The battle for Jamaica’s beaches For many international travellers, Jamaica is synonymous with white-sand beaches and swaying palm trees. In 2024, a record 4.3 million tourists flocked to the island, and while many came to splash in its gin-clear waters, these same beaches are increasingly inaccessible to Jamaicans themselves. Of the island’s 1,022km of shoreline, … Read more
Aurelio Martinez, a famed and beloved musician and politician from Honduras, was among 12 killed in a plane crash Monday night in the Caribbean. According to reports, Martinez, 56, was onboard a Lanhsa airlines Jetstream plane that crashed off the coast of Roatan, Honduras. The plane had just taken off from Roatan and had reportedly … Read more
Thomas Mackintosh BBC News, London USGS The United States Geological Survey showed a map of the location of the earthquake – A powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake has struck the Caribbean Sea triggering tsunami warnings for a number of countries, the US Geological Survey (USGS) has said. Officials say the earthquake’s epicentre is about 20 miles (32.1km) … Read more