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All the latest news, updates, features, and travel inspiration for the Caribbean – a region located around the Caribbean Sea. Countries and islands include Antigua, Barbados, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Saint Lucia, and Trinidad and Tobago.

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Planes sitting on the tarmac as Manchester Airport.

Major airline axes all long-haul flights from Manchester — including pre-booked trips

Channel: Travel Travel 6 days ago By Jessica Lindsay
Xi Beach on Greek island Kefalonia, which has bright orange-red sand, between blue sea and striking white cliffs.

The ‘budget Caribbean’ Greek island that's 20°C in April with £23 flights

Channel: Travel Travel January 27, 2026 By Charlie Sawyer

'Trump's invasion of Venezuela has stranded our cruise ship'

Channel: UK UK January 6, 2026 By William Hallowell
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How will Trump's attack on Venezuela impact the wider world?

Channel: US US January 4, 2026 By Sarah Hooper
The sunny tropical Caribbean island of Barbados with blue water and yachts

I'm a food writer — the 'land of the flying fish' must be on your 2026 hit list

Channel: Travel Travel January 6, 2026 By Lola Christina Alao
A view of the bright blue ocean in St Lucia, with forested landscape, a sandy beach, and a kitesurfer on the water.

Why the Caribbean’s ‘honeymoon capital’ is more than just for lovers

Channel: Travel Travel December 20, 2025 By Hannah Berry George
A collage featuring writer Lola Christina Alao, a beach background, and three plates of food from Barbados.

Why Barbados and its breathtaking food should be on your bucket list for 2026

Channel: Travel Travel December 28, 2025 By Lola Christina Alao
Play Video This handout satellite photo taken on December 3, 2025 and obtained from Planet Labs PBC on December 5, 2025, shows the world's largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald Ford, with at least 40 fighter jets on its deck, off the coast of Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands. The United States has deployed armed forces in Caribbean waters, including the world's largest aircraft carrier, as it exerts pressure on the Venezuelan president. After checking with satellite images from the European Space Agency consulted by AFP, the USS Gerald Ford was in the same location on December 4, 2025. (Photo by Handout / 2025 Planet Labs PBC / AFP via Getty Images) / XGTY / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / PLANET LABS PBC" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS -EXISTING WATERMARKS MAY NOT BE REMOVED/CROPPED

Donald Trump surrounds Venezuela with 'largest armada in the history of South America'

Channel: World World December 17, 2025 By Sarah Hooper
Play Video FILE PHOTO: A JetBlue Airlines plane flies over the Queens borough of New York City, U.S., November 5, 2025. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper/File Photo

JetBlue pilot narrowly avoids crash after 'outrageous' move by US Air Force jet

Channel: US US December 16, 2025 By Sarah Hooper
Play Video This image from video posted on Attorney General Pam Bondi's X account, and partially redacted by the source, shows an oil tanker being seized by U.S. forces off the coast of Venezuela, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (U.S. Attorney General's Office/X via AP)

Is Trump planning to invade Venezuela? Crisis point as US prepares to seize more tankers

Channel: US US December 11, 2025 By Sarah Hooper
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro holds Simon Bolivar's sword as he addresses members of the armed forces, Bolivarian Militia, police, and civilians during a rally against a possible escalation of U.S. actions toward the country, at Fort Tiuna military base in Caracas, Venezuela, November 25, 2025. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria

Guerrilla warfare and 'fog of war': What would a US-Venezuela war look like?

Channel: World World December 2, 2025 By Sarah Hooper
Play Video (Left) Nicolás Maduro and (Right) Donald Trump.

What is happening in Venezuela and is Trump really planning a US invasion?

Channel: US US December 11, 2025 By Sarah Hooper
A view of a white sandy beach and clear bright blue water, with a wooden walkway between them, palm trees and colourful beach huts on Saona Island in the Dominican Republic.

The ‘paradise’ Caribbean island with 'glowing' tropical beaches that’s 24°C in January

Channel: Travel Travel November 29, 2025 By Sophie-May Williams
Play Video (Left) Nicolás Maduro and (Right) Donald Trump.

Is the US going to war with Venezuela? Trump restricts holiday leave for troops

Channel: US US December 1, 2025 By Sarah Hooper
Play Video This screen grab from a video posted by US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on his X account on November 6, 2025 shows what Hegseth says is a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by a Designated Terrorist Organization. US forces on November 6 struck another alleged drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean, killing three people, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said, bringing the death toll from Washington's controversial anti-narcotics campaign to at least 70. Hegseth released aerial footage on X of the strike, which he said took place in international waters like the previous strikes and targeted "a vessel operated by a Designated Terrorist Organization." (Photo by Handout / US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's X Account / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's X Account / Handout" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by HANDOUT/US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's X Account/AFP via Getty Images)

UK stops sharing intelligence with US over Trump's 'illegal' attacks

Channel: US US November 12, 2025 By Sarah Hooper
Play Video Cruise ship passengers left floating in the sea

More than 50 cruise ship passengers left floating at sea after boat sinks

Channel: World World November 11, 2025 By Josh Milton
Play Video Flightradar24 @flightradar24 Hurricane Hunters going right through Category 5 Hurricane #Melissa at 8,000 and 10,000 feet. https://flightradar24.com/multiview/3cdbdeb5,3cdbbb25 9:25 AM ? Oct 28, 2025 ? 76.3K Views https://x.com/flightradar24/status/1983163212062511283/photo/1

Flight map shows plane going right into the eye of Hurricane Melissa

Channel: World World October 29, 2025 By Daisy Outram
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Xinhua/Shutterstock (15630649a) This photo taken on Oct. 28, 2025 shows a gas station damaged by the Hurricane Melissa in Montego Bay, Jamaica. At least seven people were killed across the northern Caribbean as category 5 Hurricane Melissa made landfall Tuesday on the southwestern coast of the island of Jamaica, according to local media reports. Jamaica Hurricane Melissa Aftermath - 29 Oct 2025

Hurricane Melissa: A call for climate accountability

Channel: World World October 29, 2025 By Sarah Hooper
Brits Andrew Tracey and Michaela Menezes are both sheltering in place in Jamaica

British people stranded in Jamaica say country is 'disaster zone'

Channel: World World October 29, 2025 By Sarah Hooper
CCTV showing missing woman Sarm Heslop walking on a jetty in the US Virgin Island's St John island.

Could new CCTV finally solve mystery of missing British woman in Caribbean?

Channel: World World September 14, 2025 By Ryan Prosser