A Q&A with author Russell Shorto on the early colonial history of New Amsterdam in the lead-up to a confrontation with the ...

Ferries departing the dual-nation island of St. Maarten and St. Martin offer easy sailing to surrounding destinations at ...

Fort Amsterdam, the first Dutch base in the Caribbean and Fort Willem, ... Map. FS/K9EL Saint Martin Island. Sunrise 06-28-2025 at 09:38 GMT sunset at 22:52 GMT Articles similar to FS/K9EL Saint ...

Despite being the largest of the thousands of record-breaking Bahamian islands and being quite visible on a map, the Caribbean archipelago of Andros is often overlooked. Boasting a population of under ...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A man arrested in Curacao on suspicion of involvement in a criminal gang linked to the murder of Dutch journalist Peter R. de Vries arrived ...

The Caribbean is overall a very safe region to visit, with many islands rated the safest level of “1” on the U.S. Department of State Travel Advisory Map. But don’t necessarily skip visiting an ...

I've been travelling to the Caribbean for 25 years. Here's the definitive list of all 31 islands from best to worst - plus where to stay, the best beaches and unmissable bargains (and you'll never ...

Aruba is set on the Caribbean Sea’s southernmost flank, barely 15 miles from the Venezuelan coast. The island is just 20 miles from end to end, and its 18th-century capital Oranjestad was once a ...

I've visited all 27 Caribbean islands and am a ... so look at a map before booking, but nowhere on the island is more than a 45 ... The Dutch half of an island shared with French-speaking St ...

The 34-square-mile island is divided between France and the Netherlands (Image: Getty) Anyone who looks at a map of Europe can see that France and the Netherlands do not share a border - they are ...

This New 5-Star Resort Is Putting a Little-Known Caribbean Isle on the Luxury Map The oft forgotten isle of Statia was all about diving. ... this lush Dutch Caribbean island has zero name recognition.

But the reality is that Caribbean islands' personalities can vary as widely as those of regions of the U.S. Additionally, it's important to remember that Eastern Caribbean and Western Caribbean refer ...