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March 26, 2023

American couple being held hostage in Haiti; kidnappers increase ransom demand

According to family, Abigail Toussaint and her husband, Jean-Dickens Toussaint, were kidnapped in Haiti on March 18 and are being held for ransom.

March 26, 2023

Florida couple reportedly kidnapped in Haiti; State Department 'aware of reports of 2 US citizens missing'

A Florida couple was reportedly kidnapped in Haiti a week and a day ago, and now their family is asking for the U.S. government to intervene as the alleged captors up the ransom price.

March 23, 2023

Former US swim champ Jamie Cail died in Virgin Islands a month ago and it's unclear how

Former U.S. swim champ Jamie Cail was reported dead under suspicious circumstances in February, after her boyfriend told police he found her unresponsive.

March 17, 2023

Virgin Islands deaths: Americans face crime, violence amid rising concerns over US territory's policing

The U.S. Virgin Islands' homicide rate exceeds that of the mainland United States and even big cities like Chicago, but investigations can move slowly.

March 13, 2023

Spring break dangers: 5 Americans whose vacations ended in death

Spring break is an annual getaway to tropical areas for co-eds, but it can end in tragedy like it did for these five Americans who traveled and never came home.

March 7, 2023

Michigan man’s 911 call reporting girlfriend missing in US Virgin Islands never recorded: family

A 911 call placed by a Michigan man reporting his UK girlfriend missing from the US Virgin Islands was never recorded, the family of Sarm Heslop revealed Tuesday.

February 17, 2023

Parents of Massachusetts teen killed in Aruba tubing accident sounding alarm about water safety

A Massachusetts family is working with Aruban authorities to spread awareness after a 13-year-old girl died during a water accident in the Caribbean island.

February 15, 2023

Kate Middleton’s sister Pippa rocks red bikini on Caribbean vacation, months after giving birth

Pippa Middleton enjoyed a Caribbean vacation in St. Barts last weekend with her family. Kate Middleton's sister was seen running on the sand and swimming.

November 18, 2022

FTX collapse: Storm looms over Sam Bankman-Fried's Crypto Bahamas conference as A-list pals go dark

FTX and SALT co-hosted the $3,000-a-head Crypto Bahamas conference at an exclusive resort near Sam Bankman-Fried's waterfront Bahamas financial headquarters.

November 18, 2022

Turks and Caicos Islands murders surge ahead of busy US holiday travel season

Turks and Caicos Islands police blame a rash of violent crime on feuding drug gangs vying for control of territory in the popular Caribbean resort hotspot.