Caribbean

US military strikes vessel in Caribbean, killing two alleged narco-terrorists

The US Southern Command said that no US military forces were harmed. It described those killed as "male narco-terrorists," without offering details.

Footage from a video released by US Southern Command shows the Venezuela-linked tanker Veronica at sea, in this screen grab taken from a handout video released on January 15, 2026.
Historian Jonathan Sarna views a facsimile of a letter from Jonas Phillips, an 18th-century German-Jewish trader, in the exhibit "The First Salute" at the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History, Philadelphia, April 22, 2026.

Did this tiny island’s Jewish community help win the Revolutionary War?

Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, pictured in July 2025; illustrative.

Trinidad designates IRGC, Hezbollah, Hamas as terrorist orgs., local Muslim groups denounce act

People approach the entrance of the Provincial Clinical–Surgical Hospital "Arnaldo Milian Castro," where, according to local information, injured people were being treated after an armed incident involving a Florida-registered speedboat and a Cuban patrol, at a time of heightened tensions with US

Cuba appears to hold speedboat suspects in provincial hospital


What's Jewish at the Edinburgh Fringe and Barbados' Sandy Synagogue

The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 77

Comedians Rachel Creeger and Philip Simon

US Embassy in Haiti issues alert amid heavy gunfire and traffic disruptions

Kenya announced plans in July last year to lead the mission to Haiti, where gangs control most of the capital and nearly 5,000 people were killed in the violence last year.

 Officers of the Haitian National Police take part in an anti-gang operation following a confrontation with armed gangs after prominent gang leader Jimmy Cherizier called for Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry's government to be toppled, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, February 29, 2024.

Haitians shelter in sports center as fresh attacks displace nearly 9,000

Under-resourced police have struggled to fight off the armed groups which now control large parts of the capital.

 FILE PHOTO: A man carries an elderly man as they flee their neighbourhood Carrefour Feuilles after gangs took over, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti August 15, 2023.

Watch these planes land! The world's most dangerous airports

With no mountains to navigate, enough runways to keep planes landing continuously, and no extreme weather, Ben Gurion must be smooth sailing compared to some of these airports.

 A Cessna C550 on a runway

What did divers discover in Belize's Great Blue Hole?

Divers found debris and human corpses during an expedition to the Great Blue Hole off the coast of Belize.

 The Great Blue Hole off the coast of Belize.

US supermodel Gigi Hadid arrested in Caribbean for marijuana possession

American supermodel Gigi Hadid was arrested in the Caribbean for marijuana possession after it was found in her luggage.

Models Gigi Hadid (L) and Bella Hadid pose for photos

What is the giant blue hole that opened in the Western Caribbean? - study

The blue hole, which has been named Taam ja’ Blue Hole (TBH) or ‘Deep Water Hole in English’ has an estimated maximum depth of 274.4 meters below sea level.

A Caribbean island [Illustrative]

Aruba’s new rabbi comes out of retirement to lead a congregation in ‘paradise’

Alberto “Baruch” Zeilicovich recently came out of retirement to begin a three-year contract as the rabbi of Beth Israel Synagogue in Oranjestad, Aruba.

Dutch Colonial architecture in Oranjestad, Aruba, in 2004

Heinz tries to find marooned sailor who survived on only ketchup, spices

Sailor Elvis Francois survived on nothing but ketchup and spices while he was marooned in the Caribbean Sea for 24 days.

Packets of Heinz ketchup are shown in this photo illustration taken April 7, 2021.

Are there Jewish pirates of the Caribbean in Jamaica?

Were there Jewish pirates in the Caribbean? Aye. But were the Jews lying beneath the three century-old tombstones in Kingston, Jamaica, decorated with skull and crossbones pirates? Nay.

 Sephardi tombstones in the Hunt’s Bay Cemetery in Jamaica are adorned with skulls and crossbones.