4 d. ago Thousands trapped in paradise INDEFINITELY as Trump's Maduro arrest halts all flights to and from 19 Caribbean islands

Thousands of tourists are trapped in the Caribbean as the US halts all flights just hours after the US struck Venezuela and captured President Nicolas Maduro.

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7 d. ago St Barts regulars complain paradise island is 'tacky' and overrun with vulgar yachts blocking ocean views as A

The New Year is something everyone around the world looks forward to, but locals in St Barts are fed up with the annual celebrity invasion that blocks views and makes things 'tacky.'

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8 d. ago How to celebrate New Year's Eve like a billionaire! Annual superyacht showdown begins as the mega

US tech billionaire Jeff Bezos, his wife, Lauren Sanchez, and Chloe Green are just some of the celebrities who have already been spotted at the luxury Caribbean island.

Culture

9 d. ago Stunning island with pink beaches and January highs of 28C that’s one of the ‘best places to go in 2026’ 

THIS Caribbean island has it all, plenty of sunshine and beautiful beaches with soft sand - not to mention January is the perfect month to visit. With highs of almost 30C and nine hours of sunshine each day, Barbados is a great place to start the New Year. The island sits in the eastern Caribbean...

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1 week ago The Guardian view on adapting to the climate crisis: it demands political honesty about extreme weather | Editorial

Over the holiday period, the Guardian leader column is looking ahead at the themes of 2026. Today we look at how the struggle to adapt to a dangerously warming world has become a test of global justiceThe record-breaking 252mph winds of Hurricane Melissa that devastated Caribbean islands at the end of October were made five times more likely by the climate crisis. Scorching wildfire weather in Spain and Portugal during the summer was made 40 times more likely, while June’s heatwave in England was made 100 times more likely.Attribution science has made one thing clear: global heating is behind today’s extreme weather. That greenhouse gas emissions warmed the planet was understood. What can now be shown is that this warming produces record heatwaves and more violent storms with increasing frequency. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago The enchanting Caribbean island Americans can visit without a passport

Puerto Rico might be a U.S. territory, but it feels like another world entirely. Here’s your guide for an unforgettable trip

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2 w. ago 'Caribbean without the jetlag' where pints cost just £2.20 named best winter sun spot

An index tracking the best winter sun spots has been released - and it's a paradise island dubbed 'the Caribbean without the jetlag' where pints cost just £2.20

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3 w. ago Crypto millionaire buys up part of Caribbean island to set up 'paradise on earth' with its own court system

Olivier Janssens, a wealthy bitcoin investor, is buying up land on the island of Nevis as part of a proposed multibillion-dollar development called Destiny.

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3 w. ago Trump news at a glance: US seizure of Venezuela oil tanker an act of ‘maritime terrorism’, says Cuba

Cuban officials denounce the US seizure of the Skipper oil tanker off Venezuela’s coast. Key US politics stories from 13 December 2025Cuban officials have denounced the US seizure of the Skipper oil tanker off Venezuela’s coast on Wednesday, calling it an “act of piracy and maritime terrorism”, as well as a “serious violation of international law” that hurts the Caribbean island nation and its people.The tanker, which was reported now to be heading for Galveston, Texas, was believed to loaded with nearly 2m barrels of Venezuela’s heavy crude, according to internal data from the Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA, as reported by the New York Times. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Cuba denounces US seizure of oil tanker off Venezuela’s coast as ‘piracy’

Cuban foreign ministry called US military action ‘maritime terrorism’ under a policy of ‘economic suffocation’Cuban officials have denounced the US seizure of the Skipper oil tanker off Venezuela’s coast on Wednesday, calling it an “act of piracy and maritime terrorism” as well as a “serious violation of international law” that hurts the Caribbean island nation and its people.“This action is part of the US escalation aimed at hampering Venezuela’s legitimate right to freely use and trade its natural resources with other nations, including the supplies of hydrocarbons to Cuba,” the Cuban foreign ministry statement said. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Celebrity Race Across The World winners revealed after reaching Colombian desert

This year’s show saw the teams begin on the Caribbean island of Isla Mujeres.

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3 w. ago Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado appears in Norway after dramatic escape from Venezuela

Machado made a daring escape from Venezuela by boat and travelled to the Caribbean island of Curacao, from where she departed on a private plane for Norway

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4 w. ago St Mirren defender Richard King inspired for cup final by Jamaican homeland after Hurricane Melissa hell

The Buddies defender would love to lift the trophy this weekend for all of the people rebuilding their lives on the Caribbean island.

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