caribbean on Aug 3rd 2009, severe turbulence injures 26
Thu, 29 Dec 2011 06:22:35 -0800

The flight crew's inadvertent flight through the top of a convective updraft that resulted in an encounter with convective induced turbulence. Contributing to the severity of the incident was the unrestrained status of several passengers, ...

New Year's Honours - local heroes
Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:06:38 -0800

by Ryan Parry, Daily Mirror 31/12/2011 The co-founder of leading leukaemia charity the ACLT (African Caribbean Leukaemia Trust) has been recognised for services to healthcare. Orin and partner Beverley De-Gale, who both won the Mirror award in 2006, ...

Snowbirds big registration
Fri, 30 Dec 2011 08:05:23 -0800

Inside the gymnasium, aside from purchasing a membership, event tickets for casino bus trips, the Pirates of the Caribbean Mixer Party, Soundsations Concert, and Fashion Show will be on sale. Also we will have activity coordinators for bridge, chorus, ...

NEW YORK - "Quotable Caribbean " sayings for December 30th:
Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:09:45 -0800

Now is a very good time for the TT (Trinidad and Tobago) private sector and the private sector of CARICOM ( Caribbean Community) and the ACS (Association of Caribbean States) to come and take a look at these investment opportunities that we have. ...

This is what $245 million looks like
Sat, 31 Dec 2011 04:13:55 -0800

Cocaine worth $245 million the US Coast Guard seized from a vessel in the Gulf of Mexico offshore from the Caribbean coast of Honduras. Photo: US Coast Guard, courtesy The US Coast Guard this week announced the Dec. 2 seizure of more than two tons of ...

OP-ED: Crunch time: The Caribbean in 2012
Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:38:54 -0800

2012 dawns on a gloomy horizon for the 15 countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). It is a dawn whose breaking, although foretold, was largely ignored. If the inertia continues in the vague hope that external conditions will improve to the ...

Latin American, Caribbean nations form new bloc
Mon, 05 Dec 2011 04:29:35 -0800

The 33 members of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, or CELAC, vowed to push regional integration, boost commerce and form a common front against everything from global warming to the drug trade. After two days of meetings in ...

Antigua formally admitted to the International Organisation for Migration
Fri, 30 Dec 2011 08:14:04 -0800

Antigua and Barbuda looks forward to further enhancing its developmental policy particularly in advance of the free movement of Caribbean nationals within the sub-group of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States and the Caribbean Community, Dr ...

What better way to enjoy the New Year?
Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:36:59 -0800

(Forimmediaterelease.net) Do you have any family or friends who are longing to visit the Caribbean ? Perhaps you would like to take a trip yourself. Whichever it is, the year 2012 brings with it a host of options in air travel for persons to visit ...

Star-Studded New Year's Eve Celebrations
Fri, 30 Dec 2011 03:10:32 -0800

Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich has reportedly hired rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers to perform for 300 guests on his six-story yacht Eclipse docked off the Caribbean island of St. Barts. Abramovich's New Year's Eve bash is one of the most ...

Swingers Convention Featuring Caribbean Carnival
Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:22:39 -0800

Friday showcases a Fiesta 151 Dominican Night ending Saturday with a vibrant, Caribbean Style Carnival. In addition to these nightly themed events, there will be various lifestyle industry seminars for industry leaders and tantalizing, erotic workshops ...

Coast Guard unit intercepts over $10 billion tied to drug trade
Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:25:17 -0800

The milestone for the Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) includes intercepts in and around the Caribbean and eastern Pacific. "There's been a lot of blood, sweat and tears that went into this," said Capt. ...

More tiny, but harmful, frogs showing up in Hawaii
Sun, 25 Dec 2011 21:40:51 -0800

By Audrey Mc Avoy ap honolulu -- The coqui is a tiny, coin-sized frog whose distinctive nightly mating calls are a beloved sound in Puerto Rico and other Caribbean islands. But people in Hawaii don't share the same sentiment. The frogs have been growing ...

Biggest grossing movies of 2011
Fri, 30 Dec 2011 22:15:17 -0800

Transformers: Dark of the Moon and Pirates of the Caribbean : On Stranger Tides rounded out the top three slots, each grossing more than $1 billion. This is the first year that three films earned more than $1 billion. Overall, The Smurfs and Rio were ...

Americans to travel farther and spend more in 2012
Fri, 30 Dec 2011 06:05:43 -0800

The top two international destinations for 2012, based on actual bookings, remain Caribbean cruises and Cancun, Mexico, as they were in the 2011 survey. Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and Hong Kong, China, missing from the top 20 in 2011, made the list in ...

10 Caribbean dream escapes
Mon, 26 Dec 2011 21:53:18 -0800

Winter is officially here, and while snow has yet to make a real appearance, you may want to start planning a getaway to the islands when the temps start reflecting the season. Here are 10 locations to consider, thanks to Trip Advisor.com. ...