The Atlantic hurricane season begins on June 1 and runs through Nov. 30, although storms have been known to arrive earlier in the year and depart later. Is the Caribbean ready?

Japan has buttressed its spot at the top of the Henley Passport Index, now offering its citizens visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to a record total of 189 destinations.

Maria Amalia Revelo Raventós has been chosen as the Costa Rica’ s new tourism minister by the newly elected president Carlos Alvarado Quesada.

Earthquakes were damaging roads and buildings on Hawaii's Big Island as ash emissions streamed from Kilauea volcano. The strongest shaking was recorded around 8:30 a.m. as a 4.4-magnitude earthquake.

The lava has already forced the evacuation of nearly 2,000 people and destroyed at least 36 structures, including 26 homes in a rural neighborhood about 35 miles from Hilo, the island’s largest city.

A lesser-known Green Flash that can be seen on the Caribbean island of Bequia has become a bucket-list activity for visitors to the region.