Latest St. Vincent and the Grenadines News

Hurricane Beryl makes landfall on Mexico’s Caribbean coast near Tulum as a Category 2 storm

Jul. 05, 2024 08:19 AM EDT

TULUM, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Beryl made landfall on Mexico’s coast near the resort of Tulum as a Category 2 storm early Friday, whipping trees and knocking out power as it came ashore after leaving a trail of destruction across the eastern Caribbean. The U.S. National Hurricane...

Hurricane Beryl strengthens back into a Category 3 storm as it nears Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula

Jul. 04, 2024 23:14 PM EDT

TULUM, Mexico (AP) — After leaving a trail of destruction across the eastern Caribbean and at least nine people dead, Hurricane Beryl strengthened back into a Category 3 storm late Thursday as it chugged over open water toward Mexico's resort-studded Yucatan Peninsula. The U.S....

Hurricane Beryl roars by Jamaica after killing at least 7 people in the southeast Caribbean

Jul. 03, 2024 23:02 PM EDT

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hurricane Beryl was roaring by Jamaica Wednesday, bringing fierce winds and heavy rain after the powerful Category 4 storm earlier killed at least seven people and caused significant damage in the southeast Caribbean. The U.S. National Hurricane Center...

Beryl heads toward Jamaica as a major hurricane after ripping through southeast Caribbean

Jul. 03, 2024 02:20 AM EDT

ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada (AP) — Hurricane Beryl roared through open waters Tuesday as a powerful Category 4 storm heading toward Jamaica after earlier crossing islands in the southeast Caribbean, killing at least six people. A hurricane warning was in effect for Jamaica, Grand Cayman,...

Beryl strengthens into hurricane in Atlantic, forecast to grow into major storm entering Caribbean

Jun. 29, 2024 23:05 PM EDT

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Beryl grew into a hurricane Saturday as it churned toward the southeastern Caribbean, with forecasters warning it was expected to strengthen into a dangerous major storm before reaching Barbados late Sunday or early Monday. A major hurricane is...

Dominica joins other Caribbean islands in striking down laws prohibiting gay sex

Apr. 23, 2024 19:51 PM EDT

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A top court in the eastern Caribbean island of Dominica has struck down colonial-era laws criminalizing gay sex. It’s the latest nation to repeal such laws in the socially conservative region, joining Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, St. Kitts and...