March 2023
The descendant of slave owners paying reparations from her own pocket
A British journalist is trying to atone for the role her ancestors played in slavery, but a family apology has sparked a furious debate.
- Harry de Quetteville
January 2023
The top travel destinations for 2023, according to experts
Some findings won’t surprise you, while other breakout destinations might. Zambia, anyone?
- Natalie B. Compton
December 2022
- Analysis
- Crime
In the Bahamas, a lingering sympathy for Sam Bankman-Fried
From Washington to Wall Street, the disgraced FTX founder is now persona non grata. Not so in the island group he called home for a year before being arrested.
- Rob Copeland
Bankman-Fried to end extradition fight to US, sources say
Conditions at the Bahamas prison where the former FTX boss is being held are “harsh”, with overcrowding, rodent infestation and prisoners using buckets as toilets.
- David Yaffe-Bellany and Rob Copeland
November 2022
Inside the $60m Bahamas penthouse where FTX was run
Sam Bankman-Fried and his team lived and worked in the waterfront apartment that is now for sale. Helpfully, it included a garage for the failed crypto king’s Corolla.
- Gareth Corfield
September 2022
- Opinion
- King Charles III
The uncertain survival of Charles III
The new King has spent half a lifetime carelessly testing the limits of the model that has mother bequeathed him. Does he have the personal restraint to stay in his lane?
- Shamit Saggar
The countries in more of a hurry to become a republic than Australia
Some Caribbean nations look set to move quickly, while Canada and New Zealand are echoing Anthony Albanese’s cautious approach.
- Hans van Leeuwen
April 2022
- Analysis
- South China Sea
The Chinese companies trying to buy strategic Pacific islands
Small businesses from China have scoured the globe for important strips of land. Are they trying to make money or are they a front for Beijing?
- Updated
- Kathrin Hille
August 2021
- Analysis
- Tragedy
‘I’m the only surgeon’: After Haiti quake, thousands seek scarce care
With just a few dozen doctors available in a region that is home to 1 million people, the quake aftermath was turning increasingly dire.
- Maria Abi-Habib
Quake kills hundreds in Haiti, worsening Caribbean nation’s plight
The earthquake comes just over a month after the assassination of President Jovenel Moise, which deepened the country’s political turmoil.
- Andre Paultre and Sarah Marsh
Inside Richard Branson’s restored Caribbean lair
After being flattened by Hurricane Irma three years ago, then closed during the pandemic, Necker Island is back in business as an oasis of barefoot luxury.
- Carola Long
- Analysis
- Climate policy
Nations face fierce headwinds in adapting to extreme weather
Policymakers must help communities become resilient to events such as floods, fires and storms, at the same time as working to dramatically reduce emissions.
- Updated
- Camilla Hodgson
July 2021
Protests demand justice for Haiti’s slain president
Foreign dignitaries are flying to Haiti from around the Americas to pay their respects to Jovenel Moise, who was was gunned down in his home in Port-au-Prince this month.
- Dave Graham and Andre Paultre
Cuban government rallies backers following week of protests
President Miguel Díaz-Canel made an impassioned speech blaming unrest on the US and its economic embargo.
- Andrea Rodriguez
Ex-Colombian military, Haitian Americans suspected in assassination
Colombia’s Defence Minister said initial findings indicated that the Colombian suspects were retired members of his country’s armed forces.
- Andre Paultre and Robenson Sanon
June 2021
John McAfee found dead in Spanish prison
The McAfee antivirus software creator, 75, was found dead in a prison cell in Barcelona hours after a court had authorised his extradition to the US.
- Aritz Parra, Renata Brito and Barry Hatton
Who’s afraid of cruising? Record bookings and new ships say no one
The industry suffered catastrophic losses last year, but it’s determined to come back, cheered on by all those sea lovers buying world voyages.
- Brian Johnston
January 2021
- Analysis
- Dictators
Venezuela's Maduro strengthens his grip on power
After Donald Trump's failed efforts to dislodge the regime, the chaotic South American country will present Joe Biden with one of his biggest diplomatic challenges.
- Gideon Long and Michael Stott
October 2020
'Put me where I can't get sick': pandemic drives boom in island sales
The coronavirus has turned the niche, ultra-rich world of island commerce on its head, as brokers experience a flood of inquiries.
- Heather Murphy
June 2020
Why only five people in the world know the secrets of this rum company
The recipes for Angostura's lesser-known spirit, just like its ubiquitous bitters, are so closely guarded that photographing the production line is forbidden.
- Paul Best