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Bahamas hurricane threat grows
Tuesday 23 August 2011
A rapidly strengthening Hurricane Irene is heading towards the Bahamas and threatening to become a monster storm.
Hurricane Irene could hit Haiti and the US
Monday 22 August 2011
Hurricane Irene cut power to more than a million people in Puerto Rico, downing trees and flooding streets today, and forecasters warned it could be a major storm as it threatens Florida and South Carolina by the end of the week.
Tips and deals of the week: 23/01/2011
Sunday 23 January 2011
Cheap flights to the Caribbean
Thomson Airways is offering direct flights from Manchester to La Romana in the Dominican Republic, from the rock-bottom price of £299, including taxes. The flight to the Caribbean island departs 6 February.
Go to thomson.co.uk/flights
Drunken passenger forces holiday jet to divert
Tuesday 09 November 2010
A British holiday jet had to divert en route to the Caribbean after an allegedly drunken women passenger attacked cabin crew, it was revealed today.
Hurricane warning for Haitian quake refugees
Monday 01 November 2010
Authorities have urged hundreds of thousands of Haitians living in crowded tent camps to seek new shelter as Hurricane Tomas roars across the Caribbean with Haiti on its potential path.
British woman starves to death in the Caribbean
Friday 29 October 2010
The family of a woman who starved to death after leaving Britain for a new life in the Caribbean has called for a full investigation, it emerged today.
Travel challenge: A Dominican Republic beach holiday
Saturday 18 September 2010
Each week we invite competing companies to give us their best deal for a specific holiday. Today: a Dominican Republic beach holiday in early November. Prices are per person, based on two travelling together, and for 10 nights' all-inclusive board.
TUI blames ash and Budget for bookings slump
Wednesday 11 August 2010
Europe's largest holiday firm TUI Travel yesterday warned that its profits would be at the lower end of expectations as it blamed disruption from the volcanic ash cloud and uncertainty over the Government's emergency Budget for a "marked slowdown" in its UK market.
Briton found dead in Dominican Republic
Thursday 29 July 2010
The Foreign Office said today it was investigating reports that a British strip club owner was murdered on holiday in the Dominican Republic.
Sex, death and slaves: Welcome to Haiti's horror carnival
Sunday 04 July 2010
Blood and black magic flow through Haiti's history – as photographer Leah Gordon discovered when she went to Mardi Gras in the port town of Jacmel...
Coastguards halt search for man who jumped from ship
Tuesday 15 June 2010
A search for a missing man facing deportation who jumped from a ship was stood down, coastguards said.
Benayoun set for £5.5m Chelsea move as Mutu row rumbles on
Tuesday 15 June 2010
Chelsea were last night close to agreeing a £5.5m deal with Liverpool to sign midfielder Yossi Benayoun as replacement for Joe Cole. The Double-winners, who last week announced they would let Cole and Michael Ballack leave on free transfers, hope to confirm the signing of Benayoun by the end of the week.
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