Caribbean

US military operations killed 153 civilians in 2025, official says, citing Pentagon assessment

President Donald Trump's administration has struck vessels that it accuses of transporting narcotics in the Eastern Pacific, casting its targets as "narco-terrorists."

Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of CENTCOM, speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on April 16. Israel became part of the US Central Command in 2021.
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.

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

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


Jamaica follows Barbados in recognizing Palestine as a state

The country's foreign minister, Kamina Johnson Smith, said that Jamaica "continues to advocate for a two-state solution as the only viable option to resolve the longstanding conflict."

 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks with Jamaican Foreign Minister Kamina Johnson-Smith prior to an emergency meeting on Haiti at the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in Kingston, Jamaica, March 11, 2024.

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.