Energy crisis hurts tourism in Caribbean Jul 8, 2008
Just when I thought I had already seen the most beautiful beaches in the world, I arrive at the French West Indies island of St. Barth's, and I am instantly awed by its natural beauty. Now, getting here is another story. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
In murder case, a French disconnection Mar 15, 2008
Despite the best efforts of the Cornbleet family, the U.S. Justice Department, Illinois prosecutors and both of Illinois senators, Hans Peterson remains in solitary confinement in a jail cell on the West Indies island of Guadeloupe, awaiting trial in a French court in the murder of Cornbleet. If he were tried and convicted in Illinois, he would most likely spend the rest of his life in prison, but if he is convicted in a French court, he could be paroled in as little as 22 years. (MSNBC -- Crime)
Hot spring break spots for grown-ups Feb 23, 2008
While spring breakers arent unheard of in Barbados, the classy British West Indies island tends to rise above the frenzy. Its less Van Wilder and more Vanderbiltand counts Mick Jagger and the Beckhams among its celebrity fans. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Traffic by the Numbers Busiest holiday travel day not so busy. Nov 26, 2007
Wayne and Penny Seipel once drove through St. Martin moments after Hurricane George ripped through the West Indies island. So the Winchester couple didn't think twice about braving the busiest travel day of the Thanksgiving holiday. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Sixth wreck victim dies Jul 26, 2007
One media outlet reported Wednesday that the deceased were part of a large New York City family with ties to the West Indies island of Trinidad. A woman answering the phone at the Bronx, N.Y., residence referenced by the newspaper said she had heard about the accident, although she declined to elaborate. (Suffolk News Herald, VA)
Uma Thurman And Boyfriend Split Amid Wedding Rumors Mar 20, 2007
Hollywood actress Uma Thurman and her partner, businessman Andre Balazs have reportedly broken up after a three-year relationship and just days after US reports claimed the two would get married this summer on a secluded West Indies island, with friends insisting "they can't keep it a secret much longer". The wedding rumors went far enough to claim that Thurmans ex husband, actor Ethan Hawke whom she has two children with, had given them his blessing and revealed his plans to attend the... (Playfuls.com)
Uma Thurman splits Mar 20, 2007
Uma, 36, and Andre, 50, were said to be planning to marry on a secluded West Indies island, with friends insisting "they can't keep it a secret much longer". Uma's ex-husband, actor Ethan Hawke, was even said to have given his blessing and planned to attend the intimate Caribbean ceremony. (Monsters and Critics.com)
Rector criticizes church's prevailing conservativism as 'uncharitable ... misguided ...wrong' Feb 26, 2007
His roots date back four generations in Barbados, where nearly all Anglicans on the West Indies island are black. He attended a predominantly black Episcopal church in Brooklyn, serving as an altar boy, in the choir and as a head of a youth group. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Wilfred Lawrence, 103, chef on passenger train Jan 16, 2007
Mr. Lawrence, an immigrant from the West Indies island of Nevis who cooked for train passengers starting in the 1930s, died last Tuesday from congestive heart failure at Bostonian Nursing Home in Dorchester. He was 103. (Boston Globe)
