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Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Yachting, But Were Too Afraid to Ask
CNBC spoke with several yacht owners who agreed to answer all questions — with no topics off limits.
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How Travelers Who Test Positive for Covid Can (Legally) Fly Home Fast
Travelers who test positive for Covid abroad can face unexpected quarantines and substandard medical options, unless they have a way to get home.
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I Upped My Work-From-Home Game by Relocating to This Tropical Island
Nearly 500 visitors have taken advantage of Bermuda’s “residential certificates,” allowing them to work from the island for up to a year, while also enjoying many of the perks of being a Bermudian citizen.
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Ever Wanted to Work From a Tropical Island? For Some, Now Is the Perfect Opportunity
Bermuda, Barbados, Aruba and Jamaica are some of the countries offering “digital nomad” programs for international workers who want to ride out the pandemic abroad. NBCLX’s Noah Pransky gave it a try.
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Working Remotely From Paradise? What It Means for Your Taxes
Working remotely from a beach in the Caribbean sounds heavenly, but make sure you understand what this means for your taxes before you go.
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Karen Exits Caribbean After Causing Flooding, Power Outages
Authorities in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands reported limited power outages, flooding and landslides as Tropical Storm Karen swirled away from the northeast Caribbean early Wednesday. Some schools and government offices were expected to reopen in the region with the exception of those in St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Ernesto Morales, a meteorologist with the National...
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Slow-Moving TS Karen Drops Heavy Rain Over Puerto Rico, USVI
Tropical Storm Karen drenched the U.S. Virgin Islands on Tuesday as it bore down on an earthquake-shaken Puerto Rico still scarred by a hurricane two years ago. Heavy squalls were expected to hit some areas of the U.S. territories overnight as the storm moved slowly over the region and headed to open waters. Forecasters said the heaviest rains would affect...
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Tropical Storm Karen Drenches Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
Tropical Storm Karen dropped heavy rain over Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands Tuesday evening as it was forecast to move further into the Atlantic.
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Tropical Storm Karen Forms in Atlantic as Jerry Continues Route to Bermuda
The National Hurricane Center on Sunday said Tropical Storm Karen has formed in the Atlantic Ocean, leading to warnings for some islands.
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Lorena Spares Los Cabos, Heads Up Coast of Mexico's Baja
Hurricane Lorena spared the resort-studded twin cities of Los Cabos a direct hit, instead heading up the east coast of Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula early Saturday prompting new warnings and watches in that coastal area. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Lorena was a Category 1 storm with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 kph), and its center was...
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Emmy Watch 2019: Chris Sullivan of ‘This is Us' Takes Risks on Red Carpet
Chris Sullivan may or may not win at this weekend’s Emmy Awards, but it’s a sure bet that when he strikes a pose on the red carpet, his unconventional attire will make a statement. At past events, Sullivan has donned a top hat and cane, brightly colored flowered pants and suits with flashy patterns. The “This is Us” actor says...
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Bermuda Lashed by Heavy Winds From Cat 3 Hurricane Humberto
Powerful winds from Hurricane Humberto began hitting Bermuda on Wednesday as the government urged people to stay off the streets during the British territory’s close brush with the powerful Category 3 storm. And another growing storm threatened tourist resorts along Mexico’s Pacific. Bermuda Gov. John Rankin called up 120 members of the Royal Bermuda Regiment to prepare for possible storm...
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Forecasters Warn of US Coast Rip Currents as Humberto Strengthens to Category 1 Hurricane
Beachgoers on the southeastern U.S. coast should be wary of potentially dangerous rip currents caused by Hurricane Humberto, the National Hurricane Center said Sunday. Late Sunday, Humberto strengthened to a Category 1 hurricane. By early Monday, the storm had maximum sustained winds of 85 mph. The storm was about 760 miles west of Bermuda and moving northeast at 5 mph....
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Atmospheric Battle Will Determine Where Dorian Hits Florida
It’s a battle of mammoth meteorological forces, and at stake is where Hurricane Dorian strikes the United States.
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Tall Ship Providence to Arrive Soon in Alexandria
The Providence, a reproduction of one of the Revolutionary War’s most famous ships, is scheduled to make its permanent home in Alexandria late on July 1.
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Tall Ship Providence to Arrive Soon in Alexandria
The Providence, a reproduction of one of the Revolutionary War’s most famous ships, is scheduled to make its permanent home in Alexandria late on July 1.
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Florida Opens Up Hotel Rooms, Ports to Florence Evacuees
With Hurricane Florence barreling toward their home near Wilmington, North Carolina, Allison Hales Jordan and her husband boarded up their house, packed up their car and headed to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida with their two teenage children. “When we decided where to go, everybody was going west, but we decided we should go as far south as possible,...
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To Prep for Hurricane Florence, Investors Sell Off Insurers
Hurricanes almost always set off an orchestrated dance on Wall Street before they make landfall, with shares of property and casualty insurance companies dumped in favor of companies that sell construction supplies or portable generators. That routine began a week ago, though Hurricane Florence appears to be turning up the volume this time. The last time a hurricane of this...
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Message in Bottle Dropped Into Atlantic Ocean by Long Island Girl Found 3 Years Later by Fisherman in Morocco
A young Long Island girl and her family has forged an unlikely transatlantic friendship three years after she dropped a message in a bottle into the Atlantic Ocean. Shiloe Khkohar was 6 years old on a family cruise to Bermuda in 2015 when she decided to print a note, roll it into a bottle and drop it in the ocean. …
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A Day in the Life of Alexis LaMontagna
We followed Coldwell Banker’s Alexis LaMontagna to see what a day in her life is really all about.