Caribbean Islands

Garnier Olia starts nationwide color consultation tour

2013-03-27 14:50:00

Garnier Olia plans to start a national tour to demonstrate its Olia home hair color in Los Angeles on April 3. The company’s goal is to show consumers the product can deliver permanent color and improve smoothness and shine as well as salon...

Barbados

2013-03-06 11:31:00

The island of Barbados offers the most authentic Caribbean experience, with its exceptionally rich culture and history rooted in remarkable landscapes. Home to some of the world’s best beaches, the island stands as a premier destination for...

City Beat: What's Irish about a Hollywood mini-mall?

2013-02-16 08:03:38

Sandy was region's deadliest storm in 40 years, report says

2013-02-12 14:46:00

Superstorm Sandy earned its name, the National Hurricane Center reported on Tuesday, in a report that says the storm was the deadliest to hit the region in 40 years and the second costliest in the nation’s history. The report summarizes last fall&...

In Haiti, at every turn, a new surprise

2013-02-03 00:00:00

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Two turns off the alley and I was hopelessly lost. In less than five minutes, I couldn't see the guest house where I had been staying for a week, even though it was one of the taller buildings in Haiti. With a few quick...

Haitians found at sea not screened for asylum, U.N. agency says

2013-01-25 16:57:00

The U.S. and other countries have failed to properly screen Haitians found at sea to determine if they have “a credible fear” of violence and persecution, the U.N.'s refugee agency said Friday. Less than four weeks into the year, more than...

Missoni scion on small plane missing in Venezuela

2013-01-05 13:00:00

ROME (AP) — Rescue crews used boats and aircraft on Saturday to search for a small plane that disappeared in Venezuela carrying the CEO of Italy's iconic Missoni fashion house and five other people. But 24 hours after the BN-2 Islander aircraft...

Top Cayman Islands official arrested over alleged theft

2012-12-11 15:00:00

Police arrested the top official in the Cayman Islands on Tuesday morning on suspicion of corruption, including abuse of office, theft and conflict of interest, the latest chapter in an ongoing investigation in the British territory famed as both a tax...

Pictures in the News | August 24, 2012

2012-08-24 08:44:13

The Week in Pictures | August 20 – 26, 2012

2012-08-24 21:54:11

Global hunger has fallen, U.N. agency says after revising numbers

2012-10-09 13:12:48

China vs. USA for Olympics top spot? Nope -- try Grenada

2012-08-07 09:52:29

This man was photographed in 2009. The mountains behind him, known as the Pitons, are the Caribbean island nation's best-known landmark.

2013-05-10 11:31:44

Sidhartth Madhaven throws colored powder on someone trying to run away. People enjoy the Phagwah festival which celebrates the coming of Spring for the Indo-Caribbean community at Brian Piccolo Park.

2013-03-30 14:05:00

A beach near the town of Jacmel. Often forgotten, but true nonetheless, Haiti is a Caribbean country, with beautiful beaches and warm water.

2013-02-01 13:17:33