The light aircraft was setting off on a mission over the Mediterranean. It nosedived on take-off, crashing in a ball of flames at 05:20 GMT.

Sandals Resorts International chief executive Adam Stewart has been awarded with the Order of Distinction (Commander Class) for outstanding contribution to Jamaica’s tourism and the hotel industry.

A visiting yacht, at anchor in in Chateaubelair, St Vincent, was boarded at approximately 7:00 pm last Monday by four men armed with machetes.

The Riu Palace Paradise Island suffered some damage during the storm, but this was cosmetic damage, and neither the structure nor the basic services were affected.

Fairmont Southampton did not sustain any significant damage as a result of Hurricane Nicole, and cleanup is well underway.

Mr. Hernandez will take up the newly created role on October 31 having previously spent seven years with Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.