The carrier reported 2.773 billion revenue passenger miles, up 0.2 percent from August 2014. The carrier’s revenue passenger miles to the region remain down 4.7 percent year over year.

The Miami Herald reported late last week that a deal is in the works between Miami-Dade County, FL, and Royal Caribbean, which has corporate headquarters at PortMiami.

An update on Dominica’s sites and attractions following Tropical Storm Erika on Aug. 27 reveals that most are accessible and were undamaged.

Raisa Valdivia Hernández is a passionate Catholic who regularly attends Mass. But she is also a "santera," a practitioner of the Yoruba faith that slaves brought to Cuba from their native Africa centuries ago.

On Saturday Pope Francis will begin a four-day visit to Cuba on his way to the United States, where he will arrive the following Tuesday.

The Vatican published Pope Francis' schedule in June. After the September 19 to 22nd visit to Cuba, the Pope will be in the U.S. from September 22 to the 27th.