Mayor fears voluntary administration for Palm Island council

Palm Island Mayor Alf Lacey says he fears the island's council, off Townsville in north Queensland, could go into voluntary administration if any more members resign.

Shifting island feels a cyber seismic shift

Social media is bringing about profound changes in PNG culture, and its impact on politics is only beginning to be explored and understood.

With Hawaii Tourism Rebound, the New and Notable

Tourism in Hawaii is back up to 2007 levels, good news for the island chain.

Five Long Island High School Basketball Games to Watch This Week (Feb. 6-10): A Fan's View

When the calendar turns to February, it only means one thing- Long Island high school playoff basketball is back. For many local teams still alive in the postseason hunt, it all comes down to the final stretch run of the regular season and hundreds of Long Island players will be...

Five Long Island High School Basketball Games to Watch This Week (Feb. 6-10): A Fan's View

When the calendar turns to February, it only means one thing- Long Island high school playoff basketball is back. For many local teams still alive in the postseason hunt, it all comes down to the final stretch run of the regular season and hundreds of Long Island players will be...

Enjoy a bike/spa package on Vancouver Island

Island Joy Rides cuts the price of its five-day Tour de Spa package

Huge warehouse burns on Mare Island

A warehouse fire on Mare Island filled North Bay skies with smoke early Sunday, as firefighters from two counties battled the five-alarm blaze. The fire began around 10 a.m. at a massive condemned, vacant warehouse at...

Photo: Bahamas - In Infrared - As Seen From Orbit

This infrared view shows the Bahamas' Long Island (left) and parts of Little and Great Exuma (right). It was photographed as part of an experiment by one of the Expedition 30 crew members aboard the International Space Station.

Island ambassadors to empower women and girls

The Atlantic Council for International Cooperation (ACIC) has selected two Islanders as 2012 youth ambassadors under the theme Empowerment of Women and Girls.

Bulldogs hold preseason intrasquad tournament to decide Puerto Rico Shootout participants

Five spots. Ten golfers. Two weeks away from its opening match in Puerto Rico, the Georgia men’s golf team held an intrasquad match play tournament to decide who would make the trip to the Puerto Rico Shootout. The coaching staff seeded each player based on their fall stroke averages in order to be matched up [...]

Canaan Man Who Fled to Virgin Islands Pleads Guilty in Court to Sexual Assault

LITCHFIELD — Frederick Pickering’s legal saga has taken the Canaan man from the Virgin Islands to prison. Pickering pleaded guilty to second-degree sexual assault against a physically helpless victim and second-degree burglary in Litchfield Superior Court on Friday.

Anna Maria Island: Low-key pleasures rule on this slice of Old Florida - The Boston Globe

Even by Sunshine State standards, Anna Maria is one mellow joint.

Travel advice: affordable summer holidays for the family

Sophie Butler advises on keeping costs down for families wanting to travel in the summer holidays.

Argentines seek resolution to Falkland Islands

BUENOS AIRES, argentina — London's tabloids and British leaders are depicting Argentina as dangerous and belligerent 30 years after its invasion of the Falkland Islands.

Cuba Denies Exit to Pro-Democracy Blogger Invited by Brazil

Cuba’s best-known pro-democracy blogger said she was denied permission to leave her country after Brazil granted her a visa ahead of President Dilma Rousseff’s state visit to the communist island last week.

Escogido stays undefeated in Caribbean Series

The Dominican Republic's Escogido Leones took advantage of three errors by Puerto Rico's Mayaguez Indios and gained a 6-1 victory to remain undefeated in the tournament.

Escogido stays undefeated in Caribbean Series

The Dominican Republic's Escogido Leones took advantage of three errors by Puerto Rico's Mayaguez Indios and gained a 6-1 victory to remain undefeated in the tournament.

Caribbean lizards settle 'founder effect' controversy

In the first experimental study of the founder effect in a natural setting, researchers found that natural selection does not overwhelm the founder effect.

Fleming Island's start, finish too much for Englewood in girls district basketball final

The Fleming Island girls basketball team finished its game on Saturday night the same way it started it. So did Englewood.

US tourist dies while diving in Cayman Islands

Police in the Cayman Islands say a 47-year-old U.S. tourist has died while scuba diving off popular North West Point in Grand Cayman.

Falkland Islands -- British or Argentine?

The Falkland Islands are back in the news with the six-week deployment of the Duke of Cambridge, Prince William, to the south Atlantic island group. The Telegraph reported William will conduct search and rescue training while deployed. Political tensions between Argentina and the United Kingdom have increased in recent months, inviting speculation over whether the countries would settle an ...

30 years later, Argentines still want 'their' islands back from Britain, but won't risk war

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - London's tabloids and British leaders are depicting Argentina as dangerous and belligerent 30 years after its invasion of the Falkland Islands. Argentines say Britain should consider its own history of waging war around the globe, and acknowledge that the islands and seas around them rightfully belong to Argentina.

Prince William starts Falklands tour of duty

Britain's Prince William has begun his duties as a search and rescue pilot in the Falkland Islands, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said Saturday, a deployment which has infuriated Argentina.

Governor Abercrombie signs organ transplant funding bill into law

Just weeks after a long-standing organ transplant program ended when Hawaii Medical Center shut down, the program is being transplanted to the Queen's Medical Center...

Cuba Denies Travel Visa for Prominent Dissident Blogger

Havana has now rejected Sanchez’s visa applications nineteen times.

Parasailing Accident Takes Life Of Palm Springs Man

A Palm Springs man was killed in a parasailing accident while he was on vacation in Hawaii.

Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsUS tourist dies while diving in Cayman Islands

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (AP) - Police in the Cayman Islands say a 47-year-old U.S. tourist has died while scuba diving off popular North West Point in Grand Cayman.

US tourist, 47, dies while scuba diving in Cayman Islands

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (AP) — Police in the Cayman Islands say a 47-year-old U.S. tourist has died while scuba diving off popular North West Point in Grand Cayman.

US tourist, 47, dies while scuba diving in Cayman Islands

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (AP) — Police in the Cayman Islands say a 47-year-old U.S. tourist has died while scuba diving off popular North West Point in Grand Cayman.

US tourist dies while diving in Cayman Islands

Police in the Cayman Islands say a 47-year-old U.S. tourist has died while scuba diving off popular North West Point in Grand Cayman.

Temple Vs Rhode Island: Owls Travel To RI For Atlantic 10 Battle

The Temple Owls look to extend a five-game winning streak when they visit the Rhode Island Rams on Saturday at 2 p.m. After losing two of their first three games in the Atlantic 10 Conference, the Owls have rattled off five consecutive victories to move within a half-game of the La Salle Explorers for first place in the league. Temple most recently downed Fordham on Friday at the Liacouras ...

Cuba people-to-people tours: So nice to meet you, Havana

Ludwig and I had the kind of relationship where I could ask him anything without fear of reproach. I questioned him about the rebellious rumblings of his youth, his wishes for the future and the state of his bathroom. Read full article >>

Canaan resident who tried to flee to Virgin Islands makes court appearance, pleads guilty to sexual assault

LITCHFIELD — Frederick Pickering’s legal saga has taken the Canaan man from the Virgin Islands to prison.

Island shops get national spotlight

ANNA MARIA -- The specialty shops lining Pine Avenue on Anna Maria Island are receiving national attention.

Island shops get national spotlight

ANNA MARIA -- The specialty shops lining Pine Avenue on Anna Maria Island are receiving national attention.

Cuba's Raul Castro Visits Venezuela's Chavez

Cuba's Raul Castro visits Chavez in Venezuela along with other allies for meeting of ALBA bloc

Ayala in familiar role at Caribbean Series

Puerto Rico to kill iguanas, export meat

The Puerto Rican government is announcing plans to kill as many iguanas as possible and export their meat.

Puerto Rico plans mass iguana killings

Iguanas of Puerto Rico: Your days are numbered.The island's government is announcing plans to kill as many of the reptiles as possible and export their meat in hopes of eradicating an imported species that has long vexed residents...

Puerto Rico to kill iguanas for meat

Puerto Rico's government plans to export Iguana meat in the hopes of eradicating an imported species.

Fitch Rates Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority Senior Revs 'BBB'; Outlook Stable

Fitch Ratings takes the following actions on Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority, Puerto Rico :

Puerto Rico to kill invasive iguanas, export meat

San Juan, Puerto Rico— Iguanas of Puerto Rico: Your days are numbered.

Single in the Caribbean

At the Gansevoort resort in Turks and Caicos. More Photos » GRATEFUL for rain on a Caribbean vacation? You bet I was. And you might have been, too, had you just escaped from a mob of bronzed bodies dancing under the stars in whipped-up, blissed-out unison to a 1980s disco hit.

Puerto Rico plans massacre of invasive iguanas, export of harvested meat

Meanwhile in Boca Grande, FL, a town hires a man to travel by golf cart and shoot iguanas at will. read more

Retire Here, Not There: South Carolina

Scores of retirees have discovered Hilton Head Island. Here are four less expensive options.

'Mysterious Island': Kristin Davis wants to pet Josh Hutcherson

The characters in "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island" encounter all manner of unusual animals on the film's Jules Verne-inspired island, but the only creature actress Kristin Davis wanted to pet Thursday was costar Josh Hutcherson.

Single in the Caribbean Sun

Going to the Caribbean solo to compare the swinging singles style of Club Med with the more refined Gansevoort.

Journeys: 100 Miles From Los Angeles, True Solitude on Santa Rosa Island

Just off the West Coast a refuge of untouched beaches, native foxes and camping with solar-heated showers.

Cuba Denies Exit to Pro-Democracy Blogger

Cuba’s best-known pro-democracy blogger said she was denied permission to leave her country after Brazil granted her a visa ahead of President Dilma Rousseff’s state visit to the communist island last week.

Whale Watchers Drawn to Strawberry Coast and Hotels Near Channel Islands

OXNARD, CA-- - Nautical adventures along California's Strawberry Coast include popular whale watching tours where up to 28 species of whales and dolphins have been identified in the deep blue waters of ...