West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 was a West Caribbean Airways charter Renting flight which crashed Catastrophe in a mountainous region in northwest Venezuela in the early hours of Tuesday , 16 August 2005 , killing Killing all 160 passengers and crew on board .

West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 was a West Caribbean Airways charter Renting flight which crashed Catastrophe in a mountainous region in northwest Venezuela in the early hours of Tuesday , 16 August 2005 , killing Killing all 160 passengers and crew on board .

Following the development of Ophelia , numerous storm Catastrophe watches and warnings Warning were issued Creating for the northeastern Caribbean Islands .

It formed Creating on October 1 in the Caribbean Sea as the seventeenth tropical storm , and initially moved Motion slowly to the north .

The sixth tropical storm Catastrophe and first hurricane Catastrophe of the season , Ernesto developed Coming_to_be from a tropical wave on August 24 in the eastern Caribbean Sea .

Ernesto first affected Influence the northern Caribbean , reaching Arriving minimal hurricane Catastrophe status near Haiti before weakening Cause_change_of_strength and moving Motion across eastern Cuba as a tropical storm Catastrophe .

While moving Self_motion across the Caribbean , it affected Influence several countries , and initially Ernesto posed Causation a threat to the Gulf Coast of the United States around the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina .

On October 24 , Sandy became Becoming a hurricane , made landfall Self_motion near Kingston , Jamaica , re-emerged Coming_to_be a few hours later into the Caribbean Sea and strengthened Cause_change_of_strength into a Category 2 hurricane .

The seventh named Name_conferral storm Catastrophe and fifth hurricane Catastrophe ( including one unnamed hurricane Catastrophe ) of the 1968 season , Gladys formed Coming_to_be on October 13 in the western Caribbean from a broad disturbance related to a tropical wave .

Forming out of a broad area of low pressure in the southwestern Caribbean Sea on October 28 , 1999 , the disorganized tropical storm made landfall near Puerto Cabezas , Nicaragua with winds of 40 mph ( 65 km/h ) on October 30 before weakening to a tropical depression .

For the Spanish , the expedition to Mexico was part of a project of Spanish colonization of the New World after twenty-five years of permanent Spanish settlement and further exploration in the Caribbean .

Capturing Conquering the cacique or indigenous ruler was standard operating procedure for Spaniards in their expansion Expansion in the Caribbean , so capturing Conquering Motecuhzoma had considerable precedent but modern scholars are skeptical that Cortes and his countrymen took Conquering Motecuhzoma captive at this time .

A whole generation of Spaniards later participated Participation in expeditions in the Caribbean and Tierra Firme ( Central America ) , learning strategy and tactics of successful enterprises .

The system crossed Motion_directional the Leeward Islands and entered Arriving the Caribbean Sea late on August 30 .

After re-emerging into the Caribbean Sea , Ella made Manufacturing landfall Catastrophe on September 2 , near Santiago de Cuba , Cuba .

Banks , businesses , schools , and government offices closed in advance of the storm Catastrophe , while the Royal Navy ship HMS `` Argyll '' left its post in the Caribbean to provide Bermuda with emergency assistance Assistance .

The sixth named storm Catastrophe and fourth hurricane Catastrophe of the 1969 Atlantic hurricane season , Francelia developed Coming_to_be from a tropical wave in the southeastern Caribbean Sea on August 29 .

During its early stages , Francelia brought Bringing gusty winds and light rainfall Catastrophe to several islands in the Caribbean Sea .

The Battle Hostile_encounter of Havana was a naval engagement Hostile_encounter that took place Process_start between the British Caribbean squadron and a Spanish squadron based near Havana during the War Military_operation of Jenkins ' Ear .

The Action of 10 February 1809 was a minor naval engagement Hostile_encounter of the Napoleonic Wars Hostile_encounter , in which a British Royal Navy squadron chased Self_motion and captured Conquering the French frigate `` Junon '' in the Caribbean Sea .

`` Junon '' was on a mission Arranging to carry Carry_goods trade goods from the Îles des Saintes near Guadeloupe back to France and was part of a succession of French warships sent Sending during 1808 and the early months of 1809 in an effort to break Destroying the British blockade Besieging of the French Caribbean , which was destroying Destroying the economies and morale of the islands .

She was later commissioned Imposing_obligation into the Royal Navy under the same name and remained Temporary_stay in the Caribbean .

Cindy formed Coming_to_be on July 3 just east of the Yucatán Peninsula in the Caribbean Sea .

Throughout its existence Presence in the Caribbean Sea , the hurricane Catastrophe damaged Damaging , destroyed Destroying , and capsized Destroying numerous ships , and at Saint Kitts , it was considered Statement to be the worst since 1772 .

A severe gale was noted Know in New England later that month , on 11 and 12 September , although it was likely not the same system as that which had passed Process_end through the Caribbean and southeastern United States earlier that month .

First impacting Influence the islands of the Lesser Antilles , Dean 's path through the Caribbean devastated Destroying agricultural crops , particularly those of Martinique and Jamaica .

The eighth tropical storm and fourth hurricane of the 1947 Atlantic hurricane season , it first developed Coming_to_be on October 9 in the southern Caribbean Sea and hence moved Motion north by west until a few days later it struck Bodily_harm western Cuba .

Keith developed Coming_to_be as a tropical depression from a tropical wave in the western Caribbean Sea on September 28 .

The wave trekked Motion westward across the Atlantic and Caribbean for several days .

Developing Cause_to_make_progress on October 18 over the southwestern Caribbean Sea , the storm Catastrophe proceeded Self_motion to strike Bodily_harm eastern Jamaica and southeastern Cuba while overwhelming southwestern Haiti in a deluge of rain .

The ninth tropical storm and seventh hurricane Catastrophe and major hurricane Catastrophe of the season , Hattie originated Coming_to_be from an area of low pressure that strengthened Cause_change_of_strength into a tropical storm over the southwestern Caribbean Sea on October 27 .

Hattie first affected Influence the southwestern Caribbean , where it produced Causation hurricane-force winds and caused Causation one death on San Andres Island .

Throughout its life , Allen moved Motion on a westerly to north-westerly course through the tropical Atlantic Ocean , Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico before making its final landfall near the United States–Mexico border .

Throughout the Caribbean Sea , the storm 's effects consisted Cause_to_be_included primarily of light rainfall , and in Florida , the precipitation caused Causation flooding and minor damage .

It dissipated Change on January 6 over the southeastern Caribbean Sea .

While crossing Cuba , the system weakened Cause_change_of_strength to a tropical storm Catastrophe early on November 7 , shortly before emerging Arriving into the Caribbean Sea .

Fifi is also the first billion-dollar hurricane Catastrophe not to make landfall in the U.S. , Originating Coming_to_be from a strong tropical wave on September 14 , the system steadily tracked Self_motion west-northwestward through the eastern Caribbean .

The third named storm Catastrophe and first Category 5 hurricane Catastrophe of the 1961 Atlantic hurricane Catastrophe season , Carla developed Coming_to_be from an area of squally weather in the southwestern Caribbean Sea on September 3 .

Flora continued to quickly strengthen Cause_change_of_strength to reach Arriving Category 3 hurricane status before moving Motion through the Windward Islands and passing Motion_directional over Tobago , and it reached Arriving maximum sustained winds of in the Caribbean .

While the hurricane Catastrophe was over the open ocean , it produced Causation large swells that caused Causation the deaths Death of four people — two in the Caribbean one in Newfoundland and one in the United States .

The tenth tropical cyclone and eighth hurricane Catastrophe of the 1980 Atlantic hurricane Catastrophe season , Jeanne developed Coming_to_be over the southern Caribbean on November 7 .

The 2010 Caribbean Twenty20 season was the debut season of the Caribbean Twenty20 , established Creating by the West Indies Cricket Board in 2010 .

The 2010 Caribbean Twenty20 season was the debut season of the Caribbean Twenty20 , established Creating by the West Indies Cricket Board in 2010 .

The hurricane developed Coming_to_be in the western Caribbean Sea on September 1 , and tracked Self_motion northeastward .

Initially a tropical storm Catastrophe , it moved Motion westward across the Caribbean Sea .

Early on the following day , Joyce degenerated Change into a tropical wave over the southeast Caribbean Sea .

The war led to Causation emergence of U.S. predominance in the Caribbean region , and resulted in Causation U.S. acquisition of Spain 's Pacific possessions .

The ten-week war was fought Hostile_encounter in both the Caribbean and the Pacific .

The Action Response of 22 January 1809 was a minor naval engagement Hostile_encounter fought Hostile_encounter off the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe during the Napoleonic Wars Hostile_encounter .

The French made Action numerous efforts to supply Supply their colonies during this period , attempting to use Using fast frigates to bring Bringing food and military Military_operation stores to the Caribbean past the British blockades , themselves a response Response to Napoleon 's Continental System , but often losing Earnings_and_losses the vessels in the process .