Tropical Storm Tomas strengthened slightly overnight and is now producing top wind speeds of 50mph. Located 300 miles southwest of Port Au Prince, Haiti; Tomas is moving toward the north-northwest at 7 mph. At this present time experts from NOAA are predicting Tomas will pass close to the western coast of Haiti sparing the Island of Hispaniola a direct hit.

OUTLOOK  Tomas is still expected to intensify over the next 24 hours to a possible Hurricane status. During Friday through Sunday the Dominican Republic rainfall could total 5 to 10 inches with some amounts up to 15 inches possible in the mountains. Life-threatening flooding and mud slides are likely in and around the mountains.

A  Hurricane warning is in place for Haiti plus a tropical storm watch for the southern coast of the Dominican Republic from the Haiti border east to Barahona.

Updates will appear here when available.

Tropical Storm Tomas has again weakened overnight to Tropic Depression status. Tomas is now located some 400 miles south-southwest of Port-Au-Prince, Haiti with top wind speeds of 35mph. Tomas is currently moving towards the west-northwest at 5mph.

OUTLOOK  Despite Tomas weakening overnight, experts from both NOAA and TWC expect Tomas to strengthen, possibly to Hurricane status on Thursday/Friday this week. They also believe Tomas will start to track North sooner rather than later. On current projection, Tomas should pass over the western side of Haiti on Friday, possibly as a Category 1 Hurricane; even so, the Dominican Republic will be subjected to heavy rains and possible flooding from Thursday to at least Sunday.

Further updates will be posted as and when they become available.

Overnight, Tropical Storm Tomas strengthened slightly and is now generating wind speeds of 50mph. Currently located 355 miles south of Port Au Prince, Haiti; Tomas is continuing on a westerly path at 12 mph.

OUTLOOK  Both NOAA and TWC believe Tomas will continue on this westerly path for the next day or so then turn northerly gaining strength while over the open areas of the Caribbean. Tomas is capable of becoming a hurricane again. It is predicted Tomas will make landfall on the south coast of Hispaniola (Haiti and Dominican Republic) on Friday/Saturday this week.

Further updates will be posted when available.

Hurricane Tomas has been downgraded to Tropical Storm status after a night that saw its top wind speed diminish from 100mph to 50mph.

Currently located 130 miles to the northeast of Curacao, Tomas continues its path into the Caribbean at 14mph. It is possible for Tomas too be downgraded further to Tropical Depression status over the coming days however, both NOAA and TWC expect Tomas to strengthen towards the end of the week. A revised 'Projected Path' also shows Tomas making landfall in both the Dominican Republic and Haiti on Friday of this week.

As updates and more information become available, we will continue to post the latest news.

Hurricane Tomas continues to strenghthen and  is now a Category 2 Hurricane producing winds of 100 mph. Tomas is located 350 miles south-east of Puerto Rico/150 miles west of St. Lucia.

Both NOAA and TWC are predicting Tomas will intensify as it moves westerly into the Caribbean. Tomas is expected to be south of the Dominican Republic but we will of course experience rough surf, high winds and heavy rainfall. Tomas is predicted to be near the Dominican coast between Tuesday and Friday. We will continue to post updates and advisories as they become available.

Yes, the sport is football, or if you're American  it's soccer!

This unbelievable score-line surpasses all records since records began for the  CONCACAF football region which covers North and Central America and the Caribbean.

Team BVI didn't have the best of luck even BEFORE the game, the game was meant to be played on Wednesday but put back 24 hours as bad weather prevented the team making the short journey to our shore.

March 22 to March 28  - The Cap Cana Championship is back for the 3rd consecutive year and this year hopes to be even better than the previous two.

This official PGA Champions Tour event, with a US$1.6 million purse, is being held at the Punta Espada signature design of Jack Nicklaus golf course. This course is already listed among the worlds finest, with even some golf magazines ranking it as the best golf course in the Caribbean and Mexico. Eight of its holes play along and over the sea and from every direction golfers can experience amazing views of the Caribbean.

Some of the players already confirmed for this years championship include - Keith Fergus (Defending champion)  Bernhard Langer,  Jay Haas, Jeff Sluman, Nick Price, Joey Sindelar, Tom Kite, Mark Wiebe, Hale Irwin, Corey Pavin, Wayne Levi, David Frost and Vicente Fernandez.

The Championship is being televised globally through the Golf Channel and subsidiaries

He was a promising young baseball player from the Dominican Republic with hopes of making his fortune as a professional. But these thoughts were brought to a shuddering end the day Manuel de los Santos was struck by a car while riding his motorcycle and awoke from a coma four days later to discover that his life had been turned upside down.

At 18, his left leg has been cut off above the knee and, as far as he was concerned, his future looked bleak.

A British pilot has been hailed a hero after he died while saving his nine passengers by ditching his plane into the Caribbean sea.

Robert Mansell, 32, originally from Knowle, West Midlands, had used his skills as a "good pilot" to save lives, said his employers Divi Divi Air. He was flying between the south Caribbean islands of Curacao and Bonaire on Wednesday when he crashed. All nine passengers escaped the sinking plane, but the pilot's body is missing.

Captain Mansell was five minutes short of the destination when he was forced to ditch the twin-engine Britten-Norman Islander. The passengers escaped the sinking aircraft, but he was still strapped into his seat as it disappeared into waters reported to be 150 metres deep. Colleagues at Divi Divi Air are said to be devastated by his death, describing him as a highly respected and qualified flye.

Two prominent Dominican athletes have been banned this weekend from the Pan American Games after having both tested positive for banned substances by the Dominican Republic Olympic Committee. Pitcher Jose Jimenez has tested positive for anabolic steroids and the boxer Rafael Fernandez Sosa had elevated levels of testosterone of epitestosterone found in samples taken before they both traveled to Rio de Janeiro to compete in the games which are commencing next week.