The fearless lionfish hunters of the Caribbean
WILLEMSTAD (BBC) — Two women are working to save the coral reef from the invasive lionfish, using it as a sustainable teaching tool and cooking it into everything from tacos to fish and chips. Curaçao…
Once a site of horror, a tiny Caribbean island could become a Garifuna shrine
KINGSTOWN — Arriving in Baliceaux, it is hard to imagine that this private island in St Vincent and the Grenadines was once the site of one of history’s worst genocides perpetrated by the British government. Shrouded in…
Miami tried to kill Spring Break but defiant revelers move the party – the alternative towns popular for 2025
MIAMI — Miami Beach, a long-standing spring break getaway, may be no more as police continue to enforce strict rules, sending partygoers looking for alternative vacation spots. As Miami Beach Police continue to crack down…
Marco Rubio looks to use AI to cancel visas of foreigner students who support Hamas on social media
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio is directing the State Department to conduct a review of foreign students who express support for Hamas using a new, Orwellian process. The State Department is planning to review foreign student visa…
St. Croix: A morning shower, but the sun shines through for a high of 88
CHRISTIANSTED — St. Croix might see a morning shower; otherwise the sun shines through in Paradise! Today’s high will be 88; tonight will be mainly clear with a low of 72. Showers are expected today,…
Mom learns her fate after running over 8-year-old daughter in cruel ‘game’
INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana mom has been sentenced to four years in prison for running over her 8-year-old daughter while playing a cruel “game” where she pretended to drive away from her kids. Jasmine White,…
Unexploded WWII bomb halts Eurostar travel connecting Paris to London and Brussels
PARIS (AP) — The discovery of an unexploded World War II-era bomb near the tracks severed Paris’ high-speed rail links with London and Brussels on Friday, dashing travelers’ weekend getaway plans and causing cascading disruptions…
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem promises help in her first visit to Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN (AP) — U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem pledged today to help Puerto Rico in her first visit to the U.S. territory as it struggles to rebuild from catastrophic hurricanes amid chronic power outages. Noem spoke…
St. Thomas VIHFA exec guilty of stealing $107,000 in public funds with ‘wood contract’
CHRISTIANSTED — After a two and half week-long trial, a federal jury in St. Croix found Darin Richardson, 56, of St. Thomas, guilty of federal and territorial charges relating to conflict of interest, making false…
Panic as State Department issues travel warning for popular spring break destination
COCKBURN TOWN (Daily Mail) — The U.S. State Department issued a level 2 travel advisory for the Turks and Caicos Islands as thousands of Americans head to the destination for spring break. Americans are warned…