When Colorado-born developer Mark Durliat discovered the Grace Bay Club hotel, located on the Caribbean island of Providenciales (part of Britain's Turks and Caicos group), it looked like the perfect investment: a hotel on a beautiful stretch of beach, in an up-and-coming tourist destination with a stable government and no restrictions on foreign ownership. After raising $17 million from investors, he bought the property in 2001 with plans to turn it into a premier resort.
The goofy underwater shots of my husband and much-younger son grinning behind their masks always make me smile -- just the way a vacation photo should.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy is pledging $730 million (€ 580 million) in economic aid to France's Caribbean territories in an effort to head off escalating protests, his office said Friday.
The Little Dipper's seven patio tables overlook a twinkling Caribbean. Tonight, the chef -- who's also waiter and hostess -- prepares Creole fish with vegetables. Although the small restaurant is one of the best in Grenada, it's the vista that stands out.
A tropical storm strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane Thursday in the Caribbean Sea, the National Hurricane Center said.
West Indies' brave pursuit of their record run chase in the third and final Test against Australia fell 88 runs short after they were dismissed for 387 just before the tea interval on the fifth day in Bridgetown.
Humans hunting the docile creatures for research, food and blubber left the population unsustainable, say biologists who warn that Hawaiian and Mediterranean monk seals could be the next to go
The Caribbean monk seal has gone the way of the dodo
Sri Lanka failed in their bid to win a Test series in the Caribbean for the first time after Ramnaresh Sarwan and Shivnarine Chanderpaul led the West Indies to a six-wicket victory in the second and final Test on Sunday.
The West Indies are in pole position to level the series against Sri Lanka, needing 253 runs to win the second and final Test in Trinidad with two days still to play.
When Colorado-born developer Mark Durliat discovered the Grace Bay Club hotel, located on the Caribbean island of Providenciales (part of Britain's Turks and Caicos group), it looked like the perfect investment: a hotel on a beautiful stretch of beach, in an up-and-coming tourist destination with a stable government and no restrictions on foreign ownership. After raising $17 million from investors, he bought the property in 2001 with plans to turn it into a premier resort.
The goofy underwater shots of my husband and much-younger son grinning behind their masks always make me smile -- just the way a vacation photo should.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy is pledging $730 million (€ 580 million) in economic aid to France's Caribbean territories in an effort to head off escalating protests, his office said Friday.
The Little Dipper's seven patio tables overlook a twinkling Caribbean. Tonight, the chef -- who's also waiter and hostess -- prepares Creole fish with vegetables. Although the small restaurant is one of the best in Grenada, it's the vista that stands out.
A tropical storm strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane Thursday in the Caribbean Sea, the National Hurricane Center said.
West Indies' brave pursuit of their record run chase in the third and final Test against Australia fell 88 runs short after they were dismissed for 387 just before the tea interval on the fifth day in Bridgetown.
Humans hunting the docile creatures for research, food and blubber left the population unsustainable, say biologists who warn that Hawaiian and Mediterranean monk seals could be the next to go
The Caribbean monk seal has gone the way of the dodo
Sri Lanka failed in their bid to win a Test series in the Caribbean for the first time after Ramnaresh Sarwan and Shivnarine Chanderpaul led the West Indies to a six-wicket victory in the second and final Test on Sunday.
The West Indies are in pole position to level the series against Sri Lanka, needing 253 runs to win the second and final Test in Trinidad with two days still to play.
Spin ace Muttiah Muralitharan wove his magic on a pace-friendly Queen's Park Oval as his Sri Lankan side battled to restrict the West Indies on the second day of the second Test in Trinidad.
Sri Lanka scored a historic first win over the West Indies in the Caribbean as they wrapped up a 121-run victory on the final day of the opening Test on Wednesday.
Sri Lanka maintained their stranglehold on the opening Test against the West Indies in Guyana with the home side struggling to avoid the follow-on at the close of the third day,
The West Indies have won a cricket Test in South Africa for the first time, triumphing by 128 runs on the fourth day of the series-opening match at St George's Park.
West Indies failed to put the first test totally out of South Africa's reach when they collapsed to 146 for eight in their second innings at St George's Park, Port Elizabeth.
The West Indies beat South Africa by five wickets in the one-off Twenty20 international at St George's Park on Sunday.
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West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has been ruled out of the forthcoming quadrangular one-day tournament in Ireland with an ankle problem.
Rain washed out the first day of the fourth and final Test between England and West Indies at Chester-le-Street.
Six species of reef-building coral could vanish from the Caribbean due to rising temperatures and toxic runoff from islands' development, according to a study released Thursday
In a summer of sequels, the third go-round for Johnny Depp and his not-so-merry miscreants leaves Richard Schickel with a sinking feeling
Tom Bonn felt like he'd stumbled into a fairytale with his grandchildren -- and he wasn't at a theme park.
Australian Bennett King has resigned as coach of West Indies following the team's disappointing performance in the cricket World Cup.
ABN AMRO One, winner of the 2005-6 Volvo Ocean Race has scored another triumph, lifting the Racing A Class winner's trophy at the BVI Spring Regatta.
Hundreds of cricket fans across India burnt effigies, defaced posters and held mock funeral processions of the national team, a day after their defeat to Sri Lanka in the World Cup match in the Caribbean.
Tomorrow new passport rules will take effect that have thousands of travelers scrambling for applications. Gerri answers questions that will tell you what you can do if you need a passport.
West Indies faced an innings defeat at the close of the third day of the first Test on Monday after paceman Umar Gul reduced them to 74 for three in their second innings.
World champions Australia wrested the Champions Trophy from the West Indies with an eight-wicket victory in a disappointing rain-hit final.
Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Ramnaresh Sarwan led holders West Indies to an exciting three-wicket victory over India in a Group A match on Thursday and a berth in the semi-inals of the Champions Trophy.
Paceman Farveez Maharoof's maiden five-wicket haul paved the way for Sri Lanka's nine-wicket victory over defending champions West Indies to top the qualifying phase of the Champions Trophy on Saturday.
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For all its gorgeous white-sand beaches, the Puerto Rican island of Vieques hasn't caught up to its Caribbean neighbors when it comes to lodging. Next year, Starwood will open a W Hotel there, and that's sure to jump-start the competition. All the more reason to visit these stylish, unpretentious guesthouses right now.
When a major storm hits the Caribbean, most airlines and hotels eventually wind up waiving the usual restrictions so that customers can change or cancel their plans free of charge. But because policies have traditionally been announced on a case-by-case basis -- and at the last minute -- you had little choice but to wait and cross your fingers. Now, after two brutal hurricane seasons, a few airlines and tour operators have taken steps to ease travelers' concerns.
Oil prices held steadily higher Wednesday even though supplies of gasoline fell far less than expected, as investors fretted about a possible hurricane forming in the Caribbean.
Leg-spin bowler Anil Kumble captured six wickets to bowl India to an historic win over West Indies inside three days of the fourth and final Test at Sabina Park.
Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh bowled India to a 97-run lead on the second day of the fourth and final Test against the West Indies on Saturday.
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Chris Gayle and Daren Ganga hit half-centuries to help West Indies make a confident start to the third Test against India at Warner Park.
Persistent rain wiped out the entire fourth day of the second cricket Test between West Indies and India at Beausejour Stadium, St Lucia, on Tuesday.
Spinners Anil Kumble and Virender Sehwag put India firmly in control of the second Test against the West Indies after the third day's play.
Mohammad Kaif scored his maiden Test century as India piled up 588 for eight declared before taking a stranglehold on the second Test against the West Indies in St. Lucia on Sunday.
West Indies' last pair, Fidel Edwards and Corey Collymore, hung on grimly to force a draw as the first test against India ended dramatically in Antigua on Tuesday.
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Fast bowler Shane Bond produced an inspired spell to drag New Zealand back into the first Test against West Indies in Auckland on Sunday, setting up a nail-biting final day.
Standing in the customs line at tiny George Charles Airport, I note a sign inviting me to apply for an official honeymoon certificate from the St. Lucia Tourist Board. The newlywed niche market drives tourism in St. Lucia. Famed Jamaican hotelier Butch Stewart, who practically invented the market, has built three Sandals mega-resorts on the island since 1993, a total of 777 rooms. My wife, Sara, smiles when I point out the sign. Our honeymoon was 21 years ago. The spoon-fed, all-inclusive, couples-only Caribbean vacation is not what we're here for.
Australia has completed a three-match clean sweep of its test cricket series against the West Indies in Adelaide Tuesday.
Australia seized immediate command of the second Test with West Indies, skittling the tourists for a dismal 149, then wiping out almost half the deficit.
A tropical depression swirled in the southeastern Caribbean Sea on Monday, threatening to become the 24th named storm in an already record-setting 2005 Atlantic hurricane season.
Hundreds of villagers on a tiny Caribbean island hiked into the mountains Friday, fleeing a powerful tropical storm that engulfed Providencia in heavy winds and rain.
For those looking for an unforgettably opulent -- not to mention unforgettably expensive -- holiday experience, a night in the Bridge Suite at the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas is the thing for you.
West Indies collapsed on a third day badly disrupted by rain to leave hosts Sri Lanka scenting victory in the first Test in Colombo.
Chris Gayle took five wickets with his offspin Sunday as West Indies sealed a convincing 276-run victory against Pakistan in the first Test in Barbados despite a fighting century from Shahid Afridi on the fourth day.
West Indies opener Chris Gayle became the first batsman to score a triple century against South Africa when he made 317 in the fourth test at St.Johns.
Graeme Smith was eyeing his ninth Test hundred for South Africa, but the late wicket of Jacques Kallis left the second Test against West Indies delicately poised after the second day on Saturday.
An understrength West Indies side continued its remarkable domination of South Africa in the first Test in Guyuna with a string of quick wickets on a rain-hit third day.
Baby, it's cold outside. Just when we think it's going to warm up, Mother Nature sends us another Canadian Clipper or a Nor'easter.
China is waging an aggressive campaign of seduction in the Caribbean, wooing countries away from relationships with rival Taiwan, opening markets for its expanding economy, promising to send tourists, and shipping police to Haiti in the first communist deployment in the Western Hemisphere.
Australia maintained their unbeaten run in the one-day tri-series with victory over the West Indies by 73 runs at the Adelaide Oval.
Nearly 250 people on a seven-day Caribbean cruise were sickened by a Norwalk-like stomach virus, which officials believe was brought on board by a passenger previously exposed to it, the cruise line said Friday.
In a devastating six-week period, Hurricanes Charley, Ivan, Frances and Jeanne wreaked havoc across parts of the Atlantic Ocean and killed thousands living in the Caribbean.
Steve Harmison took eight wickets against a hapless West Indies to leave England in sight of a seventh successive victory on day two of the fourth test at the Oval on Friday.
The second day of the third test between England and the West Indies was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to persistent rain.
Left-arm spinner Ashley Giles took five wickets as England beat West Indies by 256 runs to win the second Test with more than a day to spare at Edgbaston on Sunday.
Marcus Trescothick moved to within 12 runs of his second century of the match as England built a lead of 378 over West Indies, with seven second-innings wickets intact after three days of the second test at Edgbaston.
Play in the one-day triangular series match between New Zealand and West Indies at Southampton on Thursday was abandoned because of poor weather.
An unbeaten century from opener Chris Gayle guided West Indies into Saturday's triangular series final at the expense of England with a seven-wicket win at Lord's on Tuesday.
England cruised to a seven-wicket win over West Indies thanks to a half-century from Marcus Trescothick in a triangular series one-day game at Headingley on Thursday.
West Indies cruised to a seven-wicket one-day international win against England at Trent Bridge on Sunday.
At least 363 people have been killed in floods in the Dominican Republic and Haiti, officials in the two neighboring Caribbean countries say.
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Fast bowler Steve Harmison took seven for 12 as England dismissed West Indies for their lowest ever test total of 47 on the way to a remarkable 10-wicket win in the first test in Kingston.
Fast bowler Simon Jones has been added to England's 15-man Test squad for the tour to West Indies, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced.
Shaun Pollock took four wickets as South Africa denied West Indies a face-saving draw on a rain-hit final day of the fourth Test on Tuesday.
South Africa piled on 604 for six before declaring their first innings on the second day of the fourth and final test against the West Indies.
England have delayed naming their 16-man squad for the four-Test series in the West Indies as selectors check on the fitness of their young pace bowlers.
South African captain Graeme Smith passed a fitness test and will return from injury to lead his team in the third of four tests against the touring West Indies in Cape Town.
Champagne on arrival. Complimentary massages. Sorbet and fresh fruit by the pool. The Caribbean's high-end resorts are racing to outdo each other in the no-request-is-too-large world of exceptional service.
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