News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. OCT. 4, 2019: Here are the top stories making news on the Caribbean travel scene for the week-ending Oct. 4, 2019:

Canadians are being urged to exercise a high degree of caution if travelling to The Bahamas due to high rates of crime, especially in Freeport and Nassau, and to avoid non-essential travel to Grand Bahama and the Abaco Islands in northwestern Bahamas due to damage caused by hurricane Dorian.

Kenny Mitchel, the Anguilla resort worker allegedly killed in a struggle with Connecticut banker Scott Hapgood, may have died from acute cocaine toxicity, a revised autopsy report has shown, according to the NY Times.

Southwest Airlines will be launching seasonal Saturday service from Baltimore/Washington to Providenciales, Turks and Caicos on March 7, 2020.

Look out for a new family-friendly section at Hilton La Romana in the Dominican Republic which is set to open on Dec. 1st.

Rosewood Little Dix Bay resort on Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands is set to reopen on March 1, 2020.

Secrets St Martin Resort and Spa, an adults-only, all-inclusive resort, is set to open in french st. martin in Feb. 2020.